World: r3wp

it's not open source

Free computer books:

http://www.onlinecomputerbooks.com/free-xml-books.php

Concentrate...use the force.  http://technology.canoe.ca/Innovations/2007/04/30/4142020-ap.html
 Light sabre stays lit if you focus your mind.

A bare metal Linux box that boots up key apps [email, browser] in 
seconds:
http://www.splashtop.com/index.php
Just what the average home user needs :-)

finally

new site of Qtask - http://www.qtask.com/index.php- congratulation!

And it only costs user.r members $75 / month.

... each

Thta's a bargain at the current euro-$ exchange rate ;-)

:-)

Pekr, Where is rebol in this product? Is it in form of CGI, RSP ?

whole backend is said being coded in rebol ...

http://www.qtask.com/industry/faq.php

So the interface is all html and java script (traditional tools, 
AJAX too) and rebol is used on the server.

That's an impressive list of  services as well.

Terry;  I'm not sure of future plans, but no.  user.r was gifted 
the space and invites to members will remain at zero cost (until 
I'm told otherwise - again I'm not in on their business planning. 
The offer from Qtask was a gift).  So it's more like membership with 
user.r on Qtask is like getting a $75 a month bonus.   As a matter 
of fact, I want to move the current user.r Chat PITL project to Qtask 
sometime this weekend.  You can't beat Qtask for project management. 
  And being the friendly fence sitter...you can't really beat kommonwealth 
for the 'fun social side' that user.r should also portrait.  Both 
sites are suffering neglect right now, but that will change.

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I know exactly what you mean

kids again...

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071021-core-of-windows-7-taking-shape-meet-the-minwin-kernel.html

windows with (relatively) small footprint? wtf?

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/cellphones/sun-scrapping-mobile-java-moving-devices-to-standard-java-313589.php

I still made it to keep my hands away from Java and I will hope I 
can continue to do so...

MS steps into functional programming area - introducing F# - http://www.betanews.com/article/Experimental_Functional_Language_Emerges_from_Microsoft_Research/1193170328

Finally IMAP in GMail

where?

http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?ctx=gmail&hl=en&answer=75725

secure imap

needs Rebol/Command

looks like I'm not using SSL in mail.app. sure you need secure imap?

You need to activate IMAP before use, in Setting, "Forwarding adn 
POP/IMAP". At the moment it seems not to be available for all accounts, 
not for mine for example ;-(

I don't have it either.
Looks like they are rolling it out slowly.

one needs to select US English as language. that helped for me.

Well, I have switched away and back to US English with no change 
...

the instructions I looked at say to use the ssl imap ports

 Take a peek under your Settings in Gmail, and click into your 'Forwarding 
 and POP IMAP' tab to see if you are one of the lucky ones who got 
 IMAP first.

nope

Do I want it?

Don't think i need it... Who wants mine? :)

it is there now and it works

Mozilla Prism - an attempt to bring best of both world together - 
web apps, and rich apps - http://labs.mozilla.com/2007/10/prism/

hmm, forget it, web model got slashed in discussion following the 
newspost  :-) http://www.osnews.com/comment.php?news_id=18849

Hecl - scripting language for cell phones - http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/creating_a_simple_application_with_hecl

So what does everyone think about the Everex/Wal-Mart gOS $200 Green 
PC?   GNU/Linux getting into the homes of people that can afford 
a $200 PC (sans tube).  Tech support - here we come  :)  And it's 
weird; that's like 50 bucks Canadian now.  A true reversal of fortunes 
is upon us...can you feel it?


http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,139196-c,fullfeaturednotebooks/article.html


I like the part about "...Vista has done a lot of damage to the low-end 
PC market..."   Yeah!  I want to be the tech support guy for the 
low-end market.  Yeah!  Nothing beats working for cigarettes and 
beer.

I shouldn't joke too loud.  The working poor have always been the 
people I feel the most comfortable hanging out with.  I think it's 
why I spew so much here on Altme.  Day to day it's the only place 
I can talk nerd and not risk a wedgie.  :)

I can imagine users dialing up MS for support on their new ubuntu 
desktops :)

Weren't they in Wal-Mart years ago, with Lindows on them?

Googles open handset alliance ( linux as the OS for phones ) http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=6887&tag=nl.e589

Kaj;  Some of the articles mention that Everex tried with a sub $400 
Vista machine.  (Same hardware, but with Windows license fees bumping 
the price).  Too many returns...which is where I think the "low-end 
PC market" quote originated.