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360desktop is an Unlimited Scrolling Desktop [Featured Windows Download]
Windows only: Freeware application 360desktop turns your Windows desktop into a 360-degree virtual desktop. Using the application's unobtrusive slider, 360desktop scrolls around a cylindrical,...
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Heir's adoption of lesbian lover annulled in Maine
An adult adoption involving lesbian partners and a claim on one of America's premier business fortunes has been annulled. At issue is whether it was legal for a judge in Maine to allow Olive Watson to adopt Patricia Spado in 1991. Watson's father was Thomas Watson, who built IBM into a computer giant. Spado and Olive Watson's relationship ended a year after the adoption. Thomas Watson's heirs ...
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Windows XP SP3 to reach most users 'shortly,' says Microsoft
Microsoft said Monday that it would begin pushing Windows XP SP3 (Service Pack 3) to most users "shortly." The announcement, made by Nick MacKechnie, a senior manager for Microsoft's New Zealand operations, was not unexpected, as the company had previously said it would release Windows XP SP3 to Automatic Updates sometime in the "early summer." "We would like to remind you that ...
InfoWorld |
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On-line threats prompt police investigation
On-line threats through a popular social networking website have prompted a criminal investigation by Belleville police. A city resident said he received “threats of bodily harm” through his Facebook account form another individual on the site. Police have recovered the messages off the resident’s computer and are attempting to [...]
Belleville Intelligencer |
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1 in 6 businesses to support iPhone
Approximately one in six businesses is likely to be supporting iPhones within a year, according to a report by Goldman Sachs analyst Jason Armstrong. A check with technology executives shows about 17 percent of them planning to support the device within one year, allowing workers to use the Apple device for company e-mail and other business roles....
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was mentioned in computer files found in the camp of a top FARC leader killed in a military raid in March, raising questions about the Switzerland’s role in peace talks.
Tiscali |
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Yahoo's encouraging words for IM standards
Executive newly in charge of the company's instant-messaging work appears open to an IM standard. That could help fix fragmentation problems in the world of online chat.
CNET |
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Sector Snap: Internet software, services stocks
Internet software and services stocks mostly fell Monday along with the broader market, though Yahoo Inc. shares climbed after Microsoft Corp. said it was willing to renew deal negotiations if Yahoo shareholders oust the Web icon's board.
AP via Yahoo! Finance |
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Old guy vs change: McCain, Obama images take shape
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Now more than ever, it's the old guy against the agent of change. Ask people to blurt out their first words about the two presidential candidates and one in five say "change" or "outsider" for Barack Obama and "old" for John McCain, according to an Associated Press-Yahoo News poll released Monday.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 7th Sep 2005 18:40 UTC
"Today, the GNOME Project celebrates the release of GNOME 2.12, the latest version of the popular, multi-platform free desktop environment." Important changes include, but are not limited to: Clearlooks set to default theme, improved file manager (Nautilus), new document viewer ( Evince ), and much more.
New Mobile Computing |
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XP SP3 to reach most users 'shortly,' says Microsoft
Microsoft Monday said that it would begin pushing Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) to most users "shortly."
IT World |
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Child porn investigation crosses state lines
Charles E. Todd, 21, was taken into custody by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce on a fugitive warrant.
WBIR-TV Knoxville |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 14th Mar 2007 22:10 UTC
"Today, the GNOME Project celebrates the release of GNOME 2.18 , the latest version of the popular, multi-platform Free desktop environment." The GNOME 2.18 start page has all the details, such as release notes, download locations, and screenshots.
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Hospitality eBusiness Strategies to Present at MICE Asia 2008 in Kuala Lumpur
Hospitality eBusiness Strategies (HeBS), the leading Internet marketing consulting firm for the travel and hospitality industry, today announced the firm’s Chief eBusiness Strategist Max Starkov will present during the 4th Annual MICE Asia Executive Congress to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia July 14-15.
Hospitality Net |
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Microsoft Warns of New Access Attack
Microsoft is warning of active attacks that leverage a bug in its Snapshot Viewer for Access ActiveX control.
PC World via Yahoo! News |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 18th Jul 2006 11:46 UTC, submitted by Troy Drossi
Microsoft's effort to provide a little privacy for Windows users has instead turned into a very public black eye . There was a near-immediate outcry saying that, without proper safeguards, what was intended as a benefit could turn into a big headache for businesses.
OS News |
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Microsoft aims to oust Yahoo’s directors
Microsoft set the stage for a full-blown battle to overthrow Yahoo ’s board of directors on Monday when it declared it was interested in reopening talks to buy all or part of the internet company – but only if a new board was appointed first.
Financial Times |
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Social networks target business travelers
Word of mouse is the latest trend in online travel planning, and a variety of corporate travel companies are setting up networking sites in hopes of becoming the Facebook of corporate travel.
International Herald Tribune |
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Weekly Currency News Updates Now Available from CurrencyConverter.co.uk
Readers seeking pertinent information on currencies and currency conversion can now get weekly updates from one of the Internet’s leading conversion websites CurrencyConverter.co.uk.
PRWeb via Yahoo! News |
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Revision3 Content Goes to YouTube
Online television network Revision3 added to its roster of distribution partners via a deal with YouTube, the companies announced today. Under the deal, Revision3 will supply its entire catalog of shows to the world’s biggest video-sharing site.
TV Week |
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Team Fortress 2 Dispenser case mod completes Orange Box trifecta
Filed under: Desktops Well, we suppose the first two Orange Box mods we saw were Portal-related , but a love for Half-Life 2 is really implied in anything Valve-related, and this here Team Fortress 2 case mod feels like the end to a beautiful, Orange story -- or perhaps the beginning of another. We'll confess, we got our ass handed to us enough times in TF2 to make it a rare ...
Engadget |
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When it Cyber-Rains, it Pours. Green Tech Co. Announces Round of Funding
Cyber-Rain, makers of a unique and easy-to-use smart sprinkler controller system, today announced an agreement with a group of current and new investors to provide Series A financing. The announcement comes amid soaring water prices and the need for better water conservation on the part of individuals and municipalities alike.
Centre Daily Times |
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Microsoft still interested in Yahoo if Icahn takes control
Associated Press - July 7, 2008 1:55 PM ET REDMOND, Wash. (AP) - If investor Carl Icahn succeeds in overthrowing the Yahoo board, Microsoft say it's still interested in buying the Internet...
KNDO - KNDU Tri-Cities |
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Vadim Computers rides into the London sunset
I'M SHURELY NOT British, but even I can't ignore the impact that the pie-slice or pine tree shaped island had on the global personal computer (I'm not saying PC here!) industry - Sinclair, Acorn, Amstrad, Apricot are the names whose '80s systems surely looked more exciting than any IBM PC of the time.
The Inquirer |
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Crye-Leike signs deal with LanTrax
Crye-Leike Realtors has signed a contract with LanTrax Inc. to use a system that will provide customers with immediate feedback from online inquiries.
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