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Intel Gets Big on Mini PCs
Intel is taking a smaller view of the desktop. The chip giant, in an unusual move, is touting miniature desktops that use its Pentium M notebook processors at Computex Taipei, an enormous computer trade show taking place in Taiwan this week. There, Intel is showing off two prototype small Pentium M-based desktops. During a keynote…
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Security Tool Can ‘Frisk’ PCs
Automated IP address management has been used for years to streamline the administration of IP addresses, but one small company and a couple of its customers have discovered a new use for the tool: to create an extra layer of endpoint security and access control. MetaInfo, a spinoff of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., is…
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Build an $800 Gaming PC
Gaming on a Budget We know how you feel. Your computer is getting a little long in the tooth, and you just can’t play the latest games anymore. If you’re not below the minimum system requirements, you’re so close that you have to turn the options down to "looks like mud" mode just to get…
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Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0 Breaks Apps
Microsoft Corp. is looking for a few good men … and women, and, ultimately, applications that can help the company check for compatibility between the current version of the .Net Framework and the version coming in Visual Studio 2005. The software giant is in recruiting mode, looking for independent software vendors, enterprise customers, developers, end…
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OASIS Approves OpenOffice 2.0 File Format
OASIS, the international e-business standards consortium, announced on Monday that it has approved the Open Document Format for Office Applications Version 1.0 as a standard. OpenDocument (Open Document Format for Office Applications) is the new default XML-based file format for the forthcoming open-source office suite OpenOffice.org 2.0. Although based on the OpenOffice.org 1.x format, which…
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Geek House: Home Television Server
This is chapter three from the ExtremeTech book, Geek House, published by Wiley Publishing. The book shows how to make the most of technology in the home, with 10 PC-based hardware hacking projects. Hack, customize, and modify everything-from your sprinkler systems to the temperature of your barbecue. In stark contrast to the pre-rural electrification farmhouse…
