Hi All, This is a bit behind the scenes… I keep changing my Desktops.

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Interestingly, we discovered that although most top songs did indeed cost $1.29, two were available at both $0.99 and $1.29, two remained at $0.99, and – perhaps most surprising – Justin Timberlake still has a following: 1. “Poker Face” by Lady GaGa: $1.29 2. “Right Round” by Flo Rida: $0.99 and $1.29 3. “Kiss Me [...]

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Hi All, I’ve been looking into the beginnings of Twitter. Basically, how what is written, code-wise. I see it is RoR – Ruby on Rails. I bought three books on the system, but got tired of it. I could not get beyond “My World”. LOL! machaut writes “Twitter, one of the highest profile Ruby on [...]

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Hi All, I run everything to get my music. I’ve got a huge collection, and run Streamtuner to listen to go live radio. Hey, I’m a Linux kind of guy! If iTunes shoppers truly believe in our free-market system, then they shouldn’t worry about a $1.29 price for songs. On Tuesday, Apple’s traditional 99-cent song [...]

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Hi All, I keep thinking about Internet security. I run Linux because of this. I don’t have much on my PC, but Microsoft (M$) has let me done for too long. I keep searching for interesting Linux Distributions, and this one makes me wonder… Can I download a video, eMail or do anything really safely? [...]

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Hi All, Let’s get real. From the Department Of The Interior here. Atlantic wind farms alone could meet 25% of US electricity needs According to a new report released by the Interior Department, shallow-water offshore wind farms could supply as much as 20% of the electricity in most coastal states. The report, released last week [...]

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While potential customers and the technology press await T-Mobile’s G2 smartphone later this year, the wireless carrier is reportedly already knee-deep into the development of the next level of devices powered by the open source Android operating system. The company will roll out a home phone and a tablet/netbook computer sometime in 2010, according to [...]

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Hi All, Want to learn Linux? And all that open source goodness? Go here – video included! Showmedo is about learning and (Free and) Open-source software (FOSS). We were inspired to start Showmedo by watching some very effective web video-tutorials/screencasts. These convinced us that web-videos can be a great way to quickly and efficiently acquire [...]

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Hi All, I just had to post this. LOL! CDC: Rocket fuel chemical found in baby formula By MIKE STOBBE – 3 days ago ATLANTA (AP) — Traces of a chemical used in rocket fuel were found in samples of powdered baby formula, and could exceed what’s considered a safe dose for adults if mixed [...]

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Hi All, I’m trying to figure this all out. I might just need a netbook to do this. in Software Libre Jeremy Allison One of the things about getting older is that you learn to ignore things until you have to do something about them. It’s a learned efficiency I suppose, rationing your increasingly precious [...]

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Hi All, Twitter seems to be coming @ us like the next greatest big thing. I’ve got my own account here. What does this do for us? I blog about cool free things – run Linux, and all that open source goodness. Run Linux, Run Open Source, Run Free! What am I missing here?

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Hi All, I ran across a cool new search engine. This ripped right from their site. Searchme lets you see what you’re searching for. As you start typing, categories appear that relate to your query. Choose a category, and you’ll see pictures of web pages that answer your search. You can review these pages quickly [...]

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