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Comment Re:The best lenses out (Score 1) 171

by skweegee on Thursday April 13, 2006 @09:03PM (#15126798) Attached to: Contact Lenses for Computer Professionals?

Having worn contacts for almost 15 years now I completely agree with the above statement. The HydraClear are by far the best out there. I would recommend using Clear Care cleaning solution as it makes handling thinner lenses like the HydraClear much easier. Instead of conventional storage and cleaning the contacts are placed into a carrier and dropped into the solution. This allows you to easily remove the thin lenses from the case. Just my .02

Review of GMail for Your Domain 192

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Tuesday March 28, 2006 @06:11PM from the fingers-in-another-pie dept.

DevanJedi writes "Google recently started offering GMail hosted email service, with 25 free 2 GB email accounts, for universities and beta-testing private domains. Science Addiction has a review of the GMail for Your Domain service and its features including screenshots and speculation on future Google free and paid hosting efforts."

Sandals and Ponytails Behind Slow Linux Adoption 948

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Tuesday March 28, 2006 @05:01PM from the shave-and-a-haircut dept.

Eric Giguere writes "CNet is reporting that according to former Massachusetts CIO Peter Quinn 'the lax dress code of the open-source community is one of the reasons behind the software's slow uptake in commercial environments.' In particular, Quinn blames the 'sandal and ponytail set' for sluggish adoption of Linux by businesses and governments." From the article: "Quinn, who faced plenty of scrutiny over his support of the OpenDocument standards-based office document format, said proponents of open source in government faced formidable opposition from vested interests if they went public."

Required Knowledge for a Career in Network Security 73

Posted by Cliff on Wednesday March 22, 2006 @09:05AM from the look-before-making-that-leap dept.

mtgarden asks: "I am trying to decide if I want to make a career shift into network security. I enjoy learning about cutting edge technologies and find security interesting. I am not especially good at programing but would potentially enjoy the analysis side of security. Where would I start studying to learn whether this field is a good fit for me?"

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