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A senior executive at Microsoft announced Windows Vista would finally be available to consumers on January 30th 2007. : “Jim Allchin, co-president of Microsoft’s platforms and services division, said it expects consumers to make a ‘fast and immediate’ switch to the new Windows. ‘On January 30, you will be hard pressed to find a machine…
...Read MoreIn some very exciting news for Java devlopers (where I happened to cut my teeth oh so long ago), Ubuntu is partnering up with Java Enterprise Application Server. It’s kind of like peanut buttter and chocolate. Two great tastes that go great together. eWeek: “Sun and Canonical, a two-year-old U.K.-based commercial sponsor of the fast-growing…
...Read MoreAsk Yahoo! posted a question today from reader Terri in California, “How can I form my own political party?” Interestingly enough we were discussing our disdain with the current two parties that have dominance over dinner last night listening to the barrage of political solicitations every 2 minutes on the answering machine. Here is the…
...Read MoreBeing the father of a child with autism I’m always on my guard against potential hazards, maybe more-so than normal parents. Here’s an article from over at the Science Blog that gives parents a new reason to worry, small magnets. Evidently the magnets can come from any number of household items and toys may cause…
...Read MoreWith everyones apparent addiction to iTunes it was only a matter of time until some started venturing forth seeking the “holy grail” (play on the Davinci Code) that would tie all the music services together. In this case the “sangraal” appears to be Songbird. Songbirdnest: Songbird™ is a desktop Web player, a digital jukebox and…
...Read MoreIf you’ve been a loyal Microsoft customer and have been using a Microsoft only compatible music device then it looks like you could be in for some trouble. The BBC published an article stating that after the release of the new Microsoft music player, Zune, the MSN store will be shutting down and you’ll be…
...Read MoreUbuntu Edgy Eft Released Version 6.10 of Ubuntu Linux code named Edgy Eft has been released into the wild and is now available for download. There are lots of cool new features including Firefox 2 making this the most robust update to the Ubuntu tree yet. (tags: linux ubuntu eft”)
...Read MoreMailList for WordPress – A mailing list, mass mailing, mailer plugin Here’s a really cool plugin that allows you to create a mass mailing list from your wordpress blog. It includes an editor, subscription page and unsubscription link embedded in the email message itself. Awesome! (tags: freeware list mail plugin programming web wordpress mailing Plugins…
...Read MoreGot kids? Here’s a website you’re going to be sure to want to check out then, Kiddley.com. Kiddley features a fun assortment of projects, things to do, links, interesting ideas, and things that are sure to put a smile on your (and your childs) face. Definitely worth checking out.
...Read MoreWhen I was a kid growing up and heavy metal was popular I gravitated to the punk scene bands like Black Flag, the Ramones, The Clash, Joan Jett and other bands that made their way to the top by frequenting the famous CBGB’s in NY. An icon for over 30 years CBGB’s will be nothing…
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