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Loan Pains Turned Site Into a Hit
The Mortgage Lender Implode-O-Meter, a Web site, is gleefully tallying the number of lenders that run into trouble.
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Advice From Strangers
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.
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Microsoft Is Icahn’s Ally in Pursuit of Yahoo
Microsoft said that it might be interested in negotiating a deal with Yahoo, including an outright acquisition.
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Post Picks Brauchli as Top Editor
The former top editor at the Wall Street Journal, Marcus Brauchli, 47, will oversee operations at both the newspaper and its Web site.
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Microsoft backs Icahn's bid to oust Yahoo board
(AP:SAN FRANCISCO) Microsoft Corp. threw its weight behind investor Carl Icahn's effort to dump Yahoo Inc.'s board, saying Monday that a successful shareholder rebellion would encourage the software maker to renew its bid to buy Yahoo's Internet search engine or possibly the entire company.
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Magid Celebrates His 25th Anniversary
This week marks my 25th anniversary as a tech columnist. "The Computer File," my syndicated Los Angeles Times column, debuted July 3, 1983.
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Computer group sets Saturday meeting
Jamie Leben and Paul Hummer will show what's new in the Ubuntu version of the free Linux operating system, useful among other things for bringing an older computer to life, at the next free meeting of the Computer Users Group of Greeley.
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Russian Regime Tries To Ban "Rude Comments" Online [The Internet]
Oh, hey, remember how Vladimir Putin and his thugs control everything important said on television, newspapers and radio in glorious free ex-Soviet Russia? Well, it seems the regime would like to...
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Recent Original Stories
"Way back in November 2006, when Windows Vista went from beta to RTM, Microsoft's Jim Allchin suggested that users might not need an antivirus program, thanks to the new OS's stronger security features.
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Recent Original Stories
OSNews.com informs you about the latest news on a vast range of operating systems, from the well-known mainstream OSes, down to small embedded (but also very interesting technically) ones.
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Five years after the concept was first proposed, the so-called USD 100 laptop is poised to go into mass production . Hardware suppliers have been given the green light to ramp-up production of all of the components needed to build millions of the low-cost machines.
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Oil rebounds toward $142
SEOUL - Oil rose by more than half a dollar on Tuesday, rebounding from the previous day's near $4 plunge as the US dollar weakened, but easing anxiety over Iran's nuclear program limited gains.
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Computer group sets Saturday meeting
Jamie Leben and Paul Hummer will show what's new in the Ubuntu version of the free Linux operating system, useful among other things for bringing an older computer to life, at the next free meeting of the Computer Users Group of Greeley.
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Coolest Bosses Over 80
Whether it's sleeping in or spending the day fishing; many of us dream about our first day of retirement. But there are some who hope that day will never come. Recently, Microsoft Network Money named Duluth Entrepreneur Jeno Paulucci among the "coolest bosses" over the age of 80.
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Technology Briefing
Online service DepotPoint of Bellevue raises $7 million ... Startup Alerts.com pulls in $1.2 million in financing ... Authorized Scrabble program to be offered for online play.
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Game maker tries to legitimize Facebook Scrabble
NEW YORK–As Facebook has blossomed into a hot Internet hangout, its users have passed countless hours playing Scrabble with friends – or at least, an unauthorized version of the word game that Scrabble's owners have tried to shut down.
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Where Hendrix hung out - webguide lists England's pop landmarks
London - Memorabilia fans will love it and for any visitor planning a pilgrimage to discover England's rich pop music heritage the England Rocks website is a must. The interactive web guide offers a wealth of information on where the stars of yeste...
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Access FREE Actuate BIRT Developer Tools:
Download these IBM resources today! eKit: Web Application Security Discover how IBM Rational AppScan Standard Edition can help you detect vulnerabilities in your Web applications.
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Computer group sets Saturday meeting
Jamie Leben and Paul Hummer will show what's new in the Ubuntu version of the free Linux operating system, useful among other things for bringing an older computer to life, at the next free meeting of the Computer Users Group of Greeley.
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Technology reshapes U.S. classrooms
BOSTON, Mass. (Reuters) - From online courses to kid-friendly laptops and virtual teachers, technology is spreading in America's classrooms, reducing the need for textbooks, notepads, paper and in some cases even the schools themselves.
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posted by David Adams on Wed 2nd Jul 2008 18:35
After years of crashes, BSODs (Blue Screen of Death), Stop errors and dozens of other problems, Microsoft finally has delivered what most of us would think impossible from them: a rock stable operating system.
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posted by Thom Holwerda on Fri 21st Mar 2008 21:49
Most people switching to Linux aren't switching because of the ease of use, or the shiny graphics, or the pretty interface.
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Recent Original Stories
Following up on their tests to work out which Linux distribution works best for business, ZDNet has taken a look at the wider issue of whether or not Linux is actually ready to replace Windows on the majority of Windows desktops.
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Microsoft will not close a loophole that offers consumers a cheaper way to upgrade to Windows Vista. Users can install the upgrade version of the new operating system as a fresh installation , even if they do not currently own a licensed copy of Windows XP. The procedure is time consuming, but allows users to save about 35 per cent of the purchase price for the regular Windows Vista.
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Lehman downgrades entertainment industry
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- A Lehman Brothers analyst downgraded the entertainment industry and slashed forecasts for its five major companies, saying digital downloads of movies and TV shows posed a huge threat to profits from DVD sales that the companies rely on.
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