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Is There Room for Microsoft at the Linux Table?view story

http://www.linuxinsider.com – Well, the Karmic Koala may have ruffled a few feathers last week, but already the scales seem to be tipping back toward the positive side. (General)

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Where is the Linux desktop going?view story

http://blogs.computerworld.com – Windows 7 gets the headlines, Snow Leopard gets the praise, but the Linux desktop actually seems to be, ever so slightly, growing. read more (General)

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Four short links: 6 November 2009 - Barcode Scanning, Downloadable Community Book, Gov Hack Day, Android Kludgesview story

http://feedproxy.google.com – Red Laser -- "impossibly accurate barcode scanning". Uses Google Product Search to identify products that you scan using the camera on the phone. I remember Rael and I talking to Jeff Bezos about this years ago, before camphones had the resolution to decode barcodes. The future is here and it's $1.99 on the App Store ... (via Ed Corkery... (General)

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Droid: Enjoyedview story

http://www.linuxinsider.com – If I had my way, I would encourage Verizon Wireless to invest in both hologram technology and more "Star Wars" film rights. (General)

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Yahoo Lets FOSS Community Drive Its Traffic Serverview story

http://www.linuxinsider.com – In a move that resembles a major food vendor giving away its prize recipe -- minus the secret sauce -- to all of its customers and competitors, Yahoo on Monday donated the source code for its Traffic Server software to the Apache Software Foundation through the Apache Incubator Project. (General)

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Firefox takes on Internet Explorer 6's browser shareview story

http://www.tuxopia.net – A recent article on Ars Technica brings us news that Internet Explorer 6 has finally been surpassed by Firefox according to the latest worldwide market share numbers. (General)

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Linux for grandma & grandpaview story

http://blogs.computerworld.com – Do you provide technical support for older friends and relatives? Want to make your life easier? Give them Linux. read more (General)

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Sony Ericsson Starts Some Early Buzz for a Late Androidview story

http://www.linuxinsider.com – Handset maker Sony Ericsson on Tuesday announced the new Xperia X10 smartphone. It will run on the Android 1.6 mobile operating system, also known as "Donut." The Xperia X10 will begin shipping to select markets next year. (General)

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5 Reasons why Ubuntu 9.10 is better than Windows 7view story

http://blogs.computerworld.com – The newest desktop Linux vs. the newest Windows and the winner is... read more (General)

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Skype to launch open source Linux Clientview story

http://www.tuxopia.net – There have been a recent announcement made by Skype which come as a joy to many Linux users, the Skype client is going open source, although not entirely. (General)

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World’s Largest Open Source Content Management Software Company Names New CEOview story

http://ez.no – eZ Systems, the world´s largest open source content management software company, announced today that former IBM and BEA executive Christoph Rau will join the company as CEO, effective immediately. (General)

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Four short links: 29 October 2009 - Learning Programming, Functional Javascript, Controlling Firefox, Kicking Ass (with SSDs)view story

http://feedproxy.google.com – Anatomy of SSDs -- A teeth-rattlingly technical Linux Magazine article explaining the different types of SSDs (Solid State Disks--imagine a hard drive made of rapid-access Flash memory). Artur Bergman told me that installing an SSD drive in his MacBook Pro gave the greatest performance increase of any computer upgrade he'd performed since he went from no computer to one. (General)