In Through The Out Door

Typical…………… 

A totally new release of Knoppix was
unveiled at LinuxTag 2005, Knoppix 4.0. This is the release that introduces the
split between “maxi” DVD and “mini” CD releases. I’ve tried out the 4.0 DVD and
let me tell you, I’m like a kid in a candy store. 

[Source: NBA.com: News and Scoreshttp://www.nba.com/] Reaffirming hisstatus as the best player on the planet, TimDuncancame up big in the biggest game of hiscareer as the Spurs foundthe resolve todethrone the Detroit Pistons, 81-74, and winthechampionship.

That all changes tonight when theSpurs and Pistons tip-off Game7 of the 2005 NBA Finals at the SBC Center (TV: ABC, 8:00pm). TheSpurs are just one win away from their third championship in seven years and thePistons are just on win away from being back-to-back champs.

What can I say?

The San Antonio Spurs can claim theirthird championship in seven years Tuesday when they return home to play the DetroitPistons in Game Six of the NBA Finals. After claiming a thrilling96-95 overtime victory in Game Five on Sunday, the Spurs have left themselves onthe verge of becoming the seventh franchise to win three or more NBAtitles.The Spurs want to finish things insix.(StephenDunn/NBAE/Getty)Home Sweet HomeThe Spurs and Pistons areback in San Antonio for Game 6 tonight.

[Source: Good Morning Silicon Valley
http://blogs.siliconvalley.com/gmsv/]

Over at Microsoft's research labs in Cambridge, England,
they're cooking up a peer-to-peer network designed to distribute large
files, legally. Dubbed Avalanche, the technology is similar to BitTorrent in
that it distributes large files among peers as easily transferable fragments…

Typical Redmond move; if they cannot
make it; the answer is to buy it, [...]