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Google develops Wikipedia rival

By Jeremy Kirk
Google is developing an online publishing platform where people can write entries on subjects they know, an idea that's close to Wikipedia's user-contributed encyclopedia but with key differences. Read full story

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Buzzblog: How far can you drive on fumes?
It was an interesting question back in June when we first profiled Web developer Justin Davis and his site called "Tank on Empty," which collects data and tales about motorists who push their cars beyond the boundaries of E. Tonight, it will be "20/20" and John Stossel taking a look at these adventurers, with Stossel even ripping a page from a famous "Seinfeld" episode to illustrate the story.

Today on Cisco Subnet
Cisco: Virtualization is coming to your home. Vyatta: Cisco open IOS announcement is vaporware. Instructor Wendell Odom takes a stab at estimating the time to prep for both the QoS and CIPT exams. Plus: Cisco VPN gateways support the iPhone.

Today on Microsoft Subnet
New beta of Hyper-V now available, plus Here we go again: Opera files antitrust suit against Microsoft.  How to study for a certification exam?

Ditching the Windows backoffice for Macs
I've not seen many (or any) who tried to completely cut ties from Microsoft technology on the desktop and backend servers. But that's what Ross Carlson is attempting for the office of venture capitalist Brad Feld, writes Microsoft Subnet blogger Mitchell Ashley.

Today on Layer 8: IBM put on its Santa hat this weekYou could say IBM was in the Christmas spirit Wednesday when it granted the West Contra Costa school district a reprieve: it gets 8 years to repay a $5 million debt rather than the already agreed to 4-year loan.


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12/14/07

TODAY'S MOST-READ STORIES:

  1. Xbox signal jamming WLANs
  2. Trojan robbing online bank customers
  3. '20/20' peers into 'Tank on Empty'
  4. Cisco opening up IOS
  5. Microsoft early with public virtualization beta
  6. The nine worst Microsoft products
  7. Cisco: the new software giant
  8. Open source and the corporate elephant
  9. Microsoft pulls plug on potty-mouth Santa
  10. AT&T employees, others discuss telework cuts


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