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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…
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HP Enhances Partner Program
Hewlett-Packard Co. this week made changes to its PartnerOne program in an effort boost sales and increase partner profitability while making it easier for VARs to do business with the company. PartnerOne enhancements will boost partner sales margins, reward them for expertise in specific market segments, open up new service business opportunities and accelerate payments…
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Tiger Server Roars, Too
While most of the attention Friday is on the client version of Apple’s latest release of its Mac OS X operating system, Tiger Server is a major event in itself. It bridges the worlds of open source, Unix and Windows, and may be the key to finally gaining Apple a foothold in the corporate data…
