Google OS a reality?

by cw Email

For years there has been speculation of Google making it's own OS...the news today is that it's true, and should be here mid 2010. "So what", you say? Well, this bodes really well for my favourite OS...as Google, which is based upon Linux, takes of… more »
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New project : FOREX

by cw Email

It is my pleasure to bring you news of a new project called FOREX. Forex is a PHP/Ajax set of scripts that can be used to calculate Foreign Exchange quickly and efficiently. All details are in the README. Download here: http://combatwombat.7do… more »
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Fame + Fortune in a life of crime as Botnet Master

by cw Email

Today, the "wonderful" Kiwi court system failed to show any backbone, as usual, in failing to convict the teenage Botnet master 'Akill'. He admitted all the charges, got slapped with a piddling fine, and offered a job (with the Police!!!).What kind of me… more »
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The new hate MS revolution

by cw Email

I'm in fighting mode right now. I've been wondering why the stats for my blog continued to be full of crap from search.live.com - search results that were consistently one word, eg "email" or "contact", that had the same user environment and browser, and… more »
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FireFox record

by cw Email

"We did it!We set a Guinness World Record for the most software downloads in 24 hours. With your help we reached 8,002,530 downloads.You are now part of a World Record and the proud owner of the best version of Firefox yet!Don't forget to download your v… more »
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Permalink03/07/08 02:41:18 pm, 2107 views, Leave a comment » • Send a trackback »
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MS deceit not FACTS

by cw Email

ItWire's David Williams has been running some articles on MS's "Get the Facts" campaign, and how bogus it is. I had to chip in with my 2c worth;I moved off Windows because I am an IT professional, that didn't like the drawbacks or Facts on MS Windows:1.… more »
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Permalink05/05/08 10:31:02 pm, 2475 views, Leave a comment » • Send a trackback »
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the Matrix is born

by cw Email

I came across an amazing project today. What this system does is it replicates itself, like a small fabrication plant; they call it 3D printing. It enables you to replicate machines quickly, for little cost. And it is open source.Wow, imagine what could… more »
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Permalink05/05/08 12:11:30 pm, 1945 views, Leave a comment » • Send a trackback »
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Happy Birthday CombatWombat

by cw Email

One year ago today, the CombatWombat blog got real, in a b2Evo engine on a real web server. Previously I had dabbled with wordpress, but found it too restricting for skins. And if you couldn't tell, I don't like off-the-shelf skins. I am unique, so's my… more »
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OpenOffice 2.2 Coming soon...

by cw Email

Well okay, OpenOffice 2.2 is already available, but do you have it installed on you Ubuntu / Debian machine yet? Don't know how?I've built the packages for these distributions, in converting them from the supplied RPM format. Currently I am uploading the… more »
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Permalink08/04/07 12:11:21 am, 2067 views, 2 comments » • Send a trackback »
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Open Source Christianity?

by cw Email

An excellent blog from the UK, this guy expounds upon something I've been thinking for a while:http://eternalpurpose.org.uk/node/2072.My question is a little more militant, as you would expect from a CombatWombat; why is it that the church in general can… more »
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Thought Control

by cw Email

A long time ago i read a sci-fi story about a bloke who woke up from a long-term coma, only to find that the world outside seemingly had not changed, and in fact was really quiet, and there were few people around. Upon investigating, he found that the po… more »
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