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Torvalds takes bite of Mac mini

Linus Torvalds has picked up one of Apple's new Intel-based Mac minis to play with, but the Linux creator continues to prefer Apple's old PowerPC architecture for his primary desktop machine. Read more »

Negroponte: Dual-boot OLPC laptop on the way

OLPC found Nicholas Negroponte has hinted a dual boot XO laptop could soon be on the way. Read more »

Details on Intel's beta Mac development tools

Intel has released betas of its software development tools for Mac OS X running on the Intel architecture. Read more »

Dell founder thinks different about Apple

The founder and chairman of the largest computer maker told Fortune magazine that he would be interested in becoming a switcher himself if the opportunity ever came up. Read more »

Unfazed, IBM pumps Power chip program

Fresh after getting publicly dumped by Apple Computer, IBM is taking new measures to spread its Power processors and make them a stronger competitor to Intel chips. Read more »

Desktop virtualisation opens new doors for users

When Apple released Parallels Desktop in June 2006, it showed most users for the first time what they could achieve with desktop virtualisation. Read more »

Linux creator Torvalds switches to an Apple Mac

Linux creator Linus Torvalds is now using an Apple Macintosh as his main desktop, mainly for work reasons, although partly simply because he's a self-described technology whore. Read more »

McNealy keeps busy at Sun

Despite leaving the chief executive role at Sun Microsystems last year, Scott McNealy is staying active with the company as chairman, and remains as outspoken as ever. Read more »

Turning Wine into Windows on a Mac

It used to be that running Windows programs on a Mac was a slow, painful process. There was only one option: running Virtual PC emulation software. Read more »

Three-year wait ends for Debian fans

The Debian Project has finally released a long-anticipated new version of its widely-used Linux distribution. Read more »

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What if? an alternative history of tech

Michael Kanellos imagines a world where Apple licenced the Mac and wrestling is a corporate sport. Read more »

10 things you should know about every Linux installation

Before installing Linux you must realise that there may be a few "new ways of doing things" to learn. Here are 10 tips to get you started. Read more »

XFree86 gives boost to Linux graphics

The XFree86 Project issues an update to let its software, a key part of Linux, work better with more-modern graphics chips and operating systems. Read more »

Six barriers to open source adoption

The benefits of open source software are well known--lower TCO, more choice, and increasing quality and functionality of the code. Several barriers must be overcome before Linux and other open source projects are broadly accepted across enterprises, but they aren't insurmountable. Read more »

Who is Godot in the Java world?

Sun's increasingly isolated position in the industry must leave the Java community wondering what will happen if the standard eventually has to stand on its own . Read more »

Deliver RSS content with JSP and JavaScript

You can generate RSS feeds for your JSP-based web site easily. We'll show you how. Read more »

Who says standards are sacred?

The latest Java dispute opens the window on a little-discussed truth: Standardisation usually favors bigger companies. And many companies are much better off without them. Read more »

Windows XP SP2 -- test your applications

Learn about the plethora of security enhancements included in Windows XP Service Pack 2, as well as how these security features could impair the functionality of some applications. Read more »

Servers on a budget: 4 Servers tested

Need a new server but only have AU$2500 to spend? The range of options is suprisingly good as long as you're willing to do without some of the fancy features. Read more »

Microsoft's singing in C#

Microsoft and its allies have quietly expanded an effort to gain acceptance for C#, the software giant's competitor to Java and a foundation for its next-generation Internet services. Read more »

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Newbie guide to Google's Android

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- Google's platform for mobile devices has been announced and ready for developers to get their hands dirty. Here's the basics of what it's all about and the core architecture overview. Read more »

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    In this week's roundup we see that continuous whining can get results, Linux users get 64-bit Flash and Moonlight previews, the latest in the Yahoo/Microsoft relationship and Senator Conroy ducks and weave in Senate Question Time. Read more »

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    Despite the recent employment axe hitting Sun the company has pushed out a new release of its Netbeans open source IDE with an eye to appeal more to Web developers. Read more »

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    Attending last weekend's BarCamp in Sydney, it was hard to escape the conclusion that a certain "dot-com bust" flavour had seeped into the kool aid previously being drunk by Australia's web 2.0 and early stage start-up sector. Read more »

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