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A US computer scientist and a Microsoft researcher have devised a program that drastically reduces application crashes and can prevent some types attack by altering the way applications use memory.
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Recent Original Stories
While the history of wireless computer networks dates back to the 1970 with the University of Hawaii's ALOHAnet (I wish we retained that name instead of 802.11x), it has only been during the past, say, 10 years that the technology started to make serious inroads into the consumer market - your home.
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Recent Original Stories
While the history of wireless computer networks dates back to the 1970 with the University of Hawaii's ALOHAnet (I wish we retained that name instead of 802.11x), it has only been during the past, say, 10 years that the technology started to make serious inroads into the consumer market - your home.
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Recent Original Stories
While the history of wireless computer networks dates back to the 1970 with the University of Hawaii's ALOHAnet (I wish we retained that name instead of 802.11x), it has only been during the past, say, 10 years that the technology started to make serious inroads into the consumer market - your home.
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U study praises educational value of MySpace, Facebook
University of Minnesota researchers say they have discovered educational benefits of social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook.
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Reuters Business Summary
Yahoo execs leaving; reorg planned: reports LOS ANGELES - A number of senior Yahoo Inc executives are leaving the Web company as it looks to improve earnings and convince investors it is worth at least as much as a bid it rejected from Microsoft Corp , reports said on Thursday. President Sue Decker is also considering a reorganization that would centralize Yahoo mail, search ...
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Landowners sue HMB, saying Oak Avenue Park is on their property
A homeowners’ association is suing Half Moon Bay for $1 million, saying that the construciton of the Oak Avenue Park is taking place on their property, reports the County Times. [Google Map] The lawsuit claims that the Cypress-by-the-Sea Homeowners Association and the owners of eight condominiums were not informed of public hearings on the park’s construction and were not aware that the city’s ...
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Blather.net's Tour of the Weird
Take an alternative look at your world - through the eyes of Blather.net. Created using Google Maps, exported to Google Earth. Screen capture by Fraps. Compression work by Vikesh Tailor. Music is 'Cloud Cuckoo' from the album 'AirDrawnDagger' by Sasha....
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PAI Buys 17.9% Atos Stake, Becomes Biggest Holder (Update1)
June 20 (Bloomberg) -- PAI Partners bought 17.9 percent of Atos Origin SA , France's second-largest computer services company, becoming the biggest shareholder. Atos Origin rose the most in Paris trading in more than a year.
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Child porn found during Lothian stungun probe
A MAN was caught with sickening images of children downloaded to his computer after police investigated when he ordered a 80,000 volt stun gun from the US, a court heard.
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Finding Affordable Health Insurance Is Easy
(ARA) - Having health insurance gives us piece of mind. But have you ever thought you might be overpaying for your coverage? Or what if you find yourself without health coverage and need to find something affordable fast? The answers to these questions can easily be found on the Internet.
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Apple UK stores unable to sell iPhones on July 11th?
Apple's own retail stores in the UK may not be able to sell the iPhone 3G on July 11th, an industry publication reports. The issue stems from Apple's new activation policy, which forces customers to subscribe to a given carrier in-store, rather than at home through iTunes. Apple UK outlets are said to lack the means of running credit checks, and ...
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BenQ intros first 21.5-inch, 16:9 desktop LCD
BenQ on Friday claimed an industry first by updating its E series computer displays with a new, extra-sharp model. The E2200HDA is the first known desktop LCD to use a 16:9 aspect ratio that fits widescreen HD content without the black bars that come with most 16:10, non-native screens. It also stands as one of the most densely-packed displays ou...
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Yahoo a Sinking Ship? 3 Execs Bail
Three top Yahoo executives reportedly head for the exits.
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Ahead of the Bell: Symantec downgraded
(AP:NEW YORK) A Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co. analyst downgraded Symantec Corp. Friday, saying the computer security software company could face obstacles that could limit growth in the near term.
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Yahoo execs leaving, reorganization planned
A number of senior Yahoo Inc. executives are leaving the Web company as it looks to improve earnings and convince investors it is worth at least as much as a bid it rejected from Microsoft Corp., reports said on Thursday.
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Online Transaction Reporting Slipped Into Housing Bill
StealthyRoid writes "The Senate mortgage bill proposed by Sen. Chris Dodd (who was the recipient of a sweetheart deal on his mortgage from Countrywide, one of the beneficiaries of the bill) includes an attempt to sneak into law a requirement that all electronic payment processors send detailed transaction data to the federal government. The proposed law contains an exception for people with less ...
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Google reports cause of App Engine failure
Google explained why its App Engine cloud service failed earlier this week. Following a similar failure at Amazon, the outage raises questions about whether cloud computing is ready for mission critical application deployment. by Michael Krigsman
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Naked Stud Alert: Los Angeles Kings Player Dustin Brown Shows His Scepter
It is our daily aim to provide our readers with stories that are both interesting and sexy, and this juicy tidbit is definitely both. Browsing the Internet today, we came across an interesting video on the website OMGBLOG.com , where Los Angeles Kings right wing Dustin Brown showed up, and off, at a most inopportune moment.
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Two Canadians, an American winners of prestigious Kyoto Prize
TORONTO - A leading Toronto scientist, a Montreal-based philosopher and an American computer scientist have been awarded the prestigious Kyoto Prizes, Japan's equivalent of the Nobel Prizes.
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Vista school board poised to cut 34 jobs from budget
Many teachers in the Vista Unified School District are expected to carry a much heavier workload beginning this fall. As part of a series of budget cuts totaling more than $8 million for 2008-09, the school board last night was expected to lay off 23 instructional assistants – the bulk of them at Bobier, Mission Meadows and Temple Heights elementary schools.
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Obama's rejection of public financing might spell end for system
Barack Obama's decision to opt out of public financing - along with the ability of the Internet to let candidates raise large sums of money from small donors - may do more to shatter the system than all of the loopholes it has spawned.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 22nd Aug 2007 22:10 UTC, submitted by anonymous
It is not too surprising that Ubuntu came in first in DesktopLinux.com's 2007 Desktop Linux Market Survey , or that Firefox was the topmost browser by far.
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