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Comment: Windows Mobile (Score 1) 374

by Dred_furst on Sunday May 25 2008, @08:59AM (#23535407) Attached to: Smartphones For Text SSH Use — Revisited

Anything with windows mobile running, because you can run PuTTy, some HTC products even have keyboards on them

Microsoft Performs Illegal Operation, Shuts Down

Submitted by mail.app on Sunday April 01 2007, @08:27AM

mail.app writes "Microsoft Performs Illegal Operation, Shuts Down Microsoft Corp. issued a surprise press release this morning announcing that the company had "performed an illegal operation and would be shut down." Company executives refused to provide further information regarding the cause of the unexpected shutdown, only issuing a cryptic error number of $00038FF577 and advising all interested parties to "contact their system administrator.""

Google introduces Google TiSP broadband service!

Submitted by gadwale on Sunday April 01 2007, @08:00AM

gadwale writes "Google has just introduced Google TiSP, a "free wireless in-home broadband service". From http://www.google.com/tisp: "Sick of paying for broadband that you have to, well, pay for? Introducing Google TiSP (BETA), our new FREE in-home wireless broadband service. Sign up today and we'll send you your TiSP self-installation kit, which includes setup guide, fiber-optic cable, spindle, wireless router and installation CD." Here's the "installation guide": http://www.google.com/tisp/install.html"

HTML6 will be based on OOXML

Submitted by

Henri Sivonen

on Sunday April 01 2007, @07:10AM

Henri Sivonen writes "The Web Hypertext Application Technology Task Force revealed today its secret behind-the-closed-doors plans for HTML6. HTML6 will use OOXML as the serialization for backwards compatibility with the installed base of office suites. The architectural model will be based on the principle of separation of semantics from presentation and integrates with the enterprise-strength backplane for rich applications."

Ubuntu Flying Spaghetti Monster Edition announced

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 01 2007, @06:43AM

An anonymous reader writes "Pastafarians can rejoice everywhere, with the release of Ubuntu Flying Spaghetti Monster Edition. We believe His Noodliness chose Linux because Linux users are obviously all pirates already. Ubuntu Flying Spaghetti Monster Edition is now undergoing final beta testing and will be released shortly. Prepare yourselves to be touched by His Noodly Appendage!"

Python On Planes Supersunday release

Submitted by

spo0nman

on Sunday April 01 2007, @06:37AM

spo0nman writes "This is for those of you who hack on or are plan on hacking on python. Hope you enjoy it. PythonOnPlanes release team just released Release of PythonOnPlanes-1.3.07 aka. SuperSunday release. For those in the know PythonOnPlanes is a rapid development framework for Python which uses commonly known design patterns like ActiveRecord, Association DataMapping, Front Controller and MVC. Our primary goal is to provide a structured framework that enables Python users at all levels to rapidly develop robust web applications, without any loss to flexibility. http://pythononplanes.com/ http://pythononplanes.com/new-release.html"

Microsoft will soon announce a bid for FSF

Submitted by A. C. on Sunday April 01 2007, @05:54AM

A. C. writes "The CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, has announced (in a soon to be published interview) that Microsoft will in the near future place a bid for Free Software Foundation and propably OSTG too. Mr. Ballmer is quoted for calmly saying "Since we obviously can't kill them, we simply will buy them and then either shut them down or assimilate them." He was especially cheerfull with the perspective of closing the vipers nest (Slashdot) down. Mr. Torvalds will propably be given the possibility of continuing as the chief engineer on the new Microsoft United Linux project. Mr. Ballmer couldn't however say if there would be place for mr. Stallmann at Microsoft.
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The Pirate Bay gets permanent hosting

Submitted by C4st13v4n14 on Sunday April 01 2007, @05:34AM

C4st13v4n14 writes "The Pirate Bay finally gets permanent hosting and immunity against foreign copyright holders!

http://thepiratebay.org/blog/61"

Gmail Paper

Submitted by

irabinovitch

on Sunday April 01 2007, @04:12AM

irabinovitch writes "Google is offering a new service, Gmail Paper". As part of this service they will print and mail you copies of any e-mail you have received / sent at no cost. The postage / printing costs will be offset by selling ads on the back of the paper."

Free broadband through the sewer.

Submitted by

John Rowland

on Sunday April 01 2007, @02:45AM

John Rowland writes "MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 1, 2007 — Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced the launch of Google TiSP (BETA)(TM), a free in-home wireless broadband service that delivers online connectivity via users' plumbing systems. The Toilet Internet Service Provider (TiSP) project is a self-installed, ad-supported online service that will be offered entirely free to any consumer with a WiFi-capable PC and a toilet connected to a local municipal sewage system. http://www.google.com/tisp/"