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VLC Media Player says Merry Christmas

The popular multiplatform media player VLC Media Player says Merry Christmas to all users this festive season by putting a red Christmas hat icon. This is an Easter egg in the latest version of VLC media player, and those who have the updated version will notice this at use. renjus blog reports that, If you [...]

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  • IE users, Be Careful

    Disclaimer:This is not an advertisement to any other browsers.Serious security flaw found in IE (Internet Explorer):http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7784908.stm "Microsoft is continuing its investigation of public reports of attacks against a new vulnerability in Internet Explorer," said the firm in a security advisory alert about the flaw. So be in the safer side, don't use IE… Use Open [...]

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  • Fujitsu Siemens is offering its customers free laptop upgrades for life, with its LIFEBOOK’4′LIFE programme. Buy any LIFEBOOK notebook at the moment and you will qualify for the LIFEBOOK’4′LIFE programme. Under this programme, should you purchase any notebook from our Fujitsu LIFEBOOK range you will be eligible to receive a brand new LIFEBOOK of like for like specifications every [...]

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  • The Matrix Runs on Windows

    Take the red pill. Get the blue screen. “The Matrix Runs on Windows” is a hilarious video that describes some of the “great featues” we get with Windows and other Microsoft products. The video ends with a BSOD (Blue Screen of Death ) and finally saying “Ubuntu, I’m going to learn Ubuntu“. Video by: http://www.collegehumor.com/chtv

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  • Blog Action Day 2008 – Poverty

    Today (October 15) is Blog Action Day. We all understand clearly that poverty ‘exists’. So where I stand in the fight against poverty, what I have done, and what I could do? I was just thinking of these simple questions and I find no answer within me. Poverty is something that the mankind has seen [...]

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