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Submission + - Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy) Desktop Edition - Review (lunapark6.com)

Submitted by

Michael

on Thursday October 18, 2007 @04:27AM

Michael writes: "http://lunapark6.com/ubuntu-710-gutsy-desktop-edition-review.html "I'll cut to the chase and say from the start that Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy) Desktop Edition is simply the best desktop operating system that I have ever used. From installation, to setup, to regular everyday use Gutsy is just a thing of beauty. I have been keeping up with the release since its initial rocky Alpha period, to the polished final Release Candidate released on October 15, 2007 and then apt-get upgrading to the final release. The end result is that the Ubuntu team has put together everything that you could possibly want in a desktop operating system and more.""

Submission + - The world awaits Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon (ubuntu.com)

Submitted by

ashokcm

on Thursday October 18, 2007 @03:42AM

ashokcm writes: "The long awaited version of ubuntu (7.10, Gutsy Gibbon) will be out today. The release features among others 3-D desktop effects, automatic printer configuration and automatic firefox plugin installation. Canonical is also releasing Gobuntu 7.10, which is the debut release of the Ubuntu version that is composed entirely of open source non-restricted software."

Submission + - BBC iPlayer Letter Writing Campaign (paladine.org.uk)

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AlexanderHanff

on Wednesday July 18, 2007 @06:56AM

AlexanderHanff writes: "Today I launched a Public Letter Writing Campaign in response to the BBC's decision to limit their new "On Demand" service called iPlayer to Microsoft Windows. Many will think why is this an issue? Well the BBC is funded by a compulsory TV License Fee payable by all British people who own a television. By excluding everyone who does not use Window XP SP2, they have exculded hundreds of thousands of British TV License holders, the same segment of the public provide revenues of 10s of millions (GBP) each year to the BBC through their TV License Fees. The BBC have a public mandate to provide services which give "Value to licence fee payers as individuals, Value to society as a whole through its contribution to the BBC's Public Purposes and Value for money and cost", they have failed in all 3 of these mandates with the iPlayer service. The aim of the campaign is to send more than 10 000 letters to 4 different public bodies to match an official petition which is rapidly approaching 10 000 signatures."

Submission + - Apple iPhone's (Supposedly) Insanely Great Profits

Submitted by mustardayonnaise on Friday January 19, 2007 @09:42PM

mustardayonnaise writes: iSuppli, a research firm known for analyzing hardware component costs, has run the numbers on the iPhone and concluded that at $499 for a 4GB iPhone, Apple could be making 50 percent gross profit margins. The $599 8GB model is an even better deal — for Apple. But the iPhone could be even more profitable for Apple — because it will only be sold with a two-year Cingular contract. Business 2.0's article briefly outlines why the iPhone has the potential for such massive profit margins, which, apparently, many other Apple products have also enjoyed. Is Apple pricing themselves out of the insanely competitive cell phone market?

Submission + - How our brain 'sees' the future

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Roland Piquepaille

on Tuesday January 02, 2007 @02:29PM

Roland Piquepaille writes: "No, I'm not talking about people who say they can predict the future, such as fortune-tellers. On the contrary, this post is about a process that our brain is using extensively and routinely. When you think about your next meal at a favorite restaurant, your brain 'creates' images for you. Now, researchers at the Washington University in St. Louis have found that we're using the same areas of our brain to remember the past and envision the future. Even if this doesn't lead to practical applications, it indicates that people who clearly remember stories from their past are better equipped to imagine their future than people suffering from amnesia for example. Read more for additional details and references."

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