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NGINX Launches Commercial Support for Open-Source Web Server
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:42:37 -0800
NGINX , pronounced “Engine-X,” has announced commercial support options for companies using its open source web server in production. This is the first commercial offering of Nginx Inc., which was founded in July 2011 and launched in October.
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The Best Web Browser For Linux
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:07:48 -0800
Linux users have a lot of choice when it comes to web browsers, but Google Chrome still wins out over all the others, for its extensibility, great syncing features and usability. Google Chrome Platform: Windows/Mac/Linux Price: Free Download Page Note : We know a lot of you Linux users value open source, so we think it’s worth noting that if you prefer an o ...
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Is It Time For You To Go On An 'Information Diet'?
Sat, 14 Jan 2012 02:22:14 -0800
"If we want to make media better then we've got to start consuming better media," says open-source-Internet activist Clay Johnson. His new book, The Information Diet, makes the case for more "conscious consumption" of news and information.
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Over two million people streamed Super Bowl XLVI
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:22:04 -0800
As reported earlier today by the New York Times, over 2.1 million people watched a streaming version of Super Bowl XLVI through the Internet on Sunday according to measurements conducted by two separate research organizations. Representatives at NBC believe that this is the largest amount of people to watch any single sporting event through an online, streaming source. This also marks the first ...
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Wi-Fi And NBN Lessons From An Open Source Town
Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:31:26 -0800
Free public Wi-Fi is still a relative rarity in Australia’s major cities, so how is it possible to make it viable in a town with less than 400 people? Newstead offers some interesting lessons about Wi-Fi, the National Broadband Network (NBN), open source and how to manage community projects. All pictures by Dave Hall from his presentation. IT consultant and enthusiastic Newstead res ...
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CTV assets, wireless division push profits for telecom giant BCE Inc.
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:44:26 -0800
MONTREAL - A healthy contribution from BCE Inc.'s recently acquisition of national television broadcaster CTV and continued growth in smartphones pushed the telecom giant's profit up nearly 53 per cent in the fourth quarter.
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Connecting Memphis: Nonprofit co-op refurbishes computers, gets people online
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:09:00 -0800
At least 30 percent of U.S. households don't have the Internet at home, according to the U.S. Census Bureau .
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Just Folks: West Cornwall man helps others learn about computers
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:53:23 -0800
ANNVILLE - Art Murray has been working with computers for around 40 years, including more than 30 with the Hershey Co. Throughout those four decades, he said, it amazed him how many people were not able to take advantage of computer technology. And that, he says, puts them at a disadvantage.
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Half of Fortune 500 firms infected with DNS Changer
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:49:17 -0800
Half of all Fortune 500 companies and major U.S. government agencies own computers infected with the "DNS Changer" malware that redirects users to fake websites and puts organizations at risk of information theft, a security company said today.
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Many pcAnywhere systems still sitting ducks
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:42:25 -0800
Despite warnings from security software maker Symantec not to connect its pcAnywhere remote-access software to the Internet, more than 140,000 computers appear to remain configured to allow direct connections from the Internet, thereby putting them at risk.
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