Open Systems Journal

Archive for November 1st, 2009

01 Nov

IDN ccTLDs, (Mon, Nov 2nd)


Two days ago, the ICANN authorized the introduction of country code top level domains (ccTLDs) using character sets other than the latin a-z alphabet. This is no earth shattering change - we had Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) using greek, cyrillic, chinese, etc character sets for several years. The only change is that now also the [...]

01 Nov

Save Big by Having a Winter Wedding [Saving Money]


Weddings are rarely cheap, but you can stack up some serious savings by opting to have a winter wedding and getting creative to make it work. Photo by pdbreen.
Why is the winter so much cheaper? The law of supply and demand works in your favor in the winter months. A scant 5 percent of U.S. [...]

01 Nov

PCs shed pounds and CD drives, gain touch screens (AP)


AP - Personal computers are changing — and not just because of the recent launch of Windows 7. Visit an electronics store and you might also find laptops are missing a familiar component. You could experiment with new ways of controlling some computers. And you’ll see portable PCs slimming down.
,PCs shed pounds and CD drives, [...]

01 Nov

October 2009’s Most Popular Posts [[this Is Good]]


October, you were one happening month. You brought us Windows 7, some serious Google Wave insights, and tasty media center upgrades. Here’s a quick look back at the most popular posts of October, 2009.

Top 10 Windows 7 Booster Apps Windows 7 is a big improvement over Vista, and a pretty convenient OS in general-but it’s [...]

01 Nov

US government opens $9m cyber security center


The US government is promising a more coordinated approach to cyber attacks, with the creation of a new $9 million cyber security center.
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