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Has Apple cracked the TV-PC barrier?

Has Apple Computer’s chief executive, Steve Jobs, found a way to connect the PC to the TV? John Markoff has the goods.
UPDATE: Apple Launches Online Movie Service

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What is grid computing?

Almost every organization is sitting atop enormous unused computing capacity that is widely distributed. UNIX® servers are actually “serving” something less than 10 percent of the time. And most PCs do nothing for 95 percent of a typical day. Imagine an airline with 90 percent of its fleet on the ground, an automaker with 40 […]

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How to test your bandwidth

Ever wonder how fast your Internet connection really is? You could take the word of your ISP or you could test it yourself.
Speedtest.net is a site where you can do this in a fun and easy way. It allows you to select servers to ping from around the country on an interactive map and […]

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