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Gates Foundation gives grants to libraries
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced today that it will offer $8.1 million in grants to help public libraries in 11 states, including North Carolina, to improve and sustain free access to computers.
The News & Observer |
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Tape Storage, High and Low, Gets More Dense
HP and Sony doubled the density of their DAT data storage tapes while IBM and Sun introduced 1T-byte enterprise tape drives.
PC World via Yahoo! News |
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Kirchhofer: Apple's new mobile apps are amazing
Apple boosted the capabilities and usefulness of the iPhone and iPod touch last Friday with the release of third-party applications
East Valley Tribune |
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New computers will allow offenders to pay traffic tickets remotely
Now you pay at computer kiosks set up at Greentree Plaza at Immokalee and Airport-Pulling roads in North Naples and the Collier Court Clerk’s satellite office at Wilson Plaza on the southeast corner of Golden Gate and Wilson boulevards. The kiosks, which use recycled computers, are in addition to two others in use at the courthouse.
Naples Daily News |
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Who's Buying Daily Candy? [Rumormonger]
Daily Candy, the email newsletter for women addicted to expensive handbags, has been on sale for more than two years. But word is that the highly profitable internet property—founded by Dany Levy but...
Gawker |
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New computers will allow offenders to pay traffic tickets remotely
Now you pay at computer kiosks set up at Greentree Plaza at Immokalee and Airport-Pulling roads in North Naples and the Collier Court Clerk’s satellite office at Wilson Plaza on the southeast corner of Golden Gate and Wilson boulevards. The kiosks, which use recycled computers, are in addition to two others in use at the courthouse.
Naples Daily News |
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Finding the name behind the GMail address
Ah, this is a fun little trick. I'm not sure if it represents a vulnerability, but certainly I expect Google will try to get rid of this feature. The SecuriTeam blog has reported that it is possible to expose the full name of the user who registered a GMail account.  ...
ZDNet |
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Protecode Announces General Availability Of Governance And Intellectual Property Management
Ottawa, ON - July 15, 2008 - Protecode Inc., today announced the general availability of its software development tool for governance and Intellectual Property (IP) management.
ContactCenterWorld.com |
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Internet Service Providers Move Against Child Pornography
Pro-family groups were encouraged this week with the news that two major companies would join a growing number of Internet service providers that are working to curb the proliferation of child pornography on the Internet.
The Christian Post |
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E3 2008: New PS2 Bundle
The death star still continues its assault. July 15, 2008 - At Sony Computer Entertainment's 2008 Media Briefing, SCE announced a new PlayStation 2 bundle. This superhero-focused bundle packs in LEGO Batman and Justice League: New Frontiers DVD movie.
IGN PS2 |
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Google-Yahoo tie-up draws fire on Capitol Hill
A proposed online advertising tie-up between Google and Yahoo drew fire at a Senate antitrust hearing Tuesday even as both companies defended the alliance as positive for consumers and businesses.
AFP via Yahoo! News |
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several underlying problems
"Many changes have gone into the SUSE Linux operating system since version 10.1, including a name change: the entire operating system is now known only as openSUSE.
OS News |
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Google-Yahoo tie-up draws fire on Capitol Hill
A proposed online advertising tie-up between Google and Yahoo drew fire at a Senate antitrust hearing Tuesday even as both companies defended the alliance as positive for consumers and businesses.
AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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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.
OS News |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 28th Dec 2006 22:28 UTC
Apple Computer gave Chief Executive Steve Jobs 7.5 million stock options in 2001 without the required authorization of the company's board , the Financial Times reported on Thursday.
OS News |
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Thwarting New JavaScript Malware Obfuscation
I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "Malware writers have been obfuscating their JavaScript exploit code for a long time now and SANS is reporting that they've come up with some new tricks. While early obfuscations were easy enough to undo by changing eval() to alert(), they soon shifted to clever use of arguments.callee() in a simple cipher to block it. Worse, now they're using ...
Slashdot |
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Recent Original Stories
A sizeable number of full featured, mature and free video applications are available on the Linux platform. This article explores such topics as becoming a digital video editing master and turning your Linux machine into a Home Theatre.
OS News |
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Alleged cyber-hijacker in court; lawyer calls $5 million bail 'crazy'
The San Francisco city computer engineer facing charges of cyber-tampering for allegedly taking over the city's computer network appeared in court today but did not enter a plea. Terry Childs, 43, of Pittsburg, appeared to be calm as he stood next to his...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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Sprint goes 40G with Cisco and Ciena
JULY 15, 2008 -- Sprint, Cisco, and Ciena say they are implementing 40-Gbit/sec network capabilities on the Global Sprint Tier 1 IP Network using Cisco's IPoDWDM technology.
Lightwave |
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New iPhone's Battery Falls Down on the Job
Gary Krakow loves Apple's newest unveiling, but the battery life is cause for concern.
TheStreet.com |
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THE AUTHORITY ON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY, HEALTH AND LOSS PREVENTION
ADD OH ISSUE HEADLINES ON YOUR DESKTOP! You can now add HLR headlines to or or any other RSS reader by using our feed. Also receive a custom newsletter on just the industry you are interested in.
Occupational Hazards |
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Wireless Device Helps Illuminate the Role of Light on Human Health [Features]
During a 24-hour period humans experience a rise and dip in the production of most hormones and neurotransmitters (the chemicals that relay signals between nerve cells). This daily cycle is referred to as the body's circadian rhythm and is regulated by both internal systems and external stimuli, the most powerful of which is visible light. [More]
Scientific American |
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Cell Processor Powers the Toshiba Qosmio G55
Up until now, the only place where you would find that crazy Cell processor was inside the Sony PlayStation 3. Such is no longer the case, because the Cell is now finding its way over to the world of laptop computers.
MobileMag |
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Alleged cyber-hijacker in court; lawyer calls $5 million bail 'crazy'
The San Francisco city computer engineer facing charges of cyber-tampering for allegedly taking over the city's computer network appeared in court today but did not enter a plea. Terry Childs, 43, of Pittsburg, appeared to be calm as he stood next to his...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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Apple Files Copyright Suit Against Mac Cloner Psystar
Psystar has said in the past it will challenge Apple's ban on Mac clones and that it believes the ban won't stand up in court.
InformationWeek |
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