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How to stand out on the Web
As anyone who reads the business pages (or more acutely, works for a newspaper) knows, online advertising is on the rise in North America.
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Government Computer News
The Air Force’s Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Agency can now inform the 2,500 personnel at its Lackland Air Force Base headquarters in Texas about emergencies and urgent situations using the IWSAlerts notification system from AtHoc Inc.
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Speakeasy Brings 10 Mbps Internet, Symmetrically
You can get 10 Mbps upstream and downstream for as little as $1,295 in 22 U.S. markets from Speakeasy.
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The Kicker
From the hype surrounding Kindle , Amazon’s baby genius that threatens to threaten the institution of paper books, to this week’s New York Times article featuring self-proclaimed “futurist” scientist (“Are you depressed by the prospect of dying?
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Lost at Disney World? Go on Google Earth
Tourists overwhelmed by the mind-boggling size of Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., will now be able to plan their tour with the help of a 3D Google Earth map created by The Walt Disney Co.
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Genesis to Revelation Now on Amazon Kindle
The Contemporary English Version of the Bible from American Bible Society Available on Wireless Portable Reading Device
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Eligible Consumers in 32 Washington Communities Now Can Get Verizon's Fastest DSL-Based Internet Service
EVERETT, Wash. , June 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Qualifying consumers in 32 Washington communities now have a new broadband option from Verizon, as the company introduces its ultra -fast High Speed Internet service.
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Eligible Consumers in 16 Oregon Communities Now Can Get Verizon's Fastest DSL-Based Internet Service
BEAVERTON, Ore. , June 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Qualifying consumers in 16 Oregon communities now have a new broadband option from Verizon, as the company introduces its ultra -fast High Speed Internet service.
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Download the regular Ubuntu , Kubuntu , or Edubuntu
"The Ubuntu team is proud to present the 6th Alpha test, called Flight 6 of our next release, Ubuntu 6.06 (Dapper Drake). With Flight 6 comes additional Look-and-Feel improvements, Live-CD installer enhancements, GNOME 2.14 final, and much more."
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Second Look: AMD shares continue to climb
NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. continued to climb Thursday after the No. 2 microprocessor maker introduced a new package of chips for laptops, and analysts said the company appears committed to a plan expected to reduce costs.
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CBS announces Web video sharing deal with Yahoo
Yahoo said it will join CBS' Audience Network on Wednesday, continuing the close relationship of the two companies.
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Recent Original Stories
Microsoft released several updates to Windows Vista Monday, the day before the new operating system debuted for consumers and landed on retail shelves. None of the updates were security fixes.
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The Green Registry - Now It's Easy Buying Green(cm)
The Green Registry has taken up the challenge of helping consumers find eco-friendly products on shelves all across America. Their Green Registry Certified Eco-Friendly Seal will soon be popping up on everything from building materials to laundry detergent and computers to coffee houses. But what's unique about the group is their philosophy and focus.
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Computer glitch caused B-2 crash, Air Force says
WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE — An Air Force investigation concluded that a computer malfunction caused the February crash of a B-2 Bomber in Guam. The Spirit of Kansas went down On Feb. 23 shortly after takeoff from Andersen Air Force Base on a scheduled return to Whiteman Air Force Base.
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The Web and Media Distribution: What's Changed?
For mass-media executives, in the digital age speed counts, but the brand matters most.
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Microsoft buys Charlotte, N.C., buildings
Microsoft Corp. has purchased two buildings in Charlotte, N.C., that the company has leased since October 2000. (MSFT)
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Rewrite war rages on Wikipedia over Prentice biography and copyright law
OTTAWA - A skirmish has been raging for days over the online Wikipedia biography of Industry Minister Jim Prentice, with anonymous government workers airbrushing out controversial details or buffing Prentice's image, while others just as quickly revised the revisions.
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L-3 to Broadcast Second Quarter Conference Call Over the Internet
L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today that it intends to release its 2008 second quarter
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EIC Squared: Wireless mergers, Apple alert and the battle for Yahoo's soul
Verizon Wireless acquires Alltel. Jerry Yang fights off Carl Icahn. Steve Jobs prepares to dazzle the Apple fans. All this and more on the EIC Squared podcast.
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More laws, collaboration required for online safety
Washington state's attorney general is only half joking when he suggests that perhaps sites like Facebook and MySpace should require members to use a credit card to sign up for access as a way to prove their identity. "We need good age and identity verification technology so that it's much harder for an individual to get online and pretend to be 15 when really it's a 45-year-old man," ...
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Most Comcast Web service to top 100 Mbps by 2010
(AP) -- Comcast Corp. said Thursday that by early 2010 it plans to offer consumers in most of its markets Internet service so fast they will be able to download a high-definition movie in minutes.
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Review: Finally a useful digital pen
(AP) -- The pen, once mightier than the sword, has been getting trounced by the keyboard in the computer era. Now and then there's a push toward "pen-based computing" that doesn't get very far.
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QUICK POLL
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA-Google has agreed to lease 42.2 acres within NASA Research Park at Moffett Field, where NASA’s Ames Research Center is located, for development of a 1.2 million-sf office/R&D campus that also will include company housing.
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Plano Texas Minister Held On Computer-Aided Solicitation Of A Minor
Caddo Sheriff Steve Prator said Joe David Barron, 52, was arrested in Bryan, Texas, on a warrant obtained by Caddo Deputy Jill Jones of the Northwest Louisiana Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. The warrant also charges Barron with indecent behavior with a juvenile.
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Recorder Features
There are more than a dozen computer terminals for use by patrons with a current library card. The library will offer a free computer class on using the Excel spreadsheet program from 7-9 p.m., May 27.
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