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Constructive
October 24, 2010 – 11:00 pm | No Comment
Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 too little, too late
October 24, 2010 – 8:36 pm | No Comment

Ever seen a Microsoft Zune HD? It’s a lovely little device for watching movies, listening to music and playing games. Slim, sleek, sophisticated – and irrelevant. That’s because the Zune HD was released two full years…

4 reasons to give Linux Mint 10 a try
October 24, 2010 – 4:50 pm | No Comment

Canonical’s newly released Ubuntu 10.10 — or “Maverick Meerkat” — may still be dominating the headlines in the Linux world these days, but it’s by no means the only excellent distribution of the open source operating system. Following just behind Ubuntu on DistroWatch’s list of popularity, in fact, is not just Fedora, at No. 2, [...]

4 Reasons to Give Linux Mint 10 a Try
October 23, 2010 – 8:00 pm | No Comment

Canonical’s newly released Ubuntu 10.10 — or “Maverick Meerkat” — may still be dominating the headlines in the Linux world these days, but it’s by no means the only excellent distribution of the open source operating system. Following just behind Ubuntu on DistroWatch’s list of popularity, in fact, is not just Fedora, at No. 2, [...]

Beware Fake Microsoft Security Essentials
October 23, 2010 – 8:00 pm | No Comment

Microsoft Security Essentials is fake. Well, it is and it isn’t. Microsoft Security Essentials is a free antimalware protection program from Microsoft, but a new malware threat identified by security software vendor F-Secure is also masquerading as Microsoft Security Essentials. You want to avoid that one.

Apple eyes iPhone, iPad for inspiration
October 22, 2010 – 12:38 pm | No Comment

Apple says it is looking to the iPhone and iPad for inspiration for its laptops and desktops.

Microsoft, New York City Ink Licensing, Cloud Computing Deal
October 22, 2010 – 7:32 am | No Comment

Microsoft and the city of New York have inked a licensing deal that will consolidate its various licenses into one and provide city officials with access to Microsoft’s cloud-computing features.

Los Alamos
October 21, 2010 – 11:00 pm | No Comment