Ubuntu's Shuttleworth: Planning to Overtake Apple

Seeded on Tue Apr 7, 2009 9:24 AM EDT (Datamation)

In a candid interview, Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth says that Free software must be transformed from "something of the ugly duckling of the software world to the powerful swan that it really is." His goal: to have Ubuntu leading desktop innovation by October 2010.

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Hadoop, a Free Software Program, Finds Uses Beyond Search

Seeded on Tue Mar 17, 2009 11:11 AM EDT (The New York Times)

In the span of just a couple of years, Hadoop, a free software program named after a toy elephant, has taken over some of the world's biggest Web sites.

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Technology's Fingerprints on the Stimulus Package

Seeded on Wed Feb 11, 2009 9:21 AM EST (The New York Times)

It appears that tech leaders have quite a bit of influence as the economic stimulus is being shaped.

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The biggest threat to social networking: Idiots

Seeded on Fri Feb 6, 2009 10:31 AM EST (ZDnet)

The editor of ZDNet holds forth on the state of social networking.

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iWork '09 vs. Office 2008 vs. Google Docs

Seeded on Wed Feb 4, 2009 9:40 AM EST (Datamation)

Each of the leading personal productivity software suites has its strengths and weaknesses.

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XP, Vista, Win 7: The brewing of a perfect storm

Seeded on Mon Feb 2, 2009 11:02 AM EST (ZDnet)

Top reporter of Microsoft trends Mary Jo Foley talks about the uncertainty created by the upcoming Windows 7.

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Torvalds, KDE 4, and the Media Circus

Seeded on Wed Jan 28, 2009 10:54 AM EST (Linux Today)

Torvalds: "I used to be a KDE user. I thought KDE 4.0 was such a disaster I switched to GNOME." Yet the Linux creator is not a usability expert, he's a programmer.

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Start-Up Uses Online Games to Teach Kids Math

Seeded on Tue Jan 27, 2009 9:00 AM EST (The New York Times)

Hurray for one of the best uses of technology. Math education!

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Microsoft's Netbook Woes Also Mean Linux Yays ... Right?

Seeded on Mon Jan 26, 2009 4:48 PM EST (Information Week)

"The netbook gives a certain set of people exactly as much computing as they need." But does it actually represent a move away from Windows?

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Do Nice Engineers Finish Last in Tough Times?

Seeded on Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:00 AM EST (IT Management)

A tale of two IT professionals, one nice, one ruthless. Which one survived the wave of pink slips?

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What Your Computer's Drive Will Look Like in 5 Years

Seeded on Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:16 AM EST (Computerworld)

Hard disk drives may soon be replaced by solid-state disk (SSD) drives. Or, maybe not.

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Setting Up the Ideal Linux Desktop

Seeded on Tue Jan 20, 2009 11:32 AM EST (Linux Today)

He's pretty hardcore: it's all Debian for this guy -- no, the perfect desktop doesn't call for Ubuntu.

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Linux Advocates Question Silverlight's Use in Inaguration

Seeded on Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:34 AM EST (ZDnet)

"While Microsoft cheers the selection of Silverlight for streaming the Obama inauguration events this week, some are upset that the Linux desktop is not a supported operating system." Get over, huh?

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IT Salary 2009: Survey Says Modest Declines

Seeded on Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:05 AM EST (Datamation)

Yeah, the numbers dipping (so far slightly) but actually the news isn't terrible so far. Big company staffers seem to be feeling the pain a bit more than small and mid-sized.

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Tech layoffs: The scorecard

Seeded on Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:44 AM EST (CNET.com)

Rafe Needleman gives the dour list, with job losses listed by company. Yikes!

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IT Customers Closely Monitor Satyam Scandal

Seeded on Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:01 PM EST (Information Week)

Clearly, tech customers are waiting to see if they can still work with Satyam.

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Security Firm Warns of New Apple Malware

Seeded on Tue Nov 25, 2008 9:55 AM EST (Information Week)

A Trojan horse application has been found circulating the Internet. If infected, users can end up having their system passwords nabbed, and be redirected to a number of phishing Web sites.

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What Yahoo Really Needs Is an Editor in Chief

Seeded on Wed Nov 19, 2008 9:48 AM EST (The New York Times)

NY Times article "Instead of looking for the next Jack Welch, Yahoo would do better to find its Tina Brown or Clay Felker."

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