Sun's Goal: No In-House Data Centers by 2015 - Data Center Knowledge

Talk about going green... Sun would like to have zero Data Centers by 2015. They have already decreased the number of servers they run substantially but will continue to reduce aggressively. They will need to outsource (or OutHost as they call it) some data center functionality but good on them for taking this approach. Focus will also be made to offer SaaS (Software as a Service) to reduce costs -- another clever initiative.

Sun's Goal: No In-House Data Centers by 2015 - Data Center Knowledge

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Screenshots | Ubuntu Tweak

Some Ubuntu users get confused on where to make certain changes. Well, the Ubuntu forums are fantastic for much of these questions but I stumbled on a tool called "Ubuntu Tweak" that seems to group many of these FAQ-type configuration questions into a nicely presented GUI. Think of it as TweakUI for Ubuntu. I have not yet used it but the feedback looks positive.

Screenshots | Ubuntu Tweak

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Ubuntu Hardy Heron Alpha 3 | Ubuntu

For those of you with a "hardy" appetite -- you might want to take a look at the recent Alpha from Ubuntu... It has an updated kernel, Xorg 7.3 and a beta of Firefox 3.

Ubuntu Hardy Heron Alpha 3 | Ubuntu

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AOL Money & Finance Beta

I've been a long time fan of Yahoo finance and to a certain extent, Google finance but this new beta offering from AOL looks really slick and is very informative. It is jacked up with all the Web 2.0 you can think of and provides a great deal of information at a glance. Worth taking a look and track some stocks... On the other hand, given the volatility in the market these days... maybe you don't :-)

AOL Money & Finance Beta

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Revealed: USB 3.0 jacks and sockets | Reg Hardware

A view of USB 3.0 -- 10x as fast as today's USB 2 xfer rates! That's about 4.7gb/s -- nice! Looks like it will be backwards compatible as well so your investment in a USB fan for your notebook won't go to waste (oh, and your external USB HDDs too ;)).

Revealed: USB 3.0 jacks and sockets | Reg Hardware

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Penguinistas hack Android onto real hardware

Looks like Google's cell phone OS (Aka Android) has been hacked to run on real hardware (as opposed to the emulation software provided in the SDK). Looks like this project might become reality quicker than most Google project (with beta cycles lasting years :-)).

Penguinistas hack Android onto real hardware

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Neowin.net - Market Share 2007: Mac OS gains 3.15%, Vista grabs 10.48%

Interesting metrics on OS market share from Net Applications

Neowin.net - Market Share 2007: Mac OS gains 3.15%, Vista grabs 10.48%:

Windows XP - 76.91%
Windows Vista - 10.48%
Mac OS - 7.30%
Windows 2000 - 2.66%
Windows 98 - 0.70%
Linux - 0.63%"

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Canada's labels slam proposed digital 'tax' - Yahoo! Canada News

A progressive view on paying for music. This is Canada we're talking about here so of course it's yet another tax... Just what we need... That being said, it's an idea that will stimulate some discussion -- flat tax on all ISP customers (5$/mo) and you have access to all of the music you want...

Canada's labels slam proposed digital 'tax' - Yahoo! Canada News

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Bill Gates’ last day at Microsoft (video) - istartedsomething

Well, one thing is for certain -- Bill Gates came make fun of himself. This is a funny video with a TON of celebrity cameo appearances. Worth a look :-)

Bill Gates’ last day at Microsoft (video) - istartedsomething

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Exclusive: Mozilla Secretly Launches A Viral Campaign For Firefox

This is funny -- viral video to promote Firefox. It ha a real "We are the world" feel to it. I cracked up when I saw the "Chocolate Rain" guy. Just what I needed on the 1st day back to work!

Exclusive: Mozilla Secretly Launches A Viral Campaign For Firefox

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