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Microsoft on Friday expanded its support for the open-source community by donating cash to the Apache Software Foundation. Setting up a forward web proxy with Apache involves a very simple and quick procedure. From start to finish, it should take you roughly half an hour.
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Edith Roman Associates Awarded Vicon Publishing Subscriber Files
Edith Roman Associates, (an infoGROUP company) (NASDAQ: IUSA), today announced that it has been selected by Vicon Publishing, Inc. to manage their subscriber files. Edith Roman's email division, ePostDirect, will manage the email files.
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Microsoft gives Apache cash to promote open source
Microsoft on Friday expanded its support for the open-source community by giving money to the Apache Software Foundation, the first time it has given money to the long-standing open-source project.
IT World |
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Microsoft: stodgy or innovative? It's all about perception
When many people think of Microsoft, they think of a stodgy old corporation churning out boring PC software. But is that image accurate?
IT World |
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Linked by Alcibiades on Wed 4th Jan 2006 18:04 UTC
Like a lot of people who have worked in the business, I find myself in conversations about computer security with people who are having problems or know people who have problems.
New Mobile Computing |
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Cuba's youth: restless but not often political
They just want the freedom to travel and access to the tech touchstones of their generation: iPods, Facebook, and text messages.
The Christian Science Monitor |
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Meet Cuba's best-known Generation Y blogger
Yoani Sanchez won the Spanish equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize, but her government wouldn't allow her to leave the country to receive it.
The Christian Science Monitor |
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Yahoo To Reimburse Customers Of DRM-Protected Music
The company said its digital rights management servers would be taken down, severely limiting the use of the files.
InformationWeek |
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Get Ready For Google Gadget Malware
At Black Hat, RSnake is expected to demonstrate a zero-day vulnerability that allows for information theft, spoofing, and authentication issues.
InformationWeek |
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iPhone Software Update May Fix Frustrating Bugs
When Apple released its iPhone 2.0 software earlier this month, CEO Steve Jobs said it would provide the best user experience and the most advanced software platform for a mobile device. However, glitches in the software are leaving users frustrated, with a laundry list of complaints. Apple launched its App Store just before it released the iPhone 3G, which uses the 2.0 software. Users of both ...
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Books touting '1,000 Places to See' before that final trip will be the death of me
"He not busy being born is busy dying." -Bob Dylan Sorry, don't have time to talk. Really don't have time to write. Say, you don't even have time to read this. Quick. Put down the paper. Grab the car keys. Phone the airline. (No, wait. They are charging for that now; go online. Every penny will count.) Don't delay, because I have just found out we all have "1,000 Places to See in the USA and ...
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SharePoint Helps Insurer Avoid Risks
Allied North America, an insurer for construction firms, says its customer portal built using Microsoft SharePoint helps track construction site activities and analyze data to reduce risks for its clients.
PC World |
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DRM-Free ITunes for BlackBerry Users
BlackBerry users can now easily sync music from iTunes libraries with their smartphones' media players thanks to a new, free piece of software from Research In Motion (RIM), aptly named BlackBerry Media Sync.
PC World |
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N.J. legislative computers to get porn filters
TRENTON - A day after it was discovered a veteran assemblyman is being investigated for possession of child pornography, legislative leaders sought to install filters to block inappropriate material from being viewed on legislative computers.
Courier-Post |
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Halle Berry pushes back against 'backyard' paps
Halle Berry says a paparazzi photographer went too far to get a shot of the actress holding her infant daughter, trespassing onto her private property and snapping them hanging out in the backyard. The Oscar-winning actress was upset when pictures of her holding four-month-old Nahla Ariela Aubry showed up on the Internet and in two celebrity magazines. In a statement, Berry disputes the notion ...
The Charlotte Observer |
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Families Inside When Home Burglarized
A string of burglaries have alarmed Brazil police. Criminals are kicking in doors, breaking locks, and walking in homes uninvited. Then, thieves are walking off with valuables like jewelry, computers, TV’s and cash.
WTWO Terre Haute |
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Planetwide Games Teams Up With 4Kids Entertainment and TC Digital Games For MashON Chaotic(TM) Comic Book Creator
Planetwide Games, Inc., 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: KDE) and TC Digital announced an agreement in principle for the MashON Chaotic Comic Book Creator, an interactive software application utilizing Planetwide Games' MashON Platform to provide fans of the popular Chaotic Trading Card Game and television series an online tool to create customized comic books and graphic novels using licensed ...
Centre Daily Times |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 29th Nov 2006 23:13 UTC
"A comprehensive feature-by-feature guide to Windows Vista . With contributions from people who actually worked on the product, this is the definitive resource to learn about Windows Vista. The Windows Vista Product Guide is available in the new Microsoft Word 2007 or the new XPS format."
New Mobile Computing |
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Drug Test Cheaters Turning to Web
FRIDAY, July 25 (HealthDay News) -- Individuals bent on beating drug tests need only turn to the Internet to find dozens of products that claim to help them do so, scientists have found.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 23rd Jan 2007 21:16 UTC
"The most visible part of Windows Vista is the Aero interface, and while we can't deny that it looks very swish we find it very hard to get excited by a shiny new GUI. Instead, we're looking forward to new Vista hardware, which includes a new use for the humble USB memory key and much, much more.
New Mobile Computing |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 11th Jun 2007 18:27 UTC
At its Worldwide Developers Conference today in San Fransisco, Apple discussed its upcoming operating system, Mac OS X Leopard. As always, Steve held his keynote speech wearing his well-known ensemble. The keynote dealt mostly with Leopard, while keeping the most interesting part for last.
New Mobile Computing |
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Montana bottom of the 'Spam barrel'
A new report proves spam, or junk e-mail is a massive problem in America. But the numbers also show Montana's online users are actually receiving less spam than any other state in the nation.
KPAX Missoula |
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NewMarket Technology, Inc. Announces $10.5 Million Managed Services Contract With WBA Telecommunications, S.A. to ...
NewMarket Technology, Inc. today announced a three-year, $10.5 million managed services contract with WBA (Wireless Broadband Access) Telecommunications, S.A. of Bogota, Colombia. This is NewMarket's first contract in Colombia. Not including this recent contract, NewMarket has approximately $20 million in annual revenue in Latin America through its operations in Brazil, Chile and Venezuela. ...
Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Edith Roman Associates Awarded Vicon Publishing Subscriber Files
PEARL RIVER, N.Y.----Edith Roman Associates, , today announced that it has been selected by Vicon Publishing, Inc. to manage their subscriber files. Edith Roman's email division, ePostDirect, will manage the email files.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Microsoft Challenges Google's PageRank Technology
Microsoft engineers, in collaboration with researchers at several Asian institutions, have proposed a new method for improving upon the Web page rankings produced by today's search engine requests. Called BrowseRank, the new approach adds a human factor to the process by weighing how people actually use the Internet, the collaborators reported in a paper recently presented before the Special ...
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