Everyone who surfs the Net is eminently trackable. Internet data packets include not only the actual data being sent, but also headers with routing information that is used to guide the packages to their destinations.
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Irish FOI request re: OOXML [PDF]
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A Freedom of Information Act request has been sent to the Irish national standards body regarding Ireland's Yes vote.
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OpenOffice 3.0 beta: Can it finally replace Microsoft Office?
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A new beta of the open-source office suite brings a new Start Centre and some added features
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A Simple Lisp WebServer
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"I have been impressed with the ease of Ruby's Webrick system for getting a simple webserver working. I wanted to see how complex the same would be in Lisp. The aim is to get hunchentoot installed and working, and get it serving some simple web pages. After downloading hunchentoot, I must install the package. I'm still learning to use asdf for package installation and management..."
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How To Get a Mac OSX Style Dock In Hardy Heron
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For those who are a crazy fan of the Mac OSX dock, you can now install Avant Window Navigator to achieve the similar dock-like effect in Ubuntu Hardy Heron.
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Removing the Big Kernel Lock
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"As some of the latency junkies on lkml already know, commit 8e3e076 in v2.6.26-rc2 removed the preemptible BKL feature and made the Big Kernel Lock a spinlock and thus turned it into non-preemptible code again. This commit returned the BKL code to the 2.6.7 state of affairs in essence," began Ingo Molnar.
Read more »Another Official Complaint Against Microsoft/OOXML: Denmark’s Turn
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We have already seen street protests in a few places including Norway (photo above; here is a video and the full story). The BSI (UK) came under legal fire as well. The European Commission is dealing with several investigations as complaints continue to come (more recently from BECTA, whose formal complaint was added to the pile).
Read more »Querying a database using open source voice control software
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Though the tools for voice control and dictation in the open source world lag far behind those in the commercial arena, I decided to see how far I could get in querying a database by voice and having the computer respond verbally. Using a number of open source tools, I'm happy to report success.
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Building a glossier front end for MythTV
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Josh Stewart loves MythTV -- so much so that he is building his own front-end app for it as a drop-in replacement for MythTV's default. The replacement is called Gloss, and although it isn't ready for prime time yet (no pun intended), its OpenGL effects and GStreamer bindings show plenty of promise.
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The PC Repair Toolkit in your Pocket: Boot CD on a USB Stick
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Several times I’ve been called upon at a moment’s notice to troubleshoot a misbehaving PC system either at work or at a friend’s or relative’s home. Being the “go to” guy for these sorts of problems is both a curse and a blessing, but I guess that is besides the point. One tool that I have found to be valuable beyond compare is the Ultimate Boot CD (UBCD).
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TECHNOLOGY-CUBA: University Opens Doors to Free Software
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"HAVANA, May 17 (IPS) - After years of deliberation, the University of Havana has finally decided to switch over to free software on its network of computers, virtually all of which are running the Windows operating system, produced by United States software giant Microsoft..."
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OLPC and Microsoft
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One Laptop per Child is announcing an agreement with Microsoft to make a dual boot, Linux/Windows, version of the XO laptop. In addition, our intention is to engage one or more third parties to port Sugar to run on Windows in order to reach a wider installed base of laptops.
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Tools circulate that crack Debian, Ubuntu keys
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A recently disclosed vulnerability in widely used Linux distributions can be exploited by attackers to guess cryptographic keys, possibly leading to the forgery of digital signatures and theft of confidential information, a noted security researcher said today.
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Eee PC School: Add a Keyboard Backlight For Under $15
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What good is that portable PC if you can’t type anywhere and anytime? With its ultra-compact keyboard, even touch typing pros will be hard-pressed to avoid frequent mistakes on when the lights go out. Clearly, a keyboard backlight like those found in higher-end laptops is the answer to your nocturnal Eee PC typing woes.
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Six months with an Eee PC and Not Looking Back
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It's hard to believe, but It's was exactly six months ago this week that I picked up a black ASUS Eee PC 700 laptop. At just 4GB of internal storage and a 900MHz Celeron processor, the little book-sized laptop definitely has its limitations, but I'm not looking to replace it with anything soon, except maybe a newer model of the same laptop.
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