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Internet faces radical overhaul with rule changes
The internet will change beyond recognition by as early as next year in what is being billed as one of the most radical shake-ups over how net addresses work, if a vote to relax domain name rules is approved today.
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Security Firm Finds Flaws in 80% of Corporate PCs
Security firm Sophos ran a 40-day test of visiting computers from corporate users, and the results aren't pretty. Four in five of the machines checked were lacking in at least one area of security.
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Computer error prices gas at $1.40 at Ohio station
A computer error caused a Cincinnati area service station to sell gas for $1.40 instead of $4.10, leading to a major traffic jam. Vehicles clogged the area around a Marathon station in suburban Sycamore Township while the bargain was available for roughly three hours on Tuesday, until Hamilton County sheriff's deputies persuaded the station to shut down.
Boston Globe |
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Bill Gates Steps Down: The End of an Era
How the Microsoft co-founder changed computing, changed business and changed our lives....
eWeek |
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Shari Albert: A Saint, an Angel and a Mac G5
I went to Tekserve in NYC to get a prognosis for my i-book G3. I know all you computer nerds out there are like, "What does she expect? Mac doesn't even make that model anymore." I'm a bit of a luddite.
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Panel to consider big changes to URL rules
The Internet's key oversight agency is considering the first sweeping changes in the network's addressing system since its creation 25 years ago.
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comScore CEO and CFO to Discuss Dynamics in Online Audience Measurement in Conference Call on Thursday, June 26
comScore, Inc. , a leader in measuring the digital world, today announced that Dr. Magid Abraham, CEO and Co-Founder of comScore, and John Green, CFO, will discuss the dynamics in the online audience measurement industry in a conference call hosted by Jefferies & Co.'s Internet & New Media Analyst Youssef Squali at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 26.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Myspace and Facebook Could Be Addicting
Online social networking web sites like MySpace and Facebook have soared in popularity. But are some people spending too much time on the sites to the point where they're becoming addicted?
KTHV Little Rock |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 24th Feb 2007 22:34 UTC
The 2007 road map for the Ubuntu Linux operating system includes continuing its focus on the desktop , paying more attention to the server and garnering additional corporate support.
New Mobile Computing |
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Sun 14th May 2006 23:02 UTC
Computer-generated animation in film and television, as well as state-of-the-art video games, features realistic water, fire, and other natural effects.
OS News |
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Yahoo has fixed a vulnerability in its e-mail program that could allow a hacker to get access to a person's account.
ARNnet |
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KDE Window-Sizer Moves and Resizes Windows with Ease [Featured Windows Download]
Windows only: Free, open-source application KDE Window-Sizer resizes and moves windows when you click anywhere inside the window while holding the Alt key. To move a window, then, hold Alt and...
Lifehacker |
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HP's Puma-based Pavilion dv5z laptops now on sale
Filed under: Laptops It's safe to say the flood gates are officially open, as just a fortnight after HP's Pavilion tx2500z tablet got upgraded with Puma-based innards, along comes the Pavilion dv5z series to join the fold. Available for ordering right now at HP's website, users can grab one of these lappies with an AMD Athlon / Turion X2 (Ultra) dual-core processor , a 15.4-inch panel, ...
Engadget |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 9th Nov 2006 23:20 UTC
During a telephone conference with reporters yesterday, outgoing Microsoft co-president Jim Allchin, while touting the new security features of Windows Vista, which was released to manufacturing yesterday, told a reporter that the system's new lockdown features are so capable and thorough that he was comfortable with his own seven-year-old son using Vista without antivirus software installed . ...
OS News |
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KidZui
The KidZui Browser offers an engaging multimedia experience and limited social networking but limits browsing to 600,000-plus preapproved sites for safety.
PC Magazine |
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PC Activity Monitor Professional (PC Acme)
PC Activity Monitor Professional is relatively easy to use, but it provides little monitoring of computer use beyond keystroke logging.
PC Magazine |
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HP Pavilion Elite m9200t
The HP Pavilion Elite m9200t packs in most everything that a hard-core multimedia buff could hope for.
PC Magazine |
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People Turn To Internet To Become Ordained Ministers
Some Web sites are offering people the chance to become ordained ministers online.
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a-squared Emergency USB Stick
The a-squared Emergency USB Stick is designed to clean up malware without requiring installation, but, in testing, Trojan horses turned the stick into a malware delivery device.
PC Magazine |
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Hands-On: User-Gen Xbox Games Are Rough But Promising
Microsoft's XNA Creators Club makes it simple for indie developers to craft and distribute Xbox 360 titles. Most of the videogames are only half-baked, but the service shows definite promise.
Wired News |
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Peanut Butter PC
This simple utility limits what your young children can do on the computer so they can have fun without doing any harm.
PC Magazine |
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Yahoo says deal would have chained it to Microsoft
Yahoo's chairman and chief executive tell shareholders that Microsoft’s alternative deal would have chained the Web portal to the software giant, limiting its future options.
Market Watch |
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AH Belo shares touch all-time low, then end higher
(AP:NEW YORK) Shares of newspaper publisher A.H. Belo Corp. hit an all-time low in intraday trading on Wednesday as declining circulation and competition from the Internet continue to bleed newspaper stocks.
INO News |
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Methanol Fuel Cell Powers Military Laptops
The US Military awarded further funding for a 25 watt fuel cell to power its laptops and electronics in the field.
ExtremeTech |
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Build Your Own iPhone Anti-Interference Shield With a Can of Red Bull [DIY]
One of the things that irritates me about iPhone ownership is how my computer speakers buzz whenever the phone gets too close. It wouldn't be that big of a deal except for the fact that my desk is...
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