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No Internet access for 9/11 defendants at Gitmo
Sun, Oct 12, 2008 (1:57 p.m.) A U.S. military judge has denied a request from professed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed for Internet access inside his Guantanamo cell, ruling he does not need it to prepare for his death penalty trial.
Las Vegas Sun |
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eBags CEO Jon Nordmark stepping down
GREENWOOD VILLAGE (AP) - eBags co-founder Jon Nordmark is stepping down as chief executive officer after a 10-year tenure at the online luggage and handbag retailer.
9 News Denver |
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Reverse 911 notification system online
An emergency notification system capable of reaching the entire county by phone in a matter of minutes is now operational. The One Call Now system, approved by the county fiscal court in September, has been installed at the county’s dispatch center on Northfield Drive.
Princeton Times Leader |
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No Internet access for 9/11 defendants at Gitmo
A U.S. military judge has denied a request from professed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed for Internet access inside his Guantanamo cell, ruling he does not need it to prepare for his death penalty trial. Judge Ralph Kohlmann, a Marine colonel,...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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Kazakh Web Site Censored
ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- Internet users in Kazakhstan complained of censorship on Friday after being unable to access the popular blogging service LiveJournal, but the state-owned telecoms company denied it was blocking it.
The Moscow Times |
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Ithaca, NY, wants to be America's 1st podcar city
ITHACA, N.Y.—The thought of a driverless, computer-guided car transporting people where they want to go on demand is a futuristic notion to some. To Jacob Roberts, podcars—or PRTs, for personal rapid transit—represent an important component in the here-and-now of transportation.
Las Cruces Sun-News |
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Poll: Who do you blame for 0-6?
Who do you blame most for this mess of a Bengals' season? Share your opinion by voting in our online poll.
The Cincinnati Enquirer |
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Googling back to the year dot.com
Search engine giant celebrates 10th birthday by taking users back in time.
The Age |
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No Internet access for 9/11 defendants at Gitmo
A U.S. military judge has denied a request from professed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed for Internet access inside his Guantanamo cell, ruling he does not need it to prepare for his death penalty trial. Judge Ralph Kohlmann, a Marine colonel, said Mohammed knew he would face prison restrictions when he chose to act as his own lawyer. His Oct. 6 ruling - which also applies to four ...
The Charlotte Observer |
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The Prickly Prince From Microsoft Strikes Again
Dare Obasanjo, a Microsoft employee and the son of a former President of Nigeria, doesn't like it when people disagree with him. I found that out in 2007 when Obasanjo vandalized the TechCrunch Wikipedia page in response to a post we wrote that was mildly critical of Microsoft's hiring of a blogger to edit certain Wikipedia entries relating to Open Office standards. His actions as an ...
TechCrunch |
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Oracle stands tall in database software
Question: Should I brace for the worst with my shares of Oracle Corp.?
Orlando Sentinel |
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Mobile Firefox Enters Testing Next Week
Mozilla is readying an alpha release of "Fennec," its mobile Firefox browser.
PC World |
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ElcomSoft uses NVIDIA GPUs to speed up WPA/WPA2 brute-force attack
Russian security firm ElcomSoft has released software that leverages NVIDIA GPUs to speed up the brute-force cracking of WPA and WPA2 pre-shared WiFi keys.
ZDNet |
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280 Slides: PowerPoint made fast and easy, online
280 Slides is a notable online replacement for desktop presentation apps.
CNET |
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Apple, others leak MacBook casing details
Apple's next-generation MacBook design has been all but confirmed, courtesy of leaks from both Apple itself as well as those with access to the casing in China. The Mac producer has posted a technician manual (PDF; since pulled) that discusses replacing an AirPort card in the display assembly of a "Late 2008" MacBook or MacBook Pro, effectively proving that these two systems will receive an ...
MacNN |
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California Based Analytic Approach Selects Zrinity's On-Premise Email Systems & Services
California firm selects New York based Zrinity for business-critical email systems. (PRWeb Oct 12, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/email-delivery/email-server/prweb1439544.htm
PRWeb |
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1.5 Million G1 Mobile Phones Pre-Sold
Apple may want to be keep a close eye on the sales of T-Mobile's G1 device. The G1 will be the first mobile phone to hit the market running Google's Android mobile OS. This may also be the mobile phone that puts a serious dent in Apple's iPhone sales. The G1 won't officially be available until October 22. Apparently no one wants to experience the same shortage and chaos as those who anxiously ...
ReadWriteWeb |
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Man gets 10 years for child porn downloads
A 41-year-old South San Francisco man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Friday for downloading more than 2,000 child pornography images onto his computer, U.S. District Attorney Joseph Russoniello announced.
KGO-TV Bay Area |
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Officials: Work begins Monday on HP site in Ark.
(AP:CONWAY, Ark.) Construction will begin Monday on Hewlett-Packard's new customer service and technical support center in Arkansas, an official said.
INO News |
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Dell sharpens focus on small business
As Dell Inc.'s commercial-computer business soared in the 1990s, many of its users started buying Dell machines to use at home, too.
Austin American-Statesman |
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New 'Xbox Experience' Too Much For Some 360s
There's a lot to look forward to in the upcoming New Xbox Experience -- set to launch on November 19 -- but for those who own Xbox 360s without a hard drive or a 256MB memory card, you may have to go through a few headaches before you can download it.
PC Magazine |
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US game designer blasts into space with DNA cargo
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AP) -- An American computer game designer reached space Sunday, fulfilling a long-deferred childhood dream that began with the...
The News-Press |
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It's Time to Stop Fearing Change and Learn About Cloud Computing
When headlines like “RMS hates cloud computing; says you should too”, “Cloud Computing a Trap” or “Cloud computing puts your health data at risk” show up on the Internet, it looks like the same old FUD (Fear Uncertainty and Doubt) that have been the inevitable response from the security community or from people who do not accommodate change well. read more
SYS-CON Media |
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Ithaca, NY, wants to be America's 1st podcar city
The thought of a driverless, computer-guided car transporting people where they want to go on demand is a futuristic notion to some. To Jacob Roberts, podcars _ or PRTs, for personal rapid transit _ represent an important component in the here-and-now of...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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In the latest instance of retro pastimes adapting to new technology -- like playing Pacman on Facebook or making pot ...
The San Antonio-based radio and billboard giant launched iheartradio, a free application for the iPhone and iPod Touch that will give listeners another shot at hearing “Hotel California" just in case they find themselves out of range from one of Clear Channel's 1,100 radio stations.
All About Jazz |
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