Comment: Re:Similar but different (Score 1) 384
Or, when using Linux with Gnome-do, press super+space, type fi and press enter. I count that as 5 keypresses.
Super key in linux terminology is the one with the windows logo on it.
VALO-CD: Kokoelma parhaita suomenkielisiä vapaita ohjelmia Windowsille->
Comment: in Finland (Score 1) 229
A list of mini-laptops with comparisons:
http://www.mbnet.fi/tuoteseuranta/index.aspx?rrid=1
Availability was scarce in verkkokauppa:
http://www.verkkokauppa.com/?page=http://www.verkkokauppa.com/main.php?path=tietokoneet%2Fkannettavat&title=Tietokoneet+/+Kannettavat&search=1&cat1=Tietokoneet&cat2=Kannettavat&cat3=Linux
Some sell Acer aspire one: http://hintaseuranta.fi/tuote.aspx/171402
Here's Asus:
http://hintaseuranta.fi/tuote.aspx/164709
Lenovo T61 is pricier:
http://hintaseuranta.fi/tuote.aspx/81991
MSI wind:
http://hintaseuranta.fi/tuote.aspx/79914
You can check driver availability to about any laptop, even if it doesn't have linux preinstalled:
http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/
My personal choice would be Asus Eee PC 901. Enough CPU and SSD-drives which are more tolerant to shaking and movement, in addition of being fast.
To play DVDs, an external drive would be needed:
http://www.verkkokauppa.com/popups/prodinfo.php?id=2585
DVD-drive compatibility chart:
http://www.qbik.ch/usb/devices/search_res.php?pattern=dvd
Comment: Hardware drivers (Score 1) 521
..and chinese manufacturers have been known to make a multitude of device models, of which not nearly all get Microsoft's WHQL testing and bug-fixing.
It wouldn't be at all surprising if the Olympic games' machines used chinese brand (cheaper) devices.
How to make money using Open Source->
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Link to Original Source
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Finnish court rules: CSS protection ineffective
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An anonymous reader writes "In an unanimous decision released today, Helsinki District Court ruled that Content Scrambling System (CSS) used in DVD movies is "ineffective". The decision is the first in Europe to interpret new copyright law amendments that ban the circumvention of "effective technological measures".
There is also a more detailed analysis (pdf) of the case."
First map of an extrasolar planet created
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dtolman writes "Using the Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers have been able to make the first infrared map of a world outside our solar system. This map reveals the giant gas planet HD 189733b (located 60 light years away) to be dominated by a giant hot spot , caused by the intense heat of the nearby star."
Hide secret messages in images on the internet
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Andrew Lee writes "This program lets you hide arbitrary text messages inside image files. It is different than other stego tools in that it encodes the message by making visible changes to the image, rather than encoding the message in non-visible parts of an image file's data. In theory you can even print out the image and scan it back in to retrieve the secret message.
http://www.picsecret.com/"
http://www.picsecret.com/"
Vista Download Disaster
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SkinnyGuy writes "Downloading Windows Vista sounds like a great idea — until you actually do it. Looks like Microsoft hasn't thought out all the fine details. PC Magazine's own publisher gave it a shot and recounts his sorry tale to columnist Lance Ulanoff. Some other tales of woe appear in the associated forum."
E-auction Company Uses Patent to Sue Nashville PD
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Synistar writes "GovDeals, an Ebay-like government auction company, is using a patent that they were awarded on a "tiered method for auctioning government assets over a computerized network, such as the Internet"to sue the Nashville Police Department . Apparently GovDeals was rejected in their bid to become a contractor for the city government. They warned the city that they were in process of obtaining a patent and that the city would be in violation of it if they did not hire GovDeals. When they lost the bid and were awarded the patent they then turned around and sued the Police Department for violating it. So were patents intended as a means to wrangle government contracts and punish those who don't hire you?"