SkypeOut now FREE for US & Canada!

Yes. It is really very, very free. There's no prepayment, no minimum use, no subscription, no monthly fee, no nothing. You just download and install Skype and then you start calling. Both the caller and the number called must be in either the US or Canada. There are no strings attached.

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Windows XP EULA in Plain English

Ever wonder what rights you give up when using Windows XP? This article looks at the Windows XP End-User License Agreement and takes it apart, paragraph by grueling paragraph, and turns it into plain English.

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Linux kernel 'getting buggier'

Andrew Morton, the lead maintainer of the Linux production kernel, is worried that an increasing number of defects are appearing in the 2.6 kernel and is considering drastic action to resolve it.

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Official: Ubuntu (Linux) is easier to install than Windows!

Here's a step-by-step guide to installing the upcoming Dapper Drake with screenshots. There's less to it than a Windows installation, and you can play around at the desktop before even installing anything to disk!

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