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Learning Shrinks Your Brain - Learning will shrink your brain in later life, new research has found. But don't worry, a shrunken brain won't affect your memory or your likelihood of developing dementia. By Leander Kahney. [Wired News]
 
Lego Hackers Go Deeper - It was only a matter of time before programmers mastered the toy's robot kit and craved more. Now, an open-source project hopes to drill down to the silicon. By Chris Oakes. [Wired News]
 
Let Your Fingers Do the Charging - Compaq gets a patent that puts your keyboard pounding to good use. The technology can recharge a laptop battery as you type. [Wired News]
 
Li'l Kid Saved by the Net - Digital images of a poisonous plant are sent over the Net to help save a child who ingested some poisonous berries. Who says the Net is bad for kids? [Wired News]
 
Linux Cuts In on MS Turf - PC manufacturers are preparing to offer the Linux operating system on some desktop lines. They say expanding support for non-Windows platforms is merely coincidental with Microsoft's troubles with the Justice Department. By Joe Nickell. [Wired News]
 
Linux Downloads Top 1 Million - Corel says the march to Linux is on, as more than 1 million people have downloaded its free word processor. And Windows and Linux are sharing space on new PCs. [Wired News]
 
Linux Gets Open-Source GUI - Thanks to an interface lift, Linux is ready to star on the desktop. GNOME marries components from familiar windowing environments and adds a few things of its own. Leander Kahney reports from San Jose, California. [Wired News]
 
Linux Gives New Life to Old Macs - A group of Linux developers is preparing a version of the OS for the cute little Mac SE, once a college dorm room staple. Polly Sprenger reports from Silicon Valley. [Wired News]
 
Linux Goes Mainstream - This week's LinuxWorld Expo heralds the adoption of the free operating system by the business mainstream. Is that what geeks really want? By Leander Kahney. [Wired News]
 
Linux Meets Main Street - This week's LinuxWorld Expo heralds the adoption of the free operating system by the business mainstream. Is that what geeks really want? By Leander Kahney. [Wired News]
 
Linux On Board - It looks like a car stereo, but it plays MP3 music, surfs the Web, and supports GPS. Naturally, it runs Linux. Leander Kahney reports from San Jose, California. [Wired News]
 
Linux Streams QuickTime - Linux developers bring Apple's QuickTime Streaming Server to the open source platform. By Oscar S. Cisneros. [Wired News]
 
Linux Users Shut Their Windows - It doesn't take a federal case to undo Microsoft's Windows dominance. Demonstrators demand refunds for an operating system they say they were forced to buy. The company offers them lemonade instead. [Wired News]
 
Linux for the Masses - Ebiz Enterprises zeroes in on the computer newbie with a new computer priced at just US$200. Also: Linux gets a boost from Objective Reality Computer, which is working on a three-dimensional interface for the increasingly popular OS. [Wired News]
 
Linux's Forgotten Man - Outspoken Richard Stallman was shoved out of the Linux spotlight because he cares more about the principles of free software than advancing the platform. Leander Kahney reports from Silicon Valley. [Wired News]
 
Linux, Meet Opera - Fans of Linux and Opera, which have both built support by taking on the bigwigs, can now run the underdog browser on the underdog OS. [Wired News]
 
Linux-Based Crypto Stops Snoops - Three years in the making, Linux FreeS/WAN software is ready to keep point-to-point Internet communications secure. Developers predict the freeware will thrive. Law enforcement officials predict trouble with terrorists. By James Glave. [Wired News]
 
Linux.com Lives - The open-source community gets another forum for trading news and views. This time, though, it's a public resource with a dot-com address. [Wired News]
 
Linux.com Worth Millions - Linux.com is now officially a commercial domain. But the seller says its open-source spirit will live on. By John Gartner. [Wired News]
 
Linux.com Worth Millions - Linux.com is now officially a commercial domain. But the seller says its open-source spirit will live on. By John Gartner. [Wired News]
 
 
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