BBC News reported that laptops would overtake desktop PCs as the dominant form of computer by 2011. This conclusion is based on a report by analysts at IDC. The report predicts the laptop market will grow by 16.1% year-on-year until 2011, compared to just 3.8% for desktop PCs. Compared to the previous year, the numbers [...]
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[Review] Medigeek
Posted on Tuesday, July 31st, 2007 by thinkdj
MediGeek from Serbia is a medical student, an Ubuntu fan and an all-around blogger.
Now, where else can you find a medical student who’s also a geek and has the passion for computers and technology.
His blog [My Life's Journey] is worth a visit. It is a perfect blend of the latest tech/software news and medical [...]
Community-developed Web search
Posted on Monday, July 30th, 2007 by thinkdj
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales is putting the building blocks in place for a ‘community-developed Web search’ service that would rival search engines such as Google or Yahoo.
Wales told a conference of software developers in Portland, Oregon, that his commercial start-up, Wikia, has acquired Grub from LookSmart Ltd, a pioneering Web crawler that will enable Wikia’s [...]
‘Genuine Windows’ on Ubuntu
Posted on Monday, July 30th, 2007 by thinkdj
Mig5, a user at UbuntuForums.org managed to validate an Ubuntu installation as a genuine copy of Microsoft Windows and get to the download page of Windows Defender, using IE4Linux and Wine. As IE4Linux doesn’t support ActiveX, he downloaded the validation tool and ran it using Wine. The validation tool generated the code. Surprisingly, it verified [...]
Skinning Yahoo! Messenger
Posted on Sunday, July 29th, 2007 by thinkdj
Well, it’s worth it.. You can do away with the monotony..
Celadon
Cool shades of jade and turquoise. Download
Bronze
Earth tones with an orangy flavor (I like this one. It’s the one on the right). Download
Pink
By popular demand. (really ?) Download
Gray/Orange
Steel with bold orange accents. Download
# More unofficial skins can be found <<here>>
Install the skins
Open the .zip file [...]
HD : The difference is obvious
Posted on Saturday, July 28th, 2007 by thinkdj
Although the HD specifications date back to the 80’s, it has just gained popularity now. High Definition videos are surely a treat to the eye and once you’ve tasted it, it’s really hard to go back. I stumbled upon this torrent at btjunkie and downloaded some HD music videos. I must say, they rock.. Same [...]
