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If your Mom's not comfortable with computers, consider computer training as a Mother's Day gift this year, suggests Troy Wolverton (mercurynews.com). Apple offers 'a program it calls One to One. For $99, the service provides a year's worth of once-a-week, hourlong training sessions for Mac users.' Or you could consider one of these other options for Mother's Day.

Weighing slightly more than 2½ lb, HP 2133 Mini-Note PC features anodized aluminum shell, scratch-resistant 8.9 in. diagonal WXGA display, and HP DuraKeys with clear protective coating applied over keyboard. HP 3D DriveGuard sends signal to shut down hard drive upon sudden movement or shock. PC enables viewing of video, still-image capture, web conferencing, or video-enhanced instant messaging and integrates Wi-Fi Certified WLAN and optional Bluetooth(TM).This story is related to the following:Computer hardware and PeripheralsSearch for suppliers of: Personal computers | Notebook Computers

Based on 1.0 GHz Intel® Celeron® M CPU, RoHS-compliant Cobra EBX SBC is equipped with Extreme Graphics 2 video, dual 10/100 Ethernet, USB, serial communications, and analog and digital I/O ports. Specialized features, such as TVS devices to protect against ESD damage, watchdog timer, CPU temperature sensor, and field-upgradeable embedded BIOS are also included. Cobra works with embedded operating systems, including windows CE/XP/XPe, Linux, VxWorks, QNX, and DOS.This story is related to the following:Computer hardware and PeripheralsSearch for suppliers of: Single Board Computers

Ever since I started using computers, I've been baffled by the relative clumsiness of installing applications. Whether we are talking the really old days (launching the Rambo game off a tape), the '90s (running Keen or using installers in windows 95), or the modern days (still those installers, but now also package management and self-contained applications); it's all relatively cumbersome, and they all have their downsides. I decided to put my money where my mouth is, and come up with my idealistic, utopian method of installing, running, updating, and uninstalling applications. on this exclusive OSNews article...