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Microsoft Announces Open XML Formats Developer Group | 21 March, 2006 | 17:28
There's a group of people called the ODF Alliance (Open Document Format Alliance). Their agenda is to promote and advance the use of the OpenDocument Format (ODF).
That sounds great; allowing the public sector to have greater control over and direct management of their own records, information and documents.
Of course, Microsoft, not liking an open standard to take the flame from them, has erected the Open XML Formats Developer Group to compete against the ODF Alliance.
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http://www.consortiuminfo.org/newsblog/blog.php?ID=2161
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http://forums.uniquehardware.ca/index.php?showtopic=40
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Unique Hardware/Forums RSS | 18 March, 2006 | 22:24
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Articles/Guides Finished | 18 March, 2006 | 21:07
To all Unique Hardware's loyal readers:
It's done. The recovery of all articles and guides. Next step, old reviews. After everything has been republished, expect new material to start appearing.
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How-to Remove Windows Messenger | 18 March, 2006 | 15:37
Written: 2005-02-02
"This is another question I get asked quite often. Yes, you can remove Windows Messenger from your Windows XP (SP1 or SP2) install."
Read the full guide here:
http://www.uniquehardware.ca/guides/re...emovemessenger1.1.php
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http://forums.uniquehardware.ca/index.php?showtopic=34
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How-to Speed up Firefox | 18 March, 2006 | 15:23
Written: 2005-01-02
Well, to answer that question here are two great tips for undergoing the process to speed up Firefox, the free, rock-solid, secure browser from the Mozilla Foundation. Apply them both to enjoy the time you save loading Firefox and loading web pages. They really speed up Firefox!
Read the full guide here:
http://www.uniquehardware.ca/guides/speedfirefox/speedfirefox1.1.php
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http://forums.uniquehardware.ca/index.php?showtopic=33
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Making a Windows XP Slipstreamed Install CD | 18 March, 2006 | 15:10
Written: 2004-06-10
This guide will show you how you can accomplish the task of creating a Windows XP SP1a or SP2 install CD to give you a really clean and fast install of Windows."
Read the full guide here:
http://www.uniquehardware.ca/guides/slipstream/slipstream1.1.php
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http://forums.uniquehardware.ca/index.php?showtopic=32
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Homemade Copper/Aluminum RAM Sinks | 15 March, 2006 | 19:54
Written: 2004-05-27
"Since the dawn of personal computing people have found ways to push hardware further than the manufactures' specifications. Overclocking certain components made this possible, but for every action there is reaction. Overheating is what we are stuck with; always coming around to mess everything up... As for the RAM on video cards, people don't hesitate to go and buy themselves pre-made RAM sinks. In this guide however, you'll see how making your own RAM sinks can outperform any pre-made model; it only takes innovation and a skilful mind." - Dan Allen
Read the full guide here:
http://www.uniquehardware.ca/guides/homemadeh...madeheatsink1.1.php
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http://forums.uniquehardware.ca/index.php?showtopic=26
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Stealthened CD/DVD Drives | 15 March, 2006 | 18:35
Written: 2004-03-04
"'Stealthing' drives has always been one of the favourite mods the average modder likes to do. It's a very simple and stylish modification for just about any case. Having that plain and ugly beige CD/DVD drive on the front of your case just doesn't suit the overall appearance. It is thanks to simple modifications such as stealthing that even a zero-budget person can rightfully brag about his computer. Not only that, but newbie modifiers can easily handle this task without regret." - Dan Allen
Read the full guide here:
http://www.uniquehardware.ca/guides/stealthened/stealthened1.1.php
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http://forums.uniquehardware.ca/index.php?showtopic=23
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Single Contact LED Fan | 15 March, 2006 | 16:08
Written: 2004-01-30
"I've always loved the idea of putting LEDs on fans to make them have that bright glow, but none of the other pre-made or modded fans seem to utilize the full potential of the LEDs. They're no more than mounted and stationary lights fixed in the position of the spinning fan blades. There are only a few other ways to make the LED fan more appealing and unique, and one solution is mounting the LEDs directly on the blades to get a ring of light. I admit this is not the only way to accomplish this modification; rather it is simply an innovation. I call this mod the Single Contact LED fan." - Dan Allen
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http://www.uniquehardware.ca/guides/ledfan/ledfan1.1.php
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http://forums.uniquehardware.ca/index.php?showtopic=21
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Best File Compression | 15 March, 2006 | 14:29
Written: 2005-03-14
"Everybody compresses files, whether it be to send your documents over e-mail or you just have no space left on your hard disk drive. With all the types of file compression there are, how do you know which one is the best for the task you want to accomplish? Well, that is where this article comes in handy."
Read the full article here:
http://www.uniquehardware.ca/articles/comp...pression1.1.php
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http://forums.uniquehardware.ca/index.php?showtopic=19
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iTunes Music Store | 15 March, 2006 | 11:31
Written: 2004-02-10
"The iTunes Music Store is just a shiny GUI for the ugly, exploitative system that has managed music for the past 50 years. But now they are exploiting the end users much more with the DRM that is in every song. Thanks to peer to peer file sharing, we finally have a chance to break the major record label system..."
Read the full article here:
http://www.uniquehardware.ca/articles/itunes/itunes1.1.php
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http://forums.uniquehardware.ca/index.php?showtopic=18
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HDTV - High Definition Television (2006/2007) | 15 March, 2006 | 11:08
Writen: 2004-01-07
"The old quality of analogue television was fine around 55 years ago, but today there is much better. The lowest resolution computer monitor that anyone uses today has 640x480 pixels, and most people use a resolution like 1024x768 or 1280x960. We have grown comfortable with the great clarity and solidity of a computer display, and analogue TV technology is horrible by comparison."
Read the full article here:
http://www.uniquehardware.ca/articles/hdtv/hdtv1.1.php
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http://forums.uniquehardware.ca/index.php?showtopic=17
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Microsoft, CBDPTA and the TCPA/TCG | 14 March, 2006 | 16:15
Written: 2003-09-18
"The once known as TCPA (Trusted Computing Platform Alliance), now known as TCG (Trusted Computing Group) means all computers would have a TPM (Trusted Platform Module) built into the bios, video card, sound card, CPU or any other computer part with 2048bit strong encryption. This module will work with your operating system (Microsoft OSes) and make sure that only TCG software and hardware will work with your system. Now since everything has to be TCG approved, you can say good-bye to all small computer hardware/software manufacturers since the TCG hardware requires TCG software and vice-versa. Since the encryption is real-time, you can safely say it won'tbe cracked."
Read the full article here:
http://www.uniquehardware.ca/articles/atcpa/atcpa1.1.php
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http://forums.uniquehardware.ca/index.php?showtopic=15
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Opera 9.0 Beats Firefox to ACID 2 Test | 12 March, 2006 | 16:49
Opera has just beat Mozilla Firefox to be able to completely pass the famous ACID2 test. Here's a capture of what Opera renders the ACID 2 test as; Opera 9 showing the nice happy face saying "Hello world!".
Did you know that Safari _can not_ really pass the test? In an unoffical unreleased build it could, but in the production release, Mozilla Firefox is still the closest winner.
Heh, and of course, Internet Explorer is last. Did I even have to mention that?
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http://forums.uniquehardware.ca/index.php?showtopic=11
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We're Back | 8 March, 2006 | 00:00
Okay folks, we're back!
Unique Hardware has been through three designs and four incarnations of the Unique Forums since 2001-07-10...
I'm looking to having a fun time redesigning Unique Hardware. Welcome.
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