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new age Chinese multinationals, hightech, travel, outsourcing, trade, entrepreneurship
Profiting from rising Chinese trade, yuan and stock market? How do over a half million international companies make profits in China? Learn about Chinese multinationals Haier, TCL, China Mobile, China Oil, Shanghai Auto, China Construction Bank, China Internet Companies and stock market.
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Upscale hotels most likely to charge for Wi-Fi access
Fewer hotels are offering free breakfasts, and more are offering free in-room wireless Internet access. However, the more you pay for your room, the less likely you are to get free Wi-Fi. Those are some of the findings from a recent survey of 10,000 hotels conducted by Smith Travel Research for the American Hotel & Lodging Association. Wireless Internet access is being offered by 91 percent of ...
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French court to rule in luxury group case against eBay
A Paris court is to decide Monday whether to make eBay pay 51 million euros (80 million dollars) in damages to Louis Vuitton and other French luxury groups for letting fake copies of their goods be auctioned on its website.
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DeMint raises his national profile with staunch conservative issues
WASHINGTON — Log on to U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint’s Web site for his 2010 re-election campaign, and you won’t see much about South Carolina. DeMint is “Your Conservative Voice in the Senate,” a lawmaker who with your help “can change the culture of corruption in Washington.” A snazzy sequence of rolling promos exclaims “Drill Now!” — in green letters, no less — and invites you, under a photo of a ...
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Where do you work: Couch or cubicle?
Working from home might seem appealing – lounging in shorts, eating lunch with the family, saving on gas. But as telecommuting today is on the rise, experts and some people who do it say there are potential pitfalls to consider and that it's not for everybody. National survey results released in November from a firm called the polling company and sponsored by Citrix Online, a software company ...
The Charlotte Observer |
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Chattanooga: McKamey Animal Care and Adoption Center opens Tuesday
The McKamey Animal Care and Adoption Center is 26,000 square feet of the latest in animal care technology: showrooms for featured cats and dogs, a dedicated computer for visitors who want to learn more about the animals, high-tech air conditioning systems and special plumbing so animal waste can be used to fertilize the lawn.
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Computers help with disabilities
Technology has affected nearly every facet of our lives. While technology could be blamed for some negative things, a positive aspect of technology is being seen every day in our schools and businesses.
Carroll County Online |
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Ultimate geek out of full-time job
When Bill Gates helped to found Microsoft 33 years ago there was a company rule that no employees should work for a boss who wrote
Lancaster Online |
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Free online classes let Treasure Coast students catch up, get ahead
Day or night, even during the summer, students can take remedial courses or additional classes to help them get ahead.
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Full grocery cart for just $14?
On a recent grocery shopping trip, Rochelle Hamby and her husband filled up a shopping cart with items that included steaks and lobster. Her bill came out to $14. Hamby's pantry looks like as if could survive a zombie apocalypse. Using clipped-out newspaper coupons, deals she discovered online and her own aggressive shopping methods, she's filled the shelves with laundry detergent, toilet ...
The Charlotte Observer |
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Recent Original Stories
SoftwareInReview reviews Windows Vista , and concludes: "I took down my Mandriva workstation and replaced it with my Vista test machine and tried to work normally for a day.
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Wed 26th Dec 2007 09:50 UTC
There is a controversy in the Linux world. It doesn't have to do with Microsoft, or anything overtly technical. It may seem, to the outsider, the open source equivalent of the question, "Boxers or briefs?" But it's much more serious than that.
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Linked by David Adams on Fri 27th Jun 2008 05:10 UTC, submitted by Ager Ignis
For any given release of Windows, there are companies that choose to skip it. But when the company is Intel, it's a big deal. Intel's IT department "found no compelling case" for upgrading to Windows Vista.
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Linked by Vladyslav Mukherjee on Fri 1st Sep 2006 15:33 UTC
Rockbox is a replacement firmware for various audio players, that opens up new features and fixes devices shortcomings. We don't think of these devices as personal computers, but they are; and Rockbox is an alternative operating system.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 4th Dec 2006 22:25 UTC
Microsoft has announced an integrated suite of tools for designers , as well as a new preview of the company's 'Flash killer' technology, putting Microsoft squarely into competition with Adobe.
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Martins Ferry schools net USDA grant for computers
THE STARSHIP Enterprise? No, the Martins Ferry City School District. The new facilities at Martins Ferry are certainly state-of-the-art with top-of-the-line equipment in all areas of the new campus. With the help of the USDA Rural Development, technology took a great leap as well.
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Chain takes aim at Scottish booze plan
A British supermarket chain is poised to take advantage of a Scottish anti-booze effort by locating warehouses near the border for Internet sales.ASDA executives say the chain would make home deliveries north of the border, The Scotsman reports.The Scottish National Party wants to increase prices for alcohol and raise the age for buying package goods to 21. Those 18 to 20 would still be able to ...
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Freecycle: 'The gift is in the giving' for the planet and the soul
More than 1,700 men and women in the Williamsport area are part of a global Internet sensation preventing a landfill's worth of goods from becoming trash. Rosalyn Price English of Piatt Township is one of those people using www.Freecycle.org 's local network to find new homes for "free, legal and appropriate for all ages" merchandise.
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Tips for reducing your trash
Reducing your impact on the world doesn't require an entire lifestyle change. It's the "little things" that can save money, support the economy and protect the planet, said Michelle Ferguson, regional recycling coordinator with the state Department of Environmental Protection.
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Few seniors take advantage of computer classes
PARKERSBURG - While some senior citizens are interested in learning about computers, many have not shown interest in the new technologies. "We have computers at the center for seniors to use and they almost never get used," said Doug Deem, executive director of the Wood County Senior Center Association on Market Street.
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Layoffs: Time for a fresh start?
If you’re worried about your job, now isn’t the time to panic. It’s time to get prepared. Kate Lorenz, an editor at Career Builder.com, an online job-search site, suggests ways to prepare for a possible layoff: • Get organized. Think about what you might want to do next. Print and take home personal files on your computer and locate copies of your performance appraisals and other personnel ...
The State |
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Breakdown by district
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Man's life brings $400,000
BIDDING has closed at just under $400,000 for the Perth man who is selling his life on internet auction house eBay. He had been hoping for $500,000.
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Recent Original Stories
"On Wednesday morning, I met with Microsoft co-president Jim Allchin , the man most directly responsible for Windows Vista and Longhorn Server, the company's upcoming client and server operating system releases.
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Free Internet workshops set in Romney, Ridgeley
“The internet is maybe the most powerful technology for human interaction and enterprise ever invented,” said Sherry Watts, associate dean for Workforce Education at Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College.
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