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Microsoft e-reading software probable for OLPC machine as XP decision becomes official: DRM coming?
http://www.teleread.org/ blog/ 2008/ 05/ 16/ microsoft-e-reading-software-probab…XO-1 XP demo from Microsoft I begged and begged. The purity of Linux wasn’t enough by itself for the One Laptop Per Child’s XO-1 laptop. As a literacy-promoter, it also needed apps such as a simplified version of FBReader. OLPC’s current PDFish approach is a disaster.
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Creating Agile Business Systems with Reusable Knowledge
http://freebooksource.com/ ?p=11737A. Mitra, A. Gupta “Creating Agile Business Systems with Reusable Knowledge ” Cambridge University Press | 2007-02-05 | ISBN: 0521851637 | 404 pages | PDF | 3,2 Mb Agility and innovation are necessary to achieve global excellence and customer value in twenty-first century business; yet most
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Digital Fundamentals
http://freebooksource.com/ ?p=11732Thomas L. Floyd “Digital Fundamentals ” Prentice Hall | 2005-07-21 | ISBN: 0131972553 | 888 pages | Djvu | 24,6 Mb Reader’s review: This introductory text to digital fundamentals is packed with full-color photographs, illustrations, graphs, and more.
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Hilbert’s Tenth Problem: Diophantine Classes and Extensions to Global Fields
http://freebooksource.com/ ?p=11730Alexandra Shlapentokh “Hilbert’s Tenth Problem: Diophantine Classes and Extensions to Global Fields ” Cambridge University Press | 2006-11-13 | ISBN: 0521833604 | 330 pages | PDF | 1,5 Mb In the late sixties Matiyasevich, building on the work of Davis, Putnam and Robinson, showed that there
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25 Days to Better Thinking and Better Living: A Guide for Improving Every Aspect of Your Life
http://freebooksource.com/ ?p=11729Linda Elder, Richard W. Paul “25 Days to Better Thinking and Better Living: A Guide for Improving Every Aspect of Your Life ” Prentice Hall | 2006-04-01 | ISBN: 0131738593 | 128 pages | PDF | 1 Mb Reader’s review: The book is organized into 25 daily readings, and postulates that by focusing
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C# .Net Illuminated (with source code)
http://knowfree.net/ 2008/ 05/ 16/ c-net-illuminated-with-source-code.kfThis book is designed to teach programmers and aspiring programmers how to build applications using the C# language and Visual Studio .NET. These tools facilitate building applications for desktop computers, the Internet, and mobile devices.
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Links for 16-05-2008
http://www.velcro-city.co.uk/ links-for-16-05-2008/Copywriting and coding stuff; homo ludens ludens; digital publishing manifesto part 1; the Naked Generation; defining the Singularity … 1 - Google Doctype - Google Code “Google Doctype is an open encyclopedia and reference library. Written by web developers, for web developers.
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Jennifer Aniston brandishes a Kindle in US Weekly
http://www.crunchgear.com/ 2008/ 05/ 15/ jennifer-aniston-brandishes-a-kindle-in…Who knew Jennifer had such an advanced gadget sense? Or, and I think this the more likely situation, she’s secretly dating a blogger and he turned her on to Amazon’s angular e-book reader. Here’s another shot in case you’re a doubter (she’s even accessorized with a case).
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What happens when Apple responds to the Amazon Kindle?
http://www.rexblog.com/ 2008/ 05/ 15/ 17661/I must say, I’m beginning to admire Henry Blodget for his unabashed willingness to ignore any irony others might see in his analytical posts about Amazon.com, like this one that looks at Citi analyst Mark Mahaney’s report that the Amazon Kindle could be a $750 million iPod-like franchise in a couple of years.
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Essential Linux Device Drivers
http://knowfree.net/ 2008/ 05/ 16/ essential-linux-device-drivers.kfThe Most Practical Guide to Writing Linux Device Drivers Linux now offers an exceptionally robust environment for driver development: with today’s kernels, what once required years of development time can be accomplished in days.