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gOS Unboxed: Should Microsoft Worry?

by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Nov 21, 2007 | Google, Hardware, Linux, Microsoft, Open Source, Ubuntu

Microsoft’s rivalry with Google heated up considerably this past year when rumors surfaced that Google might release its own operating system to compete with Windows. Has Google finally jumped into the fray with its own OS? Unfortunately, no; gOS is not a...

Wal-Mart’s $200 PC – sold out

by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Nov 13, 2007 | Hardware, Linux

About two weeks ago, Wal-Mart began selling $200 Linux-based PC. The initial run was around 10,000 units. Now Wal-Mart is sold out. Has Linux now found a niche? read more | digg story

How about Microsoft investing in OLPC and releasing a low-cost laptop for the masses?

by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 28, 2007 | Hardware, Linux, Microsoft, Technology, World

Now here is an interesting question. Since Microsoft is dealing with bad PR, in relation to Vista, what would happen if Microsoft put its full support behind OLPC and installed a version of Windows XP? XP SP2 is pretty much a solid Operating System and it really would...

Apple should start offering Windows-based Macs

by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 23, 2007 | Apple, Hardware, Linux, Microsoft, Technology

Here’s a question that I received from yesterday’s mail bag: Apple’s a lot easier to understand when you stop looking at it as a religion and instead see it for what it is – a multi-billion dollar consumer electronics company Now, I have checked and I’m pretty...

Fit PC runs Linux and draws only 5W of power

by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 17, 2007 | Hardware, Linux, Technology

There are power efficient computers and then there are power efficient computers. Enter the Fit PC, a small, self-contained, fanless computer that draws 3W to 5W when it is on. It’s no power house but for its size and what it is designed to do, it is quite...

ASUS Introduces All-New Eee PC for Complete Mobile Internet Enjoyment

by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 17, 2007 | Hardware, Linux

Easy to Learn, Easy to Work, Easy to Play. Majority of activities conducted on the laptops today are Internet related. Whether it ’s checking emails, reading news, communicating with others or simply utilizing online share spaces, Internet usage has become a big part...
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Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow said she’s “speechless” about the continued delayed of the Eglinton Crosstown, saying she’s no more knowledgeable on the project than residents and business owners who’ve been waiting years for it to wrap up.

“I don’t know what to say anymore, it’s leaving me speechless,”  said Chow.

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