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links for 2008-05-04

May 4th, 2008 by timelady

• How can Microsoft overcome Vista’s lingering image problem? | All about Microsoft | ZDNet.com
  Ask the average consumer on the street about Windows and many will insist XP is less annoying, more stable and works just fine, thanks. MY suggestion - design and release non beta software as fill release?
  (tags: vista xp windows issues microsoft)
• Linux 101: Enable DVD Playback in Ubuntu in Two Commands
  How-to site Tech-Recipes.com has been on a bit of a Linux streak lately and ferrets out a two-command, no-repository solution for installing DVD playback
  (tags: howto codecs dvd linux ubuntu cli commandline easy beginner newbie)
• Google and IBM are bonding in a serious way
  While Microsoft Corp. chases Yahoo Inc., Eric Schmidt, Google Inc.’s CEO and chairman, is seeking a stronger relationship with IBM, something IBM Chairman and CEO Sam Palmisano appears very interested in.
  (tags: ibm google business corporate partnership)
• Chart: Satellite Smackdown — Which Moon is the Solar System’s Awesomest?
  There are boatloads of kickass moons in the solar system. We break down ten contenders in a highly scientific chart to settle this debate, once and for all. Cool! Moon battles!!!

  (tags: astronomy moon io europa totan 2010 list cool io7)
• Exclusive Video: Babbage’s Mechanical Calculator Comes to Life | Gadget Lab from Wired.com
  thanks to the efforts of dedicated, historically-minded engineers at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, plus a generous donation of cash from genius Nathan Myhrvold, Babbage’s Difference Engine is on display in Silicon Valley. WANT!
  (tags: charlesbabbage ada differenceengine comuter technology history)
• Many Eyes: About Many Eyes
  Our goal is to “democratize” visualization and to enable a new social kind of data analysis. Jump right to our visualizations now, take a tour, or read on for a leisurely explanation of the project.
  (tags: visualization application charts collaboration communication data design experiment ibm)

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