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Ubuntu + Sun = Very good idea

by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Apr 4, 2008 | Linux, Solaris, Technology, Ubuntu

I had dinner with a good friend tonight from the open-source world, and we ended up having the same conversation I had with a few other friends from the open-source business community at lunch yesterday. The conversation began with Sun and ended with Ubuntu. In...

Inside Windows 7 — what we know so far!

by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Dec 14, 2007 | Microsoft, Technology

An interesting little bit of speculation… You’d be forgiven for missing it, but Vista turned a year old last month. November 30, 2006, marked the official launch of Vista to the business community: the first part of an odd two-stage liftoff which was followed...

Tiny Cloudbook runs Google-oriented Linux

by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Dec 11, 2007 | Google, Open Source, Technology

The Asus EEE has competition. FIC/Everex has confirmed plans to ship a UMPC (ultra-mobile PC) with a 7-inch screen in January. The “Cloudbook” will ship with the Google Apps-oriented “gOS” Linux distribution, in standard and...

Bombardier Awarded Fleet Operations Contract With GO Transit In Toronto

by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Dec 5, 2007 | Public Transit, Technology

Bombardier Transportation announced today it has received a contract to supply fleet operations services for the Greater Toronto Transit Authority (GO Transit) commuter rail system serving the city of Toronto and surrounding regions. read more | digg...

WebFives/Vizrea aquired by Microsoft so download your content

by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Nov 30, 2007 | Microsoft, Technology

WebFives/Vizrea aquired by Microsoft so download your content in the next 30 days. WebFives (previously known as Vizrea) has been aquired by Microsoft and the service will shut down after 31 December. It is interesting to note that the WebFives/Vizrea service was...

Can baking soda curb global warming?

by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Nov 27, 2007 | GTA Environment, Technology

A start-up in Texas says it can turn the carbon dioxide emitted by power plants into baking soda. Some scientists have proposed compressing carbon dioxide and sticking it in underground caves as a way to cut down on greenhouse gases. Joe David Jones wants to make...
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