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OOXML projects bolster Microsoft's interoperability efforts
Microsoft unveiled projects to improve data portability between Office 2007 and other document file formats as part of an interoperability promise. Read more...

Two Linux mobile groups merge to pool efforts

HP to Users: No Need to Worry About The Future of Our Systems

Linux kernel developers: Say no to closed-source modules

Open-source Asterisk appliance takes on Nortel

EnterpriseDB snags Red Hat sales VP as CEO

Asustek to launch iMac rival in September

Ubuntu offers Remix, a lighter Linux for mobile users

Google shows off Android capabilities

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This old laptop: Revitalizing an aging notebook on the cheap
Don't ditch that old notebook! With about $125 and an hour or two, you can make it run like new.

Run Windows software on Linux with Wine 1.0
Fifteen years in the making, software lets Linux speak Windows' language. When an application tries to make a Windows system call, the Wine libraries intercept it and perform whatever action was requested, only they do it the Linux way, instead of the Windows way.

15 great turning points in tech history
Difficult decisions, paths not taken -- here are 15 pivotal moments that have shaped today's high-tech landscape.

The A-Z of programming languages: BASH/Bourne-Again Shell
Version 4 of Bash should be out sometime this summer, says Chet Ramey, the language's maintainer.

Review: A new all-in-one server
Features include basic file server, e-mail server, Web server, routing and firewall functions, Wi-Fi and Power over Ethernet. It also has a small-company phone system running VoIP along with a gateway supporting three lines to the traditional telephone system.

15 great gadgets you can't get in the U.S.
If you live in the U.S., don't assume you necessarily have the best of everything. There are some bleeding-edge devices that are only available overseas. Here is a selection.

Linux examined: Fedora 9
Fedora, the community version of Red Hat, boasts an extensive array of prebuilt software, but it's not for newbies.

Q&A: Sun exec ponders OpenSolaris, Linux
Former founder of the Debian Linux distribution discusses how Sun can make money on open-source software, compares Debian with OpenSolaris and explains how OpenSolaris can compete with Linux.

6 downloadable boot discs that could save your PC
When the worst-case scenario actually happens, downloading the right rescue disc can save your hide -- and your data.

Linux examined: Ubuntu Hardy Heron
Ubuntu 8.04 is now available in beta; this popular Linux distribution offers some updated features along with its usual easy-to-use interface and good support.

All it takes is a couple hours and about $125 to breathe new life into an old laptop. Here's how.
Is Microsoft's Golden Age over? What are Gates' most memorable quotes? Find out in Computerworld's complete coverage of the end of the Bill Gates era at Microsoft.
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With its latest version, Mozilla's browser continues to raise the bar for what Web browsers should be.
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Four years from now, the IT field will be a vastly different place. Will you be ready?
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