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Panhandle county offers Web vote to military abroad
A small Panhandle county that is home to one of the world's largest air bases is embarking on a sweeping experiment in Internet voting that could transform elections in the 21st century.
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US search firm Splunk taps local IT security sector
Splunk Co, an IT search engine specialist, is penetrating the fast-growing IT network security market with the aim of using Thailand as a springboard to expand its business in the Asia Pacific.
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Taking politics to cyberspace
If you happen to bump into young Democrat party members like Abhisit Vejjajiva and Sirichok Sopha, don't just say "hi". Say hi5.
Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news |
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Seeing Stars: Princeton University Scientists Witness Once-In-A-Lifetime Event
by Staff Writers Princeton NJ (SPX) May 26, 2008 When she peered into the screen of her computer one day in January, Alicia Soderberg was supposed to see a small, dull glowing smudge in one corner, the evidence of a month-old supernova that would help her better understand the mystery of these huge exploding stars.
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This Is Funny Only if You Know Unix
XKCD.com is serving up an online comic strip with jokes for a very specific audience: techies.
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Open-Source Upstart Challenges the Big Web Browsers
Browser developer Mozilla will soon release Firefox 3.0, which will feature a few tricks that could change the way people organize and find the Web sites they visit most frequently.
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China Orders 6 Telecoms to Merge Their Assets
The move would allow fixed-line carriers to expand into wireless services and create three operators that will offer phone and Internet connections to 1.3 billion people.
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J.R. Simplot, Idaho potato and computer chip magnate, dead at 99
(AP:BOISE, Idaho) Billionaire J.R. Simplot, the spud king of America whose wealth also helped create one of the world's biggest computer chip makers, died Sunday at his Boise home. He was 99.
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Yao Ming determined to help people in quake tragedy
CONCORD, North Carolina -- Yao Ming wakes up each morning and immediately heads for the computer to get the latest news on the earthquake that devastated China.
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J.R. Simplot, Potato and Computer Chip King, Dies
J.R. Simplot, Idaho potato and computer chip magnate, dead at 99
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 20th Sep 2005 17:38 UTC
Mozilla has reacted to a Symantec report issued on Monday which said serious vulnerabilities were being found in Mozilla's browsers faster than in Microsoft's Internet Explorer.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 9th Sep 2006 19:54 UTC
Mark Shuttleworth writes on his blog: "I'm of the opinion that Ubuntu could not exist without Debian . So it's absolutely my intention to see that Ubuntu is a constructive part of the broader Debian landscape.
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Recent Original Stories
A senior Microsoft executive says the company is concerned that uncertified third-party software loaded onto new computers by manufacturers could hurt the launch of consumer versions of its Windows Vista operating system later this month.
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Manage your budget, and do it for free
House prices are falling, and the cost of gas and food is on the rise. Specialized software and sites can help you manage these financial changes. And if you use the right resources, it won't cost you a thing.
East Valley Tribune |
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Check It Out
(IsraelNN.com) A Kassam rocket attack by Arab terrorists on Sderot killed Oshri Oz, a computer systems manager who worked in Sderot several times a week despite the increasingly lethal rocket barrages. His friends told Israeli media that he did not show any fear of getting hurt.
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Microsoft's CEO discounts Yahoo strategy
At a Moscow technology conference, Steve Ballmer says that a Yahoo acquisition was not a strategic pursuit, even at a price tag approaching US$50 billion. Compare your salary Use the IT salary benchmark wizard and know the average salary differences between different job functions. Join activeTechPros. http://www.activetechpros.com
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"The lines between the Mac OS and Windows are starting to blur
. And that portends major changes going forward in the world of PCs. At last week's MacWorld, a little company called Parallels won awards for the latest version of its hit product, which enables you to run both operating systems at the same time on a Macintosh. It's a major breakthrough."
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by chrono13 (4.44) on Mon 22nd Oct 2007 13:34 UTC
XP is long in the tooth, and despite SP3, many will be looking for a real OS upgrade long before Windows 7. Vista, OSX Leopard, or Linux. Looking ahead one year, XP will still be XP, while Linux will continue its rapid development and major leaps in novice usability.
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Thu 2nd Aug 2007 06:42 UTC
Let's back up for a moment. It's 2007. Most geeks like you and me already use dual monitor setups with their multi-purpose desktop machines. However, have you ever asked yourself if that second monitor should be that old XGA LCD monitor from your previous PC, or a big, impressive flat panel television ? Geeks.com sent us in an iLO 32" HDTV and we review it exactly as such: a computer monitor!
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Spud king J.R. Simplot, who also financed computer chips, dies at 99
BOISE, Idaho - Billionaire J.R. Simplot, the spud king of America whose wealth also helped create one of the world's biggest computer chip makers, died Sunday at his...
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Hynix Semiconductor Seeks to Recover Chip Tariffs From Japan
May 26 (Bloomberg) -- Hynix Semiconductor Inc. , the world's second-largest computer-memory maker, is seeking to recover several billion won from Japan in duties it paid that were ruled illegal by the World Trade Organization.
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Recent Original Stories
More than one million devices have already shipped with LinuxBIOS, and the growth is continuing. In his interview for the upcoming FOSDEM 2007 conference, LinuxBIOS creator Ronald Minnich talks about vendor support, the One Laptop Per Child BIOS, and his reluctance towards EFI.
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Storms and Quakes -- Weapons of War?
Captain Eric H. May, the Internet intelligence writer, takes a look at the disturbing possibility that the incredible spike in killer earthquakes and super-storms during the Bush administration is not coincidental.
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Potato and computer chip king, dead at 99
Billionaire J.R. Simplot, the spud king of America whose wealth also helped create one of the world's biggest computer chipmakers, died Sunday at his Boise home. He was 99.
USA Today |
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Vista is greener and more secure, says Microsoft
According to a senior UK manager for Microsoft, Windows Vista is growing in popularity due to its security and green credentials.
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