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New Approach
NBC has almost made a viewer's guide to the Olympics an obsolete idea. The network is making a nearly absurd 3,600 hours of coverage from the Beijing games available next month on the broadcast network, its cable partners, high-definition channels and NBCOlympics.com Web site. Add in video on demand and fans can almost -- but not quite -- create their own unique viewing experience.
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Yahoo rejects Microsoft proposal
Yahoo over the weekend rejected a restructuring and joint acquisition offer from Microsoft Corp. and Carl Icahn that came with a less than 24-hour deadline.
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Malware can be difficult to detect
Gampass, Mumawow and Storm aren't the names of computer games. They are monikers for three sinister and malicious pieces of malware. What's malware?
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Bittersweet Closure For An Everglades Town
Jim Withers sat in the back room of his small barbershop smoking a cigarette and studying his computer screen.
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Sumter trucker broadcasts lonely lifestyle over Internet
SUMTER — He drives a red and gray Kenworth tri-axle truck about 400 miles a day throughout the Midlands, hauling up to 22 tons of rock and sand for Glasscock. The life of a truck driver can often be lonely, but not for Joel Moye, who takes a few hundred pals along for the ride each day via Webcams in his cab that deliver live feed to his own Web site. (It can be found at ...
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Microsoft's Gates shifts into a new world
SEATTLE -- Bill Gates helped build Microsoft's legacy around the world. But Bill and Melinda Gates are building a different brand. This month, Microsoft's chairman shifted his focus from the fate of software to the fate of the world. He joins his wife in applying his energy full time to the now $37 billion foundation they created a decade ago.
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Why Debian's Still a Great Distro Choice
"Every year or so, there's a new Linux distro darling. Last year's was Ubuntu, and I've lost track of what this year's favorite penguin might be.
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Taxpayers warned about common scams
WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service warned taxpayers last week of a rash of identity theft scams where thieves try to steal personal information by promising tax benefits or threatening penalties. The agency said taxpayers reported almost 700 attempted incidents of identity theft, or phishing, in May and June. The most common scams involve e-mails concerning refunds or the economic ...
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Time to preserve digital memories, family history and more
That digital photo you just took at a family wedding was fast and easy and can be downloaded and forwarded just as quick.
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How Our Virtual Seminars Work
It's easy! - Simply log-onto your computer and dial the toll-free number emailed to you from DMA prior to and on the day of the virtual seminar. Enter your PIN code and you are connected. All you have to do is sit back and enjoy!
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SEARCHINGFOR YOU
Even if you don't know what a Google search of your name digs up, job recruiters might. A police record from 10 years ago, a forgotten blog rant, or an embarrassing photo might be the first things to show up in search results – information a job candidate might not want a future employer to know. Most people do not know what a simple search of his or her name brings up until it is too late, ...
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It's a bloggy-blog world
Some thoughts, news and observations going through my head that I felt obliged to share with you, our beloved Free Press reader...
Kinston Free Press |
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Gadgets: From the pen to the computer
In gadget-head circles, one of this summer's most buzz worthy new products is the Pulse pen: A ballpoint that simultaneously records your handwriting and the sound of the words you are transcribing. Both are transferred to a Windows PC when you return home – seemingly perfect for lecture-hall students, journalists and note-takers of any kind. Well, perfect except for one thing: The Pulse pen ...
The Charlotte Observer |
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Dixie Youth baseball inspired civic, business leaders
Hacker Caldwell learned one important lesson from playing in the 1961 Dixie Youth Baseball World Series on Lookout Mountain: He should go into business.
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Let's meet in the ‘Smoke-Filled Room'
A popular pastime in Silicon Valley to show off its collective creativity: Companies encouraging employees to name conference rooms, computer gear, even bathrooms. Nowhere is that more prevalent than at Internet giant Google Inc. Its office here pays homage to television shows and movies set in San Francisco, including “Charmed,” “Suddenly Susan” and “X-Men.” In Washington, D.C., Google holds ...
The Charlotte Observer |
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Get your e-mail to remind you of key dates
Q: I enter events into AOL's calendar and program it to send me e-mail to remind me. Unfortunately, a few months ago, I stopped receiving e-mail reminders, and AOL has not been able to correct this problem. Do you know of any other software programs that will let me enter events into a calendar and receive e-mail to remind me? Google Calendar will do exactly what you're asking. If you already ...
The Charlotte Observer |
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posted by Thom Holwerda on Tue 1st Jul 2008 19:06
To begin this review, I visited Xandros download page , snagged the public torrent, downloaded the ISO, and burned myself a copy of Xandros 3.0.1 OCE. Credit goes to Xandros for having a professional website that's easy to negotiate and for offering instructions to help new users of all platforms perform this task.
New Mobile Computing |
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Popular business directory searches
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Semiconductor companies making move into solar-power industry
Semiconductor companies, which made computers and other electronic devices ubiquitous, now are setting their sights on solar power.
The Palm Beach Post |
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Apple's new iPhone faster, cheaper
Apple Inc.'s iPhone has been the world's most influential smart phone since its debut a year ago, widely hailed for its beauty and functionality.
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Smoothing the transition from paper to online
Companies have long been trying to get us to “go green” — trade paper bills and statements for e-mails. Some offer cash rewards or bonus points on credit cards to those who go paperless. Citi promises to plant a tree for each of us who agrees to go online to view and pay our credit card bill. Here are some things that can help smooth the transition from paper: • Set up as many statement alerts ...
The State |
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posted by Kevin Arvin on Thu 1st Jan 2004 21:29 UTC
The aim of this experimental Linux distribution is to provide to the student population at large an operating system that is easy to install and use and provides an alternative to the traditional commercial operating systems.
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by Almafeta (3.44) on Thu 1st Mar 2007 23:07 UTC
It's interesting to see it described here as a 'complete, stable, secure desktop operating system for everyday use.' As against that, in my copy of the author's book The Minix Book: Operating Systems, Design and Implementation , the author himself described Minix 3 as having been created mainly to teach the fundamentals of operating system design, which meant that design choices were made that ...
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Recent Original Stories
ExtremeTech has an review of Zoho Office Suite , an online office suite. The interfaces are nice to work with, but inconsistent, and some basic features are missing, such as undo for the spreadsheet.
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Recent Original Stories
"VectorLinux SOHO 5.1.1 Deluxe is a superb Linux distribution in my book. While I don't think it's geared toward the masses in a way that SUSE Linux, Mandriva, or Linspire might be, I do feel it has something to offer Linux users everywhere.
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