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Not the Dreaded Blue Sky of Death Again ...
If Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and Free Software Foundation founder Richard M. Stallman are planning a membership drive for their new Anti-Cloud Computing Coalition, they best not go knocking on Steve Ballmer's door.
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On paper, a signature idea: New system transfers scribbles to electronic copies
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. Promises of the paperless office have been circulating ever since the first IBM clones started showing up on desks in the early 1980s. Yet we're still tied to printed documents, and there's no sign that's going to change. With that in mind, the Xpaper PDF digital writing system from Talario Inc. ($400 for use with Windows XP, $450 for Vista) is designed to improve a computer's ...
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Worthing Council to beef-up its online public service business continuity & security
Worthing Borough Council is ‘beefing-up’ business continuity and security related to online public services as part of an overhaul of its connectivity and firewall infrastructure.
PublicTechnology.net |
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10 Totally Random Questions for...
1) Where is your favorite place to study on campus? If I gotta do some quiet reading, I'm really feeling the President's Lounge; it's mad chill in there. If I'm doing stuff on the computer though, I like to get it in down in the Tolentine lab.
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Google tries too hard with new Web browser
Reviewer tests new Google Chrome
Truman State University Index |
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Effort to suppress evidence denied in child porn case
An attorney for a Southbury man police said imported child pornography in 2006 tried, but failed, on Tuesday to suppress a search and seizure warrant used by police to collect the man's computers.
Republican-American |
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Man gets 23 years for double stabbing
WAYNESBORO — A man who ambushed a computer repairman — stabbing him in the chest and arm — and then cut his ex-girlfriend before barricading himself inside a Florence Avenue home was sentenced Wednesday in Waynesboro Circuit Court to 23 years in prison.
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Africa: Ugandans to Use Unido Software
THE United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) has licensed 29 entrepreneurs to use its software in business planning, an official of the Management Training and Advisory Centre (MTAC) has said.
AllAfrica.com |
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Police: Man, 46, caught in Internet sex chat
STAMFORD - Police say a 46-year-old Waterford man allegedly tried to entice an undercover officer who posed as a 14-year-old girl in an Internet chat room.
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(AFX UK Focus) 2008-10-02 07:06 Nokia CEO wowed by iPhone, sights on BlackBerry
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct 1 (Reuters) - The chief executive of Nokia, the world mobile phone leader, gave credit to new competitors from the computer world on Wednesday, but said his company was set to respond to all challengers.
Interactive Investor |
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SANFORD: Alternative energy possible solution
In case you've been living under a rock, the United States - and, thus, the world - is in a fiscal crisis. Whoop-di-flippin-do. Are you as sick as I am with hearing the words "Wall Street Bailout," "credit crunch," "mortgage crisis" and "$700 billion?" Ironically, if I want a dose of levity and optimism, I have to go only as far as my computer, where a compilation of "green" reading ...
Daily Nebraskan |
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Review: Xpaper eases digitizing of paper documents
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Promises of the paperless office have been circulating ever since the first IBM clones started showing up on desks in the early 1980s. Yet we're still tied to printed documents and there's no sign that's going to change.
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Red Barn Computers hires technician
Jonathan Pratt has joined Red Barn Computers as a computer technician. He will be working as the company's lead on-site service technician, assisting Red Barn's business and residential clients with their computer and networking needs.
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YOUR MONEY
One of the most frequent requests I receive from readers is for tips on making money on the Internet. The worldwide web presents almost unlimited potential for both established operations and enterprising individuals alike to create extra income.
The Jamaica Observer |
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Aldine ISD honors long-term member
From segregation to integration and from books and pencils to computers and other high-tech equipment, A.W. Jones, current chairman of the board for the Three H Service Center in Humble, has seen many things change and improve over his lifetime.
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Survey reveals Green IT challenges faced by UK businesses
The majority of IT managers are feeling pressure to reduce their carbon footprints, according to a survey commissioned by Zycko, a value-added distributor ofconvergent IT solutions. 61% feel pressure to cut down on their energy usage and 60% plan to reduce their carbon footprint within the next 18 months.
PublicTechnology.net |
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Seagate's 1.5TB Barracuda: Bigger And Better?
Seagate is the first hard drive vendor to offer a 1.5 TB drive in the 3.5” form factor. Meanwhile, WD sent us its RAID Edition 3 (RE3) drive. We tell you which is the best HDD choice today.
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U.S. turmoil churns up an ill wind worldwide
With global markets yo-yoing in response to financial turmoil in the United States, the specialists at the Korean Center for International Finance are especially vigilant. Along with daily market tracking, economists here run a monthly computer simulation based on a classified list of 21 economic variables. The model rates the risk of a repeat crisis within the next year on a 1-to-5 scale, with ...
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Astronaut kiosks a big hit
Nothing grabs your attention like a space-suited astronaut in a hotel lobby. Advertising entrepreneur Tim Hock is using 6-foot-tall astronaut statues to draw users to interactive computer kiosks that have started to appear in Cocoa Beach hotels and will be installed in full starting next week.
Florida Today |
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Alums inducted into Hall of Computing
Six University of Nebraska-Lincoln alumni were inducted to the Department of Computer Science and Engineering's Hall of Computing. The distinguished list includes Don Dillon, Jay Forrester, Dale Jensen, Don Nelson, William Norris and Jerry Weinberg. Don Nelson Don Nelson began his electrical engineering studies at UNL.
Daily Nebraskan |
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'Clone Wars' begins
Believe it or not, "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" is pretty cool. Not the theatrical film, which underwhelmed critics and died at the box office. But rather the computer-animated TV series, which debuts tonight with back-to-back episodes at 10 and 10:30 p.m. on the Cartoon Network.
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SANFORD: Alternative energy plan an answer to economic woes
In case you've been living under a rock, the United States - and, thus, the world - is in a fiscal crisis. Whoop-di-flippin-do. Are you as sick as I am with hearing the words "Wall Street Bailout," "credit crunch," "mortgage crisis" and "$700 billion?" Ironically, if I want a dose of levity and optimism, I have to go only as far as my computer, where a compilation of "green" reading ...
Daily Nebraskan |
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New Facebook design incites avalanche of complaints
On campus and in the online lives of millions across the country, a contentious debate is going on. What is it about? Facebook, of course. On Sept. 10, Mark Slee, product manager for the new Facebook, announced the social networking Web site was "beginning the process of moving people over to the new Facebook and saying goodbye to the old Facebook.
Daily Nebraskan |
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Cyberscalping streamlines ticket resale
Walking around Abel residence hall, Christian Habib, a freshman biology major at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, noticed several posted signs. "Have an unvalidated student ticket for the Missouri game," one said. "Contact XXXX at (xxx) xxx-xxxx. Best bid wins," stated another.
Daily Nebraskan |
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Nokia CEO wowed by iPhone, sights on BlackBerry
SANTA CLARA, California (Reuters) - The chief executive of Nokia, the world mobile phone leader, gave credit to new competitors from the computer world on Wednesday, but said his company was set to respond to all challengers.
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