Monitor your Internet Speed and Bandwidth Usage in Real-Time

Posted September 30th, 2008 by din100 and filed in general
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You got a broadband connection at home with a data transfer limit and the ISP charges extra money for every byte of data that you download / upload beyond the limit specified in the monthly plan.

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Firefox 3: 8 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do

Posted September 29th, 2008 by din100 and filed in general
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The latest version of Mozilla’s popular open-source browser enjoyed one of the most successful launches in software history, with a record-setting 8.2 million downloads the first day it was available.

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Linux for Older PCs : From Ubuntu to Vector Linux

Posted September 29th, 2008 by din100 and filed in general
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I always wanted to know best disro for older pc. guess this is it

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50 tools to speed up your PC

Posted September 26th, 2008 by din100 and filed in general
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Is your PC tired and sluggish? Has its get up and go got up and went? If you want a faster system, you could certainly break the bank and buy a new machine. Or you could read this article instead.

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Linux triumphs in UK schools

Posted September 26th, 2008 by din100 and filed in general
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I dont think this is ever going to happen, MS already give schools a massive discount. If it come to it .They might they even give it to them for free.

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The 2008 PC Builder’s Bible

Posted September 24th, 2008 by din100 and filed in general
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This guide not only gives you all you need to know about every component that goes in your gaming PC, but also thoroughly walks you through the entire building process with detailed instructions and helpful photographs.

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10-Step Guide to Buying a Used Laptop That Works

Posted September 23rd, 2008 by din100 and filed in general
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Buying second-hand products is always cheaper and friendly to the environment, but it
’s easy to be discouraged by the stories of broken laptops purchased from eBay. To quell these fears and make green computing easy for everyone, here is a 10-step checklist on how to avoid high-tech lemons.

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VirtualBox update brings improved performance + 64-bit

Posted September 23rd, 2008 by din100 and filed in general
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Sun has released the first update to its recently purchased desktop virtualization program, now called Sun xVM VirtualBox 2.0. While not a major update, it does bring improved performance and 64-bit operating system support to the popular open source virtualization program.

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Cray’s Windows-Based Supercomputer: 64 Cores in Your Desk

Posted September 16th, 2008 by din100 and filed in general
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Why should UNIX nerds have all the fun? Cray and Microsoft announced today a partnership to produce the CX1, a $60,000 (on the top end) supercomputer that runs the forthcoming Windows HPC Server 2008
—MS’s answer to the high-performance *nix server systems run by most heavy servers.

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Speaking UNIX: The New and Improved Vim Editor

Posted September 15th, 2008 by din100 and filed in nerdy stuff

If you’ve worked on IBM AIX,another flavor of UNIX/Linux,you’ve more than likely used the vi editor.Since its conception in 1976,vi has become a staple for anyone wanting to edit files. How could someone make a more powerful editing tool than vi, you may ask?The answer is Vim,and this article provides details on the many enhancements & usage of vim

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