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Iraq troop trash fuels innovation
Wars have given us the Jeep, the computer and even the microwave.
Baltimore Sun |
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Summer courses simpler online
For self-starters, classes via Internet are a good solution Summer school isn’t what it used to be. In fact, for about 2,800 high school students statewide, it’s something they can do online. South Carolina’s year-round virtual school program is winding down its first summer session, which launched statewide in June and will end next month, according to the state Department of Education. ...
The State |
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Iraq troop trash fuels innovation
Wars have given us the Jeep, the computer and even the microwave.
Baltimore Sun |
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Facebook begins new features rollout
Janie Davies, Computing , Monday 21 July 2008 at 11:19:00 The social networking giant launches a redesign amid legal wranglings with a German competitor Facebook is inviting users to test out a set of next generation features, which it will be rolling out to improve users' control over their profiles and the third party...
Computing.co.uk |
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State motivates recordings in Motata trial
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Sparkle Ships GeForce 8400 GS PCI Cards
SPARKLE Computer has introduced two GeForce 8400 GS graphics cards with legacy PCI interfaces. Thanks to 256MB video memory, the GeForce 8400 GS PCI graphics cards support DirectX 9 and DirectX 10 image quality, which is good compared to ordinary PCI graphics ca...
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A GAME REBORN
It must be tough to be 34 and already see your children overshadow you. That's what's happened to “Dungeons & Dragons,” the role-playing game that for decades has drawn geeks to roll dice and pretend to be elves, sorcerers and other fantasy heroes. It has never quite become mainstream entertainment, but it has inspired role-playing computer games like “World of Warcraft” to borrow its principles ...
The Buffalo News |
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Handsets boost LG Elec Q2, but outlook cloudy
LG Electronics Inc increased quarterly earnings by 84 percent with strong results in mobile phones and at its LCD joint venture, but the South Korean firm faces a tougher second half amid a global economic downturn.
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Linked by Massimo Sandal on Thu 7th Jul 2005 20:14 UTC
Recently in a post on my blog I argued that, despite many claims to the contrary, GNU/Linux is almost ready for the desktop.
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Recent Original Stories
Want to be able to access your machine anytime, anywhere? Can't be bothered purchasing a domain name and configuring Dynamic DNS? Microsoft has a solution: the 'Windows Internet Computer Name' - a unique domain name for your computer . There is one small catch though: you have to be using the next-generation networking protocol IPv6 which, although thoroughly integrated into Windows Vista, isn't ...
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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.
New Mobile Computing |
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Facebook begins new features rollout
Janie Davies, Computing , Monday 21 July 2008 at 11:19:00 The social networking giant launches a redesign amid legal wranglings with a German competitor Facebook is inviting users to test out a set of next generation features, which it will be rolling out to improve users' control over their profiles and the third party...
vnunet.com |
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Liking Firefox but miss Safari
Q: I was so impressed with all of the talk of Firefox that I downloaded it to my Mac Powerbook and deleted Safari. Dumb me. Now I cannot get Safari back from Apple. Anyway, Firefox runs fine except that I cannot get images to download on some sites such as Amazon unless I go to each little icon where there should be an image and right-click. I'd gotten used to seeing the pictures on Amazon and ...
The Buffalo News |
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Quark buys In.vision to broaden its XML offering
Quark has announced its acquisition of the XML-authoring software developer In.vision Research Corporation for an undisclosed amount.
PrintWeek |
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Libraries enter a new chapter
Today's libraries are transitioning from quiet, book rental locations to modern information centers, offering customers the options of reserving books from home online, renting movies and VHS tapes and checking e-mail.
Zanesville Times Recorder |
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Microsoft: Forget iPhone, we're still number two in business
Companies are still buying Windows Mobile smartphones, and Microsoft Corp. doesn't want to let iPhone-mania make them forget.
Macworld UK |
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MoD admits losing 121 memory sticks
The Ministry of Defence has revealed that 121 of its USB memory sticks have been either lost or stolen since 2004. Some of the memory sticks contained...
Computer Weekly |
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CTA Bus Tracker Online With 15 More Routes
The expanded CTA bus tracking Web site goes online this morning, with 15 more routes.
CBS 2 Chicago |
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MobileMe offers another free bite of the Apple
'We're really sorry again' Apple has offered MobileMe users free month's trial to apologise for taking their money without asking, in addition to the free month they got for the misrepresentation of the service.…
The Register |
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Online sales bolster Domino's Pizza results
Angelica Mari, Computing , Monday 21 July 2008 at 10:57:00 Online orders double Financial results at Domino's Pizza were a bright spot in the otherwise gloomy conditions of the retail sector, largely due to its positive performance in the online channel....
Computing.co.uk |
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Beijing's red spider's web
The fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War had a profound impact not only on how security and intelligence professionals viewed the world of espionage but also on the motivations of the players and the targets of their espionage activities.
Asia Times |
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New rabbi takes seat
York's newest rabbi is shelving books in his office, patching glitches in the temple computer network and learning his way around the county.
York Daily Record |
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Spam Filters for Your Mac: Six Choices
Judging by the marketing campaigns of leading ISPs and email providers, that whole spam problem is history. Advanced defense mechanisms built into modern mail servers have supposedly made junk mail a thing of the past.
IT Management |
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Photos: Waging war on the web's bad guys
Inside Symantec's security operations centre
Silicon.com |
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Tableau Software Unveils Tableau 4.0
Today at its first ever Customer Conference, Tableau Software , the global leader in fast analytics and visualization software, announced the upcoming availability of Tableau 4.0. The release includes updates to both Tableau Desktop and Tableau Server , which together combine powerful visual analysis capabilities with the ability to easily share data findings throughout an organization.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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