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Mozilla slates first Firefox 3.5 patch
Mozilla will patch the just-released Firefox 3.5 later this month to stamp out several bugs that went unfixed in the final version of the browser, the company said. Read more...

Mozilla launches Firefox 3.5, starts kill clock for older 3.0

Mozilla sets Firefox 3.5 final release for Tuesday

Linux on the mainframe continues to expand

Open-Source Routers Are Becoming an IT Option

Mozilla unveils Firefox 3.5 Release Candidate

DIY netbook Linux easier than it sounds

Lotus Symphony now reads Office 2007 documents

CIA's technology arm taps open source for enterprise search

The A-Z of programming languages: Erlang

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Moblin: a First Look at Intel's Open-Source OS
Moblin is an Intel-created open-source operating system for netbooks and, specifically, the kind of people who use them.

Bending the back office: Open source CRM and ERP


How open source is beating the status quo
Open source cannot change the status quo on its own. It needs to be combined with something else, and that's usually a technology. That technology can be the Web, in the case of Mozilla, or a hardware platform, in the case of the recent netbook revolution.

A Safe That Looks Like a Calculator
Safe Calculator is a neat little utility that pretends to be the basic Window calculator when you launch it. In actuality, it's a safe that can take a single file and encrypt it, disappearing it into the application itself. This tiny, free utility would be useful on the go or when sharing a public computer, when you need to write something down and then hide it.

10 terrific time-wasting downloads
Need a break? Take these fun and free downloadable PC games for a spin.

Enterprises cut costs with open-source routers
Advocates say that open-source routers allow custom crafting at a fraction of the cost of most commercial enterprise routers.

SpaceSniffer Identifies Hard Drive Hogs
"Where did all my space go?" This question has been asked by every computer user since the days of the 5.25" floppy (probably since the days of the ENIAC), and SpaceSniffer is a fast, free, easy, way to answer it. While SpaceSniffer in itself does nothing to reclaim space, it does provide you with a very good overview of what's occupying the nether reaches of your hard disk.

The fight over open source 'leeches'


With CellSpin Social Networks Hum on Mobile
You have your Twitter. And your Facebook. And your Flickr. And your MySpace. And, if you're like most people, the list of Web sites you use to share information with your friends, family, and the world at large probably goes on, too. But updating all of those sites doesn't require logging in and out of several different services, thanks to CellSpin. When it works, this application offers a really handy way to send audio, video, pictures, and text updates to a variety of sites right from your mobile phone.

Google's Chrome 2.0 Is Underwhelming
Google's upgrade of Chrome to 2.0 is exceedingly underwhelming --- there's so little new that if you blinked you'd miss the changes. It's baffling that a company that keeps fully featured software like Gmail in beta for years has jumped to 2.0 for a browser with so little to offer.

Don't trash your tired old desktop PC -- pump it up with a few inexpensive upgrades.
Microsoft's Windows 7 pricing plans may derail efforts to make users move away from XP and forget Vista. Also see Preston Gralla: Don't believe the $120 Windows 7 pricetag.
Trademark owners say cybersquatting on the Web has gone too far -- and they're pushing back.
The goal is to have all the original Lunar Orbiter image files processed by February, producing a moon atlas with a resolution higher than anything previously seen.
Get the latest news, reviews and more about Microsoft's newest desktop operating system.
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