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TSTC hopes competition spurs interest in computer careers
You go through the main entrance of the Texas State Technical College and immediately you're welcomed by a group of four friendly young ladies.
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Rediff.com to support applications compatible with Facebook Markup Language
Mumbai, July 19 : Rediff.com, India's leading online community portal, today announced the launch of its developer program at Proto.in (http://developer.rediff.com), inviting all application developers to come on board and build applications for Rediff.com properties which is being made compatible to support Facebook Markup Language (FBML).
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Germany's Next Top Model contestant in sex tape scandal
London, July 19 : Sexy Germany's Next Top Model contestant Gina Lisa sparked frenzy in her homeland when a sex tape she starred in was leaked online.
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Menlo striving to reinvent workplace wheel
It's not true that you must work 80-hour weeks, trash competitors and gouge your customers to get ahead in today's dog-eat-dog business world. Rich Sheridan and his gang of computer programmers and high-tech anthropologists at Menlo Innovations in Ann Arbor, Mich., say so. They are dedicated to reinventing the workplace, for themselves and their clients, as a means to an even more ambitious ...
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Paper, paper everywhere, even in a digital world
Thirty years ago, as new computing and communications technology started to come to the fore, technology researchers and analysts began to talk confidently about the coming paperless society. Today, many such experts would settle for a society that simply uses a little less paper. “The paperless-society goal is a very nice and noble one,” said Arpad Horvath, an associate professor at the ...
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Programs can help PCs, Macs get along
Q: I use a 1 GB USB flash drive to move files between my Windows laptop PC at work and my MacBook portable at home. But that doesn't work with the 160 GB external drive I use to back up my MacBook; my Windows laptop doesn't even recognize the external drive when it's connected. What's the problem? The disk storage formats used by the Macintosh and Windows operating systems are different. While ...
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BlackBerry has a few tricks up its nifty sleeve
If you're a BlackBerry user, you're probably getting tired of hearing about all the things Apple's iPhone can do. Rumor even has it that a more iPhone-like BlackBerry is in the works. But don't despond: Your current trusty e-mailing device has a few tricks up its sleeve that you may not know about. This week, I gathered up some useful shortcuts that come built into most of the BlackBerrys, ...
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IdeaPad design will turn heads
After Lenovo bought IBM's laptop division in 2005, everyone expected more of the same: somber ThinkPad laptops with IBM's signature durability. But now Lenovo is releasing laptops that are more suited to the catwalk than the boardroom. The U110 IdeaPad is a thin laptop with an 11.1-inch screen and Intel Core 2 Duo processor. It starts at $1,899, which includes a 120-gigabyte hard drive and 2 ...
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Q&A with Rob Bushway
Editor's note: The following article about Meridian native Rob Bushway was published in May by the Colorado Springs Gazette. Rob Bushway is one of 4,000 participants in Microsoft Corp.’s Most Valuable Professional program, a group of experts who voluntarily share expertise.
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5 ways to stash a little cash
Everywhere you turn, it seems there's another pinch in the pocketbook. From gas to groceries, everyone's getting hit by higher prices. To help stretch your dollars, here are five places to look for savings: 1. BUNDLE UP If you're dealing with separate companies and separate bills for your cable TV, phone and Internet service, think about bundling up. Many companies, like SureWest and ...
The Charlotte Observer |
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Political memorabilia valued by many collectors
Politics and political campaigns are featured in almost every newspaper and on many Web sites and blogs, and collectors are looking at the new memorabilia that can be part of a collection.
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A new gadget worth flipping for
There is a new low cost video camera now available in Canada that makes sharing video a whole lot easier. It is called “The Flip” and it is manufactured by Pure Digital. It is a small, compact device that runs on two AA batteries and records up to 60 minutes of video to its built-in flash drive.
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More businesses considering 'wisdom of crowds'
We've heard a lot about the "wisdom of crowds" in recent years, mostly in relation to Internet sites that let their readers make key decisions. Digg.com, for instance, is a news site that lets its readers choose which stories are most important. Then there's...
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Downtown business owners: Wi-Fi is a must in today's market
HUNTINGTON -- While the city plans to expand wireless Internet capabilities to downtown Huntington along 3rd and 4th avenues, several downtown businesses already provide it to their customers.
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Marriages & Divorces
Maps, Menus, Store hours, Coupons, and more... Full Time Registered Nurse F/T Registered Nurse needed at Total Pain Care to work with Dr. Ken Staggs. Advanced computer skills, elect ...
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Another breakthrough purportedly brings us closer to quantum computing
Filed under: Desktops , Laptops In reality, quite a bit of time has passed since we've heard of the next great leap in the (seemingly) never-ending journey towards quantum computing , but we're incredibly relieved to learn that at least someone is still out there, somewhere, pressing on. An international team of researchers have reportedly shown that they can "control the quantum ...
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Recent Original Stories
"Two days before the start of Professional Developers Conference 2005, I've received exclusive insider information about the product editions which Microsoft intends to create for Windows Vista."
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Recent Original Stories
"Looking for manageable Windows updates even without an internet connection?
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Harassing calls more sinister than pool flyer
New Braunfels woman Mary Alice Altorfer became the center of an Internet and media furor this week when she complained to police that her biracial grandchildren were being victimized by a flyer posted at her neighborhood swimming pool.
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posted by Niall C. Brady on Tue 3rd Feb 2004 20:17 UTC
For those that don't already know, smoothwall is a very slick and easy way to setup a firewall/nat/dhcp server (and more) at home or in a small office very quickly even on old computer equipment.
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In comments confirming the open-source community's suspicions, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer Thursday declared his ...
. In a question-and-answer session after his keynote speech at the Professional Association for SQL Server conference in Seattle, Ballmer said Microsoft was motivated to sign a deal with SUSE Linux distributor Novell earlier this month because Linux "uses our intellectual property" and Microsoft wanted to "get the appropriate economic return for our shareholders from our innovation."
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On Campus: New Web site all about geology
A new Web site is under construction to be a Wisconsin geologic Wikipedia of sorts, with user-generated content about rock exposures, fossils, sinkholes and more across the state. Called the Wisconsin Geologic Record, the site is being created by geologists at UW-Richland, UW-Madison and the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey. "It 's the first of its kind anywhere as far as we know, ...
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Tax-free holiday – reap the rewards
School is starting and chances are your child will need clothes, school supplies and maybe even a computer before the school year rolls around.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 2nd Jan 2007 21:58 UTC
Volunteers are calling it quits on a project called Fedora Legacy to provide long-term support for Red Hat's hobbyist-oriented Fedora version of Linux.
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IS MY PROPANE TANK SAFE?
Nothing turns a slim possibility into fears of unavoidable disaster quicker than an Internet rumor.
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