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Stories by: Bill Snyder

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The best, and worst, of Demo Fall 2008 11/09/2008 09:40:00

It isn't something you'll see on a server rack, but a product from a fabless silicon design outfit could help you cut down on air conditioning costs at work or home and help save energy. What's more, Microstaq's Silicon Expansion Valve (SEV) illustrates innovative thinking, and after all, isn't that what the Demo show is all about?
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Really free Linux takes hold 29/08/2008 11:52:00

It's hardly news these days when RHEL or Suse Linux boots Windows or Unix off a server. And we know that commercial software vendors are paying plenty of attention to commercial open source.
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Apple, Amazon cloud snafus leave Microsoft sitting pretty 15/08/2008 11:33:00

Pity the poor road warrior who tried to find his data on The Linkup, only to get this message when he logged in: "Unfortunately The Linkup service is no longer available. Please visit box.net for your storage needs." What's worse, the sales guy was on an extended trip through North and South America. That's a real story, told by one Jacob Sherman, "I just want my data," he said.
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Pointing fingers: The darker and lighter sides of Windows 7 30/05/2008 11:52:18

It's a classic "good news, bad news" kind of story. Microsoft is finally giving us some hard information about what Windows 7 will look like.
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Microsoft's mobile mistake 15/02/2008 10:56:44

By the standards of its US$45 billion offer for Yahoo, Microsoft could have found the $500 million it is rumored to have paid Danger in Steve Ballmer's couch.