DeXtop: Retro X

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September 21, 2000

Author: JT Smith

This LinuxPlanet article surmises, the Linux community is
evidently poised on the brink of a new Dark Age that wiser “big-name”
companies had once struggled to prevent.

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Linux

Senior moments on the Web will increase

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September 21, 2000

Author: JT Smith

The number of senior citizens online is expanding rapidly, mostly in the area of gaming and shopping, says a report from NUA surveys.

Security measures could be just so much vapor

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September 21, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Credit card companies might just be hyping ineffective online security measures in order to win consumer confidence, says Reuters.

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Linux

NAS Or SANs? IT managers say ‘both’

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September 21, 2000

Author: JT Smith

IT professionals are employing common sense and refusing to be intimidated by vendors, reports Techweb.com.

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Unix

Virus scanning engine fits neatly into Solaris

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September 21, 2000

Author: JT Smith

McAfee’s WebShield is reported to instantly detect and demolish all kinds of viruses and malicious code. From PRNewswire.com.

Congress discusses privacy, but can’t agree on solution

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September 21, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Nando Times tells us how the vendors are hovering on Capitol Hill, ready to become the latest and greatest in the privacy rodeo as they court the politicians.

Government sponsors ads in tech-savvy classrooms

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September 21, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Public schools are getting free computer equipment, but students are bombarded with advertisements as part of the deal. Do we care? From Techweb.com.

Embedded Linux can now link with Windows

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September 21, 2000

Author: JT Smith

A company called Intrinsyc has developed new software that makes the merging of the two OSs possible, claims Canada News Wire.

Workers should be allowed to play on the ‘Net

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September 21, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Survey says, employees who browse won’t grouse (as much) – but we already knew that, PCWorld.

Stodgy IBM and greedy MS set to supply new businesses

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September 21, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Don’t worry your pretty little head any longer about which operating system to adopt.. we’ve got it all taken care of, says Enfrastructure. But they’re not an incubator, insist the proprietors. Sound a little insidious? From the Chicago Tribune online.

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Open Source