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Have I Told You Lately That Hate Windows?
Fortune - You know what? I really wish there were a computer out there that could give me basic PC applications that work fluidly with the World Wide Web and networking.
Panel Eyes PC-Free Internet
PC World - The PC isn't going away, but consumer electronics executives think they have better ways for you to access the Internet from your home.
National Semiconductor readies chip that takes over most functions of PC
MSNBC - National Semiconductor Corp., taking a leap forward in the race to shrink the size and cost of the personal computer, Thursday will announce that it has put most of the functions of a PC on a single chip.
Online Postage This Fall
PC World - In a bid to keep up with the Internet, the U.S. Postal Service is set to team up with E-Stamp, in which Microsoft owns about a 10 percent stake, and Stamps.com to offer a computer-generated stamp.
TheLinuxStore's New PIA Will Debut This Week Before Live National Television Audience
NC News - The new PIA™, a $199 personal Internet appliance introduced by The Linux Store, will be unveiled and demonstrated for the first time before a live national network television audience on Good Morning America.
Why Works.com is a Natural Born Killer
Anchordesk - Winners don't take good ideas at face value. They pick them apart and put them back together as great ideas. Like Works.com did when it merged three good technologies into one great service to help companies move their purchasing online.
No-Brainer Web Editing
PC World - Manila software promises to let you edit pages in your browser--without knowing HTML.
Kitchen PCs: imagined and real
MSNBC - New ideas from Be and CMI Worldwide put versatile, powerful computers in what — face it — is the center of the home.
50 Ways to Leave Your Hard Drive
The Industry Standard - You already have a free e-mail accoun and use the free voicemail offered by your online community. What's next? The founders of X:drive, are betting that the virtual hard drive will be the next must-have free application.
The New Era in Business Computing: Why You Must Get Onboard Now
Anchordesk - The tech winds have shifted again. A new era of computing has arrived. If your company doesn't embrace the new Weblication/thin client architecture, it could lose competitive advantage.
Low-cost PCs spawn Windows alternatives
NEWS.COM - With cheap PCs and the Internet driving the market, small companies are proposing new, alternative operating systems and applications that stand out by being what Microsoft products aren't. Namely, cheap and easy-to-use.
Edit Video Over the Web
PC WORLD - Javu Technologies' VideoFarm service offers online video editing and Web hosting for $89 per month.
EBIZ Enterprises to Launch Linux-based Personal Internet Appliance `PIA' that Shatters Price Barriers
NC News - EBIZ Enterprises, Inc. has announced their plans to introduce the first true Linux-based Personal Internet Appliance (PIA™) at a price almost anyone can afford.
Miguel de Icaza: Bill Gates's worst nightmare?
LinuxWorld - Miguel is the coordinator of the GNOME (GNU network object model environment) Project, an ambitious undertaking to bring the best of object-oriented design and development to Linux.
Planet IT - Linux
TechWeb - TechWeb now offers a full section of Linux news, reviews, and information as further proof that the Open Source OS has come of age.
Psion handheld computers to sport Java
NEWS.COM - Psion's latest handheld computer and another coming in October will be able to run Java programs five times faster on the Epoc operating system than on Microsoft's Windows CE.
IBM strikes Linux deal with Caldera
INFOWORLD - IBM deepened its commitment to the Linux community Tuesday with the announcement of an education and support agreement with Caldera Systems, along with a collaborative effort to recruit systems integrators and VARs.
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