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are there any netbooks with 3G that support ubuntu?

Posted by on Apr 27, 2009 in Open Source | 6 comments Netbooks have become increasingly poplar over the past year, and it has become apparent over the past few weeks that having a ‘pool’ one would be very useful for the business for a few reasons: Rich (our IT manager) can take it when he is away from home in case he needs remote access ‘in case of emergency’ I can use it when travelling on business and holiday to work more...
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Guest post by Peter Renton – The Impact of Variable Data Label Printing

Posted by on Apr 24, 2009 in Labels | 0 comments When you visit the supermarket or liquor store you will see thousands of different product labels. But hone in on just one product and you will notice every label for that product is identical. Well of course it is, you are probably thinking, because the product is the same. It doesn’t have to be that way. Take Jones Soda (http://www.jonessoda.com/), the American soft drink maker, for example....
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Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope upgrade

Posted by on Apr 24, 2009 in Open Source | 0 comments Last night, whilst I was asleep, I set my laptop to download and upgrade by laptop from 8.10 to 9.04 on my Compaq nx6125 laptop.  It just worked.  You can find out more about the new release here.  After 20 mins of use, I cannt see a lot of big new features as most of the work on this release appears to be at the kernel level with faster load times and more support for wireless / 3G cards. ...
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Guest post coming soon!

Posted by on Apr 16, 2009 in Labels | 0 comments Yesterday Peter Renton from Lightning Labels in the USA has agreed to do a guest post here. One of the labelling industry’s most popular bloggers, Peter is well known for his excellent blog focussing on labelling issues and design.  Watch this space!
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Mercian Labels Ltd reaches 40 year anniversary

Posted by on Apr 16, 2009 in Labels, press releases | 0 comments PRESS RELEASE 11 April 2009 Cannock, Staffordshire, UK Mercian Labels Ltd reaches 40 year anniversary Short run labelling specialists Mercian Labels Ltd are celebrating after reaching their 40th anniversary. Opened on 11 April 1969, the company has grown from strength to strength as is now the UK market leader in short run labelling and breaking new ground with its innovative Label LockTM range...
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the best mobile websites for PDAs?

Posted by on Apr 12, 2009 in business | 0 comments I love my nokia E90, its the best business communication tool I have ever seen.  The restriction is often rendering full content websites over 3G, on a small screen and with a small processor.  I have a selection of favorite mobile websites that are specific to small screen devices, but I’d like to know more.  Any suggestions, or do you know of any other...
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what will microsot sell when the world becomes more focussed on browsers than operating systems?

Posted by on Apr 12, 2009 in Open Source | 0 comments This article on the BBC today got me thinking – what will microsot sell when the world becomes more focussed on browsers than operating systems?  Already I actually already spend 95%+ of my time on my laptop in Firefox (Zimbra, Toodledo, our MIS and other websites), and as long as the operating system supports this, I’m pretty happy. Maybe Ive missed the point, but is...
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Firefox is now the most popular browser in Europe – open source is best!

Posted by on Apr 3, 2009 in Open Source | 0 comments A story by Matt Asay prompted me to look up this graph from statcounter.com and according to this story, Firefox (v3) is now the most widely used browser in Europe, surpassing IE (v7).  Thats a fantastic achievement for the community who built, develop and maintain Firefox.  Its my browser of choice by far, its superb, and I’m really pleased to see it get the adoption it...
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