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Solaris Express on a laptop

The latest Ubuntu was a bit of a disappointment if I’m honest. Luckily, the hard disk died horribly last month, so I took the hint and installed Solaris Express on the replacement. software If you want a supported OS, look at Solaris ExpressDeveloper Edition (SXDE) free download or order a DVD . I just want [...]

speculate wilder

Mr Schwartz has been banging on about datacenters . It usually means something is coming. I just got wind of ’Project Blackbox’: It’s a datacenter in a container (no, not that sort of container). Presumably with a network port at the back, and a power connector. It could be photoshopped, but I’ll put money on [...]

i am kurious appl

Like me, I’m sure your dearest wish is that karaoke catalogues included everything in the ‘new wave’ shelf of Toggsys’ record shop in Haverfordwest Riverside Market. Brothers and sisters, the Rapture is at hand. Behold The iKaraoke! Strips the vocals off any of your ipods music, mixes in your best rendition of ‘mr pharmacist’ and [...]