Day archives: August 10th, 2005

Linux on the desktop–almost there again?

From TechRepublic: Despite their best attempts, Linux software companies say they are still having a hard time luring average consumers away from the Windows environment–but that may not necessarily be a bad thing. Windows still dominates the PC world. About 90 percent of all desktops, laptops and even PDAs are powered by Microsoft, according to …

BartPE

The recent Langalist from Fred Langa mentioned a must have repair and recovery tool, BartPE. BartPE is a tool that loads a live version of Windows XP or 2003 (an operating system that can be started during the boot process from a bootable CD that is run entirely from the CD). I tested the tool …

Reader’s Digest Canada

I don’t subscribe to Reader’s Digest. My grandmother does, and my chiropractor does. But I visit my grandmother or have a chiropractor appointment, I always pick them up and read the humour sections; Life’s Like That, Humour in Uniform, Campus Comedy, etc. You can also read these online. If you visit the Reader’s Digest Canada …

Wedding planning web site

There are several people I know who will be getting married over the next few months. A good site to visit for planning help is http://www.theknot.com/ (as in “tying the knot”). There are checklists, budgets, and many other types of planners.

Google News now with RSS

I first read about this in my ComputerWorld feed. Google is now offering RSS and ATOM feeds for their news page. Feeds are available for the different categories Google News offers (World, Business, Health, Sci/Tech, Entertainment) plus feeds are also available for customized searches as well.