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Update Dad's Computer This Father's Day
Are your dad's distance learning studies sluggish because of his outdated computer system? If so, check out these hardware suggestions for all distance learners. Don't have a distance learning dad? Then, treat yourself!...
http://distancelearn.about.com/b/a/177018.htm

Sun acquisitions fill out grid plans
While struggling to reinvigorate its hardware business, Sun continues to focus on software and services as it aims to change the way companies buy and deploy IT.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/051605-sun.html?fsrc=rss-utility

Daily Hardware Roundup

http://feeds.feedburner.com/newsisfree/newscat17?m=19707

If Lego® made cell phones
If the Danish maker of the well-known interchangeable plastic blocks made cell phones, we'd probably be able to switch around both hardware and software to make just the kind of handset we wanted. And then change it into something else....
http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/wireless/008253.html

CNN Report - Viruses piggyback on celebrity fame
While Britney Spears' pregnancy may be popular with celebrity news junkies, her time in the public eye is also making it a whole lot easier to spread computer viruses. According to a computer software maker, Spears tops the list of...
http://pcsupport.about.com/b/a/179209.htm

Tunneling to behind the firewall (Very early working beta)
This program allows you to connect to your work computer that is situated behind the firewall from home computer that can also be behind firewall and get access to the work network. Using this program you can create tunnels from your home computer to the work computer and thus use almost any client-server software such as Remote Desktop, Web Browser (to access your intranet), Telnet etc. Have to fix bugs. I'll try to upload new versions as I work on it.
http://www.gotdotnet.com/Community/UserSamples/Details.aspx?SampleGuid=46993f4d-08b0-41bd-a756-0532a

Quake on Phones
The developer of the long-lived and popular computer game Quake has announced that a version of it will be available for mobile-phone handsets later this summer.

Id Software and software publisher Pulse Interactive have ported the game to the mobile platform. It will be released for handsets that have 3D capabilities.
http://www.notepage.net/blog.htm#242

Ace Hardware Off Orders 07/01

http://www.ableshoppers.com/#15070135

Microsoft Phone Software runs Hard Drives
Microsoft Corp., on Tuesday released a new version of its mobile phone software with the ability to run miniature hard drives and new features like a walkie-talkie style "push-to-talk."

The world's largest software maker has struggled in the mobile phone world but sees a chance to unseat entrenched rivals such as market leader Symbian Ltd. with Windows Mobile 5.0.

"We've made a heck of a lot of progress," Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said in an interview, "I think we've learned a lot." The maker of the Windows computer operating system launched a mobile phones unit about five years ago.
http://www.notepage.net/blog.htm#194

The Boom Box, One Heck of a Suite.

Roxio took a look at the millions and millions of iPods sold and all the accessories that have been developed for the iPods. They concluded that there were over 500 kinds of hardware devices built to work with the iPod, but very few software programs. Roxio wanted to allow users to experience their older music collections, and rediscover their new music. They also wanted to allow users to go beyond music and use their iPods…

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