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Microsoft Faces New 'Quests' as Gates Steps Down
Company's founder, guiding visionary leaves as it struggles to adjust to Internet-dominated software environment.
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City council approves laptop computer for fire chief
The city of Edwarsdville will have a new tool to use during disasters. The City Council voted recently to allocate an estimated $5,000 from its Emergency Services and Disaster Agency (ESDA) budget to purchase Fire Chief Brian Wilson a laptop for his vehicle. The laptop will allow Wilson to access a variety of information when he is on site during a disaster, such as a fire, hazardous materials ...
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Linked by Alcibiades on Wed 4th Jan 2006 18:04 UTC
Like a lot of people who have worked in the business, I find myself in conversations about computer security with people who are having problems or know people who have problems.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 16th Feb 2006 15:45 UTC, submitted by kristof
Antivirus researchers have discovered what's claimed to be the first computer Trojan to infect Apple Mac OS X computers . The malware, dubbed Leap-A , spreads via the iChat instant messaging system as a file called latestpics.tgz that infected machines send to contacts on an infected user's buddy list.
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SCH secures accolades amid Interface rumours
Doug Woodburn, CRN , Friday 27 June 2008 at 17:35:00 IT group confirmed as one of the UK's largest private companies as acquisition talk builds Specialist Computer Holdings (SCH) has had its status as one of the UK's largest privately held firms rubber stamped amid rumours its distribution arm, ETC, has joined the race to...
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New Google gadget makes you the 'media server'
Google recently launched what it's calling a media server gadget , a new Windows-only application designed to send videos and images from a user's computer to any universal plug and play (uPnP) device.
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BlackBerry users still await update for MS Office doc creation
BlackBerry users worldwide will one day be able to use DataViz' Documents to Go to create Microsoft Office files on their phones. Yet so far, only a couple of ISPs have provided their customers with this update to BlackBerry services.
BetaNews |
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Government Computer News
After years of litigation requiring its Internet links to be disconnected, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is back on the World Wide Web.
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Ballmer May Buy PowerSet Search, Tighten Microsoft
As Bill Gates enjoyed his last day as a Microsoft employee Friday, rumors swirled that CEO Steve Ballmer was ready to make a powerful move to improve search capability. An unconfirmed report in VentureBeat said Microsoft will acquire semantic-search start-up PowerSet for $100 million.
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All About Cary & FRG: Trojans build from '04 foundation
Former Cary-Grove offensive lineman Mike Yocius retains vivid memories of his freshman football season, when he was invited for the ride of his life.
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Quanta remained number one notebook OEM in Q1 08
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One of the best planned transitions in corporate history (Commentary)
By Prasanto K. Roy: It's finally happened. Thursday was Bill Gates' last day as full-time Microsoft employee. It is not, of course, a shock. It is possibly the best planned - and definitely the best publicised - transition in recent corporate history.
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Dell Number One in Open Systems Storage Worldwide
ROUND ROCK, Texas----In the first quarter of calendar year 2008, Dell for the first time captured a leading 20.4 percent of the open systems external worldwide disk array storage market with $422 million in revenue.
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Top city jobs beckon Web savvy graduates
VietNamNet Bridge – A job with good pay and working conditions is the stuff of dreams for young workers in big cities like Hanoi and HCM City, many of whom are flocking to employment websites to reach those dreams.
Vietnam Net |
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Dealzmodo: Parallels Desktop 3.0 For $39/$49 [Deals]
You probably already know that both we and Lifehacker enjoy running Windows on our Macs using Parallels. Well, MacHeist has a deal today where you can pick up a copy for just $49, which includes a...
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Google seeks professional gofer [Google]
Go to an almost-Ivy League and come away with a 3.5 GPA? Have "excellent customer-service experience" and a "strong knowledge of the community, area and region" around Mountain View? Then you might... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Konica Minolta Completes Acquisition of Danka Office Imaging Company
RAMSEY, N.J.----Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. , a leading provider of advanced imaging and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop, today announced it has completed its acquisition of Danka Office Imaging Company , one of the largest independent suppliers of office imaging equipment, software, support, and related services and supplies in the United States.
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Marking Gates' last day--with videos
To mark Bill Gates' last day as a full-time employee of Microsoft, we'll have plenty of coverage all day. First up, videos from over the years.
CNET |
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Laptop Use Helps Spur Adoption of 802.11n
802.11n products are starting to gain popularity with enterprises as vendors report acceleration in shipments, according to...
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Shop brings 'more mothering' approach to computer repair
Your computer's making a funny noise. It won't turn on. Smoke's pouring out the back. Maybe you spilled orange juice on it. Or ran over it with your car. That Computer Chick has seen it all — and fixed it — at her two Marietta repair shops. And she doesn't make a peep about how you could possibly have gotten yourself into this predicament.
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Review: Buffalo Drivestation Combo4 500GB USB storage
The Drivestation Combo4 is so called because it has four connection options. You can attach it using USB, two versions of Firewire (which use different speeds) and the latest eSata connection, which is found on many newer computers.
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Bill Gates to sign off at Microsoft
Bill Gates is spending his last day at Microsoft Friday before turning his attention full time to philanthropy after decades spent building the US software colossus.
TurkishPress.com |
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Marking Gates' last day--with videos
To mark Bill Gates' last day as a full-time employee of Microsoft, we'll have plenty of coverage all day. First up, videos from over the years.
CNET |
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Do Your Job: Mom
In our final installment of the video series, "Do Your Job," Danielle Guerra tackles what some consider the toughest job of all -- parenting. Watch her learn what it takes from Northwest Herald reporter and Everymom blogger Jami Kunzer and her five children.
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Technology, global demand have changed auto recycling
Walk into an automotive junkyard and you might expect to be greeted by a scruffy old man sitting next to mounds of parts guarded by a couple of vicious dogs. Walk into Norfolk Recycling Corp., an automotive salvage yard along U.S. 58 in Suffolk, Va., and you'll find vehicles neatly parked side by side. Inside the garage, parts are categorized and bar-coded for inventory control.
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