The 10 Most Important Technologies You Never Think About

April 29, 2008

The late science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke said that famous any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

Undoubtedly, live in a magical world. We are surrounded by technology, however, rarely stop to consider the incredible progress that we have come to rely on every day. If we are surfing the Web, making a call to our mobile phones, or watching a DVD movie on our big screen television, we take our modern conveniences for granted.

Here, then, is a look inside the magician’s hat to the ten technologies that are key to our digital age. Without realizing it, probably you have used at least one of them today - if not all. But if you’re aware of them or not, without these technologies our world would be a very different place. Read more

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Ubuntu 8.04 Has Been Released

April 28, 2008

The latest version of the popular Linux distribution Ubuntu was officially released to the public today after the usual beta-test period. This version has been designated “LTS”, for “long-term support,” which should make it attractive to business customers who prefer a long cycle update to its operating systems.

Ubuntu 8.04 is available in a version adapted for customers of the systems, but in the past has been the desktop version that has received the most attention. The new version should not be different, since it includes a number of enhancements for Windows desktop users - especially a new installer that allows the operating system to coexist in a Windows computer without partition or re-format the hard disk. Read more

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