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Letters to the Editor
Readers write about flood protection, online decency, and shortening workweeks to save energy.
The Christian Science Monitor |
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Aussie professor: Bloggers should be more responsible
“Journalism is an honorable profession. It should be. Journalism should be differentiated from the amateur emulators on the Web. Many...
Newsbreak |
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HELTER SHELTER: Breakdowns
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: If you start pondering when your house, car, gizmos and such are going to break, keep this in mind: Everything quits working pretty much like a car battery.
Nashville Scene |
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Linked by Smith Johnson on Thu 27th Sep 2007 15:22 UTC
I'm seeing lot's of posts defending Vista and it's shortcomings. That's all well and good, and they all make good points.
OS News |
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Wall St. Journal cuts 50 staff in realignment
The Wall Street Journal is eliminating 50 editorial positions as part of a realignment that combines editorial oversight for its print and online editions, Managing Editor Robert Thomson said Wednesday.
Tri-City Herald |
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Recent Original Stories
"It's the end of the line for 32-bit operating systems , Microsoft has proclaimed at its annual Windows Hardware Engineering conference After the software giant has gotten over its hangover from partying like it's 1999 with the release of Windows Server 2008, it will have one last 32-bit hurrah with a 'release 2' update to Windows Server 2008, and that'll be it. 32 bit CPU: if you have one, ...
OS News |
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PC shipments grew faster than expected in 2Q
Computer shipments rose faster than expected in the second quarter, fueled by exceptional demand in emerging markets and a decline in prices in the U.S. and Western Europe, two research groups said Wednesday. Worldwide shipments increased 16 percent from a year ago to 71.9 million PCs, according to Stamford, Conn.-based Gartner Inc. The company had predicted 11.2 percent growth. IDC, a ...
The State |
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Are Microsoft, Yahoo Courting Hell in AOL?
Rumors abound that Microsoft and Yahoo are courting AOL's Web division. Is this a smart move for any of the parties? Perhaps Microsoft should land on Yahoo, then AOL to combat Google in search and online advertising. · As U.S. senators mull the competitive nature of the Google-Yahoo search advertising deal, Reuters is reporting that Time Warner is fishing to make a deal with Microsoft or Yahoo ...
eWeek |
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Consumers Going Online For In-Store Purchases
ShopLocal, a multi-channel shopping and advertising services firm, said today that its ShopLocal Retail Index was up 29 percent for the month of June, bringing the average number of page views on major retailer sites to 33 percent for the first half of 2008. In June, the index reached 174 for the month (benchmarked at 100 for January 2006), and is based on 245 million page views from 20 ...
WebProNews |
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Webroot Announces Secure Online Backup
Webroot, a leading provider of security solutions for the consumer, enterprise and SMB markets, today announced the availability of Webroot(R) Secure Backup, a new data backup solution for home PC users which protects digital photos, music and any other files from damage or loss. Webroot Secure Backup, delivered over the Internet as a service, automatically secures data online, locally or both ...
Data Storage Today |
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PC shipments grew faster than expected in second quarter
SEATTLE - Computer shipments rose faster than expected in the second quarter, fueled by exceptional demand in emerging markets and a decline in prices in the U.
San Jose Mercury News |
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EBay profit jumps 22%
The e-commerce site announces that quarterly sales rose 20% to $2.2 billion.
CNN Money |
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SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 16, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: The Technology Behind Google Rankings The Google Blog posted their third entry on how Google rankings work. This write up is more about the technology behind their ranking system. I'll bullet point some of the key points for you all:... A ...
Search Engine Land |
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Oregon judge certifies class-action against Dell
(AP:EUGENE, Ore.) A federal judge has granted class-action status for a lawsuit over wages filed by two former Dell Inc. customer service employees in Roseburg.
INO News |
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Features and Case Studies
We take a nostalgic look at the original Apple Macintosh Classic. The explosion in drive-by download attacks continues to grow. How has the situation got so dangerous? Are there any "trusted" Web sites left?
ZDNet Australia |
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Vibrant Gateway Planned For Lincoln Center Campus
The architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien hope to transform Harmony Atrium, now an underused pass-through, into a ?front porch? for Lincoln Center.
New York Times |
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Oregon judge certifies class-action against Dell
(AP:PORTLAND, Ore.) A federal judge has granted class-action status for a lawsuit over wages filed by two former Dell Inc. customer service employees in Roseburg.
INO News |
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Gates Foundation Gives State Libraries $8M
Microsoft founder Bill Gates is giving Connecticut libraries $8 million.
NBC 30 Connecticut |
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Design Students Beautifying Pottsville
Some college students in Pottsville have traded their computers and drawing boards for shovels and rakes. It's part of a program to beautify the city's downtown.
WNEP 16 Pennsylvania |
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Apps: BrowseBack, Typinator
BrowseBack 1.5 ($30) visual web history tool that allows you to search the content of your web history by keyword. BrowseBack stores a PDF of every web page visited and makes the pages accessible through a unique interface that allows the user to browse thumbnails of those pages. The new release adds support for support for Firefox 3 and has minor...
MacNN |
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iPhone supply weak in Manhattan stores, worldwide
Despite the iPhone 3G launching Friday, potential owners are still lining up to purchase one, but even Apple's flagship Manhattan stores are starting to run dry, and are placing limits on the constant long lineups. In calls to the Fifth Avenue, SoHo and West 14th retail locations, representatives tell MacNN that they each expect lineups to last fou...
MacNN |
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Symantec releases Norton 2009 betas
Computer security vendor Symantec has opened test versions of two of its Norton 2009 products to the public.
ZDNet Australia |
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Lions Gate to share ad revenue on clips on YouTube
Google Inc. said Wednesday that its YouTube video site will partner with Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. to share revenue from ads placed on clips from the studio's movies.
AP via Yahoo! Finance |
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Fortune Brands to Webcast July 25th Conference Call on Second Quarter Results
Fortune Brands, Inc. (NYSE: FO), a leading consumer brands company, will offer a live Internet webcast
wallstreet:online AG |
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More high-tech firms see bright future in solar energy
Semiconductor companies, which made computers and other electronic devices ubiquitous, now are setting their sights on solar power. In the past few months, just about every major company in the semiconductor business has joined a rush into the solar industry, paving the way for what industry observers predict will be cheaper, better and more efficient equipment for both consumers and businesses. ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
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