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Push to get the healthcare treatment you need
By SUSAN BRINK Even if you’re not rich or well-connected, you can find leading-edge treatment when your illness has been diagnosed. And it could well matter if your condition is rare or if few doctors have developed expertise in treating it. For starters, be Internet savvy — and pushy. Here are nine tips for getting what you need: 1 Be open to the hospital your insurance plan recommends. ...
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PowerOne expands service to Orlando, adds 20 new jobs
PowerOne Internet LLC will spend $3 million and create 20 new jobs by expanding its airPowered business-class Internet service into the Orlando market by the end of this year.
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Embarq’s Web tracking test won’t have long-term effect
Other than a brush at its reputation, Embarq Corp. probably won’t face any lasting consequences from public scrutiny about its work with a company that tracks customer Web use for advertising purposes.
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Cowboys safety Roy Williams finds comfort in faith
JIM REEVES OXNARD, Calif. — It was an easy cheap shot and by now you understand that sportswriters rarely pass up sitting ducks like that. So it was that Roy Williams was skewered by some in the media six weeks ago for drawing a link between himself, Jesus Christ and persecution. One Internet columnist I read couldn’t help himself, taking the Dallas Cowboys’ Pro Bowl safety to task for having ...
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Good deeds
Ava Scearce (left), the regional director of the Vocational Rehabilitation program, and Karen Royston, the Augusta high school High Tech coordinator, present Mitch Wells, Sitel's regional IT manager, with an award recognizing Sitel for donating 750 computers to the program. The computers came through Touch the Future Inc.'s ReBoot program. High Tech is a community-based program providing high ...
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Lead-free lure-and-sinker search spawns Web business
FALL CREEK - An aquarium in Mark Kuula's office has no fish. That doesn't keep him from fishing there. He lowers a half-ounce jig into the tank using a short, light ice- fishing pole and watches intently as it bounces down a pile of stones on the bottom of the tank.
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Home Minister renews efforts for FBI-like agency
Home Minister Shivraj Patil has renewed efforts to have in place a central investigation-cum-intelligence agency on the lines of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the United States, in the aftermath of the deadly blasts in Bengaluru and Ahmedabad in the last two days.Patil, who reviewed the situation across Gujarat on Sunday, said he would try to explain to the states about the need to have ...
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Verizon encroaching on AT&T
Consumers in certain parts of the Metroplex soon will have more choices than most anyone in the country for getting high-speed Internet access, television and phone services all on one bill. (VZ)
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Employee would do well to stop wasting time at work
Q: Dear J.T. & Dale: I have a secret: I don’t really work an eight-hour day, even though my company pays me for one. I can get away with spending hours on the Internet. I tried not to do this, but my job is just too boring. I’m worried my boss will eventually figure out how much time I spend on personal stuff (like checking my Facebook account) and I’ll get fired. Any suggestions? — Dominic
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SOFTWARE NOTEBOOK / Microsoft considers Apple to be a serious competitor
With Windows Vista's reputation suffering and Macs continuing to gain ground, Microsoft made it clear last week that Apple is on its competitive radar as much as ever. Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer referred to the Redmond, Wash., company's...
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Money Tip: 3 ways to stop cell phone spam
Much like everything else, spamming has gone mobile. Even if you don’t pay for text messaging, you can still receive unwanted solicitations. So how do you prevent your phone from being spammed? From the August 2008 Consumer Reports magazine, here are three tips:
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Neither DSL, cable immune to slowdowns
Q: I'll soon be moving to a town where both DSL and cable Internet are available. I've had DSL from the phone company for the past few years, but I haven't been very happy with it because it always seems to be slower than the advertised speed. Do you know...
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Katz Online Network Launches, Claims to be Largest Digital Network
Today, the Katz Online Network was announced and its creators say it is by far the largest digital network to date. The Katz Online Network, or KON, combines the resources...
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Online education options expanding
If you could get a college degree without ever setting foot on campus and doing your course work whenever you had time, would you do it?
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Seattle-based internet firm Marchex sues ex-employees, claims they quietly set up competing sites
A leader in scooping up internet domain names, Marchex Inc., has gone to federal court to block two of its former employees from running what it calls deceptive competing websites.
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Recycling adds up for county
Without compromising budgets or performance, local governments, schools and businesses everywhere are greatly reducing the environmental effect of their practices and purchases.
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TECH CHRONICLES / A daily dose of postings from The Chronicle's technology blog (sfgate.com/blogs/tech)
New search engine challenges Google The latest Google challenger is Cuil (pronounced "cool"), a search engine unveiled Sunday that makes the eye-popping claim of having an index of 120 billion Web pages. Google no longer reveals the size of its search index....
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How to correct an error in a digital map
All of the major digital maps contain erroneous information about our street in Virginia and don't even show several new streets near our home that were built over three years ago. I infer that there is one source of cartography used by these Web services and also by my Garmin navigation system. How can this be corrected?
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Law firm abandons offices to cut costs
During the dot-com boom, Craig Johnson's Venture Law Group redefined what a law firm offered clients, taking such unusual steps as developing business plans, recruiting executives and even taking equity stakes in clients like Yahoo Inc. and Hotmail.
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Community Meetings
Submit your organization's meeting for immediate publication online at savannahnow.com/do/add_event or e-mail your meeting at least two weeks in advance to calendar@savannahnow.com or fax to 525-0796. Contact number must be listed. Community Meetings is printed Monday-Wednesday in the Accent section as space allows. For information, call 652-0310. To see more upcoming community meetings, ...
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High Gas Fueling E-Commerce
There's a silver lining in high gas prices for e-tailers, according to research firm eMarketer
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 7th Jan 2008 11:59 UTC
"Windows Vista didn't make a smooth market entrance; in fact, nearly every aspect of the operating system has been attacked since its release on January 30, 2007. Multiple SKUs allegedly confused customers, anti-DRM groups disliked Vista's Protected Video Path and its overall DRM friendliness, and Microsoft's definition of 'Vista Capable' got the company sued.
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CCC is offering iPod giveaway
VINELAND - The Office of Professional and Community Education at Cumberland County College announced a new promotion this week which offers a chance to win an Apple iPod Touch by enrolling in an online course.
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Former Googleers unveil Cuil, a new search engine
By Eric Auchard
Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News |
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Former Googleers unveil Cuil, a new search engine
By Eric Auchard
Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News |
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