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Survey: Most computer users repeat passwords
SAN FRANCISCO - Using the same password for multiple Web pages is the Internet-era equivalent of having the same key for your home, car and bank safe-deposit box.
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Laptop stolen from UVA with sensitive information
Stolen from an unidentified employee from an undisclosed location in Albemarle County, the laptop contained a confidential file containing names and Social Security numbers.
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Computer Science Fog Machine Improves Computer Graphics
UC San Diego computer scientists have created a fog and smoke machine for computer graphics that cuts the computational cost of making realistic smoky and foggy 3-D images, such as beams of light from a lighthouse piercing thick fog.
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Mackinac Center puts all school district contracts on Web
LANSING, Mich. -- Union contracts for all local school districts in Michigan now can be viewed on the Internet. The Mackinac Center for Public Policy has posted contracts covering...
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Search Engine Strategies (SES) Workshops Now Available Online
NEW YORK----Search Engine Strategies announced today that it is bringing its popular Search Engine Optimization workshops online. Presented in tandem with Market Motive, these in-depth courses offer marketers the opportunity to learn about SEO tools for better ranking, paid search, advanced analytics, and more.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Three who shine in classroom honored
Can you keep a secret? Around three schools in Champaign-Urbana, principals and teachers are doing their best to keep some big news from one of their own: A teacher in their school has won the prestigious Golden Apple Award – an honor given to 10 downstate teachers that comes with perks like $3,000, a new computer and a tuition-free sabbatical at the University of Illinois.
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House votes to ban virtual hunting
The Oklahoma House has voted to ban a type of hunting in which people use computers to shoot animals via remote-controlled rifles.
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"Intel and VMware announced today that Intel Capital is taking a USD 218.5 million stake
in virtualization company VMWare. Intel will purchase 9.5 million Class A shares at USD 23 per share, which, at the completion of VMware's forthcoming IPO, will give Intel about a 2.5 percent stake in the company.
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AOL, transitioning to ads, moves closer to ad center in NYC
With little fanfare, AOL began occupying new headquarters in New York this week to bring itself closer to the heart of the media and advertising industry as it transforms itself into an ad-supported business.
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Cops scramble to keep up with kid porn
Law enforcement agencies in the United States say they have developed software that makes it easier to monitor Internet trafficking in child pornography.About 1,800 investigators nationwide are using the software that can zero in on individual computers and collect evidence of the images it sends and receives that can be used for search warrants, USA Today said Wednesday.Despite the ...
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R.H. Donnelley Appoints Mark W. Hianik as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
R.H. Donnelley , a leading print and online local search company, today announced the appointment of Mark W. Hianik as senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Iran Criticizes Google for Renaming Persian Gulf in Google Earth
After discovering that Google had taken the initiative to change what has been historically known as the “Persian Gulf” to the “Arabian Gulf” in their popular Google Earth software, the country of Iran had some harsh words for the search giant. Iran makes the claim that Google has attempted to “distort” historical facts, and refers [...]
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Authorities search missing Hilton Head couple s computer
HILTON HEAD ISLAND Investigators are searching computers, cell phones and personal digital devices to try to find out what happened to a missing Hilton Head couple.Beaufort County Sheriff P.J. Tanner tells The Island Packet newspaper that detectives are going line by line through thousands of e mails and other information.
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State Senate OKs measure requiring counties to post spending
South Carolina counties would have to post the details of how they spend money on the Internet in order to get state funding under a proposal added to the state budget.
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Microsoft extends XP life to counter Linux threat
In what is being perceived as a move to counter the threat of Linux — a free operating system — in the ultra-low-cost personal computer (ULCPC) segment, Microsoft has extended the sale of Windows XP Home by two years to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) beyond the current deadline of June 30.
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ROSLINDALE, Mass. , April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- In a continuing effort to provide the best wireless service for local residents in Suffolk County , Verizon Wireless has activated a new cell site.
The San Francisco Examiner |
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Novell expands India operations
BANGALORE: Novell, the U.S-based enterprise software company, on Wednesday announced a significant scaling-up of operations at the Novell India Development Centre (IDC) here. A 600-strong team, including 520 engineers, is to be housed in its ...
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Nokia Denies Reports of Return to the Computer Market
Nokia has denied reports that it might consider selling laptop computers with embedded 3G/HSPA modules. Nokia’s global marketing VP, Anssi Vanjoki refuted the reports in an interview with the UK trade magazine, Mobile Today earlier this month.
Cellular-News.com |
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MySpace, Facebook: Big not always better
NEW YORK (AP) -- Forget Facebook, MySpace or any other online hangout that boasts tens or hundreds of millions of people.
CNN.com |
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John Paulson
4457 responses, not scientifically valid, results updated every minute. Sympatico / MSN Finance’s editorial goal is to provide a forum for personal finance and investment ideas.
MSN Money Canada |
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Angry Wife Lashes Out in 'YouTube Divorce' Video
Breaking up is hard to do. But it's easy to bust out the bile online, as proven by a wild-eyed New York wife who smears her hubby in a nasty six-minute clip.
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Fring Brings Mobile VoIP to Apple's iPhone
Israeli company Fring is bringing its Voice over Internet Protocol application to Apple's iPhone. Dubbed fring, the application lets users talk, chat and interact with other so-called fringsters -- and their online communities -- using the iPhone's Wi-Fi connection.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 25th Jul 2005 16:57 UTC
Microsoft's decision to call the next version of its OS Vista might have a raised a few smiles last week but one Redmond resident is less than impressed.
New Mobile Computing |
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Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 6000 Review
We continue our pursuit on reviewing some of Microsoft's latest peripherals. This time around, Microsoft offers a cheaper alternative to an already solid mouse—with all the fixings.
ExtremeTech |
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Teens cyber-help phone line is only a call away
The Internet played a central role in three school-related news articles last week. $"/> $"/>The first was the disturbing item that gained national media attention of the six Floridian teenage girls giving a savage beating to another girl — a classmate.
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