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E-tailers expect 17% hike in sales
Although online shopping will not grow this year as much as it did last, e-tailers should expect to see a double-digit sales increase, a report says.
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Three deputies disciplined after internal investigation
An internal report released by the Collier County Sheriff’s Office shows three deputies have been disciplined for using sheriff’s office computers to complain about work and refer to fellow deputies as porky and bonehead.
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Cooler Master Cosmos S Review
What do you want in a new computer case? Do you need a lot of room with a clean looking chassis? Cooler Master has taken the Cosmos 1000 back to the drawing board and ended up with the Cooler Master Cosmos S computer case.
Overclockers Club |
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DevSource article
Windows INI files and its registry have both advantages and limitations, particularly from a developer's viewpoint. In this , Peter Aitken explains what they are, and explains how .NET's isolated storage works: it provides a location on your drive that only a specific application can find and use.
New Mobile Computing |
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MacBook EFI Firmware Updates released
Apple tonight released MacBook Air EFI Firmware Update 1.0 (2.1MB) via software update. According to Apple, the update "fixes several issues to improve the stability of MacBook Air computers." Whatever that means. (EFI Updates were also released for the MacBook and MacBook Pro). ...
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IBM uses plumbing, watercoolers to chill supercomputer
Big Blue's new version of its high-end supercomputer, the Power 575, needs a cool drink of water to operate at peak performance.
ZDNet Asia |
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Spring cleanup day at landfill
MONTROSE — Waste Management and Montrose County announce April 12 as free day for dropping off residential household waste at the landfill.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 5th Jan 2007 23:23 UTC
"Next to the Web browser, Microsoft Office is probably the most-used computer software product in the world. Its three main components - Word, Excel, and PowerPoint - are the top business applications on computers.
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Federal workers charge lingerie, crab dinners to Uncle Sam's credit cards
WASHINGTON Federal employees charged millions of dollars for Internet dating, lingerie and other questionable expenses to their government credit cards over 15 months, congressional auditors say.
The Kansas City Star |
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HP ships ultraportable laptop with Via inside, not Intel
Updated: 09 Apr 2008 SINGAPORE, 8 APRIL 2008 - Hewlett-Packard unveiled its Compaq 2133 ultraportable laptop, which uses a C7-M microprocessor from Taiwan's Via Technologies instead of a chip from Intel.
Computerworld Singapore |
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Outsourcing blamed for rising security woes
Updated: 09 Apr 2008 LONDON, 8 APRIL 2008 - The world has a new culprit to blame for the rising tide of software vulnerabilities -- code outsourcing.
Computerworld Singapore |
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Ramesh: Privy Council judges do it all the time
IF judges at the Appeal Court of Trinidad and Tobago and at the Privy Council in London could use laptops on the job, why can't the Members of Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad Express |
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TaxWatch: Ten tips to protect your tax returns as IRS confronts own flaws
As millions of Americans scramble to file their tax returns, the Internal Revenue Service is deflecting concerns that its computer network is flawed, leaving sensitive taxpayer information open to wrongdoers.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 21st Dec 2005 18:12 UTC
"One can't wander through the aisles of an electronics retailer or down the hallways of an office without walking past any number of PCs with Intel Inside stickers. As a brand-building endeavor, Intel Inside has been a success by any definition.
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Malware mimicking legitimate business
Malware development is now closely mimicking the legitimate business world, according to Symantec's latest internet security threat report..
iTNews |
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The business of blogging
According to blog search engine Technorati, there are over 112 million blogs in the blogosphere, which swells by over 175,000 blogs every day. With the immense potential of sharing views and creating public opinion, blogs are not only being tapped for publicity and brand promotion, their successful monetisation by displaying ads has allowed bloggers to turn full-timers from being hobby-bloggers. ...
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Recent Original Stories
"Con Kolivas is a prominent developer on the Linux kernel and strong proponent of Linux on the desktop. But recently, he left it all behind . Why? In this interview with APCMag.com, Con gives insightful answers exploring the nature of the hardware and software market, the problems the Linux kernel must overcome for the desktop, and why despite all this he's now left it all behind."
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Black market sells credit cards for 50 cents
The internet black market for credit cards, bank details and even full identities is growing quickly, according to the latest web security report. Security specialist Symantec says a highly organised underground economy allows cybercriminals to quickly trade stolen and confidential information.
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Fri 30th Jun 2006 19:19 UTC, submitted by Yadav Ji
"Over the years, I've had a number of people asking me what I believe the problem was with further migration over to Linux by the public at large. To be frank, I don't believe that there is a simple answer to this.
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by (Staff) on Fri 25th Nov 2005 22:14 UTC in reply to " No OS "
About the only really interesting thing would be to sell hardware with no OS. I run Linux almost exclusively now so this is really the only option, other than building yourself. The system is so rigged.
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support for this new chipset
"The Intel 965GM Express Chipset represents the first mobile product that implements fourth generation Intel graphics architecture. Designed to support advanced rendering features in modern graphics APIs, this chipset includes support for programmable vertex, geometry, and fragment shaders.
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HP eyes mini-computer market
One more of the world's biggest technology companies is clamoring to enter the growing market for pint-sized computers targeted mainly for pint- sized customers.
Long Beach Press-Telegram |
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Despite economy, online sales continue to climb
Scottsdale, Ariz.—Although retail sales are expected to experience sluggish growth this year, Americans will continue to flock to the Internet to buy clothing, computers and even cars, according to a new study from Shop.org.
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ArcelorMittal Says Miners' Margins Beat Microsoft's (Update1)
April 9 (Bloomberg) -- ArcelorMittal , the world's largest steelmaker, said BHP Billiton Ltd. and Rio Tinto Group have bigger profit margins on their iron-ore businesses than Microsoft Corp. has on software, and miners may attract closer regulatory scrutiny.
Bloomberg.com |
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Recent Original Stories
"So, which really is better for the desktop: Vista or Linux? I've been working with Vista since its beta days, and I started using Linux in the mid-90s. There may be other people who have worked with both more than I have, but there can't be many of them.
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