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Victor Keegan: We'll all be citizens of virtual worlds
Most people still look askance if you admit to using virtual worlds where you move around with an avatar or 3D version of yourself. It recalls the technophobic reactions in the early days of the internet. But attitudes may now change for two reasons. First, children are piling into their own virtual worlds, so their parents can get a glimpse of what it is all about. And second, a huger user ...
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Is it worth using online guides to help mend your washing machine, asks Anna Tobin
When anything electrical in your home breaks down, you know it is going to cost you - and not just in money: there's waiting time too. But with the credit crunch all around, the internet is tempting more people to save money by having a go at fixing things themselves. When Yvette Worth's oven packed up she knew that if she got someone in to fix it, it would be aggravation all the way. "I work ...
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Venezuela orders 1 million cheap laptops for kids, but not from OLPC [Olpc]
In a deal worth more than $3 billion, Venezuela has agreed to purchase 1 million mini-laptops from Portugal. The Intel-designed Classmate laptops were licensed to Portugal for manufacturing and are... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Game theory: Google's Android is good for gamers
Like most tech-watchers, I spent last week poring over the T-Mobile G1 specifications - but I simply wanted to know if Android is any good for games. One thing's for certain, this is going to be a very different proposition from the iPhone. Sure, we're getting the same veteran publishers signing up to support the platform. Gameloft, Glu and Namco are all on board. Glu has a new puzzle title ...
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Hackers penetrate South Korean missle manufacturer
Blueprints stolen (possibly) Black hat hackers were able to steal information from a South Korean missile manufacturer after planting malicious code on the company's computer system, according to news reports.…
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The optimistic skeptic: new teen librarian emphasizes critical thinking in research
Skepticism is a virtue. That’s the motto Sandra Henry, the new teen librarian at Melrose Public Library, would like students to keep in mind whenever they read something, whether it’s in a book or on the Internet.
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Senate bill sets guidelines for cybersecurity center
The Senate's DHS authorization bill lays out guidelines for the National Cyber Security Center and calls for its director to report directly to the president.
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Google Blog Search Deals Technorati a Knockout Punch with New Homepage
Blog search engine Technorati recently tried to re-invent itself as a memetracker of sorts, changing its homepage to reflect the most popular blog posts at a given point in time. Today, Google Blog Search – long just a blog-focused version of the company’s core search engine – has followed Technorati’s lead and launched a destination site of its own. Much like Technorati, Google Blog ...
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Alaric Cole's Top 10 Things We Should Know about Flex
The author of Learning Flex 3, Alaric Cole, has been working with Flash technologies since the introduction of ActionScript. But once Flex burst on the scene, he started focusing of Flex development. Recently Alaric put together a list of the top 10 things he thinks everyone should know about Flex. So whether you're considering using Flex for your personal site or business, read on to find out ...
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Gary Bradski's Top Tips for Getting the Most Out of OpenCV--1 of 10
Dr. Gary Rost Bradski and Adrian Kaehler, the creators of OpenCV, have put their knowledge into a new book for O'Reilly. With Learning OpenCV: Computer Vision with the OpenCV Library developers and hobbyists can learn how to build simple or sophisticated vision applications. Over the next few days Gary--a consulting professor at Stanford, senior scientist at Willow Garage, a robotics institute ...
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40,000 Reasons the IM Charity Party at SES San Jose Was a Success
Not only was IM Charity Party the best party at SES San Jose, but thanks to amazing sponsors like ACS SEO, We Build Pages, BOTW, SureHits and everyone that attended, we were able to raise $40,000 for charity! We donated $26297.96 to the Children’s Hospital (Jon Kelly matched the original $13,133.98 bringing us to the [...]
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Recycle your old PC or mobile this weekend
Kiwis can get rid of their unwanted computer bits and still be nice to the environment this Saturday with the country's annual computer recycling day.
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Border Agents May Soon Need Court Order to Give Your Laptop a Cavity Search [Rubber Gloves]
Our constant reportage that border agents can snatch and frisk your laptop for basically no reason at all seems to have worked. The sighing, sweaty "feh" of nerds and barks of disapproval from...
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Ads Cite Financial Risks of Nuclear Energy
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 1 (OneWorld) - A leading environmental group launched an Internet ad campaign this week comparing proposed loan guarantees for the nuclear power industry to the widely unpopular $700 billion Wall Street bailout plan.
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Google Launches Its Own Memetracker
Google has just launched a new homepage for its blog search that bears a strong resemblance to Techmeme , Memeorandum and their "memetracker" counterparts. The site displays a listing of the top stories from across a variety of topics including business, politics, technology, and entertainment.
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Profile Of A Local Family In Economic Crisis
CBS 2 viewers are sounding off on the effects of the economy. We have received a number of emails. One came from Claudia Bruening of Bolingbrook. She writes: "Our income has dropped 60 percent within the last two years; we have cleaned out our IRAs, cashed in life insurance policies, and drained our savings accounts." As she told CBS 2's Dorothy Tucker, that has meant big changes in her lifestyle.
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Apple loosens reins on iPhone developers
The iPhone, seen in 2007, is displayed at an Apple store in Santa Monica, California. Apple said Wednesday that it was dropping a controversial non-disclosure agreement that software developers who wanted to create applications for the iPhone mobile telephone had been forced to sign.
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Keokuk after school program tries to stay afloat
By Alexis Hunt Wednesday, October 01, 2008 at 6:09 p.m. KEOKUK, IA. -- The Keokuk Kid Zone program provides before and after school supervision. It also, through games, computers and other activities enhances kids' learning in subjects such as math, reading and writing.
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Computers could read mammograms
A computer and expert are as effective at detecting breast cancer as the traditional two experts, research suggests.
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Microsoft Xbox Becomes a Sponsor of Children's Miracle Network
Children's Miracle Network, an international non-profit that raises funds for 170 children's hospitals, today announced Xbox as an official sponsor.
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Sierra Nevada Sports Media Poll
The Sierra Nevada Sports Media Polls are voted on weekly by reporters from around the Northern region. Two computer formulas are included in football voting, although they are given the same weight as the human voters.
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Diller: IAC 'extremely lucky' with split timing
(AP) -- Barry Diller is feeling very lucky right now. The consummate deal maker split his Internet conglomerate, IAC/InterActiveCorp, into five publicly traded companies in late August - and not a moment too soon, he told The Associated Press in an interview this week. IAC borrowed $2 billion to finance three of the five companies.
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Sierra Nevada Sports Media Poll
The Sierra Nevada Sports Media Polls are voted on weekly by reporters from around the Northern region. Two computer formulas are included in football voting, although they are given the same weight as the human voters.
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Can't Find A Job? The Web May Have The Answer
In the wake of rising energy, food, and health care prices, a recent survey found that nearly 1 in 10 workers took a second job this year to help make ends meet. But where do you look to earn extra cash? CBS 2's Kirstin Cole found there are interesting opportunities available, some that even let you work from home.
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Computers help docs spot breast cancer on X-rays
A computer is as good as a second pair of eyes for helping a radiologist spot breast cancer on a mammogram, one of the largest and most rigorous tests of computer-aided detection found.
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