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Companies try to improve computer users' experience
AUSTIN, Texas – The world's largest computer makers won't wait for criticism of the latest Windows operating system to die down.
Rocky Mount Telegram |
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Online sells to help clear police property room
They've got televisions, stereos, laptop computers and turntables; lawn mowers, golf clubs, flashlights and power tools; radios, jewelry and a kayak. Simply put, Dayton police plan to auction off just about anything you would find in a house or garage.
Dayton Daily News |
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Some Fear YouTube Critiques of Dancers Could be Harmful
The Internet has brought the world to our fingertips, but it's not without pitfalls. One risk has dance teachers across the country concerned. Girls who've grown up online are relying on complete strangers to critique their technique. It's a trust experts fear could lead to serious injuries.
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Crime tips just a click away in Utica
Want to report illegal activity in the city? All you have to do now is go to the Utica Police Department's Web site.
The Observer-Dispatch |
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Political Bloggers Converge On Austin For Netroots Nation
Four years ago bloggers were on the outside, trying to make a difference, but since then they have become part of the 24-hour cycle of online political coverage.
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The West Australian |
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BT rolls out a massive fiber network
The telecom giant announced a network investment expected to connect as many as 10 million homes to the superfast broadband service by 2012.
ZDNet Asia |
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Microsoft revises DirectX security bulletins
Software giant revises critical DirectX-related security bulletins.
ZDNet Asia |
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Schneier research team cracks TrueCrypt
Security expert Bruce Schneier says standard software such as Vista interferes with deniable file systems, designed to hide data on users' systems.
ZDNet Asia |
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Microsoft faces legal action over Silverlight
Gotuit Media is suing the software giant over the use of video metadata with the Flash rival, which has a featured role in next month's Olympics coverage.
ZDNet Asia |
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About 20 years ago, one of my first programming assignments as a Unix systems software developer related to backup.
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Recent Original Stories
Today with the advancements in Open Source, the need to purchase expensive Operating System specific Office suites is over. I use RHEL5.2 Server on my laptop with OpenOffice, Evolution with Exchange connector and I have never looked back.
New Mobile Computing |
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Wii shines, Xbox 360 tanks
Big announcements at E3 cannot hide that Microsoft had a rough June with its game console: Nintendo’s Wii surpassed the Xbox 360 as the most sold current game console in the U.S. every other game console, including the PSP and Nintendo DS, sold more units. Has the Xbox 360 lost its appeal?
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DIYers share their stories
Bryan Powell turned to the Internet two years ago in search of ideas for a built-in barbecue, bar and a slate tile patio he wanted to build in his Castro Valley back yard. When he couldn't find a place on the Internet to view pictures of people's yards and projects, he created one.
San Jose Mercury News |
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Web watching at work
Just how much privacy do employees have on their work computers. We found out, its not much.
WINK TV Southwest Florida |
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Microsoft predicts 'some' ROI for online millions by 2010
Wall St slaps back Two years after Microsoft rattled Wall St committing to spend millions against Google, the company's said it'll be at least another two years before investors see any return on the investment.…
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SAG stakes fight on made-for-Internet content
(AP:LOS ANGELES) The Screen Actors Guild on Thursday gave its most detailed explanation yet for its rejection of a final contract offer by Hollywood studios, citing shortfalls in pay and union jurisdiction on made-for-Internet productions.
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Recent Original Stories
The CEO of chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is stepping down . Hector Ruiz had been just the second person to lead AMD after company founder Jerry Sanders. He'll be replaced by the chip maker's No. 2 executive, Dirk Meyer.
New Mobile Computing |
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Internet Ad Firm's CEO Defends Tracking Tactics
The chief executive of an Internet advertising start-up admitted that his firm could track peoples' activity on multiple Web sites without their express permission.
GigaLaw.com |
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conditions and that it was reasonable for the company to scale down its forecasts. Particularly hard-hit by the weak U.S. economy, according to Liddell, is online advertising, a business in which Microsoft is already trailing rival Google Inc .
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Japan Hot Stocks-Daido Steel, banks, Yahoo Japan, Inpex
TOKYO, July 18 (Reuters) - The benchmark Nikkei average <.N225> rose 0.4 percent and the broader TOPIX <.TOPX> was 0.3 percent higher at the close of the morning session on Friday.
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Google's profit falls short of expectations
Google reported lower-than-expected earnings Thursday, causing its stock to tumble even though the company claimed to be virtually recession-proof.
USA Today |
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Double-digit growth for Microsoft and IBM
Despite a sagging economy, tech giants Microsoft (MSFT) and IBM (IBM) on Thursday reported double-digit growth in quarterly revenue and profits.
USA Today |
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Cable companies agree to curb child porn
Thu, Jul 17, 2008 (5:45 p.m.) Nevada's two largest cable operators agreed today to help curb child pornographers on the Internet, state Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto said.
Las Vegas Sun |
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No Critical Security Bulletins for July
For July, Microsoft released only 4 new Security Bulletins and none of them were Critical. Actually, all 4 were rated as Important, which typically means they are serious, but that...
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