Daily Archives: June 4, 2013

Breaking Windows

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Robert Pogson

“Tavis Ormandy has discovered a security vulnerability in Windows which can be exploited by any user on the system to obtain administrator privileges.” see Google researcher discloses zero-day exploit for Windows Sigh. Here we go again, a billion PCs with … Continue reading →

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India Times Shopping Offers A Great Selection Of GNU/Linux Notebooks

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Robert Pogson

Sure, they sell that other OS but look at this selection: Description Price Zing 7 Inch Mini Laptop with Android 4.0 and USB Mouse 6999 Acer Aspire E1-531 Laptop – Pentium B960-4GB-500GB-15.6 Inch-Linux (Glossy Black) – NX.M12SI.023 23199 Sony VAIO … Continue reading →

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Wishful Thinking In Wintel: M$ Will Innovate…

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Robert Pogson

“Perhaps the product that caused the greatest stir at Asus’s press conference was its Memo Pad FHD7. It wasn’t the tablet’s Android OS or ARM-based processor that wooed the crowd, but the price tag, which starts at just $129. That’s … Continue reading →

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A Community Being Built

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Robert Pogson

Jack Wallen:“What if the whole of Linux got together and finally realized that when one succeeds, we all succeed. The world especially those in and around the Microsoft camp have said for years that Linux would never succeed. What the … Continue reading →

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