Compaq Votes to Join HP. A majority of Compaq shareholders vote in favor of being acquired by HP, moving the deal another step closer to conclusion. By Joanna Glasner. [Wired News]

This is great! Now two of the computer manufacturer's that I would never buy have merged into one. I will soon have less stuff to ignore when shopping for hardware. (Caveat: I have heard good things about Compaq laptops)

5:22:51 PM    

OUP reference books go online. You can put a price on knowledge [The Register]

$250.00 a year. To high. FAR too high. Possibly I MIGHT pay that much for a lifetime subcription, but no way would I pay for one year, no matter how much research I was doing.  Check out the group rates for a real shock.

11:01:05 AM