Open Systems Journal

Firefox 3.6 Beta 1 Officially Available for Download (Windows/Mac/Linux)Mozilla just released the first official beta of Firefox 3.6, featuring built-in support for themes (Personas), improved performance, and more. Early adopters, your download is ready.
Rainmeter 1.1 Makes the Enigma Desktop Even Easier to Use (Windows)The latest version of the popular Rainmeter desktop adds an excellent new [...]

Adding to Swa’s diary he wrote on November 5th, one of our readers passed along a couple of additional thoughts on legacy systems to us today:
1. It’s not only legacy systems that require IE6.
A local post-secondary educational institution spent $40 million to replace their legacy administrative systems with one of those out-of-the-box integrated systems [...]

AP - With the technology industry looking on, the Supreme Court on Monday will explore what types of inventions should be eligible for a patent in a pivotal case that could undermine such legal protections for software.
,Software cos. eye key patent case in Supreme Court
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Buying a replacement at Target isn’t always the necessary solution when your stuff goes on the fritz. Fix common problems or altogether broken gear with these clever repair methods.
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10. Stripped screw holes
I’ve moved a wall-mounted magnetic knife block between four different homes in the last three years, and now its screws just spin [...]

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chill writes “Skype’s co-founders, Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom, have agreed to transfer ownership of the remaining Skype technology that eBay didn’t own, paving the way for eBay to complete its sale of a majority stake in Skype to an investor consortium. In exchange, Friis and Zennstrom will join the investor consortium and obtain a [...]

Ubisoft’s upcoming fitness game, YourShape, promises an experience a step up from Wii Fit. In the process, can it help revitalize the Nintendo console?
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