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khess in a Nutshell
I am a techie, a Linux evangelist, and an activist of sorts. My tagline should be: "If you need an opinion, I'll give you mine." (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 | 16 Days Ago | Comments: 4 | Last Comment: 12 Days Ago
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 | 18 Days Ago | Comments: 2 | Last Comment: 16 Days Ago
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 | 20 Days Ago
A new deal struck between Microsoft and its Linux ally Novell (SuSE Linux) is headed for mainland China. Microsoft claims now that Linux violates 42 of its patents (down from over 200 a year ago) and that purchasing SuSE Linux will indemnify Linux users from lawsuits for patent...
Read More | 21 Days Ago | Comments: 3 | Last Comment: 18 Days Ago
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EddieC in a Nutshell
My first computer was an Atari 800, at which I dabbled with my BASIC programs around 1980. I moved on to PCs, clones and NetWare after 1984, and later to Apple IIs and Macs until 1990. In July of that year I got my first job at a publishing company, supporting about 25 Mac users (anyone remember... (Read Blog)
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 | 16 Days Ago | Comments: 1 | Last Comment: 15 Days Ago
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 | 19 Days Ago
Blog Stats: Entries: 21 | Views: 7,928 | Last Entry: 18 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 | 17 Days Ago
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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 | 18 Days Ago
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 | 19 Days Ago | Comments: 2 | Last Comment: 18 Days Ago
Tech stocks have been lagging along with the rest of the stock market so far in 2008, but its long-term prospects are much, much better.
So says Imran Khan, a JP Morgan senior analysts who specializes in the telecom and Internet markets. Khan is one of my favorite analysts and his argument that...
Read More | 20 Days Ago
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