Archive for October 16, 2007

SeedPeer announces new bittorrent client

SeedPeer (formerly Meganova) announces the release of a new torrent client (alpha)

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The Top 10 dirty little secrets you should know about working in IT

Most of these secrets are aimed at network administrators, IT managers, and desktop support professionals. This list is not aimed at developers and programmers — they have their own set of additional dirty little secrets — but some of these will apply to them as well.

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Nanotech revolution hints at 1TB iPod

Your storage worries could be all over — nanoscale hard drive technology developed by Japanese researchers could soon see a quadrupling of the current storage limits on devices such as laptops and iPods.

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4TB on Desktop Drives by 2009, Hitachi Says

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies plans to announce Monday it has developed technology that will quadruple the storage capacity of desktop hard drives within the next two years, while laptop storage could reach 1TB.

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Windows Home Server in depth: the Ars Technica review

When Microsoft announced Windows Home Server earlier this year, it was greeted with a mixture of curious disdain and eagerness. Some questioned what the product offered over existing solutions, while others welcomed it with open arms. It’s at once hard to explain and easy to understand what Windows Home Server is, but it’s worth getting to know…

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Ann Coulter Hacked: Letter to Readers

I have been participating in a charade for 11 years. My career is over.

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ET:QW Linux Demo Coming TODAY

We told you three days ago that the Enemy Territory: Quake Wars Linux demo was coming very soon. Well, we’ve just received confirmation that the Linux demo client will be available today! A new ET:QW Windows demo update is coming out about noon (CST) and the Linux demo will be out within a few hours after that. We’ll have more information then.

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A Look at Ubuntu 7.10 “Gutsy Gibbon” RC1

Experienced Ubuntu users know what to expect from this Thursday’s release of Gutsy Gibbon, the love-it-or-hate-it code name for version 7.10 of the popular Linux distribution. It’s not a major “Long Term Support” release, it’s not a radical re-thinking of the system, but it is another step toward a Linux system that “just works.”

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New In Game Content for Oblivion (Free) - now available!

“The Fighter’s Stronghold” - Become the Lord of Battlehorn Castle; a sprawling stronghold nestled deep in the Colovian Highlands.

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iTunes Plus Adding Indie Labels, Dropping Prices to 99 cents

After months of a catalog limited to EMI and priced inexplicably higher at $1.29 Apple is adding indie labels as well as dropping prices in their DRM free store.

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Email becomes the electronic equivalent of DNA evidence

IDC reports that companies will dump over $21.8 billion dollars into legal research data mining and litigation-support infrastructure services by 2010. Employees emails are being used in court more and more. ISPs are being forced to log emails, IMs and more. Warrants are not required to obtain most of this information. Enter the new DNA evidence.

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