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Sales tax revenue rises in August
Alabama's sales tax collections increased 7.28 percent in August, the month that included the three-day sales tax holiday on clothing, books, computers and school supplies of certain values.
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TN Games' 3RD Space(TM) Vest, Set to "WoW" Attendees at E For All Expo, Booth 428, October 3-5
LOS ANGELES----TN Games, developer of the gaming industry's most innovative and progressively advanced physical experience hardware and software technologies, announce today that they have enhanced the 3RD Space game driver to include support for World of Warcraft , which has over 10 million players worldwide.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Patients tap rich lode of Web resources
When Terri Nelson learned she had a large fibroid tumor in her uterus, she went online. There is nothing new in that, of course.
The Monterey County Herald |
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Amazon opens Windows to cloud service
Amazon Web Services plans to add support for Windows and SQL Server code to its cloud computing service.
VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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Non-profit organization provides software for special needs children
Andrew Bryan manages a little-known non-profit organization, ESE Resources, from his house in Deer Park, while currently working as a contract worker for Comcast. The organization provides software and computers for special needs elementary level children.
Deer Park Broadcaster & Progress |
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Mac OS X market share cracks 8%
Apple's Mac OS X market share has passed the 8 per cent mark for the first time, a research company reported Wednesday. In September, Apple's operating system ran on 8.2 per cent of the computers that accessed the 40,000 sites monitored by Net Applications for clients, the company's data showed.
Macworld UK |
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TRACKER NAILS LAPTOP THIEF
A laptop thief got caught after the computer's owner tracked him remotely. José Caceres said he used a remote-access program to log on daily and watch his computer being used, and then tipped off police, leading to the arrest of a 34-year-old man...
New York Post |
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Amazon opens Windows to cloud service
Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, Amazon Web Services plans to add support for Windows and SQL Server code to its cloud computing service. The company said that in the coming months it will add support for...
vnunet.com |
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Astley up for MTV gong after internet trick
Forgotten pop star Rick Astley's 'Rickrolling' phenomenon has stepped up a gear - he is a surprise contender for the Best Act gong at this year's MTV Europe Music Awards.
Yahoo! Launch UK & Ireland |
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Algeria floods kill 13, destroy 600 homes: radio
ALGIERS, Oct 2, 2008 (AFP) - At least 13 people have been killed and nearly 600 homes destroyed by flash floods in Algeria's Ghardaia region, state radio announced on Thursday.
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Nokia CEO wowed by iPhone, sights on BlackBerry
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.
Reuters via Yahoo! News |
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NESTING: Recycling at its finest
Recently I received a notice from City Garbage of Eureka listing, once again, just what we can put into those curbside recycling bins. Now, I don't know about you, but every few months I forget just what goes in there, and without a doubt, I
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Billionaire says anyone can repeat his success
DALLAS - Sam Wyly went from growing up in a house without electricity to amassing a fortune estimated at $1.2 billion, and he says anyone can follow in his footsteps if they work hard enough and watch for opportunities.Wyly built and sold software companies, rescued a steakhouse chain and revived an arts-and-crafts retailer.
The Florence Times-Daily |
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Computer performs well in mammogram study
New York - 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.
The Plain Dealer |
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Computer viruses trip up school district's system
The Titusville Area School District has been dealing with nuisance computer viruses since the beginning of last week, according to district Superintendent Karen Jez.
The Titusville Herald |
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Study backs computer use in spotting breast cancer
NEW YORK - 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.
Worcester Telegram & Gazette |
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Netflix service open for Mac by end of year
Netflix on Wednesday promised to release a product by the end of the year which will enable Mac users to use the service's "Watch Instantly" feature. Netflix is best known for its DVD rental service, which enables users to manage an online queue using a website.
Macworld UK |
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Trojans†defense shuts out Eagles
ALGONQUIN – Cary-Grove’s defense was at its suffocating best Friday night, even if its offense had some difficulty.
McHenry County Sports |
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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.
McHenry County Sports |
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Free game model hits US
Free computer gameplay taking hold in a US market dominated by videogames sold on packaged disks.
iafrica.com |
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Rwanda: One Laptop Per Child - An Education Revolution
Yesterday the highly innovative and anticipated project, One Laptop Per Child, was officially launched by President Paul Kagame at Jali Club. The project has been running on a small scale, and this has afforded the programmers an insight into how to progress.
AllAfrica.com |
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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.
Sugar Land Sun |
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Rwanda: Kagame Launches One Laptop Per Child
President Paul Kagame has said that enabling all primary school children to own computers was the government's ultimate goal. This was during the official launch of the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) initiative at Jali Club yesterday.
AllAfrica.com |
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Project management over the Web with Collabtive
Collabtive is a modern Web application that allows teams to collaborate on projects, manage tasks, milestones, and files, and send instant messages to each other.
NewsForge |
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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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