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Spotting tomorrow’s forest fires
A WiMAX-based connection to the internet enables fire-monitoring efforts in remote and mountainous regions.
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Fri 30th Jun 2006 19:19 UTC, submitted by Yadav Ji
"Over the years, I've had a number of people asking me what I believe the problem was with further migration over to Linux by the public at large. To be frank, I don't believe that there is a simple answer to this.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 7th Dec 2005 09:47 UTC, submitted by anonymous
"When looking at desktop Linux by itself, any analysis of the subject quickly leads to this question: why do users choose one version over another?
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Recent Original Stories
Some testing by the exo.performance.network research staff shows that SP1 provides no measurable relief to users saddled with sub-par performance under Vista.
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Recent Original Stories
Microsoft appears to be assembling its game plan for the day when the Windows client OS as it has been developed for the past 20 years becomes obsolete.
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Hear sets on the Internet
If you can’t make it out to Newport, you can hear parts of the folk and jazz festivals on the Internet.
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posted by Tony Steidler-Dennison on Mon 28th Jul 2008 18:42 submitted by Dan Warne
I have written about if before : updating programs on your computer - if you're not using a Linux distribution, that is - is a total and utter mess. On Windows and Mac OS X, there are roughly four ways of updating applications.
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Google acquires Omnisio for video annotations
Apparently YouTube's annotation technology needed a helping hand: Google acquired start-up Omnisio for similar technology.
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Google says “complete privacy does not exist”
In a submission to court Google is arguing that in the modern world there can be no expectation of privacy. Google is being sued by a Pennsylvania couple after their home appeared on Google’s Street View pages. The couple’s house is on a private road clearly marked as private property.
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China accused of web censorship
China has been accused of backtracking on promises to protect press freedom during the Beijing Olympics.
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Next space tourist spending bulk of fortune to fly
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The world's next space tourist, a computer game wizard, said Wednesday he's spending the bulk of his fortune on his $30 million adventure this fall.
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The Herald-Zeitung Mobile Edition
The Herald-Zeitung provides a text-only version of its daily web edition for readers using cellular telephones or handheld computers. Registered users of AvantGo can create their own custom channel to download regular updates.
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Next space tourist spending bulk of fortune to fly
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- The world's next space tourist, a computer game wizard, said Wednesday he's spending the bulk of his fortune on his $30 million adventure this fall.
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Device Lets Family Track Pilots Online
The Spot Instant Messenger combines GPS tracking with Google Maps and instant messaging.
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Sales tax holidays set in Columbus, Phenix City
Best Buy also will be an attraction for those seeking personal computers and laptops, with the store off Manchester Expressway selling models from $499 on up. Store services manager Peter Khun said he expects plenty of shoppers and that the electronics outlet will be fully staffed.
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UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News
NASA creates image Web site … FDA seizes unapproved new drugs … New 'green' transit bus is developed … U.S. beach water quality still bad overall ... Health/Science news from UPI.
UPI |
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Computing companies testing bounds of the cloud
(AP:CHAMPAIGN, Ill.) Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Corp., and Yahoo Inc. are putting "cloud computing" to the test with help from researchers at the University of Illinois.
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10 Things Microsoft Did Right in July
News Analysis. Maybe I'm getting softie on the Softies, but just because Vista marketing blows hot air doesn't mean Microsoft is a constant screw-up. The company actually is having a remarkably good month.
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Computing companies testing bounds of the cloud
Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Corp., and Yahoo Inc. are putting "cloud computing" to the test with help from researchers at the University of Illinois.
Centre Daily Times |
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TSTC classes to resume on Monday
HARLINGEN - Classes will resume at Texas State Technical College on Monday, according to a press release. Phone, utility and internet services have been restored.
Valley Morning Star |
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Evening news roundup
Korina Lopez here with some news to end your workday: - Kanye West has proven that he has no problem emoting for the camera, or on his blog, how will do he on the small screen? HBO thinks he'll be...
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Top UK court allows extradition of hacker to US
(AP:LONDON) Some call it the biggest hack of military computers; perhaps it was just a big embarrassment.
INO News |
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Computing companies testing bounds of the cloud
Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Corp., and Yahoo Inc. are putting "cloud computing" to the test with help from researchers at the University of Illinois.
Tri-City Herald |
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Back to school budgeting
GREENVILLE - With most families reeling after a summer of record-high gas and food prices, the annual back-to-school shopping spree seems destined to be a budget-buster. More than 70 percent of DDT readers report that the economy has affected their back-to-school budget this year, according to a recent online poll.
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white papers
Hackers are now actively exploiting a critical flaw in the Domain Name System, but they're not using any of the already known exploits, said a researcher who crafted the first attack code to go public.
IT World |
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