Tag: software

New LXDE configuration HOWTO

Just a quick note that the Lightweight X Desktop Environment (LXDE) tutorial is available in the main Gentoo documentation repositories, as all the core components have been stabilised. If you are interested in finding out more about LXDE, or installing it on your Gentoo system, please feel free to follow the guide: The LXDE Configuration …

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Microsoft and Best Buy work together to spread FUD

I found this very interesting article about Best Buy’s training program. The RetailAccess program (sponsored by Intel) and the ExpertZone training program (sponsored by Microsoft) provide readings about the newly-released and upcoming technologies. Every employee at the tech bench (now called the Geek Squad) had to read these articles and take quizzes over their content …

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Kindle…the future of book burning

Amazon’s Kindle is appropriately named, as to kindle means to “catch fire” or to “cause to start burning” (Wordnet 3.0, n.d.). The newest generation of Kindle products support the downloading of books without even having a computer connection, allowing the consumer to get a new book “anytime, anywhere” (Amazon.com: Kindle, 2009). At first glance, this …

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