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doubleTwist Launches Full Release of Its Media Liberation Software
doubleTwist Corporation, a company devoted to helping consumers liberate their media, unveils the
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Finer points of digital pens
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. But in a test of the latest crop of pens that combine ink with digital technology, at least one stands out as a useful tool and a complement to the keyboard.
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Lost in translation? Language tools can help
Dear Propeller Heads: I just started working for a European company and occasionally have to understand documents written in a language I don't know well. Are there online resources that can help? A: Sacrebleu! Working for an international company and ordering nachos bell grande is the extent of your foreign language experience? Can't tell your umlaut from an apfelstrudel because it's all Greek ...
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How can I get my name offline?
I don't like seeing lots of entries pop up when I plug in my name to online search engines. Can I privatize my name?
The Post and Courier |
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Youngster Doodles His Way West
Twelve-year-old Michael Mendenhall plays Neil Diamond on eight-track and compares the sound quality of Billy Joel's "Tell Her About It" on vinyl with compact disc. He scouts eBay and flea markets for a mouse he can hook up to a vintage 1980s Apple computer.
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Economic pain a seed of tomorrow's opportunity
Remember the'90s before the so-called dot-com bust? For most of us, those were great times. With the advent of the Internet, new markets were created overnight, and an entire industry was born.
Richmond Times-Dispatch |
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NewsGator Socializes Sharepoint, Turns Intranets into Social Network
Businesses are seeing the full benefit of keeping their employees connected by turning their intranet sites into social networks. Enter NewsGator technologies, which on June 9th released Social Sites 2.0, an upgraded version of its social computing solution for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.
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MasterCard charting a solid growth course
Q:Do the shares of MasterCard Inc. still have potential, or have they already had their pop? - M.L., online A: A financial firm avoiding fallout from the credit crunch and increasing its profits? Priceless, as commercials for the credit-card issuer would put it. Credit-card companies haven't been damaged like other financial firms in recent months because they process transactions for banks ...
Richmond Times-Dispatch |
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Webster School places third in global competition
To see the 2008 ThinkQuest winning Web sites or to apply for the 2009 competition, go to www.thinkquest.org
New Hampshire Union Leader |
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Insurer partners with Google on health records
BOSTON—Google Inc. and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts will partner to allow plan members to create online personal health records with Google Health, the insurer said Thursday.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 4th Dec 2006 19:54 UTC
"Having been raised on DOS and the early generations of Windows, I rediscovered that sense of excitement in a pure computing experience when I first tried other Linux versions over the years.
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DeviceLock?s Integrates dtSearch Engine
DeviceLock, provider of endpoint device control software solutions, enables security administrators to centrally control, log, and audit end-user access to peripheral devices and local ports from enterprise systems.
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News Technologies Announces Content Delivery Technology
News Technologies, LLC, provider of real-time business and world news desktop alerts, announced an update of its "Trigger-branded" content delivery technology.
EContent Magazine |
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Coworking movement gains foothold in Knoxville
Scott Adcox was at work on a new Web site he and his wife developed when a message on Twitter, a social networking and micro-blogging site, led him to a gathering at a Panera Bread restaurant on a recent afternoon to talk about a new way of working.
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Board of Trustees approves biannual budget
Students returning to Florida State University in the fall will be coming back to larger classes, less availability of computer labs, less faculty teaching and more teaching assistants, graduate assistants and adjunct faculty teaching owing to a $32 million loss in state funding.
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A cultured British couple who pride themselves on unconventionality decamp to an island in the Indian Ocean, intending to continue their careers (his, advertising; hers, a women’s-health column) via the Internet. Then the wife opens a smutty letter to her husband, apparently from a lover. Rather than endure this . . .
The New Yorker |
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Teens brawl, brag in postings of 'kid fights'
"Kid fights" have become common on the Internet. Many young people think showcasing fights between themselves and others is the cool thing to do today. Some are real, but others just look so real, you wouldn't know it was all in fun.
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Original XP disc makes it easy to switch from Vista
Question: I just got a new PC and it came with Vista. Is there any way I can "upgrade" to XP?
The Palm Beach Post |
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Sex assault victims get Internet haven
RAINN, the largest anti-sexual-assault organization in the nation, offers its support for victims of sexual assault. The goal is for this organization to be the first step in the recovery process.
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Recent Original Stories
Everyone's been talking for what feels like an eternity about Vista being a major blunder, and everyone has their theories as to why it happened. So why would John C. Dvorak be any different?
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Recent Original Stories
Novell has shipped the first service pack for SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 . "Novell today announced that the first service pack for SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 is now available to customers worldwide.
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How hospitals compare
Patients don’t seem to think the four Midlands area hospitals differ much when it comes to customer service. That’s according to results from a satisfaction survey posted recently on a government Web site. Lexington Medical Center scored highest on eight out of 10 measures. But the numbers weren’t much higher than for the other hospitals. Midlands hospitals earn their highest marks for how well ...
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Joke's over: FCC adopts new broadband penetration metrics
At long last, the FCC will use new and improved classifications for measuring national broadband penetration. That's right: 200Kbps is no longer "broadband" by the Commission's standards. But the agency still boasts about stats based on the old system. Read More...
Ars Technica |
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More students taking online classes
NASHVILLE - More students are taking online classes as a way to save money on high gas prices, a Tennessee Board of Regents official said.
Knoxville News Sentinel |
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Kicking off new digital phone service
AT&T will roll out a new digital phone service to much of Northeast Ohio today that allows customers to manage voicemail, contacts and call history from a television set or computer.
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