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SA releases multilingual computer game
Researchers at the Meraka Institute have released a spelling game in all 11 official South African languages.
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Synchronica in deal with Chinese firm - report
Synchronica says it has agreed a global licensing pact for its email synchronisation software with a leading Chinese handset maker.
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Affording U-M at issue
Janee Moore shared books with friends to save money while attending the University of Michigan. She didn't have her own computer until her junior year. And an iPod? Forget it.
The Ann Arbor News |
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Review: Finally a useful digital pen
NEW YORK - 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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Acer sees Linux as key to low-cost laptops
Acer, the world's third-largest PC maker, believes that Linux software is a key to the low-cost laptop computer movement and hopes to create a community around the devices, a top executive said.
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MIDWIVES have been rapped after slagging off their bosses on internet networking sites. The 23 women at Wishaw General Hospital have been warned they are being probed over messages left on personal Bebo and Facebook pages.
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KCK student explores new educational frontier: public school online
Waking up at 8:30 a.m., Brandon Fields begins his day like any other student in Kansas City, Kan. He eats breakfast and prepares for a long day of school.
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Recent Original Stories
The CEO of cluster software vendor Scali takes issue with Microsoft's clustering options. Scali is demonstrating a new, major upgrade to its Scali Manage and Scali MPI Connect suites at next week's LinuxWorld Conference & Expo.
OS News |
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Actors union agrees to new 3-year contract
Leaders of Hollywood's second-largest actors union approved a new contract with studios that grants actors more money for Internet work an issue that sparked a crippling writers strike over the winter.
Deseret Morning News |
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Chandler boy, 9, among top Google doodlers
Chandler resident Ethan Thai, 9, knows what it's like to doodle for Google. Ethan is one of 400 state finalists nationwide whose art work was chosen in the Doodle 4 Google competition.
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3Com faces fierce rivals, collapsed deal
Questio:. My shares of 3Com Corp. are going nowhere but down. Any thoughts about their future? F.C., via the Internet
Deseret Morning News |
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Face Recognition Goes Mainstream For Notebooks
MojoKid writes "Consumer and business-class computer security has clearly become more sophisticated over the years. Recently advances in recognition technology have brought forth new capabilities, like what can be found in Toshiba A305 series notebooks. Toshiba's Face Recognition software allows you to log in to the system simply by having your face properly recognized by the integrated webcam ...
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Correctional Center's Web site expansion aids Ouachita Parish deputies
Expanding the Ouachita Correctional Center's Web site on the Internet continues to pay dividends for the Sheriff's Office.
The News-Star |
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Torrey Pines brings Open to SD
It might be the quintessential San Diego sporting experience, one that's as familiar to Lefty and Tiger as it is to the worst hacker who's ever set foot on the property. When golfers reach the par-3 third hole on the South Course at Torrey Pines, tony La Jolla is off to the left, the Pacific Ocean is straight ahead, and, more often than not, a hang glider is floating silently overhead. Out of ...
The Wichita Eagle |
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Local Roundup 06-08-08
The Stillwater Soccer Club is taking registration by mail through June 14 for a new summer 3v3 league that begins June 23. The registration form is located on the club Web site (www.stillwatersoccerclub.com) and can be mailed to the club address along with payment and a birth certificate copy for those not previously registered with the club.
Stillwater NewsPress |
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In the Loop: Football folks rally around Parkersburg
Sports Illustrated’s Peter King devoted one of his Internet columns last week to Aplington-Parkersburg football coach Ed Thomas’ reaction to the support Parkersburg received after the devastating tornado on May 25.
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What Parkersburg can learn from Greensburg
Greensburg, Kan. - You don't have to tell folks here about the awful thing that happened in northeast Iowa two weeks ago. They've seen it on TV, watched it on the Internet, read about it in the newspaper.
The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index |
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Local mom shows others how to live frugally
Long before gas and food prices started rising, Tawra Kellam pinched pennies everywhere she could. She feeds her family of five on $350 a month, serving favorites such as fajitas, tacos and beef Stroganoff. The local mother has made a business -- and a name for herself -- living frugally. She operates www.livingonadime.com , a Web site dedicated to getting the most out of every dollar. ...
The Wichita Eagle |
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New Firefox browser clicks in many ways
If you buy a new Windows Vista PC, it comes with a decent built-in Web browser, Internet Explorer 7. If you buy a new Macintosh computer, it comes with a decent built-in Web browser, Safari 3.0.
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Recent Original Stories
"Novell's long journey from NetWare to Linux is finally complete . On Oct. 8, Novell released Open Enterprise Server 2 to its customers worldwide.
New Mobile Computing |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 6th Jan 2006 14:43 UTC
Terrasoft has released YellowDog Linux 4.1. This new release of course incorporates the latest and greatest of the Linux world, but besides that it also features support for the latest Apple PowerBooks, beta support for Apple G5 PowerMacs with dual-core processors, and basic 64-bit development and runtime support.
New Mobile Computing |
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Outdoors: Trading wildlife a dangerous business
With a few clicks of a mouse, it's possible to find just about anything for sale online, either through auctions or classified ads. But buyers and sellers beware, if it's wildlife or wildlife parts, you could get a visit from your local conservation officer, or worse, and end up in state or federal court. .The Internet is driving the illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife parts,. ...
Lexington Herald-Leader |
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Prayer's presence, exclusion divisive
The protest launched by a group of Grand Valley residents against the longtime tradition of praying at the beginning of Grand Junction City Council meetings has generated across-the-board opinions that have filled local newspaper columns, blogs and Internet forums.
The Daily Sentinel |
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Pressed for time? Pay tickets online
LAS CRUCES — It was bad enough that you were cited by Las Cruces police for speeding because you were late to work. But if you're willing to admit your guilt and pay the fine, you don't have to be pressed for time during your lunch hour or take time away from work to settle up.
Las Cruces Sun-News |
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Annual fly-in event draws thousands
Roy Evarts found a cool spot at the Frederick Municipal Airport on Saturday -- under the wing of a 1975 Cessna 180J. The Massachusetts resident left his own plane, a Cessna 172XP, at home, instead driving to Frederick for the 18th annual Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Fly-In and Open House.
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