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EddieC in a Nutshell
My first computer was an Atari 800, with which I played Zork and other adventure/fantasy games and dabbled with BASIC programs; circa 1980. After 1984, I moved on to PCs, clones and NetWare, and then to Apple IIs and Macs until 1990. In July of that year I got my first job at a publishing company,... (Read Blog)
High performance computing has long been a part of Intel’s dossier. But a deal announced on Monday with supercomputer maker Cray Inc. could paint Xeon in neon on Intel’s resume.
The multi-year pact puts Intel’s dual-core Xeon processors—found in most of the world’s most powerful...
Read More | Apr 29th, 2008
I don’t know about you, but I’m glad the Microsoft bid to acquire Yahoo was a bust—and I hope it stays that way. I shudder to think of the consequences of a company like Microsoft acquiring Google-like power. Microsoft already has too much power and control over my life. I don’t want to be...
Read More | Apr 27th, 2008 | Comments: 1 | Last Comment: Apr 28th, 2008
The Fedora project team on Tuesday posted a preview edition of Fedora 9, its final stage of development during which users and contributors can provide feedback about bugs missed during beta testing. The latest Fedora distro is based on kernel 2.6.25; more on that later. General release is set for...
Read More | Apr 24th, 2008
Blog Stats: Entries: 81 | Views: 46,081 | Last Entry: 2 Days Ago | Overall Rating: 
Samsung Electronics had good news for the world equity markets, telling investors that it would post a 37% increasing earnings over the first quarter of 2008. The news wasn't so hot at consumer electronics competitor Toshiba Corp., which announced a 95% drop in profits.
So why the disparity? Let's...
Read More | Apr 28th, 2008
Harris Associates is typically one of the better value strategists out there - especially when it comes to finding value in technology stocks.
One reason is why is the stock-picking acumen of chief information officer David Herro. He was interviewed on Tech Ticker this morning and had some...
Read More | Apr 25th, 2008
There's a lot of pressure on CEO's to keep costs down in a struggling economy. One way they can do that is by outsourcing their IT services to overseas firms, especially to India.
Now, this isn't exactly breaking news, but the rate that company's are turning to lower cost outsourcing programs is...
Read More | Apr 24th, 2008 | Comments: 2 | Last Comment: Apr 25th, 2008
Blog Stats: Entries: 179 | Views: 150,880 | Last Entry: 1 Day Ago | Overall Rating: 
khess in a Nutshell
I am a techie, a Linux evangelist, and an activist of sorts. I am also a DaniWeb Staff Writer/Blogger, a Linux Feature Writer and Columnist.
You can see my work in Systems Management News (www.sysmannews.com) or in Linux Magazine (www.linux-mag.com). Hit my website at www.kenhess.com to find out... (Read Blog)
This is the first post in my new series called Crystal Ball Sunday. These Sunday posts are where I take out my Linux, and related technology, crystal ball and give you my predictions for the coming months. This week I am focusing on corporate conversion to Linux.
I foresee companies starting to...
Read More | Apr 27th, 2008 | Comments: 4 | Last Comment: May 1st, 2008
I am disappointed to hear that the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative may be changing its original focus of providing a low-cost laptop to the world’s poorest children. Originally, the small device was to enter the market at $100 USD but had a production release price of $188 USD. It is still...
Read More | Apr 25th, 2008 | Comments: 2 | Last Comment: Apr 26th, 2008
Last night on Craig Crossman’s Computer America, America’s longest-running nationally syndicated radio talk show about computers, Craig and crew interviewed Jason Perlow (rhymes with Merlot) about all things Linux. You may recognize Jason from his long-running stint as a regular columnist for...
Read More | Apr 23rd, 2008
Blog Stats: Entries: 36 | Views: 26,552 | Last Entry: 13 Hours Ago | Overall Rating:
newsguy in a Nutshell
I live and breathe technology news, it is what turns me on. Sad, but hey I am a news nerd, what can I say? (Read Blog)
According to a story running in The Register Sun Microsystems is said to have paid "a bit north of $5m" for the technology assets of Montalvo Systems, a chip start-up outfit which is best known for its work on a low-power x86 processor.
The Register says it has seen a notice supporting the...
Read More | Apr 25th, 2008
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