May 5 2009

KDE 4.2: Finally a new Linux desktop I can like

Anyone who knows anything about my tastes in the Linux desktop knows I really haven’t liked the KDE 4 interface, but the latest version, KDE 4.2.2, is looking good, darn good.


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May 5 2009

Beat Myst on the iPhone in 5 Minutes

Myst is on your iPhone and can take up to 20 hours to complete all the puzzles to finish the game. Who has time for that these days?If you’re the type of person that just needs to see the end game, regardless if you’ve actually completed it. Here’s how to beat the game in 5 mins (no joke!).


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May 5 2009

Soy-Based Toner Cartridges?

Jon.Laslow writes “I’m getting a lot of pressure from managers to switch to soy-based toner cartridges for our laser printers because they are ‘greener.’ The problem is, the only information I can find on them is from sales pitches; and the reviews all seem to be user testimonials. Do you have any experience soy-based printing products? Did you have any issues with them, and how was the print quality?”

Read more of this story at Slashdot.


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May 4 2009

New video, photos in Tori Stafford case – Winnipeg Sun


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New video, photos in Tori Stafford case
Winnipeg Sun – Randy Richmond
By RANDY RICHMOND, SUN MEDIA Police have released a photo of a vehicle whose driver may have witnessed Tori Stafford's abduction.
Police seek driver and vehicle in case of missing Woodstock girl CBC.ca
Mysterious car drives new police lead London Free Press
Toronto Star – Edmonton Sun – Canada NewsWire (press release) – CP24, Canada
all 79 news articles  Langue : Français
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May 4 2009

Media can file from inside O'Brien trial – Globe and Mail


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Media can file from inside O'Brien trial
Globe and Mail – Daniel Leblanc
OTTAWA – Reporters won the right Monday to live-blog and send instant news stories from their handheld devices during the trial of Ottawa Mayor Larry O'Brien.
Ottawa judge allows courtroom texting from O'Brien trial Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa mayor pleads not guilty to influence peddling. Canada.com
The Canadian Press – CTV.ca – Metro Canada – Ottawa – CBC.ca
all 106 news articles  Langue : Français
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May 4 2009

Bring Canadian citizen home, protesters demand – Belleville Intelligencer


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Bring Canadian citizen home, protesters demand
Belleville Intelligencer
It has been more than one year since Canadian citizen Abousfian Abdelrazik began living in the lobby of the Canadian embassy in Khartoum, the Sudan.
Canadian agents secretly interrogated Abdelrazik Globe and Mail
all 29 news articles
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May 4 2009

No Child’s Play: KIDO’Z Creates A Kid-Friendly Media Browser

KIDO’Z is a pretty nifty Adobe AIR-powered desktop browser app that gives kids a safe and fun environment to play games, watch videos and/or visit pre-approved websites. When you first install the AIR app as a parent, you can configure the age and gender of your offspring as well as your location and preferred language (there are 17 available).


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May 4 2009

Linux : Top 10 KDE4 Applications.

Here’s a review of top 10 applications for KDE4. Yakuake – Great terminal application.


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May 4 2009

First Android netbook to cost about $250

The first netbook computer running the Google Inc.-backed Android mobile operating system on a low-cost ARM chip could become available to customers within three months, the maker’s co-founder said this week.


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May 4 2009

VirtualBSD Inside and Out

VirtualBSD is a strange Mac OS X look-alike version of FreeBSD trapped in VMware…


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