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Those Crazy Internet Security Questions
As Sarah Palin can attest, our online passwords are never as foolproof as we think they are. That's why security questions are getting smarter - and more puzzling
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Trojans' offense prevails
CARY – After a slow start against Johnsburg, Cary-Grove’s football team gave an afternoon homecoming crowd something to shout about Saturday.
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LARGEST TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS PURSUED FURTHER EXPANSION ABROAD IN 2007, REPORT SAYS
The production of goods and services by an estimated 79,000 transnational corporations (TNCs) and their 790,000 foreign affiliates continued to expand in 2007, the latest World Investment Report reve
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L.A. Unified clerks must do Windows
School district office workers whose jobs were cut must show computer competence for a shot at reemployment. For some, it's a tall order. Seventy-one-year-old Peggy McIntyre needs to learn as much as she can about Windows before 8 a.m. Or else.
Los Angeles Times |
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Airport operators investing $3b in IT to win flyers
25 September 2008 A survey of investment trends among the world's top airport operators which are spending $3 billion this year on IT, has found they are focussing heavily on attracting passengers but some are also fearful of IT budget cuts in the present economic climate.
Zawya |
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Obituary: Dell Fields' Arctic adventure raised awareness of cancer
Dell Fields, a Rocklin resident whose public battle with cancer took him on a 9,700-mile motorcycle ride to the Arctic Circle and back, has died at age 60. Dell Fields Born: Feb. 2, 1948 Died: Sept. 15, 2008 Remembered for: Raising cancer awareness on a motorcycle round trip to the Arctic Circle; spending 22 years as a computer scientist at Hewlett-Packard; teaching music as a ...
The Sacramento Bee |
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Yoga duds fit body, mind, wallet
Each day's economic news is enough to make you want to grab all the nattering nabobs of negativism, the purveyors of pessimism, and toss them and their media of choice out the window: the radio, the TV set, the computer. (But please -- keep the newspaper!)
Miami Herald |
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County libraries offer free printing for FEMA applications
Fort Bend County residents without power or Internet access can use the local libraries to being the FEMA claims process.
The Katy Sun |
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Photographer uses new technology to bring landmarks to life
Peter Horn is a persistent man. The Frisco resident spends his spare time taking hundreds of pictures n moving just inches at a time n of landmarks around town to piece them together in Photosynth, a new program by Microsoft that turns digital images into 3-D explorations.
The Frisco Enterprise |
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Pongr Named CEA i-Stage Award Finalist
Pongr announces it was named a finalist in the CEA i-Stage competition. Pongr develops, markets, and supports mobile price comparison software that includes computer vision based product recognition. [PR.com - September 25, 2008]
PR.com |
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Trojans' rushing attack in high gear
GRAYSLAKE – If Grayslake Central thought Friday night’s rain would help it slow down Cary-Grove’s rushing attack, it was mistaken.
McHenry County Sports |
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Linux Today - Track Your Missing Laptop With Adeona
"Almost every laptop on sale today comes equipped with the Kensington security slot on the side or back, through which you can connect a theft-deterring locked steel cable.
Linux Today |
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Cary-Grove's offense pounds Marian in 2nd half
CARY – When Cary-Grove’s coaches review the film, they will need a most discerning eye to find much fault with the Trojans’ second-half offensive performance against Marian Central.
McHenry County Sports |
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Green displays for all Dell laptops
Company will transition to mercury-free LEDs for all their new laptops in the next twelve months
ITP.net |
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BitDefender Total Security 2009 Improves Internet Protection Without Slowing System Performance
BitDefender's Total Security 2009 comes with a number of new features and enhancements including, Instant Messaging encryption, home network management and an online backup option.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Cary-Grove runs wild vs. St. Charles North
ST. CHARLES – As pretty as Marcus Kerrigan’s 51-yard field goal was and as important as it ended up being in Cary-Grove’s victory against St. Charles North, the Trojans looked most impressive on the ground.
McHenry County Sports |
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NEWS: Choudhury honored for tech research
Technology Review magazine has named computer science professor Tanzeem Choudhury to the TR35, the publication's annual list of the top young innovators under 35, announced in the publication's September/October issue. The award honors Choudhury for her work in detecting, modeling and analyzing human activities and social interaction.
The Dartmouth |
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FEMA center at Ellington
A FEMA registration center is available for those in need after hurricane Ike in the American Legion Hall near Ellington Field. The center is open for the remainder of this week from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. There are 200 computers and 200 phones available as well as a small concession area. People are allowed to use the Internet and phones to register with FEMA, check e-mail, and contact family members.
Friendswood Journal |
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Police reports from local municipalities
A thief stole a laptop computer from an unlocked 2007 Dodge Caravan in the 5500 block of Blue Lagoon Drive at 11 p.m. Sept. 15. The laptop was valued at $2,313.
Miami Herald |
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Police reports from local municipalities
BLUE LAGOON AREA A thief stole card cases, an iPod and a laptop computer after breaking a window on a 2004 Honda in the 5100 block of Blue Lagoon Drive between 4 and 6 p.m. Aug. 31. The items were valued at $1,697. Damage was estimated at $50.
Miami Herald |
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4th grader wins laptop, $5,000 for Grant School
MUSCATINE, Iowa — Fourth-grader Trea Koller quite possibly had his most exciting day in elementary school on Tuesday when he was awarded a laptop computer and his school was issued a check for $5,000.
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Football preview: Cary-Grove
Breakdown • The Trojans’ backfield migh have three juniors – QB Tyler Krebs, RB Alex Hembrey and FB Eric Chandler. Chandler rushed for 990 yards last season, and Hembrey started on defense and returned kicks and punts. Krebs is small, but lack of size hardly mattered with starter A.J. Hoger last year.
McHenry County Sports |
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Dual-core renaissance chez AMD
THE DUAL-CORE Phenom/Athlon X2 has finally seen the light of day (or of someone’s flash, at least). Expreview scored one of these processors and has written up for the whirled wide wibble to see.
The Inquirer |
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Working from Home? So Are the Germs
(ARA) - Working from home may provide many benefits, but a break from germs may not be one of them. Why? A recent workplace study revealed that desktops in home offices harbor more bacteria than desktops in traditional offices.
Palatka Daily News |
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Web site of the week
Online Adventure site of the week: www.Outdoorplaces.com This site is for those who call the outdoors home. There's everything one could need for their next camping, hiking or general outdoors trip. Fall is the perfect time to plan a nice family hike, and this site has park finders, as well as a guide to destinations in different regions of the country. There's also real-life stories from ...
The Montana Standard |
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