25960602
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AmyVernon writes:
We combed through about two years’ worth of data on SourceForge, looking at the platforms of the users who downloaded projects, and millions more Mac users are downloading open source projects now than were in February 2010. In the same time, Windows downloads have increased by a much smaller percentage and Linux downloads have actually declined.
24809390
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AmyVernon writes:
Until Intel's next-gen, high-end Sandy Bridge-E processor sometime this quarter, Intel's second generation Core family of processors and the Z68 Express chipset are Intel's current premiere desktop platform for the mainstream. This look at several different motherboard offerings from manufacturers that cover a range of form factors, feature sets, and price points, shows that you can pull together a fairly potent system for a reasonably modest investment. Asus, MSI, ASRock, Gigabyte, eVGA and Zotac are all represented here. In addition to support for the entire line of 2nd-gen Intel Core chips with Turbo Boost 2.0, the Z68 chipset supports Intel High Definition Audio, 8 PCI-Express 2.0 lanes (16 more in the CPU), 6 SATA ports (2 x 6Gbps, 4 x 3Gbps), integrated Gigabit Ethernet, 14 USB ports, and a smattering of A/v ports including HDMI and DisplayPort.
24028798
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AmyVernon writes:
This piece from RWW got me thinking about whether when you sign up for access to a site whether you're actually signing up to get a slew of email spam from them. The single opt-in is still really popular and I've noticed that because I often check the box that requests that I NOT get further emails from a company or publisher.
I always assume that giving my actual email address means I'm going to get spam-type emails from whomever. Still surprises me that most people don't. But it does raise a good question: Shouldn't you be able to sign up for something without automatically being signed up for a never-ending stream of "updates"?
23802852
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AmyVernon writes:
Most computers today can't support gigabit connections and current Wi-Fi networks couldn't offer those speeds either. The first trial of Sonic.Net's gigabit network was a speed test on a generic laptop that showed off 420 Mbps down; the laptop couldn’t handle a full gig.
Plus, few applications need those speeds. It's hard to justify such a huge investment in a network that will have few subscribers and few applications that need it.
Of course, that can change, and then these networks will be vital. Story's a good analysis of where things stand and what has to change.
23726658
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AmyVernon writes:
This hack is supposed to boost signal strength by at least 2 to 4 bars.
What you need: scissors, a utility knife, some adhesive putty and an empty beer can. The brand doesn't matter for the router, but I suppose it would be cooler looking if it were Asahi or Stella Artois than if it were Budweiser.
