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Integrity First
Commentary by Chief Master Sgt. Jerry J. Thomas Jr. Most of us have read the “Little Blue Book,“ a source document defining our core values. If you haven't read it, you should. If you don't have a copy you can Google it: “Air Force Core Values.“
DCMilitary.com |
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Viacom Wins Access to Google, YouTube User Information
Viacom won a court ruling this week forcing Google to hand over private user information.
ChannelWeb |
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Between the Lines
Just when you think you’ve done everything right — a computer gremlin jumps up and bites you in the bottem....
Sentinel Tribune |
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MICAD Systems create a central estates database at the Lambeth Southwark & Lewisham PCTs in record time!
Stockport-based MICAD Systems, who provide Internet systems for estates, facilities and property professionals has recently completed an extensive data collection and entry exercise at Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham PCTs. The three PCTs cater for in excess of 1,000,000 people. The facility management...
e-Consultancy |
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YouTube's Legal Fig Leaf
A court forces the Google-owned video site to spill user data. Will personal information get out?
Forbes |
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National Federation of the Blind Nonvisual Accessibility Web Certification Granted to GE
BALTIMORE----The National Federation of the Blind , the nation's leading advocate for Internet access by blind Americans, has awarded the Gold Level NFB-NVA Certification to GE. The NFB applauds GE's commitment to ensuring equal access to their Web site to blind consumers and commends GE's leadership in Web accessibility.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Olympics windfall for online streaming
Yahoo!7 and Telstra's BigPond are preparing to exploit a 20 per cent rise in TV audiences predicted for the Olympics next month with comprehensive coverage streaming live for the first time online and to mobile phones.
The Age |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 11th Jan 2007 17:05 UTC
Groklaw has an article arguing that Microsoft has not yet complied with the DOJ order that users must be able to remove Internet Explorer from Windows.
New Mobile Computing |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 15th Dec 2006 21:12 UTC
"The FSF today launched a campaign with a twofold mission of exposing the harms inflicted on computer users by the new Microsoft Windows Vista and promoting free software alternatives that respect users' security and privacy rights.
New Mobile Computing |
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Candidate stops selling raffle tickets online
Associated Press - July 3, 2008 2:44 PM ET HELENA, Mont. (AP) - A candidate for state school superintendent says she has stopped selling raffle tickets for her Chevrolet El Camino online, after...
KPAX Missoula |
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Proofreading Philly
Proofreading Philly tries to capture typos, wordos, and all other kinds of grammatical mistakes that we see around the city. But we need your help! Email photos to us from your computer or your phone, and show the city that you care about good grammar. Our own Eric Smith found this sign in Fishtown, where they're so friendly that the whole community gets together and shares one ...
Phillyist |
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Digital Divide widening
Fewer low income families are using broadband connections than last year, according to a recent report by the Pew Internet & American Life Project.
BizJournals |
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Watching you on YouTube
Ever check out YouTube? (I’m betting yes given the number of links in the AVault forums.) Have a user name and password for it? Then Viacom can now find out all about what you like to watch. A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the online video-sharing Web site, owned by Google, has to turn [...]
Adrenaline Vault |
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Ronnie Musgrove biography
NAME - Ronnie Musgrove AGE-BIRTH PLACE - 51; Tocowa, Miss. EXPERIENCE - Mississippi state senator, 1988-1996; Mississippi lieutenant governor, 1996-2000; Mississippi governor, 2000-2004.
The San Luis Obispo Tribune |
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Roger Wicker biography
NAME - Roger F. Wicker AGE-BIRTH PLACE - 56; Pontotoc, Miss. EXPERIENCE - Air Force 1976-1980; Air Force Reserve 1980-2003; staff lawyer for Rep. Trent Lott, R-Miss., on House Rules Committee 1980-1982; judge pro tem and Lee County, Miss., public defender 1984-1987; Mississippi state Senate 1988-1994; U.S. representative 1995-2007. U.S. senator, 2007-
The San Luis Obispo Tribune |
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N.C. Senate OKs online ticket scalping
Concert and event tickets could be legally resold above face value on the Internet under a plan approved by state senators.
WRAL.com Raleigh |
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Consumer Alert: Spam E-Mails Claiming To Originate From AG's Office
A brazen, new spam e-mail featuring Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott's photograph and the Office of the Attorney General's Web page banner has recently hit inboxes statewide.
KLTV 7 Tyler |
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Expect iPhone, Fourth of July scams, security firm says
Apple's launch of its new iPhone 3G will produce a flurry of spam and scams, a security company warned Thursday.
Macworld |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 20th Jun 2006 22:29 UTC
"GNU/Linux live CDs are increasingly playing an important role in the free software community. They serve as advocacy tools, they make it possible for newbies to try out software without having to install anything and they make fantastic rescue disks.
OS News |
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Recent Original Stories
After years of being relegated to server racks and the desktops of ultrageeks, Linux is finally making some headway as a viable alternative to Windows on the consumer desktop. That's the optimistic message delivered by a newly energized contingent of Linux proponents.
OS News |
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EU musicians oppose Europe-wide online licensing
The Bee Gees' Robin Gibb and other European music composers warned Thursday that standardizing music royalties across Europe could hurt musicians and the songs they write.
Miami Herald |
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Willcox Library takes steps to protect children during Internet use
The Elsie S. Hogan Library is taking steps to protect children who use the Internet there by limiting their access to harmful material.
Arizona Range News |
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Downed computers foil bank robber
VERNON — A bank robbery was thwarted by downed computers Wednesday morning when a masked-intruder couldn’t open the front door to the First New England Federal Credit Union at 62 Hyde Ave., also known as Route 30, near the Tolland town line.
Journal Inquirer |
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Sony launched Movement Music Show for PS3 and PSP
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) today announced the launch of international new music show Movement as a series of free downloadable episodes available this summer for PLAYSTATION Network. Sony Movement shows are available each fortnight and...
I4U |
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Google to fight child porn
Internet search company Google has signed an agreement with Brazilian public prosecutors to help combat child pornography on its social networking site Orkut.
News 24 South Africa |
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