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U.S. agents can seize travelers laptops - report
WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (Reuters): U.S. federal agents have been given new powers to seize travelers' laptops and other electronic devices at the border and hold then for unspecified periods the Washington Post reported on Friday.
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Notable releases boast of soulful, swinging sound
Two notable recordings are taking frequent spins on our iPod these days: Jay-R’s 18-track revivals album, “Soul in Love,” and Frank Sinatra’s hefty, 22-song anthology, “Nothing But the Best”—and there are good reasons why you should upload both albums from your laptop and import them to your portable media players.
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NYTimes Interviews Kirkland Troll
In a feature article on the psychology and sociology of Internet trolls and hackers , the New York Times shines their spotlight on Kirkland's own Craigslist scammer Jason Fortuny . Curious about what the guy looks like? From the article: "He is thin, with birdlike features and the etiolated complexion of one who works in front of a screen." Sounds like a lot of techies we know! Thoughts ...
Seattlest |
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PowerBuilder Tutorial: Running the pbtutor Application
I recently purchased a new laptop. Choosing an operating system was not any easy decision and challenged me for two weeks. Finally, I decided to go with the flow. I ordered my first Vista system. That was only the start of a long and arduous journey and I'm still trying to get my environment and tools back to normal! read more
SYS-CON Media |
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Buying a Refurbished Computer
One way to keep a computer purchase from completely emptying your wallet is to buy one that's refurbished. Here's how to make sure the one you get doesn't turn out to be a lemon.
WallStreet Journal via Yahoo! Finance |
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FCC rules Comcast violated Internet access policy
WASHINGTON - A divided Federal Communications Commission has ruled that Comcast Corp. violated federal policy when it blocked Internet traffic for some subscribers and has...
Boston Herald |
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FCC Orders Comcast To Stop Blocking Internet Traffic
This is the first time the agency has formally ordered an Internet Service provider to comply with network neutrality guidelines and disclose how it manages traffic.
InformationWeek |
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Africa still dependent on satellite net access
Africa still relies heavily on expensive satellite connections to gain access to the Internet, according to a report released this month (July 23).
SciDev.net |
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News: iPodweek, iLounge’s weekly newsletter, coming later today
The latest edition of iPodweek, our weekly newsletter covering all things iPod, iTunes, iPhone, and Apple TV, is coming later today. iPodweek is a weekly summary of the best iPod news, reviews, and feature articles we’ve published, and it also features giveaways and iPod accessory discount offers from various companies. There’s still plenty of time to sign up and receive this week’s edition — ...
iLounge |
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Hackers May Have Taken UT-Dallas Personal Data
Computer hackers may have accessed Social Security numbers and other personal data for 9,100 people connected to the University of Texas at Dallas, the school's second such case in recent years.
NBC 5 Dallas Fort Worth |
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Live: Yahoo Annual Meeting: The Meeting Starts
Roy Bostock, the most active board member from Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO), is up and speaking, and introducing other board members.
CBS News |
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China drops some Internet curbs ahead of Games
Accredited members of the media goes online at the main press center on the Olympic Green in Beiijng. China on Friday rolled back a few high-profile planks of its Internet censorship system in an apparent effort to defuse an embarrassing dispute over media freedom just days ahead of the Olympics.
TODAYonline |
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Microsoft calls for more IE8 beta testers
As Microsoft readies another beta release of Internet Explorer (IE) 8, the company has made a call for more beta testers via a company blog. On the IEBlog this week, Microsoft Program Manager Allison Burnett said the company is expanding the IE 8 beta-testing program.
IT World |
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Firefox closer to supporting open-source video codec
Mozilla is edging closer to releasing a new version of Firefox that could increase the use of open-source video software. Firefox 3.1, the next major release due by early next year, will likely include support for a new HTML tag specifically for embedding video in Web pages.
IT World |
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Roll Call to Buy Internet Lobbying Services Firm
Roll Call Group , the publisher of Washington’s Roll Call newspaper, said on Friday that it has acquired Capitol Advantage , an Internet lobbying services provider, for $43 million.
New York Times |
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Live blog: Yahoo CEO faces shareholders
SAN JOSE, Calif.--We're awaiting the commencement of the Yahoo shareholders meeting, where we're expecting CEO Jerry Yang to get an earful about the company's share price and its handling of Microsoft's attempted acquisition.
CNET via Yahoo! News |
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Premium gas? Not in my Ford! Or my Lexus, or my Mercedes...
Blog: The number of cars requiring or recommending the high-test fuel has exploded in recent years. But do most cars need it?
Los Angeles Times |
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Hackers may have taken UT-Dallas personal data
Associated Press - August 1, 2008 12:55 PM ET DALLAS (AP) - Computer hackers may have accessed Social Security numbers and other personal data for thousands of people connected to the...
KXXV Waco |
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Alcatel-Lucent Bags Atlantic-Mediterranean Segment of Europe-India Gateway
Alcatel-Lucent has signed a contract to deploy the Atlantic-Mediterranean segment of the 15,000-km Europe India Gateway (EIG) submarine cable system. Alcatel-Lucent will provide complete turnkey work for its portion of the EIG system. The vendor will have responsibility for the design, manufacture, installation, and commissioning of...
CommunicationsDirect |
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China drops heavy Internet censorship — at least for now
BEIJING — China Friday opened major cracks in its Great Firewall, allowing Internet users in the nation's largest cities rare glimpses at foreign Web sites that censors have blocked for years.
McClatchy Washington Bureau |
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Linked by Jussi Pakkanen on Tue 17th Apr 2007 18:20 UTC
Let me begin by telling you a little story. Some time ago I needed to run a script at work once a day. We had tons of machines ranging from big Unix servers to Linux desktops. Due to various reasons the script could only be run on a desktop machine. However using cron was disabled on desktops.
OS News |
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Thu 12th Jan 2006 18:56 UTC
Together with sharing files over a network, being able to control another computer remotely is particularly appealing to users with their own networks - especially when printers, scanners and other gadgets are connected to the alien machine.
OS News |
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Nokia, Google To Increase VC Investments
Nokia Growth Partners will inject $150 million from Nokia itself, resulting in $250 total value for the investment division that formed in 2004. The money will help Nokia expand its investments into India and China, officials said. “Target investments include companies creating innovative mobile applications and services...
CommunicationsDirect |
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Apple Says MobileMe's Email Bugs Fixed
Apple Inc. said its wireless data syncing service is fully functional now, but some users are still reporting problems. The company's MobileMe service was billed as "Exchange for the rest of us," and is meant to offer near-instant syncing of email and data between a customer's iPhone and computer. But the service...
CommunicationsDirect |
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FCC orders Comcast to alter network management
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Comcast Corp has been ordered to change how it manages its broadband network after U.S. communications regulators concluded some of its tactics unreasonably restrict Internet users who share movies and other material.
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