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Mind games: computer headset lets brain control action
Emotiv cofounder Tan Le wears an Emotiv EPOC headset that senses her smile and wink, causing a computer-generated cartoon robot to mirror her expression.
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Residents expressing views on own Web sites
Residents in Creve Coeur and Town and Country have taken their grievances to the Internet.
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Rights like free speech don't always extend online
NEW YORK - Rant all you want in a public park. A police officer generally won't eject you for your remarks alone, however unpopular or provocative. Say it on the Internet, and you'll find that free speech and other constitutional rights are anything but guaranteed.
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Business in the Burbs: Companies struggle with information overload
Businesses face risks of revenue loss and missed opportunities because they are struggling to deal with an information overflow at their companies. Those are among the findings from a survey by Armonk-based IBM Corp. and Gavilan Research Associates.
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On the record
On July 2, a 21-year-old transient reported $2,110 of items stolen from a vehicle in the 1400 block of Tennessee Street. Among the stolen items were a black Hewlett-Packard laptop computer, valued at $800, a MacBook computer valued at $1,200 and digital camera.
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AVG changes its stance on LinkScanner
A few days ago I wrote a story about AVG's LinkScanner causing a massive amount of additional traffic on the net in the name of protecting customers... yeah. Well, here's a quote from the original article to give some background: Apparently AVG is spamming the Internet with traffic that looks to...
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posted by Thom Holwerda on Fri 21st Mar 2008 21:49
It's conventional wisdom that computers need to be "easier to use." But do they? More reliable, yes. Easier to troubleshoot, yes. But now that so many people use computers so much, I think there's something to be said for making them less easy-to-use and less intuitive.
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Take Ergonomics Into Your Own Hands
Whether you're 18 or 80, everyday life takes its toll on your body. Sitting at a computer, driving a car and even reaching too far for that box of cereal on the top shelf strain joints and muscles. But Diana Baldwin says there are simple ways to reduce these risks.
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Oil & Gas Industry Has More Options For CAD Document Management & Sharepoint Integration
Data Viewer Total Document Management (or "Dv TDM" for short) is not only a robust total document and email management solution but it also offers specifically tailored features to meet stringent engineering requirements related to project and drawing management.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 10th Nov 2006 15:08 UTC
OpenSUSE 10.2 Beta 2 has been released. "I'm glad to announce the second beta of openSUSE 10.2 codename Basilisk Lizard. It contains a large number of enhancements and updates done by the open source community and Novell's development teams.
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"When free software supporters participate in the French presidential election on April 22 for the first round of ...
, copyright, patents, and digital rights. Even more surprisingly - at least from a North American [ed. note: or the rest of Europe, sadly] perspective - a majority of the candidates have heard of these issues and developed positions on them."
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Recent Original Stories
Computer makers have been told they'll no longer be able to get Windows XP OEM by the end of this year, despite strong ongoing demand for the OS. Analysts and computer makers are wondering if the move is premature given Vista's ongoing performance and compatibility issues.
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Intellectual Property
The trade name we use and the mark we see is what lends uniqueness to a trademark. To facilitate this, not only do establishments create patterns and designs, but also play with words, creating expressions that one may not have else put to normal usage.
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posted by David Adams on Fri 19th Jun 1998 11:39 UTC, submitted by John Renyolds
Having determined at the time we began the experiment that ISDN was the only viable form of high speed internet access available in our area, we set out to get wired with ISDN.
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Linked by Chris Wraight on Mon 11th Sep 2006 17:45 UTC
Being a RISC OS user is an odd experience. It's normally baffling to non-believers why so many (mostly British) computer users persist with the eccentric beast.
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Recent Original Stories
George Ou compares Microsoft Office 2007 to OpenOffice 2.2 in memory and CPU usage using the OOXML and ODF file formats. The conclusion according to Ou: "We can see that the OpenOffice.org ODF XML parser (while vastly improved) is still about 5 times slower than Microsoft's OOXML parser.
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Legitimizing Facebook Scrabble is gamer's goal
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
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Mon 14th Aug 2006 06:18 UTC
Microsoft's XNA Game Studio Express targetting the XBOX 360 will democratize game development by delivering the necessary tools to hobbyists, students, indie developers and studios alike to help them bring their creative game ideas to life while nurturing game development talent, collaboration and sharing that will benefit the entire industry.
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The Jersey Boys
NEW YORK Microsoft and the Seattle Sounders, one of the newest franchises in Major League Soccer, announced a five-year agreement in May. Reportedly worth $20 million, the deal places the "Xbox 360 Live" logo on the front of Sounders jerseys.
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MS to return to the table
Microsoft has confirmed that it would return to the nogotiation table if Yahoo's board is replaced.
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Microsoft wants to talk with new Yahoo board
SAN FRANCISCO -- Microsoft Corp. threw its weight behind investor Carl Icahn's effort to oust Yahoo Inc.
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Genetic web library opens
A group of US researchers have opened a online library of the human genome.
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DreamWorks picks Intel over AMD for chip supply: report
(Reuters) - Animated-movie studio DreamWorks Animation SKG has chosen chipmaker Intel Corp over previous supplier Advanced Micro Devices to supply chips and other technology for its big computer-animation operations, The Wall Street Journal said.
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DreamWorks picks Intel over AMD for chip supply: report
(Reuters) - Animated-movie studio DreamWorks Animation SKG has chosen chipmaker Intel Corp over previous supplier Advanced Micro Devices to supply chips and other technology for its big computer-animation operations, The Wall Street Journal said.
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DreamWorks picks Intel over AMD for chip supply: report
(Reuters) - Animated-movie studio DreamWorks Animation SKG has chosen chipmaker Intel Corp over previous supplier Advanced Micro Devices to supply chips and other technology for its big computer-animation operations, The Wall Street Journal said.
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