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by (Staff) on Wed 14th Sep 2005 21:20 UTC
Those of us a bit older can remember the bullshit and chaos when we had Wordperfect, Lotus, and Word. Sorry Openoffice. Guys my age currently call the shots in the business world, and were not interested in havoc. Even if you gave us software and paid us to switch.
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The sales tax sidestep
Chicagoan Giao Nguyen thinks it only makes sense for savvy shoppers to try to minimize sales taxes on their purchases. The 32-year-old software developer does that by buying books, consumer electronics and camera equipment on the Internet, where he often pays zero in tax and shipping, compared with the 10.25 percent sales tax he would shell out in Chicago.
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Google to showcase Bengali classics, movies
Kolkata, July 20 : Be it Tagore's Nobel-winning “Gitanjali” or Satyajit Ray's masterpiece “Pather Panchali” - it will just be a click away for netizens on world's premier online search engine Google.
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Police: Sister lashes out over game
A 19-year-old woman flew into a rage over a computer-game dispute, assaulting her older brother and damaging her house, police charge. Lea Auditore had a domestic dispute at 11 Powderhouse Road with her two brothers Friday night, police said. ...
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Recent Original Stories
The second beta of the new Opera Mini 4 has been released. This beta includes a few long waited features, such as landscape viewing mode and multiple search providers (as in, not hardcoded to Yahoo only).
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Mac Enterprise Security: Flawed in Fact, or Flawed Facts?
On Tuesday, Computerworld published a story about so-called security flaws in Mac OS X that affect the enterprise. The six arguments actually amount to a collection of shibboleths. Security Flaw #1: Apple Updates. The argument is that security updates pop up unannounced and insufficient information is provided to make a decision as to whether to roll out the update.
E-Commerce Times |
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Digital cable the new Internet?
Former Internet tycoon and current cable-TV tycoon Mark Cuban was asked what potentially will kill media companies -- particularly broadcast TV networks --in these uncertain times.
Jam! Showbiz |
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Russian officials one click away from being sacked
Russian officials may be just one click away from being sacked if they fail to heed President Dmitry Medvedev's warning to strengthen their poor computer skills.
Business Standard India |
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Dell says turnaround strategy is paying off
The chill of what had been a bleak year for Dell Inc. still lingered on Dec. 4, when the computer maker hosted its last shareholders meeting.
Austin American-Statesman |
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Ship Self Defense System
July 20, 2008: The U.S. is installing a new Ship Self Defense System (SSDS) on aircraft carriers and amphibious ships. The SSDS is easier to upgrade with new software and commercial hardware improvements (more powerful CPUs, hard drives and memory).
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Preventing Laptop Theft this Back-to-school Season
(ARA) - Today's students gear up for back-to-school season by stocking up on expensive technology, from MP3 players to laptops. However, most students are unaware that dorm rooms and schools are some of the most dangerous places to store precious electronic equipment.
Carteret County News-Times |
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Web-initiated harassment of grandma continues
Web postings urging online and telephone harassment of Herald-Zeitung employees appeared Saturday morning on the Internet hours after an article was published describing similar attacks toward a New Braunfels woman.
The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung |
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Recent Original Stories
Linux and UNIX-like operating systems in general are regarded as being more secure for the common user, in contrast with operating systems that have "Windows" as part of their name.
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The Herald-Zeitung Mobile Edition
The Herald-Zeitung provides a text-only version of its daily web edition for readers using cellular telephones or handheld computers. Registered users of AvantGo can create their own custom channel to download regular updates.
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Working from Home? So Are the Germs
(ARA) - Working from home may provide many benefits, but a break from germs may not be one of them. Why? A recent workplace study revealed that desktops in home offices harbor more bacteria than desktops in traditional offices.
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He's responsible for ecological feat
Dr. Jayant Baliga is a man of average size, but he probably has the world's smallest footprint. Carbon footprint, that is. Baliga, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at N.C. State, is the inventor of a power-saving switch that prevents 1.4 trillion pounds of carbon dioxide from being released into the atmosphere each year, at a cost savings of $300 billion. And by saving 125 ...
The Charlotte Observer |
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Alleged racism attracts online attention
A local woman who said a racist hate-group targeted her grandchildren earlier this week claims to have received hundreds of anonymous phone calls since her story hit the airwaves and the Internet.
The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung |
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Virtual Attack
A week ago, New Braunfels grandmother Mary Alice Altorfer had never heard of YouTube. Now she’s a hot topic on one of the most influential Web sites in America.
The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung |
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Web-initiated harassment of grandma continues
Web postings urging online and telephone harassment of Herald-Zeitung employees appeared Saturday morning on the Internet hours after an article was published describing similar attacks toward a New Braunfels woman.
The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 24th Aug 2005 12:33 UTC
Google has launched an instant-messaging (IM) program that allows text chat and computer-to-computer voice connections, a move that highlights the search giant's increasing competition with Yahoo, Microsoft and America Online.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 25th Jul 2007 22:22 UTC
Openbox 3.4.3 has been released . "Openbox is a minimalistic, highly configurable, next generation window manager with extensive standards support. Openbox lets you bring the latest applications outside of a full desktop environment.
New Mobile Computing |
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Web-initiated harassment of grandma continues
Web postings urging online and telephone harassment of Herald-Zeitung employees appeared Saturday morning on the Internet hours after an article was published describing similar attacks toward a New Braunfels woman.
The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung |
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Recent Original Stories
The guide to podcasting for Linux, Unix, and Mac OS X users describes what podcasting is, what a podcasting client does, lists some available clients, and provides information on how to create a podcast under Linux, Unix, and Mac OS X. The guide also discusses what content is available as podcasts and gives some suggestions on finding feeds.
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Tips to Make 'Back to Pool' Time Safe and Fun
(ARA) - Every parent knows summertime means fun time. With the warmer temperatures, it's time to unglue young eyes from the television, computer screen and video games. There's no better place for kids to get out and get active than in the pool.
Richfield Reaper |
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Local residents rely on public library for more than just books
In Ross County, the library computers are one of the most popular attractions, and there are about 50 Internet capable computers among all of the library branches.
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