Wall Street Beat: Hardware Taking Brunt of Recession
It is clear that the now-official U.S. recession is hitting all sectors of IT, though so far it looks like hardware and...

The Truth About Linux Hardware Compatibility
Intranet Journal: "If there is one Linux myth that must be put to bed, it's that desktop Linux has terrible hardware support out of the box...Yet, despite this ability to say, take a Wii RockBand guitar, plug it in with Ubuntu Linux and discover that it can work really well with the open source game FretsOnFire, just how usable is all of this if we are unable to discern what works and what ...

Thieves are stealing hardware equipment
Armed with surveillance video, the police are looking for thieves who have been stealing thousands of dollars in hardware and landscaping equipment in Amherst and Hollis.

Ever-evolving hardware compatibility lists
Sad as it is to say, the single best effective HLC (hardware compatibility lists) that I have seen are those that are not Linux distribution specific. Compatibility lists provided by the SANE or HPLIP projects, among others, have shown us that getting the data collected is not outside of our grasp.

Hardware store opens in Elbert
Elbert County residents no longer have to travel to Castle Rock or Parker for their hardware needs. True Value hardware store is now open in Elizabeth and employees are preparing for the store?s grand opening. Shoppers can enjoy three days of door prizes, free food and great deals.

Shop Chandler: Chandler Ace Hardware
Business offers : "We have two stores serving chandler (the other is in Sun Lakes). We offer hardware, pool supplies, frazee paint, sunscreen installation, patio furniture at amazing prices, granite countertops, propane exchange, patio heaters and a large Christmas selection."

Ace Hardware overhauls financial, retail staff
Ace Hardware is beefing up its financial and retail support staff one year after the Oak Brook-based co-operative announced a $152 million accounting error. The co-op said Wednesday it has hired Rick Affolter, 54, previously finance director at HD Supply Inc., a wholesale distributor of construction and maintenance products, as vice president of finance. Home Depot sold HD Supply to a team of ...

Wall Street Beat: Hardware taking brunt of recession
Job cuts at AT&T and Adobe Systems and lower expectations for bellwethers like Google and Microsoft this week make it is clear that the now-official U.S. recession is hitting all sectors of IT, though so far it looks like hardware and components will get the worst of it.

Flags to fly no more for longtime Swampscott hardware business
SWAMPSCOTT - After 29 years, a Swampscott fixture is shuttering its doors. Humphrey Street Hardware/Flaghanger at 460 Humphrey St. is going out of business at the end of the week.

Samson Hardware gives away cans of paint ahead of store closure
FAIRBANKS ? After serving the Fairbanks community for more than 100 years, Samson True Value Hardware will go on hiatus beginning Dec. 12 ? but not before the store gives away every last drop of paint.

Hardware Sales Outlook Headed in Wrong Direction
AMD cuts Q4 projections, while major OEMs are looking to cut their 2009 orders by as much as half.

Absolute Software, Intel and Lenovo Launch Enhanced Hardware-Based Anti-Theft Protection
Vancouver, BC, December 3, 2008--(T-Net)--Absolute Software, Intel Corporation and Lenovo are bringing hardware-based anti-theft and computer-theft deterrence technology for notebook computers to businesses.

Webroot offers free security hardware recycling
IT security firm Webroot has teamed up with recycling company Centillion to launch a Go Green (PDF) campaign, which offers to recycle legacy security hardware for free when customers sign up to Webroot's software-as-a-service (Saas) offering.

Webroot offers free security hardware recycling
Ian Williams, vnunet.com , Wednesday 3 December 2008 at 14:07:00 Go Green initiative promises to scrap legacy kit if customers sign to SaaS offering IT security firm Webroot has teamed up with recycling company Centillion to launch a Go Green (PDF) campaign, which offers to recycle legacy security hardware for free when customers sign...

Ace Hardware donates funds for Campfire makeover
Beckie Frisbee thought she was meeting with Ace Hardware representatives Tuesday because Campfire USA Great Falls Council was a finalist for Ace's New Faces for Helpful Places program.

Scouting: Northwest suburban wrestling
Czarnecki, who was just one match away from a AA state medal, appears ready to add plenty of hardware this season, while Zabrin gives the Bison one of the best 1-2 combos in the area.

Snowman brick
You'd be surprised at what you can find at a home or hardware store for crafts. This craft uses a brick paver from a home store.

In Lean Times, IBM Looks Beyond Microsoft
IBM is launching a Linux-based collection of virtual-desktop applications that run on a server without the need for desktop hardware -- or Microsoft software. The tech giant is targeting cost-conscious corporate customers.

QSI QTERM-G70 Performs Flawlessly In Harsh Arctic Circle Conditions
Hayward Baker, a geotechnical company, with offices in the US and Canada, has been using QSI's QTERM-G70 for their applications in Péribonka, Quebec where temperatures range from -20 to 24 °C (-4 to 75 °F). Additional strains to hardware are the extreme environmental conditions including rain, snow and wind.

Atheros Hardware Abstraction Layer Source Is Released
chrb writes "With the recent discussion here on proprietary blobs in the Linux kernel, it's nice to see that today Sam Leffler has released the source for the Atheros Hardware Abstraction Layer under the ISC license, which is both GPL and BSD compatible. The Atheros chipset is used in many laptops, so this is another important step towards running a completely free distribution." Read more ...