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PDF generation tip

Cameron moves an old kit back to the top shelf of his report-generation toolbox.
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Can't decide between the iPhone and the Droid?

Pick the one that goes with your eyes.
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Latest unsubstantiated Apple Tablet rumor contradicts previous unsubstantiated rumors

Fervent believers in the previous unsubstantiated rumors were thrown into a tizzy by the latest changes in this made-up vapor-tale.
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Getting started with Linux: Try a live CD version

Take Linux for a spin with a version designed to run from a CD, DVD or USB stick.
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Take Chrome OS for a test spin

Curious about Chrome OS but a bit daunted by the idea of compiling a copy for the source code? Some generous individuals have done all the heavy lifting for you. Test out Chrome OS in a virtual machine today!
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Not every change Twitter makes is newsworthy

It seems that no change to Twitter is too trivial to create a post-wave in the tech blogosphere.
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AT&T Mobile Framework Crosses Platforms

At the Interop New York conference this week I've seen a lot of product and service demos. Many have shown mobile enterprise applications, but most have danced around the issue of which handset is going to be used for delivering the app.
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What Gizmodo missed about the Pro WX Wireless USB disk drive

A company called Imation Corp. today unveiled a $449.99 product called the Pro WX Wireless USB hard drive.
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Service lets you send paper mail via the Internet

E-mail and social networks have replaced paper snail mail, right?
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Sony's Daily Edition e-reader launches with a premium price

Sony has begun taking pre-orders for its top of the line e-reader, and they're sticking to the price point announced back in August before their competitors launched or cut prices. Is the Daily Reader that much more capable, or are we being asked to pay a "Sony Tax"?
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peer-to-peer

Esther Schindler
If the comments are ugly, the code is ugly

claird
SVG a graphics format for 21st century

pasmith
Take Chrome OS for a test spin

Sandra Henry-Stocker
Solaris Tip: Have Your Files Changed Since Installation?

sjvn
64-bits of protection?

jfruh
Android fragments vs. the iPhone monolith

mikelgan
What Gizmodo missed about the Pro WX Wireless USB disk drive

 

Sidekick: The Good News & the Bad News
Either way you look at it Microsoft Data Center management did not follow standards or best practices in this failure. In which case it makes me wonder more about the outsourcing of corporate data much less personal data.
- mburton325

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