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    Although sites like Facebook and YouTube have been a raging success, many bomb. This means that venture capital (VC) firms will not back a new Internet idea until it has proven its potential -- often with the funding of "angel" investors.

  • Oracle Linux adopters labelled 'idiots'

    One of the first converts to Oracle's support for Linux has revealed the public backlash it has endured in Australia since deciding to drop Red Hat.

  • What was Sun thinking?

    You can partly thank the regulators in Washington, DC, for Sun Microsystems' US$4.1 billion cash acquisition of StorageTek.

  • Freedom in the balance

    Is getting fired for writing a blog on your company a violation of freedom of speech?

  • Singing worm abuses victims

    Not only does the Cisum.A worm pose a security risk, it also taunts those who activate it.

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    Now, the idiot box comes with you

    Tevye, the much loved protagonist of Fiddler on the Roof, was full of wisdom. "A bird may love a fish," he memorably said, "but where would they build a home together?"

  • Read the blog post - Angus Kidman

    Office vision still unclear

    As you'd expect given Microsoft Office's near-ubiquitous position in the modern workplace, my comments on the company's plans for the recently delayed 2007 release stirred up a few readers.

  • Read the blog post - Ella Morton

    Channel Ten catches up

    Now I don't want to call myself a prognosticator -- much less intimate that I had any influence over the following decision -- but in the weeks since I blogged about Channel Ten's lack of an online strategy, things have certainly changed.

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    This external hard drive is a great solution for those with computers that are filling up quickly or those who need idiot-proof backups.

  • Server hassles are virtually solved

    With one new product released, and one about to be, server virtualisation is becoming a reality in the low-end server space. How can virtual servers help you?

  • Online information overload

    Is all the fuss about online privacy justified?

  • MyDoom is YourDoom

    Viruses like MyDoom spread more quickly than warm butter on toast. Why?

  • The PC-TV Future

    Commentary: Will the standalone TV become a dusty relic, replaced by integrated PC units? Only if marketers can give us a reason to care.

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