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Millions of Dell power adapters recalled
About 4.4 million AC adapters sold worldwide with Dell notebooks between September 1998 and February 2002 were recalled Friday. Read more »
Dell pressured to extend Ubuntu PCs outside US
Dell may be forced to sell PCs pre-loaded with Linux distribution Ubuntu internationaly after more than 20,000 people signed a petition on the company's user forum. Read more »
Dell and HP still the life of the XP party
Facing a 30 June deadline to stop selling PCs with Windows XP, the world's largest computer makers are getting creative, with Dell and HP's Australian offices staying cagey about their intentions. Read more »
Microsoft suspends XP's death sentence
Bowing to pressure from customers and computer makers, Microsoft plans to keep Windows XP around a little longer. Read more »
Mitnick cleared after customs scare
Since being released from prison eight years ago, Kevin Mitnick's brushes with the law have consisted of a few parking tickets and a citation for driving without a front license plate - that is, until he returned from a trip to Colombia two weeks ago. Read more »
Intel hands off BIOS successor to trade group
The Extensible Firmware Interface, which could speed the boot-up process for PCs, has been handed over to a group that will promote and standardise it. Read more »
Acer merges with Gateway, leapfrogs Lenovo
Acer needs help getting ahead, and Gateway needs help keeping up. Both hope a merger will do the trick -- and put them ahead of rival Lenovo in the process. Read more »
European skills snatch plan alarms US tech firms
The European Union's new proposal to fast-track the immigration process for "highly skilled" workers is making some U.S. technology heavyweights nervous. Read more »
Gates, Jobs top leadership list
Bill Gates and Steve Jobs are atop a new list of the most admired company leaders, as ranked by business decision makers around the world. Read more »
XP SP3 makes Vista SP1 a laughing stock
New tests have revealed that XP with the beta SP3 has twice the performance of Vista, even with the long awaited SP1. Read more »
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Remaking my server environment: blade servers, virtualisation, terminal computing
My staff and I will be making some relatively significant changes to the computing environment at Westminster College. I thought I'd use this post to describe what we're doing and why and maybe give you some ideas about your own workings. Read more »
10 things you should know about advanced power management
One of the biggest issues facing IT professionals is power management. Today's data centres, deployed solutions, and explosive growth in technology warrants a fresh look at the power strategies you have in place. Read more »
Is Caldera moving away from Linux?
Caldera's name change to SCO Group has prompted fears that the company is abandoning Linux. The CEO says this is not true. Read more »
Assessment uncovers a consultant's incompetence
When one firm orders a business assessment, this consulting firm discovers a troubling history. Here's how the consulting firm tracked down the problems, including an IT consultant's blatant disregard for good business practices. Read more »
Is Red Hat going to be the next Microsoft?
How could a little company that provides Linux open source software hope to topple Microsoft? Could Red Hat become the next dominant (not necessarily domineering) operating systems provider? Read more »
Building the Linux business infrastructure
IBM has the Linux middleware tools you need today--but so do Oracle, BEA, and many other enterprise software vendors. Why the rush, and what's in it for you? Read more »
The importance of IP in Australia
With an increase in patent activity across the globe, we ask if businesses need to be concerned with their intellectual property. Read more »
Interview with Brian Randell
We caught up with Brian Randell from MCW Technologies at TechEd/Canberra to talk about some of the new features in SQL Server 2005 and it's role as an -Access Killer". 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 »
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Space pr0n, patent karma and Yang out -- Club Builder
On Club Builder this week: how NASA plans to get the Internet into space, Jerry Yang is out the door at Yahoo and Brendan Eich discusses javascript engine competition.