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AMD

Journal Journal: Processor market opportunity?

Journal by Augmento

so, the whole home processor field is pretty much locked between AMD and Intel. how hard would it be to break into this market? Could I start by building processors in my garage? Or maybe, get somebody fresh out of the CPU making track of graduate school and team up for venture capital?

Ok. a bit tongue in cheek but it seems to me that there is an opportunity here.
Windows

Vista Family Discount Keys Found Not Compatible 394

Posted by CowboyNeal from the fits-a-different-lock dept.
acousticiris writes "Many (if not all) users who took advantage of Microsoft's Vista Family Discount have been issued invalid installation keys and cannot install Windows Vista Home Premium. Microsoft says, 'There is no expected time period for a fix at this time.' According to the article, the keys are valid for something, just not Windows Vista. Perhaps it's just too simple to issue these folks new keys and send them on their way."
Security

Bruce Schneier Talks Brain Heuristics and Security 83

Posted by CowboyNeal from the just-because-you're-paranoid dept.
ancientribe writes "Bruce Schneier is at it again: the security icon shares his latest research and insight on the interplay between psychology and security in this article in Dark Reading. The focus of Schneier's latest research is on brain heuristics and perceptions of security, which may be the basis for the best-selling author's next book. His goal for the topic, which he'll be presenting at the RSA Conference next week, is to focus on how people think, and feel, about security, and how neuroscience can help explain how our perception of risk doesn't always match reality."
Space

Submission + - Wanted: Home-builders for the moon

Submitted by el crowbar
el crowbar writes: NASA announced the broad outlines of its plan for an eventual lunar outpost less than two months ago. The general idea is to set up shop on the rim of a crater near one of the moon's poles. Such areas would be in sunlight, with a line-of-sight link to Earth all year round. The first crews would stay for just a week at a time, but by 2025, six-month tours of duty would be the norm. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16871258/
Slashdot.org

Journal Journal: Wake up!!!! 5

Journal by Em Emalb

It's time for your nap.

(is this thing on?)
Microsoft

Vista Indicates A Shift in Microsoft's Priorities 499

Posted by Zonk from the end-users-at-the-end dept.
jcatcw writes "After hundreds of hours of testing Vista, Scot Finnie is supremely tired of it. And of Microsoft. Although 80% of the changes in Windows Vista are positive, there is nothing about Vista that is truly innovative or compelling; there's no transformational, gotta-have-it feature in Vista. But the real problem isn't with Vista. It's with Microsoft itself. His opinion is that Microsoft has stopped focusing on end users. They 'now seemingly make many decisions based on these two things: 1. Avoiding negative publicity (especially about security and software quality) 2. Making sure the largest enterprise customers are happy.'"
Businesses

Making Your Company More Visible at a Job Fair? 86

Posted by Cliff from the improve-your-visibility dept.
moszern asks: "The startup I work for is growing to the point where we are need to do some serious hiring. We are toying with the idea of setting up a booth at a upcoming local college job fair. For the most part it seems these events are all the same with nothing much distinguishing each company from the next. Have you ever been to a job fair where a company had a very unorthodox booth or way of attracting potential employees? What would you want to see at a job fair to grab your attention?"
Intel by OSTG

Vendor New Intel Core 2 Duo Chips with P Socket 5

Submitted by OSTG Marketing Dept.
You can expect to see the new Socket P Core 2 Duo chips from Intel in the near future. The new chips, T7700, T7500, T7300 and T7100 models, will be optimized for the Santa Rosa platform. "Intel's Santa Rosa platform is said to be out in the 2nd Quarter of this year. Santa Rosa will use the 965 Express and ICH8 chipset and updated graphics engine - GMA X3000. The platform will also come in two versions: Centrino Duo and Centr
Intel by OSTG

Vendor Intel focuses on improving energy efficiency 5

Submitted by OSTG Marketing Dept.
Intel has plans to enhance the energy efficiency of its products to help meet the environmental challenges posed by climate change. "Speaking at a workshop with HP and Sun Micrcosystems about the sector's contribution to the global energy situation, Intel's Don Whiteside said the company is focusing on : greenhouse gas emissions, energy usage in its operations and the energy efficiency of its products. Intel says it has a goal to
User Journal

Journal Journal: Ghost article: some kid countersuing the RIAA? 5

Journal by nizo

I didn't save a screenshot, but the article was about some kid countersuing the RIAA after they failed in their attempt to sue his mom, and proceeded to then sue him and his sister. Anyone else see it?

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