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Don't worry, Bill: We're here to help you adjust
He's outta there. Plenty has been written about what the early retirement of Bill Gates means for Microsoft. But not enough attention has been paid to what it means for Gates.
Seattle Times |
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Windows Could Use a Rush of Fresh Air
Microsoft’s flagship software, Windows, built upon the same core architecture as preceding versions, seems to move an inch when its competitors take a lap.
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Aussie sells 'life' for S$520k
SYDNEY - A MAN in Australia who was selling his 'life' over the Internet - including his home, job and the chance to meet his friends - said on Sunday he had sold the lot for 399,000 dollars (S$522,029).
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Reuters Technology Summary
Ballmer becomes lone voice at Microsoft's helm SEATTLE - Steve Ballmer has been CEO at Microsoft Corp for eight years, but he will finally get to move into the corner office vacated by Bill Gates, the college friend who brought him to the company nearly three decades ago. The pressure of leading the world's largest software maker will only escalate in the wake of a bungled ...
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David Caminer, a Pioneer in Computers, Dies at 92
Mr. Caminer, as an employee of a legendary chain of British tea shops, found the earliest ways to use a computer for business purposes.
NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance |
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The Oracle Collective
Yahoo Answers solicits replies — from everyone — to any and all questions.
NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance |
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Ballmer becomes lone voice at Microsoft's helm
By Daisuke Wakabayashi
Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News |
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Ballmer becomes lone voice at Microsoft's helm
Steve Ballmer has been CEO at Microsoft Corp for eight years, but he will finally get to move into the corner office vacated by Bill Gates, the college friend who brought him to the company nearly three decades ago.
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Want free Wi-FI? Avoid staying in posh hotels
Want free Wi-Fi? Avoid posh hotels Fewer hotels are offering free breakfasts, more are charging for late cancellations, and more are offering free in-room wireless Internet access. Ironically, the more you pay for your room, the less likely you are to get...
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As hotels squeeze cleaning staff, guests get caught in the middle / How to make sure your housekeeping needs get met
While Wilma Smith was vacationing with her grandchildren in Orlando, she returned from one of the theme parks one afternoon to find the door to her room at the Days Inn propped wide open. "We had cameras and laptops in there," says Smith, a retiree who lives...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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Ballmer becomes lone voice at Microsoft's helm
Steve Ballmer has been CEO at Microsoft Corp for eight years, but he will finally get to move into the corner office vacated by Bill Gates, the college friend who brought him to the company nearly three decades ago.
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Foodcourt staff at Auckland International Airport have walked off the job in protest at what they say is an appalling ...
Banks are being urged to keep their profits in New Zealand, rather than cut and run following a widely expected drop in GDP of 0.3%... more Bill Gates has said a teary goodbye to Microsoft Corp, the software maker he built into the world's most valuable technology company...
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Study: Four in Five Business PCs Not Fully Secured
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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Child prostitutes sell themselves on Craigslist
For more than two years, undercover cops on the Sacramento Police Department's vice squad have been working one of the most draining beats: trying to crack down on online child prostitution.
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Rules for Net name relaxed
NEW YORK -- The Internet's key oversight agency relaxed rules last week to permit the introduction of hundreds, perhaps thousands, of new Internet domain names to join ".com," making the first sweeping changes in the network's 25-year-old addressing system.
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Who has the best Web browser?
NEW YORK -- With all the recent attention on the new Firefox 3 Internet browser, it's easy to miss two strong, innovative rivals. Add it all up, and Microsoft Corp.'s market-leading Internet Explorer has some impressive challengers.
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U.K. computer pioneer David Caminer dies at 92
David Caminer, who as an employee of a legendary chain of British tea shops found the earliest ways to use a computer for business purposes, including standardizing flavorful, cost-effective cups of tea, died June 19 in London. He was 92.
Seattle Times |
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CHESTERFIELD: Council approves establishing wireless Internet access network
Despite concerns by some, Chesterfield’s City Council has approved establishing a wireless Internet access network within the city.
West County Journal |
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NBC offers wide online access for Beijing Olympics
Sun, Jun 29, 2008 (12:21 a.m.) NBC is making more than 2,200 hours of live competition from Beijing available online, giving Olympic junkies more action than they could ever devour in a day.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 20th Nov 2005 16:42 UTC, submitted by kenny
"In a secret area off-limits even to regular GoogleFolk, is a shipping container. But it isn't just any shipping container. This shipping container is a prototype data center.
New Mobile Computing |
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Windows could use a rush of fresh air
Microsoft's flagship software, Windows, built upon the same core architecture as preceding versions, seems to move an inch when its competitors take a lap.
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Recent Original Stories
"OpenSUSE has been driving innovation on the Linux desktop, and in today's serial we'll be discovering just what has been happening on the GNOME front.
New Mobile Computing |
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We want you: Election rocks to a new Latin beat
They're not just rocking the vote -- they're salseando, perreando and mariachi-ando it. Latino musicians, actors and celebrities are getting involved in the U.S. presidential campaign to an unprecedented degree this year, from voter-registration campaigns to online music videos for Barack Obama, the candidate drawing the most support from young Latinos.
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Recent Original Stories
Someone claims to have found Vista's release date by using a clever trick. "How do I know? Well, Microsoft EMEA has put up a website where you can guess the launch date for Windows Vista. After you submit a date, it plays a hint video.
New Mobile Computing |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 5th Aug 2005 21:52 UTC, submitted by anonymous
So, you are not sure what makes a Linux distribution a good desktop Linux but you know it when you see it, right? Perhaps but perhaps not. So, what does it take to be a good desktop Linux distribution?
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