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• Indy pass rush has disappeared. Pats take 24-20 lead with 3:15 left. Another long pass on this drive for the Pats. #
• Peyton Manning looking very 2003ish. Pats win 24-20. Only complancency or resting players will keep them from an undefeated season now. #
• Holy crap. Adrian Peterson had 296 yards rushing today - a single game NFL record! That guy is on FYAH! #
• Funny line from Family Guy: “Jim Henson took a wait and see attitude and allwe have now is wrong sounding muppets.” #
• The Eye-Fi. It’s an SD memory card that adds Wi-Fi to any camera. http://tinyurl.com/33a2vo From your camera straight to Flickr! Or CamPhone #
• Pac-Man meets Zork http://pac-txt.com/ #
• PHP Basics http://old.climbtothestars.org/coding/phpbasic.php and other resources from Stephanie Booth of http://climbtothestars.org #
• Andy Reid getting special treatment? http://tinyurl.com/32hh9p Just like Belicheck? I wonder: what if his sons dealt HGH? #
• Screaming A Smith hates Joe Gibbs http://tinyurl.com/2563vq #
• Google Phone OS announced http://tinyurl.com/2op5ls won’t be ready until Q4 of 2008 #
• Apparently rumors of the Colts cheating were greatly exaggerated http://tinyurl.com/yuyhj5 #

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With all the attention that Leopard (MacOs X 10.5) is getting in some circles as the preferred alternative to a Microsoft world, it seems that the Linux train, which had already arrived in other segments, is silently creeping up on consumer America. As Gizmodo points out  look at the two products ready for the Christmas season - the $200 Linux desktop at WalMart and the $3-400 Asus EEE ultra portable Linux laptop. They’re attacking first at the pocketbook and then at the experience.

Asus released their highly anticipated eee PC, a 2lb Linux-derivative laptop that runs just $400. The reason they get the plus? Early reviews have been quite positive. (We’ll give you a full rundown next week when the verdict’s in.)

Then Wal-Mart starts offering the Everex $200 Linux PC. Since 5% of the Wal-Mart computer buyers are looking for their first computer, why not try something without an Apple or Microsoft badge of approval?

Linux is already a staple in corporate America and government running some of the very websites that users interact with daily, and has made its way into appliances including some cell phones. Why? Because it’s cheap and stable, 2 things that are prerequisites.

But no longer the fussy ugly duckling, the Linux user interface has matured over the years to be just a friendly as Windows and Macs and sports a deep network of support online. The experience is becoming less and less painful, something which is more and more desired in a world with constant Internet Explorer virus/malware attacks and Windows security holes. And literally with a few keystrokes or mouse clicks, you can add a variety of new, stable, powerful, and (most importantly) free software to your machine to take the place of Office, iTunes, Windows Media Player or even Freecell. Even your mom can use it. Dell has already been selling desktops and laptops with Ubuntu Linux - breaking the Windows-only stranglehold they’ve had for years. And there’s a $300 Linux Laptop coming to Wal-Mart soon from the same guys behind the $200 PC.
Linux has already been pushed as a way to bridge the digital divide both home and abroad. Who knows - maybe someday soon YOU will have a positive Linux experience that will make you want to save your Vista and Leopard money for something else - maybe gas money?

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