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Cyberclinic: Can I use a PC when I'm not in front of it?
The ability to control a computer from another room used to be a trick that only IT departments seemed to know how to perform. Remote desktop software allows them quickly to log on and attack a problem themselves rather than holler instructions down the phone to a hapless and often clueless employee. But software that allows us to operate them remotely has become an incredibly useful day-to-day ...
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Santee checks registration via computer
SANTEE, S.C. - Instead of struggling with the usual unwieldy voter registration books, poll workers in Tuesday’s municipal election in Santee tried out a new computerized system as part of a pilot program for Orangeburg County.
The Times and Democrat |
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Chertoff: DHS Project Will Lock Down Federal Computers
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said his agency is working on a "reverse Manhattan Project" to help secu...
PC World |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 4th Jun 2006 13:01 UTC
I enjoy using many different desktop environments and operating systems. On a day-to-day basis, I use Finder, Explorer, GNOME, and KDE. They all have their good sides, but obviously, they have their fair share of bad sides as well.
New Mobile Computing |
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Sylvan Hills High Classes Resume Thursday
33 computers were ruined by the storm. For crews at Sylvan Hills High, it's out with the old and in with the new. New ceiling tiles are being delivered to replace thousands ruined when rain poured in the building Thursday night after the roof was torn off by a tornado.
KTHV Little Rock |
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Incidents of malicious software threat rose in 2007, Symantec says
MONTREAL - Customers of the country's largest Internet service provider, Bell Canada, were hit by 17 per cent of the computer viruses, spam and other so-called "malicious activity" tracked in Canada during the last half of 2007 by cyber-security firm Symantec Inc.
The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News |
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Chertoff: DHS project will lock down federal computers
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said his agency is working on a "reverse Manhattan Project" to help secure the federal government's computer systems. A Presidential Directive signed in January gave the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) the go-ahead to beef up computer system security throughout the government. Federal systems have frequently fallen short of the ...
InfoWorld |
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Malicious software threat rose in 2007: Symantec
MONTREAL -- Customers of the country's largest Internet service provider, Bell Canada, were hit by 17 per cent of the computer viruses, spam and other so-called "malicious activity'' tracked in Canada during the last half of 2007 by cyber-security firm Symantec Inc.
CTV.ca |
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Google defends keeping your personal data
SAN FRANCISCO - Google has defended its policy of retaining data on web users for up to 18 months as necessary to improve search results, responding to an EU report that saw no need for search services to keep personal data beyond six months.
The New Zealand Herald |
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Dell Seeks to Develop IT Infrastructure in Kingdom’s Economic Cities
RIYADH, 9 April 2008 — Dell Inc., the global IT giant that generated revenues worth $61 billion last year, has expressed a strong interest to develop IT infrastructure in the Kingdom’s six mega economic cities.
Arab News |
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Chertoff: DHS Project Will Lock Down Federal Computers
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said his agency is working on a "reverse Manhattan Project" to help secu...
PC World via Yahoo! News |
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Chertoff: DHS project will lock down federal computers
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said his agency is working on a "reverse Manhattan Project" to help secure the federal government's computer systems.
InfoWorld via Yahoo! News |
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Researchers uncover black holes across the Internet
The reason why you cannot reach a specific web site at any given time can be very simple. Server and hosting issues, maintenance or the plain fact that a site has been discontinued are the most likely explanations why a site just won’t load. But there is another, more mysterious possibility: Black holes. A team at the University of Washington (UW) has begun mapping scenarios where information ...
TG Daily |
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In Pictures: Virtualization's Big Players
Just about everybody is trying to cash in on the hottest trend in corporate computing. Here's a ''who's who'' of the major players.
Forbes |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 18th May 2006 21:09 UTC
Those who said that are damn spoilt, as a student with very little spare cash I'm on resource constrained machines. My desktop is pretty good thanks to my parents, but my laptop is only a 1.5 Ghz Celeron with 256 MB ram that's shared with the integrated video card.
New Mobile Computing |
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Further information
The entry-level HP 2133 Mini-Note has 512MB of RAM, a 1GHz processor, runs SuSE Linux from a 4GB SSD, and costs $500. A $550 configuration retains Linux and steps up to a 1.2GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, and a 5400rpm, 120GB hard drive.
Linux Devices |
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Organizational changes and new chief reshapes police department
The Payson Police Department had many familiar faces say goodbye in 2007. Reorganization and new assignments followed. Long-time Chief Gordon Gartner, Support Services Manager Della Bradley and Detective Steven Johnson all retired in 2007. Other officers took positions with other agencies.
The Payson Roundup |
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RSA: Chertoff Likens U.S. Cyber Security To 'Manhattan Project'
The Homeland Security secretary calls for beefing up the cyberdefenses of federal agencies and making sure all of them can respond to threats around the clock.
InformationWeek |
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Class Teaches Cyber Safety
Houston County deputies say at least once a week parents contact them about suspicious people their children meet on the internet. Sergeant Darren Meadows says every report isn't a crime, but more parents need to be aware of their children's online activities.
13 WMAZ Macon |
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Retailers: Back To Basics Online
Healthy e-commerce growth should soften a tough year--a bit.
Forbes |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 9th Mar 2007 16:08 UTC
"Not too long ago, ad agencies, design firms and other creative companies were about the only businesses that widely deployed Macintosh computers to their employees.
OS News |
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PC and Components
HP unveiled its Compaq 2133 ultraportable laptop, which packs a 9-inch screen and a Via processor instead of one from Intel.
ARNnet |
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Three deputies disciplined after internal investigation
An internal report released by the Collier County Sheriff’s Office three deputies have been disciplined for using sheriff’s office computers to complain about work and refer to fellow deputies as porky and bonehead.
ABC 7 Gulfshore News |
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Apple updates MacBook/Air/Pro, iMac, kybd firmware
Apple today released a number of updates, including firmware updates for its MacBook, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro as well as firmware for its iMac. The Mac BookAir EFI Firmware Update 1.0, MacBook EFI Firmware Update 1.2, and Mac Book Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.5 fixes several issues to improve the stability of the notebook computers, while the iM...
MacNN |
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FormFactor lowers 1Q outlook, cuts jobs
FormFactor Inc. lowered its fiscal first-quarter revenue estimate Tuesday, citing continuing weakness in the DRAM market, and said it will cut about 12 percent of its work force as part of a cost reduction plan.
Boston Globe |
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