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    Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala was officially released overnight and marked the eleventh release of the distribution. It's attractive, polished and measured, but fails "the grandma test".

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    Windows platform Vice President Jim Allchin tells developers and Intel CTO Pat Gelsinger that "it's time for the transition," after announcing an April release of Microsoft's 64-bit version of Windows at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco.

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    Since Mac and Windows OSes now run on Intel-based hardware, shouldn't it be easy to run both on the same computer?

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    Despite a rocky beginning, intrusion detection and prevention systems are an important part of any security arsenal. We road-test six hardware and software-based systems.

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    It happens a lot with PCs: You install a new game or software app only to discover that you need an updated video-or sound-card driver. RubyMicro's DriverMagic ostensibly makes the update process simple by hosting updated drivers from a variety of vendors.

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    It used to be we had to buy new PCs every couple of years just to keep up with the software, but that isn't really true anymore. So, is there any good reason to upgrade your hardware?

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