Posted on November 21, 2007 by thegtapatriot
Sick of Windows and Linux? Mac OS too pricey? Looking for something different? PC-BSD to the rescue!
What is PC-BSD?
Before we get into the review, here are some highlights from the PC-BSD site discussing PC-BSD and its requirements. For a comprehensive look at what’s in this release, see the changelog and the release notes on the [...]
Filed under: BSD, Technology | Tagged: Berkeley Software Distribution, BSD, BSD Unix, Compiz Fusion, Firefox, FreeBSD, KDE, Linux, NetBSD, NVIDIA, OpenBSD, Opera, Operating System, PC-BSD, PCBSD, UNIX, UNIX System V, Xorg | No Comments »
Posted on November 21, 2007 by thegtapatriot
TORONTO - There is a “compelling case” for Ontario to become the first province in Canada to ban a potentially harmful chemical found in common plastic baby products and linked to adulthood cancer, Premier Dalton McGuinty said Tuesday after meeting with experts and parents pushing for a ban of bisphenol A.
The governing Liberals are going [...]
Filed under: Canada, GTA Environment, Ontario | Tagged: baby, bisphenol A, bottles, Ontario, Toronto, Toxin | No Comments »
Posted on November 21, 2007 by thegtapatriot
Microsoft’s rivalry with Google heated up considerably this past year when rumors surfaced that Google might release its own operating system to compete with Windows. Has Google finally jumped into the fray with its own OS?
Unfortunately, no; gOS is not a “Google OS” nor is it affiliated with Google (though Desktop Linux has reported that [...]
Filed under: Google, Hardware, Linux, Microsoft, Open Source, Ubuntu | Tagged: 7.10, E17, Enlightenment, Everex, Gmail, Good OS LLC, Google, Google Calendar, google maps, Google News, Google OS, gOS, Linux, Microsoft, Ubuntu, Wal-Mart, Walmart, windows, YouTube | No Comments »
Posted on November 21, 2007 by thegtapatriot
It looks like the GTTA has received funding for the following projects. Maybe I am still in disbelief until I see shovels in the ground? I am not in favour of all of the plans listed, but this definitely will be some good news for once for public transit in the Greater Toronto Area. What [...]
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