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British Board of Film Classification has launched a voluntary online ratings scheme
The British Board of Film Classification has launched a new voluntary online ratings scheme, extending its U, 15 and 18 labels to digital downloads and video games. By Jemima Kiss
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Internet predator task force gets funding
Associated Press - May 21, 2008 7:25 AM ET BEDFORD, Va. (AP) - A Bedford County-based task force formed to track online sexual predators will use $750,000 in state funds to double its...
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Man Accused of School Shooting Plot Now Faces Child Porn Charges
A Lakewood man accused of plotting to blow up two high schools has been indicted on a charge of conspiracy to commit murder. After he was arrested, authorities seized his computer and discovered that he had also been downloading child pornography. If convicted of all charges, Lee Billi could face a maximum of 325 years in prison.
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IDC's Green IT Forum to Showcase Best Practices, Cost Efficient Strategies, and Expert Guidance Around Making the ...
IDC today announced plans for the IDC Green IT Forum West taking place June 10, 2008 at the Santa Clara Hilton in Santa Clara, CA.
Centre Daily Times |
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Finlay Enterprises, Inc. to Broadcast Review of First Quarter Results Over the Internet
Finlay Enterprises, Inc. , one of the leading retailers of fine jewelry and the largest operator of licensed fine jewelry departments in department stores throughout the United States, invites investors to listen to a broadcast of the Company's conference call to discuss first quarter 2008 results.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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DigitalPost Interactive and Westgate Resorts Headline New Feature in Orlando Sentinel
DigitalPost Interactive, a provider of user-friendly web platforms for digital media sharing and social networking, is pleased to announce that the Orlando Sentinel, One of South Florida's largest and most historic papers, has profiled the company's technology in a double-page feature on innovative ways resorts and theme parks are using digital media to enhance the vacation experience. To view ...
Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 4th Apr 2008 21:51 UTC
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said on Friday he expected the new version of Windows operating software, code-named Windows 7, to be released " sometime in the next year or so " . The software giant has been aiming to issue more regular updates of the operating system software that powers the majority of the world's personal computers.
New Mobile Computing |
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Exelon's La Salle Station donates laptops to emergency team
MARSEILLES - LaSalle Generating Station recently presented 24 laptop computers to the Grundy County Emergency Support Team for emergency communications within Grundy, La Salle and Will counties.
Morris Daily Herald |
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Cold, dark countries whipping US in broadband usage
New OECD numbers show the US still in 15th place when it comes to broadband subscriptions, but that's not a result of low population density. Could it be that it's just too warm and sunny here? Read More...
Ars Technica |
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Coal City Dist. 1: New policy takes aim at cyberbullies
COAL CITY - Though they may not be able to control behavior away from school, they want to make sure any malignant behavior doesn't appear at school.
Morris Daily Herald |
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Ballmer: Microsoft not bidding to buy Yahoo
Microsoft is not looking to make a bid to buy Yahoo but the company was in talks to make other types of deals with Yahoo, Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Wednesday.
USA Today |
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Seized Arlington mansion draws a crowd
By NATHANIEL JONES ARLINGTON -- For at least two hours Tuesday, real estate agents, investors and the curious toured a 22,100-square-foot home seized by federal authorities in an Internet drug sale case. Some of the more than 50 people who visited found it difficult to dream about living in the four-story house, which has seven bedrooms, 10 bathrooms and an indoor pool, and is in a secluded ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Galaxy 18 Launch Successful; Powerhouse Satellite Within U.S. Cable Arc
Intelsat, Ltd., the world's leading provider of commercial satellite services, announced today that at 5:43 A.M. EDT the Galaxy 18 satellite was successfully launched aboard a Sea Launch Zenit-3SL rocket. The satellite, built by Space Systems/Loral, will operate from 123 degrees west and serve programmers, government and corporate broadband customers in the continental United States, Alaska, ...
Centre Daily Times |
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Colligo Contributor Named "Best of TechEd 2008 IT Professional Awards Finalist" by Windows IT Pro and SQL Server ...
Desktop software for SharePoint by Colligo Networks is selected for the productivity and collaboration category. (PRWeb May 21, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb962274.htm
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Delta Partners invests in Russia’s $35bn telecom market with Virgin Group
Delta Partners, the Middle East and Africa’s leading and largest specialized telecoms advisory and investment firm, has entered into the Russian telecom market in joint collaboration with Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group to establish a new broadband access provider, known as Virgin Connect.
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Open Source House Design: Just for Starters
Looking to remodel your own little castle in Spain? Perhaps just design a modest little country cottage or addition to your current abode? As in many areas, software tools and expertise up until relatively recently accessible only to professionals are now available to just about anyone that cares to invest a little time and money acquiring and learning how to use them.
LinuxInsider.com |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 3rd Jan 2006 14:20 UTC
"The saga of Internet Explorer, the piece of software that once brought the Department of Justice to the brink of breaking up Microsoft, continues to eat away at the company.
OS News |
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Recent Original Stories
Several open source applications are available on both Linux as well as Windows. This gave Mohammed Saleh the idea of comparing the performance of various of these applications on both Ubuntu 8.04 as well as Windows XP SP3, to see which of the two performed better with certain applications.
OS News |
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Schools Open Online Enrollment
Polk County students can apply online through May 30 to enroll in magnet and choice schools for the 2008 09 school year.Applications can be submitted online only. Go to the School District's home page at www.polk fl.net and go to the quot Announcements quot heading.
The Lakeland Ledger |
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Free software helps Indian techies in many projects
Bangalore, May 21 : Free software and open source tools are helping a range of Indian entrepreneurs to build software solutions that enhance the potential of computing for millions.
New Kerala |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 25th Nov 2007 23:05 UTC
This is the seventh article in a series on common usability and graphical user interface related terms [ part I part II part III part IV part V part VI ]. On the internet, and especially in forum discussions like we all have here on OSNews, it is almost certain that in any given discussion, someone will most likely bring up usability and GUI related terms - things like spatial memory, ...
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Recent Original Stories
It would seem that the upcoming release of Microsoft's Windows Vista does not seem like a good thing for the desktop Linux community. After all, this update to Windows XP is going to focus on two attributes which have pushed users to Linux for years- security and stability.
New Mobile Computing |
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Healthgrades Makes Its Ratings Information Available On Google Health
HealthGrades (Nasdaq: HGRD), the leading independent healthcare ratings company, announced that it will make its quality and cost information on doctors and hospitals accessible on Google Health. A new product from Google that was publicly launched recently, Google Health allows users to store, organize and manage their medical records online. Google Health is available at http://www.google.
Medical News Today |
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Business recycling success stories
Madison recycling coordinator George Dreckmann says on the whole, local businesses are poor recyclers. Choosing four large businesses at random, though, The Capital Times found that all of them go far beyond just recycling the usual cans, bottles, newspapers and magazines and have extensive recycling programs in place. American Family has had a recycling program since 1989. Besides recycling ...
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New Immunological Drugs Pose Threat Of Infection
A new survey cautions physicians that drugs commonly prescribed for patients suffering from immunological disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease may carry risks of serious infections other than the known risk of tuberculosis. The survey published is in the June 1 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, currently available online.
Medical News Today |
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