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Setting up the i810 motherboard

Author: JT Smith

LinuxNewbie.org brings us this fine tutorial, authored by ‘vvx.’ It is designed to hold your hand securely, all the way through getting that Intel artistry configured correctly in your Linux box.

Category:

  • Unix

Laptop left in the lurch; Qualcomm CEO shouts “Theft!”

Author: JT Smith

Dallas Morning News reported that Irwin Jacobs left the hardware with critical data sitting on a podium while he was distracted by questions from audience members after his presentation. Shame on you, Mr. Jacobs!

Category:

  • Linux

Is either Prez candidate up on high-tech issues?

Author: JT Smith

Computer News Daily posts a COX News Service editorial which asks the question: who would make the better tech president, Gore or Bush? Is there a good answer to that question?

Suncoast LUG to present at computer showcase

Author: JT Smith

The Tampa, Florida Linux users group is planning a huge showing at the Computers and Technology Showcase on September 27-28, according to LinuxPR.com.

Opinion: The recording industry is unfair

Author: JT Smith

Big surprise: some people think the RIAA exploits its recording artists. Does that justify the free trade of their copyrighted works? Jonathan Seff at MacWorld spouts off.

Sun bets on ‘Cheetah’ in Net race

Author: JT Smith

Sun will strut and preen publicly at the launch of its UltraSPARC III processor. eWEEK’s Peter Galli reports at ZDNet.

Category:

  • Unix

Poison PCs

Author: JT Smith

There’s a computer recycling center in Santa Clara. Where else but California? Read about how Salon correspondent Jim Fisher dumps his toxic e-junk.

Category:

  • Unix

Web daddy drowned out, Lycos in spinout

Author: JT Smith

The digs, jabs, and innuendoes are flying at Rumor Central, Spencer Katt’s weekly column at ZDNet.

DUPE from last Wed. A bug in the legal code?

Author: JT Smith

“Not being able
to watch a “Lion King” DVD on your Linux
machine is one thing, but what if
manufacturers decide that the safety data
they give to the government shouldn’t be on
the Internet?” Damien Cave raises these questions in a letter to the editor of Salon.

VFS Live to stream interview with Illiad and WebDi

Author: JT Smith

There’s an upcoming live interview with Illiad hosted by VFS Live. Read more for further details.

In Search of New Media, a VFS Live
production, will be streaming a live interview with JD “Illiad” Frazer
and WebDiva of UserFriendly on Sept 20 at 8pm PST. The interview
with Frazer, recently named one of the 50 most influential people in the
open source community by Linux Magazine and Wired Magazine, and WebDiva
will take place at the VFS Web Cafe.

Frazer and WebDiva will be on hand to answer questions on the comic that
has become the leading entertainment and cultural destination for IT
professionals worldwide. They will be discussing UserFriendly’s first
animated (flash) release of their comic and the Quake III skin contest.

Viewers can tune in via the VFS Live website (www.vfslive.com) and
participate in the interview via our chat room. Questions are also
being taken in advance and can be sent to ebin@vfs.com. Local
viewers are encouraged to watch on set at the Web Cafe (Homer and
Hastings), doors open at 5pm.

In Search of New Media is VFS Live production that airs every Wednesday
night from the VFS Web Cafe at 8pm PST. The show interviews a wide
variety of guests from the technology field, previous guests have
included IBM, TotallyHip, BlastRadius, Bitmovers and GlobalMedia. For
more information please visit our website at www.vfslive.com or
email us at vfslive@vfs.com

Submitted by Eric Bin