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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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Recent Original Stories
South Africa native and current London resident Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Canonical Ltd. and the Ubuntu Linux distribution, told DesktopLinux.com Friday in an interview that widespread adoption of Linux on the desktop - so long-awaited by many people.
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Web site sells original art
Racine-based Campus Creations, an internet-based company, announced the official launch of a web site, www.oncampuscreations.com , which offers a user-friendly way for art enthusiasts, collectors, alumni and designers to discover and purchase original works of art online.
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European regulators clear HP purchase of EDS
BRUSSELS, Belgium - European Union antitrust regulators have approved Hewlett-Packard's proposed $13.
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Trading Standards works FAST to stamp out software crime
The partnership claims that the aim of this relationship is to educate businesses in how to use the software legally, and only take action if a company is later found to be guilty.
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Jilted bride gets national TV attention Hall woman appeared on 'Today' this morning
The case of the jilted bride has gone global. Since RoseMary Shell was awarded $150,000 by a Hall County jury Wednesday after suing her ex-fiance for breaking off the engagement, the story, with a big boost from the Internet, has gained traction in the national and international news media.
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Senators Threaten Ban On 'Net Data Disclosures To Foreign Governments
Sens. Dick Durbin and Tom Coburn ask Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang, and Google chief Eric Schmidt not to help censor or repress Internet users.
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Prof whose 'last lecture' became sensation dies
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Randy Pausch, a Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist whose "last lecture" about facing terminal cancer became an Internet sensation and a best-selling book, has died. He was 47.
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Microsoft 'Done' With Yahoo, Ballmer Says
The Microsoft CEO dismissed Yahoo as a major player in the Internet business, despite previously offering more than $40 billion for the company.
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Best Apple Mac OS X Software: Part One
Our Apple expert John C. Welch picks 22 lesser-known applications that can make your Mac experience more productive and more fun.
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Bikers, pedestrians seeking better Web maps
As more commuters consider ditching their cars to save money on gas, Internet mapping services, cities and community groups are being pushed to lay out the best routes for biking and walking - just like drivers have found online for years.
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China says it has more people surfing the Web than US
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.
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Google Wants You To Be Your Own ISP
Vint Cerf slams the telecoms, which aren't happy that bits have been commoditized and would like to shape industry regulations to help them to get back in the services game.
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Microsoft Says Chances Of Yahoo Takeover Negligible
The company's CFO described its rival as "a declining asset" and all but ruled out a complete takeover of the Internet company.
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(AFX UK Focus) 2008-07-25 17:10 Hewlett Packard buy of Electronic Data Systems cleared by EU
BRUSSELS (Thomson Financial) - The European Commission said it has cleared U.S. computer group Hewlett Packard Co.'s (HP) proposed acquisition of Electronic Data Systems Corp.
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Digital Revolution Could Be Olympics' Salvation
The Olympic Games will be played out on Facebook, YouTube, and Flickr, one Web-based video marketing executive asserts.
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Plans made to block child porn on state computers
TRENTON - Legislative staff will meet this morning to discuss plans on installing software on state computers to block pornography, in light of reports that a veteran Union County assemblyman is being investigated for possessing child pornography on a...
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(AFX UK Focus) 2008-07-25 17:10 Hewlett Packard buy of Electronic Data Systems cleared by EU
BRUSSELS (Thomson Financial) - The European Commission said it has cleared U.S. computer group Hewlett Packard Co.'s (HP) proposed acquisition of Electronic Data Systems Corp.
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Software Lets BlackBerry Sync With iTunes
RIM's Media Sync Software will only transfer DRM-free tracks and does not work with 64-bit systems or Macintosh operating systems.
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High-Tech Pet Innovations and the People Who Love Them
(ARA) - The Internet or their pets - which could Americans live without? No need to live without either, thanks to some particularly enterprising participants in the pet industry - a market the American Pet Products Manufacturers' Association estimates at $40 billion a year.
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“Boom da base” comes in a small package
Music can now be brought anywhere using portable mp3 players, mobile phones, and even laptops.
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San Francisco Computer Tech Set Booby Trap In City Network
Prosecutors say Childs set the network to delete numerous files during a scheduled maintenance of the system.
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Microsoft Windows Exec Kevin Johnson Jumps To Juniper
Microsoft won't replace Johnson but will split Platforms and Services into two groups that will report directly to CEO Steve Ballmer.
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“Boom da base” comes in a small package
Music can now be brought anywhere using portable mp3 players, mobile phones, and even laptops. ... or why there's no vacation from your vocation!
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Apple, Psystar Reps To Meet In Court
Apple filed its copyright infringement suit against Psystar earlier this month, charging that Psystar has been selling Macintosh clones in violation of Apple's software license.
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