Overheard in the tech blogosphere:

Technology


February 1, 2008  3:39 PM

Video: AMD Virtual Experience



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
Technology

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February 1, 2008  2:33 PM

Overheard: Your old computer may be in Guiya, China



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
Green computing, Technology

junk.gif And though U.S. states increasingly require that electronics be sent to collection and recycling centers, even from those...


February 1, 2008  1:12 PM

Overheard: Amazon cloud services



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
Amazon, Cloud computing, Technology

jack_schofield.jpg One of the Highlights in the [Q4] earnings statement picked up by the geek press was about Amazon's...


February 1, 2008  12:12 AM

WordPress



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
Technology

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February 1, 2008  12:10 AM

Ubuntu



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
Technology

Ubuntu (pronounced oo-BOON-too) is an open source Debian-based Linux distribution. Sponsored by Canonical Ltd., Ubuntu is considered a good distribution for beginners.


February 1, 2008  12:08 AM

Python



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
Technology

Python is an object-oriented programming language distributed under an OSI-approved open source license that makes it free to use, even for commercial products.


February 1, 2008  12:02 AM

Open Source Initiative



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
Technology

The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is a non-profit corporation formed to educate about and advocate for the benefits of open source and to build bridges among different constituencies in the open-source community.


January 31, 2008  3:07 PM

Overheard: Security hide and seek — this rootkit modifies the master boot record (MBR)



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
anti-virus, Security, Technology

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January 30, 2008  1:53 AM

Overheard: Your life is a cartoon



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
humor, Marketing, Microsoft, Technology

heroes1.gif Microsoft is running another viral marketing campaign -- this time they're...


January 29, 2008  12:24 PM

Overheard: Gov’t wants total access to Google search records



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
Google, Internet, Privacy, Security, Technology

ryan-singel.jpg The nation's top spy, Michael McConnell, thinks the threat of cyberarmageddon is so great that the U.S....