Testing the KDE 4.2 Release Candidate, On Windows (Slashdot) - Verunks writes "Ars takes the KDE 4.2 release candidate out for a test drive on Windows. The popular open source desktop environment has moved beyond Linux and is becoming increasingly robust on other platforms. Even KDE's Plasma desktop shell is now Windows-compatible." Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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KDE hopes to fill boots with 4.2 release (The Register) - A Windows man, a Linux man and a Mac man walk into a bar... The Linux K Desktop Environment project is hoping to bag a few ordinary computer plebs with the latest release of its desktop suite.?
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Western Digital My Passport Essential 320GB Portable USB Hard Drive Review (The Gadgeteer) - Lately you have probably been exposed to at least a few media covering portable hard drives. The Gadgeteer has reviewed 3 portable external hard drives since the end of October. You might have purchased or received one as a gift for the holidays. They are a great investment as a backup tool or as a way [...] Filed in categories: Desktop Computer Gear , Laptop Gear Tagged: external , Hard ...
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Sony VAIO P (Washington Post) - Don't you dare call the VAIO P a netbook! Why otherwise would Sony smart at the idea of me using the "N" word even though the P has a netbook's 1.33-GHz Z520 Intel Atom processor (at the low end of the second-gen CPU list)? First off, the price: It starts at $900 with a 60GB hard disk drive and gets...
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'SnowMan' Software Helps Keep Snow Drifts Off the Road (PhysOrg) - (PhysOrg.com) -- Snow that blows and drifts across roadways has long troubled road maintenance crews and commuters alike, creating treacherous driving conditions and requiring additional maintenance resources to mitigate the problem.
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Wireless at WARP speed (PhysOrg) - Nothing kills innovation like having to reinvent the wheel. Imagine how dull your diet would be if you had to build a new stove and hammer out a few cooking pots every time you wanted to test a new recipe. Until just a couple of years ago, electronics researchers testing new high-speed wireless technologies faced just this sort of problem; they had to build every test system completely from ...
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How Should Apple Address the Netbook? (Salon.com) - With all the interest in Netbooks these days, many eyes are on Apple to see what kind of move they may make in this relatively new space. Some analysts believe that Netbooks are a risky idea for all PC makers, while others foster the belief that Apple could be in trouble because of such devices.
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Cool Tech Tools for 2009 (Small Business Computing) - Looking to improve the way you work in 2009? We found some of the slickest new hardware products that any technophile will want to consider.
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Hands on: testing the KDE 4.2 release candidate on Windows (Ars Technica) - After the official release of KDE 4 last year, I took a close look at nascent projects that aimed to port the desktop environment to other operating systems. These ports have matured significantly over the past twelve months and are beginning to approach the point where they are robust enough for general use. The open source KDE desktop environment, which is one of the two most popular ...
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A virtual boost is sought for PCs (PhysOrg) - What if you didn't have a separate work computer to deal with anymore? Instead, you and your co-workers would use personal laptops to access work files and software - without having to download anything on your computer. It's part of the workplace future that Citrix Systems and Intel are working to make a reality.
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