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Data Doctor: Windows XP still available, but not for long
Q. I went into a computer store, and they told me I can’t get a computer with Windows XP anymore. Is this true? — Janice A. What they should have told you was that you can’t get Windows XP from them anymore, but you can still buy a computer with Windows XP installed.
East Valley Tribune |
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Entrepreneurs must know the competition to win in the marketplace
During the past couple of weeks, I have coached two young entrepreneurs who are considering entering the market with new products and services. The first entrepreneur has developed a unique concept in the communications/Internet space.
Deseret Morning News |
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Italian-born engineer, pioneer in computer storage, dies
Vittorio Castelli, a retired professor and engineer with more than 70 patents and many professional honors to his credit, died June 10, from complications from ampullary cancer. He was 74.
The Journal News |
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Hate Groups' Newest Target
Sen. Barack Obama's historic victory in the Democratic primaries, celebrated in America and across much of the world as a symbol of racial progress and cultural unity, has also sparked an increase in racist and white supremacist activity, mainly on the Internet, according to leaders of hate groups...
Washington Post |
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How the Internet makes us worse
Americans greet each new technological advance as if it had been delivered by the stork. We coo over each bundle of perfection, foreseeing only a brilliant future.
The News & Observer |
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Founder's skills culminate in Mozy Inc.
Josh Coates no longer owns American Fork-based Mozy Inc., the company he founded to provide remote data backup over the Internet. But Mozy, which was acquired by EMC Corp. in 2007, continues to provide simple, secure data backup to 500,000 customers and 20,000 corporations.
Deseret Morning News |
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Recent Original Stories
Amid the hype surrounding the release of Windows Vista, Mac users are taking solace from the fact that Mac OS X is still a champ on many fronts. Here are some reasons why reviewer John C. Welch opts for Apple.
OS News |
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Sun 25th Jun 2006 19:42 UTC
Computer systems that don't provide enough working time are worthless at best and disastrous at worst. But the fine distinction between "available enough" and "99.999% available" can end up hitting the bottom line pretty severely.
OS News |
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Perth man happy with his life auction
A heartbroken Perth man is pleased with early eBay bidding for everything he owns. Ian Usher, 44, from the suburb of Wellard, has received a bid of just over $300,000 after putting all his earthly possessions and his job up for sale on the internet auction site.
The West Australian |
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Man sells his life on eBay
A HEARTBROKEN Perth man is pleased with early eBay bidding for everything he owns - he has received a bid for $300,000 for all his earthly posessions.
Herald Sun |
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CASD to add Internet safety to curriculum
Parents caution their children to never talk to strangers, but are they emphasizing that the warning applies to Internet chat as well? "Predators no longer need to stalk playgrounds out in the open," according to state Attorney General Tom Corbett.
Public Opinion |
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Internet access on flights ready to come back
Web surfing in the sky is poised to take off again. Nearly two years after Boeing Co. halted the airline industry's first attempt at connecting passengers to the Internet, airlines are trying once again to offer the ability to browse Web sites and e-mail during flights. Several airlines are planning to conduct tests of a new generation of wireless Internet equipment this summer despite facing ...
The Wichita Eagle |
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Perth man happy with his life auction
A heartbroken Perth man is pleased with early eBay bidding for everything he owns.
AAP via Yahoo!7 News |
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Generation Y looking for unique, efficient homes
Tech-savvy. Generation Y can’t remember life without a computer. This means they are consumers who research everything, including buying houses.
Cape Cod Times |
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Poll: What's on Brad Pitt's Back?
Brad Pitt sports some strange new markings and has the Internet buzzing with speculation as to what the heck it is. So, my MENSA-level readers . . . what the heck is this? What the heck is on Brad Pitt's back? ( polls )
The San Francisco Examiner |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 17th Feb 2006 20:16 UTC
"Microsoft still is expected to deliver the next Windows Vista milestone , the February Community Technology Preview release, next week - most likely on Feb. 21, according to testers briefed last month by Microsoft."
New Mobile Computing |
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Recent Original Stories
Dave Morse (1943-2007), Amiga Computer co-founder, died on Saturday , November 2nd.
OS News |
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Priest Gets Carried Away By Balloons, Disappears
Okay, this is not funny because the man is now missing, but it is still making huge buzz around the Internet as folks speculate what has become of him. From The Daily Mail:"A Roman Catholic priest who floated off under hundreds of he...
The San Francisco Examiner |
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The Youtube Campaign
This is the first Presidential campaign in which any Joe or Jane Schmoe with a computer can make an effective campaign ad, toss it on Youtube, and impact the voters. Homemade campaign videos are all the rage right now. From the ludicrous ...
The San Francisco Examiner |
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Madonna's Leaking.
Her new album "Hard Candy" has been leaked all over the Internet, and much like kids at a Pinata party, folks are scrambling around to grab a listen before it gets yanked. People are speculating that it was done by everyone from Joe S...
The San Francisco Examiner |
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Gas Prices Causing New Sites To Buzz
Sites like Gas Buddy have seen huge increases in Internet traffic lately as gas prices continue to soar unchecked. The sites list the most expensive and least expensive gas in your local area. Give it a try and see if you can't ...
The San Francisco Examiner |
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Trapped!
This video of a man trapped in an elevator for 41 hours has become a major Internet sensation. I can't imagine being stuck like that, never knowing how much longer you might have to wait. The time lapse footage shows him sleeping, trying t...
The San Francisco Examiner |
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Dead air: City drops TV recycling program
To information on the digital conversion, click here. LAS CRUCES — If you're thinking of kicking your old television set to the curb, that's precisely where the city wants it to land.
Las Cruces Sun-News |
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A high wireless act ready to take to the skies
Attention, laptop-toting U.S. airline passengers! You are either about to become much more productive and happy, or to lose one of your last refuges from the digital deluge that afflicts your life.
Cape Cod Times |
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Cyber survey finds extensive child porn
Child-exploitation investigators found something unsettling when they recently took a 30-day snapshot of files being shared through computers in Missouri. More than 7,000 computers were trading known images of child pornography. The Kansas City area accounted for more than 700 of those computers, which used peer-to-peer software similar to that used to trade music. "These are really horrific ...
The Wichita Eagle |
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