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Coby to Release $100 'Midget' Laptop to Sell in Rite-Aid, Kroger

By John Herrman, 4:58 AM on Thu Dec 4 2008

Just as we're coming to grips with the entire netbook phenomenon, low end manufacturer Coby comes up with something even lamer. "[Midget PCs] are smaller than a netbook but not THAT small." Midget PCs. Lovely. …

Brian Krebs on Computer Security
Posted at 01:07 PM ET, 11/12/2008
Spam Volumes Drop by Two-Thirds After Firm Goes Offline

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Hard to believe, but still true—not only your bank account may be hacked by digital means, but your door key as well.

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Posted by Robin Harris @ 12:31 pm on ZDnet blogs

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Blu-ray is in a death spiral. 12 months from now Blu-ray will be a videophile niche, not a mass market product.

DNS spam blacklists are run by independent companies or small groups of private persons to help fight spam. They work like this:

1. They find objectionable SMTP (sending mail) servers through various methods like spam traps or IP range qualifications. For example, at least one of the blacklists contains all known IP address ranges that are used for direct dial-in, so they catch spammers using hijacked computers for direct spamming, like botnets.
2. The blacklisted IP addresses are put into a special DNS (Domain Name System) server.

The latest assault by Google is a new, open-source, lightning-fast web browser named Chrome—more information at:

• The New York Times
• Google
• PC World (screen shots)
• 10 Ways Google's Chrome Browser Changes the Web (linugadgetech blog)

OLPC Origin: Bittersweet Success and Future of the XO Laptop

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Gizmodo - Aug 28, 2008 They are also boosted by the negativity surrounding Windows Vista: By running Linux or Windows XP, they present a desirable alternative to the bulkier, ...

My background is that I'm a long-time Windows user, MVP for 12 years, and know Windows inside-out, except Vista, to which I have so far kept my exposure low.

I just got a batch of oldish 700 MHz / 256 MB / 15 GB computers and decided, just for fun, to put xubuntu on them, a lightweight Ubuntu variant. I guess this makes me a good source of well-founded newbie impressions.

The first impression is excellent. xubuntu 8.04 installed quickly, without fuzz, and ran just fine.