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Hays Daily News |
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Take a glimpse behind the door
"Red Door" by Roberta Scott "Archi-Textures: Houses & Huts/Windows & Doors," an exhibition of photographs by Middlesex resident Roberta Scott, will be on view at Bernardsville Library during the month of October. An opening reception will be held at the...
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'Ransomware' Virus-Writer Identified
When the alleged creator of an infamous virus tried to negotiate, security firm Kaspersky Lab helped track him down.
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Bells and Whistles in Search of an Audience
Pop in a new Blu-ray version of the animated flick "Sleeping Beauty" this week, and you (or your kids) will be able to connect online while watching the movie to text-chat with friends or other Disney fans. Or you could pick your favorite scene and send it with a personalized video message to fam...
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New Pakistani leaders are US puppets: militant
DUBAI: American Al Qaeda militant Adam Gadahn described Pakistan’s new leaders as US puppets in a war against militants, in an Internet video posted yesterday.
Gulf Times |
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Blind students seeks new laptop
BRIDGEPORT -- Housatonic Community College Professor Simmie Nichols dances around the front of the class and waves his arms trying to get the high school students in front of him to understand the
Connecticut Post |
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Student Technology Day: Microsoft CEO's keynote speech
As promised, I've uploaded the keynote speech that Steve Ballmer gave on Wednesday to a bunch of students at the Microsoft Student Technology Day. Although the recording isn't studio quality, it's still audible enough to hear it - even though there was coughing, the occasional sneeze, and some jackass in the audience with Tourette's (ahem...) Nevertheless, from being there, it was a very ...
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Microsoft Bids To Take Over Open Document Format
what about sends in a Groklaw alert warning that, by PJ's reading, Microsoft may be trying to take over ODF via a stacked SC 34 committee. The article lists the attendees at an SC 34 meeting in July and gives their affiliations, which the official meeting materials do not. (The attendees of the October 1 meeting, which generated a takeover proposal to OASIS, are not known in full.) "Why do I say ...
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Sex search comp hots up between states
Victorians are lonely, South Australians are kinky and Queenslanders and people from NSW are just mad for it, according to a survey of sex-based web searches.
The West Australian |
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'Azzam the American' releases video focusing on Pakistan
American al Qaeda member Adam Gadahn appeared in a video posted on the Internet on Saturday, focusing on Pakistan, with references to the U.S. economic meltdown and fighting in Kashmir.
CNN |
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Sheryl Sandberg, An Inside View of Facebook
Sheryl Sandberg, COO, Facebook, learned how to harness the power of large organizations.
Newsweek |
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The Changing World Of Blogs
One of the most curious recent trends in Internet communication is blogs, these Web logs where people let their hair down and reveal their innermost thoughts and feelings to the world, or whoever happens to chance upon their words.
Central New York Business Journal |
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This week in Apple: Apple stock, royalties, Verizon rumors
This week's Apple news was rife with software releases and updates, more rumors about the iPhone and Snow Leopard, Apple's falling stock prices, and how bumped up music royalties could hurt the iTunes Store. Check in here in case you missed out on the week's top stories. Read More...
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Will ParanoidLinux Protect the Truly Paranoid?
ruphus13 writes "There are still places on the world where having anonymity might mean the difference between life and death. Covering one's tracks is considered to be of such paramount importance that we are now witnessing the rise of a Linux distro catering to the most paranoid. The 'alpha-alpha' version of ParanoidLinux is now out. But is this the best way to protect oneself? Couldn't it be ...
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Taking the campaign to iPhone
WASHINGTON: The campaign of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, in its latest bid to use Internet age technology to trounce Republican rival John McCain and connect with supporters, has released free software that turns Apple iPhones into political rallying tools.
Gulf Times |
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Linux laptops returned 4x as often as Windows
"Get Linux" is almost as common a refrain in the comment threads on this blog as "get a Mac." But although various Linux OSes have made enormous strides in recent years, they may still be far from ready for prime time: In an interview with Laptop magazine, an executive with MSI, which makes perhaps the best low-priced netbook on the market, says that the Linux version of its popular Wind ...
Yahoo! Tech Advisors |
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12 Most Devastating PC Viruses and Worms of All Time
"1. ILOVEYOU "The ILOVEYOU worm (a.k.a. VBS/Loveletter and Love Bug worm), a computer worm written in VBScript, is considered by many as the most damaging worm ever.
Linux Today |
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Government will spy on every call and e-mail
Ministers are considering spending up to £12 billion on a database to monitor and store the internet browsing habits, e-mail and telephone records of everyone in Britain.
Times Online |
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Patients ‘at risk’ from flawed £12bn IT system
An NHS computer system intended to revolutionise patient care has so many software flaws that seriously ill or badly injured patients are at risk of being inaccurately diagnosed, according to an internal health service document.
Times Online |
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Nude photos shock teacher
A 25-year-old Kawerau College teacher was shocked to learn naked pictures of herself have been circulating by email - with allegations the photos were on her internet dating site.
The New Zealand Herald |
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Abu Dhabi Parks to Get Free Internet Access
abu dhabi — People visiting public parks in the capital would be able to access the Internet for free within two months, Abdul Aziz Al Gureishi, Director of Public Parks Department in the Abu Dhabi Municipality, told Khaleej Times.
Khaleej Times |
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Aftermath of a Revolt: Myanmar?s Lost Year
The junta casts a shadow over the Internet cafes and distant jade mines.
New York Times |
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Pioneer 3D Floating Vision: Half Wii, Half Surface, All 3D [Ceatec 2008]
Pioneer showed off their new Floating Vision technology at CEATEC this year. It's a system of layers: first, an LCD with built-in computer, then an array of 3D lenses, and finally the "space sensor,"...
Gizmodo |
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Maine To Skip Vista, Go Directly To Windows 7
Preedit writes "The State of Maine is the latest organization to skip Windows Vista, which has been a near-disaster for Microsoft. An internal state document (dated September 15) uncovered by Infoweek reveals that Maine will not be upgrading its more than 11,000 personal computing devices from XP to Vista — ever. Instead, it's going to wait until Windows 7 ships in 2010 and hope for the best. ...
Slashdot |
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Google, Yahoo Delay Ad Deal
Google and Yahoo are delaying a controversial deal that would allow Google to sell advertising on Yahoo's Web sites, the companies said Friday.
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