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DFW Event: Free Apple Leopard Server seminar

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2008-05-12 16:31:13 by HASH0x8472e08 in gadget life blog
For local techies who want to learn more about Apples OS 10.5 server operating system, Apple is holding a free daylong seminar in Addison on Wednesday, May 14 According to the registration site Overview If you think it takes a dedicated IT department to deploy and use a server, think again. Leopard Server is designed so you can easily set up and...
 
Tags: server, leopard server, server purchase, apple, seminar, server architects, mac pro, mac, fit apple products
 
 
 
 
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Eee PC 900: HP's 2133 Mini-Note could be an alternative

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2008-05-12 16:31:13 by HASH0x8b68f18 in gadget life blog
HPs 2133 Mini-Note (photo: HP A commenter on my post about why Windows XP might be a bit bloated for the limited storage space of the Eee PC 900 asked if there are any other similar-sized laptops with a little more horsepower that might be better suited to handle such a voluminous operating system Im actually hoping to get just such a machine in...
 
Tags: mini-note, mini-note versus, mini-note model, eee, vista, windows vista, windows, models beefier specs, four-gig flash drive
 
 
 
 
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Cell phones are distracting to drivers, but so is almost everything else

2008-05-12 16:31:12 by HASH0x8b68cd8 in gadget life blog
 
People are just really bad at multitasking, especially on the road As much as we like to believe that we can gab on our Blackberries, slurp a grande mocha, skim a newspaper and expertly navigate rush hour traffic on 635 all at the same time, the reality, according to a new study, is that even just turning on the radio can turn you into a...
 
Tags: drivers, people drive, people, one-minute virtual trips, rush hour traffic, talk radio, radio, computer simulation, study
 
 
 
 
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Will cellphone spam ruin your life?

2008-05-12 16:31:11 by HASH0x8b8bf04 in gadget life blog
 
The NY Times find some analysts who say its already a growing plague, but Im not even close to being sold American consumers are expected to receive an estimated 1.5 billion unsolicited text messages in 2008, according to San Francisco-based Ferris Research, which tracks mobile messaging trends. That is nearly double what they received in 2006...
 
Tags: text messages support, text messages, spam, billion text messages, billion, messages, spam texts, text spam, cents
 
 
 
 
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Convert Thunderbird 2 emails to MS Outlook

2008-05-11 15:07:42 by HASH0x8b056f8 in gadget life blog
 
A simple guide on how to get emails from Thunderbird 2 to Microsoft Outlook I needed to transfer my Thunderbird 2 emails to MS Outlook a few days ago and here is what i needed to do to migrate back Outlook. This Thunderbird 2 email transfer guide works for Outlook Express, Outlook 2000, Outlook 2003, and Outlook 2007 On to the steps to export...
 
Tags: outlook, windows vista users, windows vista, emails, thunderbird, microsoft outlook, windows, outlook express, users
 
 
 
 
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XP SP3 requires IE7, Microsoft Warns

2008-05-11 15:07:42 by HASH0x8b1d4d8 in gadget life blog
 
Microsoft has warned users that the Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) update will be making a downgrade from Internet Explorer 7 to the older IE6 impossible without uninstalling the service pack The warning first appeared in a post Monday to a company blog written by the Internet Explorer (IE) development team. Microsoft released Windows XP SP3 to...
 
Tags: ie7, sp3, uninstall internet explorer, uninstall, internet explorer users, internet explorer, browser, browser remains, popular browser
 
 
 
 
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Know Your Rescue OSs

2008-05-11 15:07:41 by HASH0x8b4c460 in gadget life blog
 
Since DOS doesnt handle XP or Vista repairs well, each of these discs boots into one of the following three operating systems. Its good to know a little about them as they might save your bacon in the future Windows PE: The official, CD-bootable version of Windows (the PE stands for Preinstallation Environment) makes the obvious choice for this...
 
Tags: version, cd-bootable version, cd, linux live cd, linux, preinstallation environment, environment, windows, handle ntfs
 
 
 
 
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Technology creates an artist

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2008-05-11 10:23:42 by HASH0x8bcbb2c in gadget life blog
Photo: Josef Astor for The New Yorker Even if you have no interest in fashion or photography, read how Pascal Dangin has used a keyboard and mouse to become one of the worlds most prolific though anonymous artists. Dangins work appears every month in every high-end magazine. He improves photos, and the look of reality , by manipulating it all in...
 
Tags: dangin, pascal dangin, dangin describe, human oxy pad, photo, construct annie leibovitzs, muted huemuch redder, marry technical prowess, photo whisperer
 
 
 
 
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Another technology seems to fail at lie detection

2008-05-10 19:20:58 by HASH0x857b400 in gadget life blog
 
This weeks Economist reports on how the one of Londons city councils has used a new lie detection technology on people who claim they need welfare benefits. The system, which uses a version of voice risk analysis, comes from an Israeli firm called Nemesysco The system is said to operate by detecting changes in the sonic frequencies of peoples...
 
Tags: voice risk analysis, lie detectors, install lie detectors, city councils plan, londons city councils, benefits, harrow, londons harrow, lie detection technology
 
 
 
 
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Setup cannot continue because a required file is either corrupted or not available.

2008-05-10 17:07:00 by HASH0x8c059e8 in