Splashtop Linux desktop to appear on every Asus motherboard!
DeviceVM, the makers of Splashtop, just made a big announcement though. Their technology will no longer be restricted to the top-shelf motherboards and will see a much wider release. At first it will…
Brits Want Microsoft Office 2007 Expelled From Classrooms --
Instead of Open XML, BECTA ( British Educational Communications and Technology Agency) wants the EU to compel Microsoft to support open standards, such as the Open Document Format.
Google kills Anonymous AdSense account
Exclusive: Google has murdered the AdSense account run by one of the web’s most influential anti-Scientology sites. Yet another example comes to light that makes it look like Google is courting a new…
The future of the Firefox address bar
I had an interesting discussion today about Firefox with Mozilla’s Mike Schroepfer and Mike Beltzner. One of the things we drilled into a bit was the address bar in Firefox 3
10 Items You Think Make You Cool, But Don’t
Being cool is normally subjective. But there are some things that unequivocally make you uncool. We’re not saying we’re cool, we’re just saying if you own any of these items, you’re not.
NBC-Vista copy-protection snafu reminds us why DRM stinks
A number of Windows Vista Media Center users noticed this week that a copy-protection flag from NBC was preventing them from recording a couple of shows shows. Although the incident appears to be an…
Einstein didn't believe in God, letter shows
“The word god is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weakness, the Bible a collection of honorable, but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish.”
Einstein thought religions were 'childish'
DefectiveByDesign.org Action Alert: Libraries, No DRM!
We ask that libraries immediately embargo the use of Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) on their collections and establish formal policies against it. There are many challenges facing libraries…