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Journals RSS FeedsRebuilding a Laptop Battery - When your laptop battery is about to give up the ghost, you are probably thinking of the typical three alternatives. The most obvious, of course, is "wow, what a great justification for buying a new laptop". With laptop prices falling and no such luck with battery prices, this almost makes sense. But, most of us will probably just bite the bullet and buy a new battery.read more ...Feed Source: feeds.feedburner.com Linux turns 17 - Free minix-like kernel sources for 386-AT, was the subject of Linus Benedict Torvalds post to comp.os.minix on October 5, 1991 -- seventeen years ago today.
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... A Disturbing Trend - "Lawyers in the Windows Vista Capable lawsuit against Microsoft want a federal judge to force the company to use Windows Update to notify potential class members of the suit, according to court documents." This is the opening paragraph in an article in ComputerWorld. A number of people, including myself think this is a bad idea.
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... Linux Journal Live - Oct 2, 2008 - The October 2, 2008 edition of Linux Journal Live! Associate Editor, Shawn Powers, and Steven Evatt, Online Development manager for The Houston Chronicle discuss surviving disaster with Linux.
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... Research Report: "Open Source in the Enterprise", a Review - This is a review of a relatively new resource, called Open Source in the Enterprise (OSIE) by Bernard Golden. The report's raison d'être is to help companies to decide if open source applications are right for their enterprise, and if so, how to implement it intelligently.
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... Mastering IPTables, Part I - Linux comes with a powerful firewall built-in, although the interface can be a little intimidating. This is the first in a multi-part tutorial on how to master basic and not-so-basic IPTables functionality and create the perfect firewall for your home network.
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... Bash Parameter Expansion -
If you use bash you already know what Parameter Expansion is,
although you may have used it without knowing its name.
Anytime you use a dollar sign followed by a variable name you're
doing what bash calls Parameter expansion, eg echo $a or
a=$b.
But parameter expansion has numerous other forms which allow you to
expand a parameter and modify the value or substitute other values
in the expansion process.
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... Load Me Up, Load Me Down - read more
... Stay of execution for Internet radio - Says here that Internet radio is about to get a reprieve. We've been covering the fight between the RIAA and webcasters for many years, going back to the DMCA, which left working out webcasting royalties pretty much unfinished.
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... Openness is the Solution to the (Double) Subprime Crisis - As I listen to all this talk of lack of trust in the banking system, of inflated values ungrounded in any reality, of ?opacity?, and of ?contaminated? financial instruments, I realise I have heard all this before. In the world of software, as in the world of finance, there is contamination by overvalued, ungrounded offerings that have led to systemic mistrust, sapped the ability of the computer industry to create real value, and led it to squander vast amounts of time and money on the pursuit of the illusory, insubstantial wealth that is known as ?intellectual property?.
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... Bank of America to Raise Capital - Bank of America will halve its dividend and sell $10 billion in stock to raise capital, as the bank's third-quarter profit fell 68% amid a sharp deterioration in consumer credit conditions.
... Fed Looks to Ease Strains in Commercial Paper - U.S. officials are examining ways to ease deepening strains in the commercial paper market, which have been hit by an unwillingness among money market investors to hold risky assets.
... Banks Halt Suits, Pursue Deal - Citigroup, Wells Fargo and Wachovia agreed to halt litigation for two days as the banking giants try negotiate a solution to the bidding war over Wachovia. (Citi's lawsuit)
... Fed to Pay Interest on Reserves - The Fed said it will begin paying interest on commercial banks' reserves and will expand its loan program to squeezed banks. (Statement)
... EBay to Buy Sites, Cut Work Force - EBay is laying off about 10% of its work force to cut costs. The company also said it will acquire online-payments business Bill Me Later and two Denmark classifieds sites for $1.34 billion.
... Europe Races to Shore Up Banks - The EU tried to coordinate its response to the banking crisis, but markets slid amid questions about its members' ability to act as a bloc. Luxembourg and Belgium worked out a Fortis rescue.
... Sun Country Files for Ch. 11 - Sun Country Airlines has filed for bankruptcy-court protection after running into a cash squeeze when its owner became the target of a federal probe.
... Lilly to Buy ImClone for $6.5 Billion - Eli Lilly agreed to acquire ImClone for $6.5 billion, a deal which has the support of Carl Icahn.
... Delphi Creditors May Get Less - Auto-parts supplier Delphi altered its reorganization plan, slashing recoveries for creditors and lessening its dependence on debt financing.
... Allianz to Invest $2.5 Billion in Hartford - Hartford said it will receive a $2.5 billion investment from Allianz, while it also warned of a big third-quarter loss and announced a 40% cut to its quarterly dividend.
... Netflix Lowers Subscriber Outlook - Netflix said it ended the third quarter with fewer subscribers than expected, and lowered its outlook for the fourth quarter, citing the economic malaise.
... China Plans Trading Trial Programs - China's securities regulator plans a trial program of short selling and margin lending as Beijing revamps rules despite the global financial crisis.
... Pension Funds Look for Some Payback - Public pension funds and other big investors are pulling out the stops, including filing suits, after taking hits in securities-lending programs.
... Slow IPO Month Is a Harbinger of More - IPOs slowed to a trickle world-wide in September, and the outlook for the rest of the year isn't upbeat.
... Asset Markdown Hits Equity Firm - Turnaround artist Christopher Flowers must bring his skills to the aid of his own J.C. Flowers private-equity firm.
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