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The Sixth Carnival of Computer Help and Advice

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2008-06-27 08:45:00 by Stepterix in MS Windows Articles, Reviews and Videos
...sixth monthly Carnival of Computer Help and Advice. As ever many blog authors contributed their posts and, as always, limitation of space means that some did not make it into the carnival. Many thanks to all those who contributed Some troublemakers try to fool the novice with bad advice and rogue software. So first up this month we have a...
 
Tags: free software, quality free software, carnival, free software resources, computer, free, blog carnival page, advice, digital photos
 
 
 
 
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Gartner: Apple Sixth-Largest PC Seller

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2008-09-12 20:04:41 by Ed Sutherland in Cult of Mac
...sixth-largest desktop PC vendor worldwide in 2007, shipping just over 3 million computers, research firm Gartner said Friday. The numbers were unexpected, one analyst said We were pretty surprised by the 2007 figures, Alfonso Velso told Cult of Mac. The 2007 sales figures were 26 percent higher than 2005 when Gartner had estimated Apple...
 
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Where Do Netflix DVDs Go To Die? Sixth Avenue, NYC (NFLX)

2008-10-23 14:20:00 by Dan Frommer in Silicon Alley Insider
 
...Sixth Avenue and 22nd St. in Chelsea, just outside Olive Garden. What's there? A stand with hundreds of movies, wrapped up in plastic sleeves and rubber banded to the paper rental sleeves you get in the mail from Netflix Where did they come from? Hard to tell if they're legit or, um, fell off the back of a truck. The table attendant said...
 
Tags: netflix, netflix cuts, dvds, netflix ceo, surplus dvds, sixth avenue, paper rental sleeves, original cover art, company rep tells
 
 
 
 
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V6 Thompson Shell Port 20081122 (Default branch)

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2008-11-21 16:56:15 by Editor in freshmeat.net announcements (Global)
...Sixth Edition (V6) Unix (circa 1975). osh is an enhanced backward-compatible port of the shell, and sh6 is an unenhanced port of the shell. This project also includes the following external shell utilities: glob6, if, goto, and fd2. License: BSD License (revised) Changes This release adds a configure case for DragonFly BSD to prevent a...
 
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V6 Thompson Shell Port 20080109 (Default branch)

2008-06-21 07:05:51 by Editor in freshmeat.net announcements (Global)
 
...Sixth Edition (V6) UNIX Thompson shell (circa 1975). The project includes Osh, an enhanced, backward-compatible port of the shell, as well as Sh6 (a port of the original shell) and glob6 (a port of the global command). Together, they provide a user interface which is backward compatible with that provided by the Sixth Edition Thompson shell...
 
Tags: thompson shell port, port, shell, unix thompson shell, project includes osh, osh, includes, project, original shell
 
 
 
 
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V6 Thompson Shell Port 20080629 (Default branch)

2008-06-29 23:21:40 by Editor in freshmeat.net announcements (Global)
 
...Sixth Edition (V6) UNIX Thompson shell (circa 1975). The project includes osh, an enhanced, backward-compatible port of the shell, as well as sh6 (a port of the original shell) and glob6 (a port of the global command). Together, they provide a user interface which is backward compatible with that provided by the Sixth Edition Thompson shell...
 
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ConnectU Twins End Olympic Run In 6th Place

2008-08-16 09:11:00 by Peter Kafka in Silicon Alley Insider
 
...sixth overall in the men's pair event; they don't take home any medals, but it's still a more than respectable finish. In order to get there, the pair had to make it through two rounds of heats, a semifinal, and then the grand final; just making it to the last round is a big accomplishment The Winklevosses placed sixth out of the six boats...
 
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V6 Thompson Shell Port 20081026 (Default branch)

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2008-10-26 23:32:26 by Editor in freshmeat.net announcements (Global)
...Sixth Edition (V6) UNIX Thompson shell (circa 1975). The project includes osh, an enhanced, backward-compatible port of the shell, as well as sh6 (a port of the original shell) and glob6 (a port of the global command). Together, they provide a user interface which is backward compatible with that provided by the Sixth Edition Thompson shell...
 
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'Netflix' Street Vendor Update: Totally Legit

2008-10-28 13:20:00 by Dan Frommer in Silicon Alley Insider
 
...Sixth Avenue last week selling super-cheap used DVDs in Netflix rental sleeves ? A Netflix (NFLX) rep first said the setup seemed "out of bounds" because of the way the movies were packaged, but has since updated us: The sales stand is legitimate, and the DVDs didn't, as the saying goes, fall off the back of a truck We sell previously viewed...
 
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