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MLB Notebook: Cuban in bidding to be new Mr. Cub
Dallas Mavericks owner, Internet billionaire and former Mt. Lebanon resident Mark Cuban is one of at least three potential buyers for the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field that the Tribune Co. ...
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Bedford board: Laptop vote is not being reconsidered
Town council members are standing by their decision to buy themselves laptop computers and refurbish their meeting room, a week after news of the decision sparked an outcry.
New Hampshire Union Leader |
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China says has more people surfing the Web than US
Thu, Jul 24, 2008 (9:15 p.m.) China's booming Internet population has surpassed the United States to become the world's biggest, with 253 million people online despite government controls on Web use, according to government data reported Friday.
Las Vegas Sun |
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Arrest made in Phoenix community college shooting
PHOENIX (AP) -- A former student shot three people Thursday in a computer room at a Phoenix community college, injuring two of them critically, authorities said. The gunman fled but a suspect was arrested nearby.
The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung |
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Are You Internet Famous? Get Your Score
Using a nifty, Wired-created widget, find out just how much of a positive web presence you have. Compare your scores with those of your favorite celebs.
Wired News |
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Old glass bowl has little value
Treasures in Your Attic Q: I was looking on eBay for carnival glass and I found a couple of items that strongly resemble the bowl I have. I have had it for 50 years, and before that it belonged to my great-grandmother. I do not know a thing about this bowl and there are no markings. It is green with a white edge, and I was wondering if it had monetary value. M.C., Box Elder, S.D.
The MetroWest Daily News |
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Life's basics stand the test of time
When my last cell phone statement revealed that my 12-going-on-18-year-old daughter had run up nearly $20 in unallotted texting charges, I immediately phoned my wireless company and canceled her texting privileges.
Dayton Daily News |
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Arrest Made In Phoenix Community College Shooting
A man shot three people Thursday in a computer room at a Phoenix community college, injuring two of them critically, authorities said. The gunman fled but a suspect was arrested nearby.
CBS4 Miami |
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Arrest Made In Phoenix Community College Shooting
A man shot three people Thursday in a computer room at a Phoenix community college, injuring two of them critically, authorities said. The gunman fled but a suspect was arrested nearby.
CBS 3 Philadelphia |
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Medicaid Workers To Receive Payments
The state is making emergency payments to thousands of Medicaid providers who haven't been reimbursed in nearly a month because of glitches in a new computer system.
The Tampa Tribune |
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Regarding the Historic Board
Thank you for your suggestion, Sarah (see letter from Sarah Jinks, published July 21 online); it’s a good one, and I hope we are able to do something like that in the future.
Rushville Republican |
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iPod News: MacAlly PowerLink Combines Battery Pack, Sync Cable, Flash Drive
MacAlly, a leader in the Mac accessory market, has announced that the PowerLink for iPod and iPhone will soon be available.The PowerLink features a standard 30-pin Dock Connector and can act as a mobile emergency charger for your iPod ...
PDA Buyer's Guide |
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Jon Friedman's Media Web: Why Wall Street is down on media stocks
Wall Street will continue to shun media stocks as long as the industry fails to come up with a way to maximize profits from the Internet.
Market Watch |
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IT sector, malls may face power cuts in Maharashtra
The state-owned power distribution utility, Mahavitaran, hinted that industrial consumers like IT sector and big malls, who have so far been spared from power cuts, might soon have to face power cut if they voluntarily don't cut their consumption by 10 to 20 per cent.
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Audio Books in MP3 Format Give Fresh Meaning to Term ?Online Library?
OverDrive, Inc., a Cleveland, Ohio-based provider of downloadable eBooks, audio books and other media for libraries and schools, announced in June 2008 that the District of Columbia Public Library was the first public library in the nation to offer popular audio book titles in MP3 format.
EContent Magazine |
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'Spam King' Gets Four Years
The head of a marketing firm that sent millions of spam e-mails is convicted of mail fraud.
Inc Magazine |
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HyperOffice Launches New Tools
HyperOffice, provider of Enterprise Collaboration Software and tools, launched a new public beta of its business collaboration tools.
EContent Magazine |
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New set-top boxes feed TV Web video
While Internet-connected set-top boxes have been available for years, some startup companies say they have products that are more affordable and easier to see digital photos and videos from personal computers on TVs. Still, there are limits to these new set-top boxes and software. There are myriad formats and encryption methods for videos on the Web and on computers, meaning some videos may ...
The State |
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Hasbro takes Facebook game Scrabulous to court
SAN FRANCISCO: Game-making giant Hasbro has filed a lawsuit against Scrabble knock-off Scrabulous and sent a notice demanding Facebook remove the popular game from the social-networking website.
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Recent Original Stories
OSNews.com informs you about the latest news on a vast range of operating systems, from the well-known mainstream OSes, down to small embedded (but also very interesting technically) ones.
New Mobile Computing |
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Wed 11th Jan 2006 18:06 UTC
Red Hat is letting Novell's Mono software only into its noncommercial Fedora product line, the Linux seller said Tuesday. Red Hat has no plans at this time to include the Novell software in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, company spokeswoman Gillian Farquhar said, meaning that there are no plans right now to make it a standard part of the commercially supported product from the Linux leader.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 24th Jul 2008 22:04 UTC
As someone who uses Windows Vista practically daily, I've always wondered where all the negativity in the media comes from. Sure, Vista isn't perfect (as if any operating system is), but I just don't see where all the complaints are coming from.
New Mobile Computing |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 23rd Mar 2006 19:52 UTC
As crazy as it sounds, a member of Microsoft's security team has blasted Apple for failing to coordinate its security efforts and to issue proper security advice.
OS News |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 3rd Mar 2006 20:21 UTC, submitted by anonymous
Linspire and one of its biggest desktop Linux rivals, Ubuntu, are talking about collaborating to offer Linspire's CNR (Click-N-Run) application download service to Ubuntu users . CNR is a subscription service ($20 annually) through which users can install thousands of software programs with 'literally' one click, CEO Kevin Carmony said.
OS News |
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Amazon shares leap on strong quarterly report
Amazon.com Inc. shares leaped 13 percent Thursday after the Internet retailer showed that it doesn't seem to be bothered by the sputtering U.S. economy.
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