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Submission + - Bill Gates' Thoughts on Microsoft in 1989

Submitted by

Andareed

on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @07:08PM

Andareed writes: "A talk given by Bill Gates in 1989 to the Computer Science Club has recently been discovered and digitized. In this talk, Bill discusses his role as a developer in the early days of Microsoft, and his views on the future of Microsoft. He also alludes to the fact that he thought that in 1981, 640k would be good enough for everyone!"

Submission + - A $10 wok replaces a $20,000 satellite dish

Submitted by tchild on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @06:44PM

tchild writes: EE Times reports a $10 wok replacing a $20,000 satellite dish.

http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jht ml?articleID=197700218

Submission + - TAMU hacked?

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @06:34PM

An anonymous reader writes: Now that we at TAMU have 1 ID (login) to rule them all we can be happy that our personal data is more secure....not. The story is here, and everyone is getting notices that look like this:

"Regrettably, a recent attempt was made to gain unauthorized access to encrypted electronic data, and as a result, a number of Texas A&M University NetID passwords may have been compromised — including yours.

While the security violation was quickly identified and stopped, we believe it is important to take all necessary steps to ensure that everyone is fully protected from unauthorized use of their private information. Therefore, as a precautionary measure to protect your privacy, you are required to change your NetID password immediately."

Submission + - Using Safari can slow your system down?

Submitted by sandoz on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @05:29PM

sandoz writes: While how fast a browser can render a web page is certainly an important weapon in the browser war arguments, the difference is usually a matter of seconds at the most. To my mind, a more important measure of speed is how a browser affects the overall speed of your SYSTEM. Macenstein has any interesting article about how running Safari seems to slow down unrelated programs. You can read the article here

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