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Page hits, advertising sustain free e-mail service
Q: What is the best free e-mail? There is a lot of information about Google's Gmail and Microsoft's Hotmail, but there is another one called GMX, by a company called Global Mail Exchange. How do these companies pay for providing free e-mail to hundreds of thousands of free e-mail customers? Thoughts?
The Springfield News-Leader |
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How Grand Forks reinvented downtown after flood
GRAND FORKS, N.D. and#8212; There's some buzz in downtown Grand Forks.Bicyclists and pedestrians stream through the streets. Trendy new condominiums are full.Several bars and restaurants attract steady business even on weeknights, and students from the University of North Dakota scatter from the bus stop by a coffee shop where hipsters punch away on laptops.The city's downtown was not this way ...
The Gazette |
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Old writing items have cachet
Writing a letter? You're probably using a ballpoint pen or a computer. But our ancestors used other writing instruments.
The Columbus Dispatch |
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U System Web site offers updates on 'green' projects, jobs
BUTTE - Gov. Brian Schweitzer and the state Board of Regents unveiled a Web site Friday that gives those interested in "green" energy a way to learn about industry opportunities and to find online classes to prepare for jobs in the field.
Billings Gazette |
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4 other bloggers enter our No-spend Zone
This Sunday marks a changing of the guard at our No-Spend Zone blog. University students Ali Bair and Brian Macpherson have been blogging about the ''College Crunch'' as they try to hold their expenses and college loans down while trying to keep their grade-point averages up.
Miami Herald |
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Facebook study finds signs of narcissism
ATLANTA – They muse about watering the plants or wearing a snug sweater to the office. They constantly update their “status,” so much so that you half expect to start reading about trips to the bathroom.
Tacoma News Tribune |
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Microsoft stays positive despite meltdown
Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer says he is confident the technology industry is buffered from the US economic crisis.
Independent Online |
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No Internet? Try Bellaire Library
The Bellaire Library, 5111 Jessamine St., will be open from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday for regular services -- including Internet access on the library's computers or wireless access through your own computer.
Bellaire Examiner |
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Suspensions over, PSU duo back in trenches notebook
STATE COLLEGE -- A sharp yelp would come up from the screaming sea of white whenever players would emerge from the tunnel.
Times Leader |
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Ballmer says Microsoft can survive crisis
While the technology industry is not immune to the troubles facing the U.S economy, it is positioned to weather a downturn, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said in a talk last week in Santa Clara. "As I travel and talk to people in the industry, I would say given...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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B.Y.O.C. (computer) to work - wave of future?
In a nod to how finicky people have become about the gadgets they use, software company Citrix Systems Inc. is rolling out a program for its workers: BYOC - Bring Your Own Computer. Employees get a $2,100 stipend to buy a laptop and three-year service plan....
San Francisco Chronicle |
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Eli Harari / SanDisk CEO: "You really need strategic partners that share your strategy and your vision for the future, ...
At the time SanDisk CEO Eli Harari sat down for an interview with The Chronicle, the company was the subject of rumors that electronics conglomerate Samsung of South Korea was considering a bid for the Milpitas maker of flash memory. After the interview,...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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Promised transfer didn't happen
Question: What are your rights when a tour operator fails to deliver part of your vacation package? I recently booked a one-week vacation in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, through Apple Vacations. It included accommodations and transfers to and from the airport.
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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Eli Harari / SanDisk CEO: "You really need strategic partners that share your strategy and your vision for the future, ...
At the time SanDisk CEO Eli Harari sat down for an interview with The Chronicle, the company was the subject of rumors that electronics conglomerate Samsung of South Korea was considering a bid for the Milpitas maker of flash memory. After the interview,...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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HP launches laptop with 24-hour battery
The HP EliteBook 6930p can be configured to provide up to 24 hours of continuous notebook operation on a single battery charge. HP has announced it has achieved an unprecedented milestone in mobile computing: up to 24 hours of continuous notebook operation on a single battery charge.
Times of Malta |
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Phone, Internet access available to residents affected by Ike
Pasadena residents who need FEMA assistance but do not have power or computer access will have the opportunity to get the help they need on Tuesday and Wednesday (Sept. 30 and Nov. 1).
The Pasadena Citizen |
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Where the bad guys lurk and lure
They prey on children's innocence for their own sexual gratification. They find their young victims with a few taps on a keyboard, a few clicks of the computer mouse.
London Free Press |
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Ball State gets juicy
MUNCIE -- Five days after the campus gossip Web site juicycampus.com started at Ball State University, Shawn Meier became a victim of anonymous cyber bullying.
The Star Press |
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Hong Kong arrest over bank rumors
HONG KONG, China (AP) -- Hong Kong police have arrested a man for allegedly spreading rumors on the Internet about a bank run amid anxiety in the Chinese territory about the U.S. financial crisis, police said Sunday.
CNN |
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Questions/Answers
Questions and answers on Whittier Daily News stories from readers like you. LOS ANGELES - In USC's attempt to get back into the BCS title picture, could the beleaguered status of the Pac-10 Conference be an obstacle for the Trojans?
Whittier Daily News |
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Comcast provides updated outage information
Comcast, Houston’s primary provider of broadband services, has been working around the clock to restore services interrupted by Hurricane Ike to its customers throughout the Greater Houston and Texas Gulf Coast areas.
The Pasadena Citizen |
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Mom hopes MySpace can find killers
Jennifer Riddle has waited three months for some answers. She posts articles on the Internet and engages teenagers on MySpace, trying to find someone willing to come forward to tell what they know.
Daily Breeze |
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In Japan, online social scene isn't very social
Like a lot of 20-year-olds, Kae Takahashi has a page on U.S.-based MySpace, and there is no mistaking it for anyone else's.
Baltimore Sun |
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Dubai Holding's EIT ups stake in Greek broadband firm
New investment means EIT has paid $300mn for 34% of publicly-listed Forthnet's shares.
ITP.net |
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Don't accept fare for double the online price
Q:Is there a difference between the price you pay for an airline ticket online compared with offline? I recently tried to buy a ticket for my mother on Expedia. She wanted to visit my brother in North Carolina, who was on life support. I kept getting to the...
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