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Spotting fakes
It was the peeling hologram sticker in her new Fendi bag that made Chrys Reyna suspicious. She wasn't able to afford the black leather bag's $1,100 retail price, so when she bought it on eBay for $415, she considered it a triumph in bargain shopping.
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ALABAMA EXPOSURE: State democrats offer potential running mates
Leading Democrats in Alabama know who and what they'd like in a vice presidential candidate. But whoever Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama chooses as his running mate, it should be someone who brings ticket balance, regional balance, fundraising ability and experience, said Alabama Democratic Party Chairman Joe Turnham and Alabama...
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 5th Jun 2007 19:05 UTC
FreeSoftwareMagazine takes a look at Debian as a desktop system , and they conclude: "I feel that Debian Etch is as good on the desktop as it is on the server. It has a long rich history, a strong community, is amazingly stable and is a great fit for both my servers and my laptop.
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O'Brien: 'Stoopid'? Technology has changed how we think
In the current issue of The Atlantic, writer and techno-skeptic Nicholas Carr has a provocatively titled piece called: "Is Google Making Us Stoopid?: What the Internet is doing to our brains.
San Jose Mercury News |
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Docu-Drama: A war of words over Yahoo fate
In a memo to his senior executives, Yahoo Chief Executive Jerry Yang warned that although the last few "months and weeks" have been challenging, "the waters are not likely to calm before our stockholder meeting on August 1.
San Jose Mercury News |
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Yahoo board wins one big vote
SAN FRANCISCO – One of Yahoo Inc.’s largest shareholders is supporting the re-election of the Internet company’s incumbent board, delivering a significant blow to an attempted coup being led by activist investor Carl Icahn.
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Free video would promote Tuscumbia online
The city soon may get some free publicity from a national firm that specializes in Internet-based advertising.CGI Communications has offered to come into Tuscumbia and produce a six-minute video showing what the city has to offer, Mayor Bill Shoemaker said.
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Troubled chip maker AMD looks to new CEO
SAN FRANCISCO – Hector Ruiz was pushed aside Thursday after six tumultuous years as CEO of Advanced Micro Devices Inc., as the chip maker tries to pull itself out of a deep financial hole caused by a questionable acquisition and a major product gaffe.
Tacoma News Tribune |
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Farmer Focus: Fertiliser input needs pose a challenge for Allan Chambers FWi
Northern Ireland is a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone , so I spent last weekend trawling RB209 , the nutrient management Bible, eventually computing on a spreadsheet all N, P, K and S requirements for any crops we're likely to grow.
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The inn crowd
FARGO, N.D. - Karen Stoker Burgum admits some people thought she was nuts when she spent US$285,000 on a century-old flophouse at the edge of a decaying downtown. Fresh from a divorce and seeking some form of purpose in life, the former customer-service manager at a Fargo software company wanted to do something with the cash she collected when her former employer was bought out by Microsoft.
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We already know some of the directions Windows 7 will be exploring: a system-wide multitouch user interface framework ...
, all while building on top of the groundwork Windows Vista has laid out. While off-hand remarks have been made concerning the operating system's release date, it appears Microsoft now formalised the release date of Windows 7 .
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Pier Luigi Fiorini is the lead developer of Mockup
. Mockup is an open source effort to create a modern desktop operating system. It is based on Linux 2.6 and supports native POSIX threading, hardware detection, automatic device creation and automatic network configuration.
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Abaca industry fights viruses, starts bid to become RP's big income earner
MANILA, Philippines - Abaca, a family of Musaceae from which Musa textile is derived, is a plant indigenous to the Philippines.
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iPhone 3G has slew of new applications
When Apple and AT&T released the iPhone last summer, it kicked off the era of the cell phone as a true computing platform that rivals -- and in some cases beats -- the experience of using a computer. With the just-released iPhone 3G, Apple has made its multi-touch device faster, more functional and easier to use.
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Cafe offers Web, ambience, tunes and lots of joe
If your computer or Internet service is on the blink, you might consider checking out Bay Street Coffee.
Orlando Sentinel |
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Free program helps give blind users Internet access
Blind people generally use computers with the help of screen-reader software, but those products can cost more than $1,000, so they're not exactly common on public PCs at libraries or Internet cafes. Now a free new Web-based program for the blind aims to improve the situation.
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by Kroc (5.24) on Tue 16th Oct 2007 21:23 UTC
I've read some truly messed up comments up and down the web today. Here's some salvo's to ward off the stupidity landing here. a) A number is not more important than actual functions. Calling Leopard a "point release" is dumb. Windows is after all just as much a "point release".
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GET YOUR GAME ON
Logitech Cordless Keyboard for Wii $40; Logitech.com Many users downloaded the Opera Web browser from the Wii online store when it was first released, but relatively few are still using it, primarily because text input with the WiiMote is more...
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Web access helps library stay current, user-friendly
MORRISTOWN -- Charles Belfield stops by the library just about every day to check e-mail, search for a job online or listen to music on one of the library's computers.
Daily Record |
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Libraries thrive as they embrace the digital age
The Internet was supposed to send America's public libraries the way of eight-track tapes and pay phones. But, it turns out, they're busier than ever.
Daily Record |
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Medicexchange.com Launches A New Dedicated Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging Community For Medical Imaging ...
Medicexchange PLC (subsidiary of MGT Capital Investments Inc, Amex: MGT) announces the launch of a focused Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging online community to allow medical imaging professionals to keep abreast of the developments in this fast evolving arena of imaging.
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Bill exempting scribes from revealing sources moves closer to passage
MANILA, Philippines - Broadcast, wire and Internet journalists may soon be exempted from revealing the source of their news reports if a pending bill in the House of Representatives is passed into law.
GMA News |
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Continual computer pop-up tough to eliminate
Q: Dean: I enjoy your column and read it each time.
The Springfield News-Leader |
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Israel Says Al Qaida Cell Tried To Kill Bush
JERUSALEM [MENL] -- Israel has reported an Al Qaida operational cell that sought to assassinate U.S. President George Bush. The Israel Security Agency, the nation's domestic intelligence service, said six Arab citizens have been arrested on charges of belonging to Al Qaida.
Middle East Newsline |
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iTRACS integrated solutions simplify IT Infrastructure Library standards adoption in enterprise networks
iTRACS, a leading data centre and cable management software developer, is promoting the use of effective Layer 1 management solutions such as its Physical Layer Manager product in response to reports showing widespread organizational neglect of Layer 1, the foundation of computer networks where physical devices such as cables, routers, and other physical devices interconnect.
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