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Your calendar soon will live on the Web
First we were offered a desktop PC to create and store our data.
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Pastor's office looted during church service
By ANDREW CHAVEZ FORT WORTH — The Rev. Rob Hamby took the pulpit at Fort Worth Presbyterian Church on Sunday and delivered a sermon encouraging the congregation to go out and show mercy to others. And as he did so, someone snuck into a back room at the church and snatched his briefcase, which he said contained a laptop, credit cards, keys and receipts for business expenses. In all, he estimates ...
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New partners spur AMD’s early commitment to larger, more expensive chip fab at Luther Forest campus
It’s not quite the same plan Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and the state negotiated two years ago, but the bottom line is, a chip plant is coming to Luther Forest Technology Campus in Malta. (AMD)
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Vista Start Menu v3.0 for Win XP & Vista
SECAUCUSUSA: OrdinarySoft has just released version 3.0 of its easy-to-use Vista Start Menu, a computer utility designed for Microsoft Windows XP and Vista that completely replaces the standard Start menu with a more intuitive interface for accessing a user's applications and documents while providing a host of other time-saving features.
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UK university holds artificial intelligence test
By RAPHAEL G. SATTER READING, England (AP) -- Computers argued, cracked jokes and parried trick questions Sunday, all part of an annual test of artificial intelligence carried out at the University of Reading.
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Parking-ticket monitoring service coming to Freetown
FREETOWN — People are no longer going to be able to get away with not paying parking tickets in town now that selectmen have approved a new computerized system.
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New faculty members appointed at Old Colony
ROCHESTER — Old Colony Regional Vocational-Technical High School has appointed four new faculty members. They include Aaron LeBeau, computer information technology; Erin Murray, graphic communication and design; Zita Simas, special education; and...
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Hieronymus Robert Bueck
Hieronymus Robert Bueck, 41, of Avon Lake, passed away suddenly due to an accident in Avon, Friday, October 10, 2008. Robert was born January 18, 1967 in Dothan, Alabama and moved to Avon Lake from Olmsted Falls 13 years ago. He was employed as the computer network administrator for the Avon School system for the past [...]
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Verizon leads parade of cell players buying abandoned spectrum
RALEIGH – Local television stations’ impending move to digital broadcasting soon will free up a large chunk of frequency blocks for other uses – and three players are paying tens of millions of dollars for the right to buy up the coveted bandwidths.
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Britons putting artificial intelligence to test
READING, England — Computers argued, cracked jokes and parried trick questions Sunday, all part of an annual test of artificial intelligence carried out at the University of Reading. Typing away at split-screen terminals, a dozen volunteers carried out two conversations at once: one with a chat program, the other with a human. After five minutes, they were asked to say which was which. Some ...
The Oklahoman |
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Despite global turmoil, Iraqi traders enjoy boom
BAGHDAD — While the rest of the world faces a financial meltdown, the Iraq Stock Exchange index has soared nearly 40 percent during September, boosted by increasing confidence in security gains. The ISX is only open two hours a day, three days a week and brokers track trading activity on the floor with colored markers and white bulletin boards instead of computers. But investors are seeing ...
The Oklahoman |
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Learn How to use a Computer
October is computer learning month. If you don’t know how to use a computer, now’s your chance to learn how. The library is offering free classes that teach computer basics. It’s okay if you don’t know a thing about computers. But, they ask you know how to use a mouse.
KMID Midland |
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LG unveils KC780, 8mp, portrait phone
SEOUL, KOREA: LG Electronics announced the launch of LG-KC780, a slim eight megapixel camera phone with special features that make it ideal for shooting portraits.
CIOL |
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Business
Intel, Microsoft and the technology companies that so far have escaped the credit crisis relatively unscathed will lose out on as much as $170 billion in sales next year as the crunch catches up with them.
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Acer's AX3200 is the little Blu-ray PC that could, has a 1080p LCD friend
Filed under: Desktops , Displays , Media PCs Acer believes you're seeking a PC with a Blu-ray drive and formidable storage space so you can watch hours and hours of high definition video. That's why it's introducing the AX3200 desktop (suggested retail: $679.99) to go with the P244W 24-inch 1080p LCD display ($399) -- to fill that consumer electronics-shaped hole that you didn't ...
Engadget |
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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.
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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 transportation. "It's time we design cities for the human, not for the automobile," said Roberts, president of Connect Ithaca, ...
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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 transportation. "It's time we design cities for the human, not for the automobile," said Roberts, president of Connect Ithaca, ...
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Austin Game Designer Travels to Space
Austinite and computer game designer Richard Garriott is now officially a space traveler.Friends gathered at the bar Opal Divine's early Sunday morning to watch Garriott take off from Kazakhstan. He's on his way to the International Space Station. Garriott is following in his astronaut father's footsteps.
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Home Lighting Could Be Wireless Network
Lights may soon do more than just shine in dark places - they might wirelessly connect your computer, phone or car to the Internet.
LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News |
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CipherLab's Intelligent Order Entry Software Solves Retail And Grocery Shipping Problems
CipherLab, a leading innovator in Automated Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) for the retail, warehouse and distribution markets, today announced the availability of automatic container space calculation software for use on its industrial mobile computers.
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TeleNav And Intermec Keep The Field Workforce Connected With GPS Mobile Resource Management Service On A Rugged Device
Organizations in field service, logistics and transportation now have a dependable GPS solution available immediately on a rugged and compact mobile device. TeleNav Track, a GPS-enabled mobile resource management (MRM) service, is now offered on the Intermec CN3 rugged mobile computer and will provide businesses with a feature-rich, easy to use solution to more effectively monitor and manage ...
DataCollectionOnline |
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Using the net to fix it yourself
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, the internet is tempting more people to save money by having a go at fixing things themselves.
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U.S. designer of computer games blasts off into space
n Spacecraft carries DNA sequences of some of the world's greatest minds
Contra Costa Times |
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Social networking influencing career strategies
It’s not unusual for Julia Culkin to spend a good chunk of her workday surfing My-Space, Facebook or LinkedIn – and she’s not nervous if her boss walks by her computer terminal.
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