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Users warned of IE7 lock-in with XP SP3
Another reason to use Firefox? Microsoft has warned users updating to Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) that they won't be able to downgrade from Internet Explorer 7 to the older IE6 without uninstalling the service pack.
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Making the most of Twitter
If you're wondering what's the point of real-time micro-blogging, here's our guide to the benefits
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 15th Dec 2006 21:12 UTC
"The FSF today launched a campaign with a twofold mission of exposing the harms inflicted on computer users by the new Microsoft Windows Vista and promoting free software alternatives that respect users' security and privacy rights.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 19th Oct 2006 21:11 UTC
Microsoft has further delayed the release of Service Pack 3 for Windows XP , moving expected availability from the second half of 2007 to the first half of 2008. The change came silently in an update to the company's service pack roadmap.
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Washington County School District Chooses Xirrus For District-Wide Wi-Fi
Xirrus, Inc., the only Wi-Fi "Power-Play" that can replace Ethernet workgroup switches with Wi-Fi as the primary network connection, announced recently that it is deploying a high performing Wi-Fi network for all 41 public K-12 schools in the Washington County School District (WCSD), delivering wireless network access to over 22,000 students in the Utah communities of St
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Computers give students, teachers instant feedback
CLARKSVILLE, Ind. - Test time in some classrooms at a Clarksville school looks a bit like a TV game show, with students' answers instantly recorded through handheld devices and then displayed on a screen next to the teacher.
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Facebook users willing to let employers see profiles
TORONTO (Reuters) - While many Facebook users may be secretly surfing the social networking site on the job, many Canadians say they are willing to let their employer look at their profiles, according to a poll released on Wednesday.
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Recent Original Stories
"Microsoft Word users now can easily import and export to the OpenDocument Format. The StarOffice 8 Conversion Technology Preview, a plug-in for Microsoft Word 2003 that allows users of Microsoft Word 2003 to read, edit and save to the OpenDocument Format is now available ."
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Comcast mulling Net usage cap to discourage ’excessive’ use
Comcast Corp., the nation’s second-largest Internet service provider, is considering setting an official limit on the amount of data that subscribers can download per month and charging a fee for those who go over.
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911 Worker Accused of Tapping into Terror List
A former 911 dispatcher is facing felony computer trespassing charges. Nadire Zenelaj of Rochester is accused of accessing highly sensitive and restricted information – information connected to the government’s effort to track suspected terrorists.
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Workshop: Save messages stored in webmail accounts
This makes it easy to access a webmail account from any PC that’s connected to the internet by signing in with a username and password. Messages aren’t stored on the local computer, which is good for privacy on shared PCs, but this means keeping a backup can be tricky.
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Facebook users willing to let employers see profiles
TORONTO (Reuters) - While many Facebook users may be secretly surfing the social networking site on the job, many Canadians say they are willing to let their employer look at their profiles, according to a poll released on Wednesday.
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HP pipes YouTube into MediaSmart
Shaun Nichols in California, vnunet.com , Thursday 8 May 2008 at 10:27:00 Video services integrated into multimedia hardware lineup HP is to include YouTube access in its MediaSmart range of internet-enabled home entertainment products. The line-up includes a television, set-top box and a Windows Home Server system.... > Read the full article
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BDO enters Second Life
Kevin Reed, Accountancy Age , Thursday 8 May 2008 at 10:22:00 BDO enters virtual world to win clients and new recruits BDO Stoy Hayward has launched on internet virtual world Second Life in a bid to open up its services to a broader audience.... > Read the full article
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This Report Presents a Concise Overview of Telecoms - Sector Liberalisation and Privatisation in Latin America
DUBLIN, Ireland, BUSINESS WIRE -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c91134) has announced the addition of "2008 Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in Latin America - Market Reports" to their offering.
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Google denies staff 'brain drain'
Google executive Elliot Schrage leaves for Facebook, prompting concern of a talent exodus.
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NEW INFO: State Officials Say Former Wis. Man Scammed Packers Ticket Buyers
State officials say a former Wisconsin man faces a number of sanctions on his activities for scamming Green Bay Packers fans in his ticket sales over the Internet. That includes no longer using the same Web site for selling tickets.
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Recent Original Stories
The Lisa, started in 1979 to provide an inexpensive business computer to Apple's line-up, enjoyed little success. With its advanced object oriented UI and powerful office suite, the computer was priced well above the means of most businesses.
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Mozilla spreads malware rather than security
Vietnamese users turning to Mozilla's Firefox to offer then security got a shock yesterday when the company revealed that the Vietnamese language pack for Firefox 2 was contaminated with malicious code and that this had been available for download for three months. Because of a virus infection, the Vietnamese...
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 21st Dec 2006 11:38 UTC
In 2002, both KDE and GNOME released their last major revisions; KDE released KDE 3.0 on 3rd April , while GNOME followed shortly after with GNOME 2.0 on 27th June . For the Linux desktop, therefore, 2002 was an important year.
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DISNEY SHUT OUT OF MILEY SHOOT
THE Miley Cyrus thing? Her scanty semidraped Vanity Fair shoot? Her picture around the Internet in a green bra? The Disney people blame the p.r. people. In other words, the Mouse House smells a rat. They are saying absolutely not their doing, not their fault, not their wish, not their jurisdiction and not their anything. That Miley's press reps were deliberately readying her for the next career ...
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Schools may add student laptops
Laptops for students in Huntsville schools? It's a long-term possibility school leaders are considering. By 2009, when all analog television signals must be switched to digital, Huntsville schools can merge its four closed-circuit microwave TV channels into one digital channel.
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Google launches themes for site's personalized homepage
MANILA, Philippines - Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) recently launched a collection of new themes created by leading artists, designers, actors and other personalities for iGoogle, Google's personalized homepage. With iGoogle, users can choose and arrange the content they want to see on their Google homepage to personalize their web experience. Google has collaborated with almost 70 artists from ...
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When poetry was king
May Day may have been relatively quiet in Prague this year, but during the Cold War it was a political flash point. In 1947, the U.S. Congress decreed May 1 Loyalty Day, hoping to stave off its growing international communist overtones.
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Issue 103 - 1st May - 30th May
Female role models are required to encourage more women to join the IT sector, one expert has suggested. Women's forum manager of the British Computer Society (BCS) Jan Peters remarked that those women already in the industry should be trying to influence others to pursue a career in the sector.
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