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Ticket scam hits Olympics
Olympic officials call on courts to stop websites that are suspected of stealing money, credit card information and passport numbers from people seeking tickets to the Beijing Games. Olympic officials have turned to the federal courts in a bid to shut down two online companies suspected of stealing money, credit card information and passport numbers from hundreds of people who thought they ...
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Shareholders reelect Yahoo's board
Despite the drama sparked by Microsoft's takeover bid, the annual gathering of investors is a sedate affair. After six months of fireworks as a takeover battle for Yahoo Inc. raged, the Internet company's annual meeting Friday produced little spark and few questions about the board's controversial decision to spurn Microsoft Corp.'s advances.
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Organ and tissue donation is a cause they take personally
Cathy McCall has three phrases taped to the edge of her computer screen. Two are from the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament, and the author of the third is unknown:
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FCC chastises Comcast for blocking Internet users' file sharing
Supporters of net neutrality cheer the move, but the presidential election could change everything. Federal regulators issued a warning to all Internet service providers Friday with a sharp rebuke of Comcast Corp. for blocking some customers from using file-sharing technology.
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Freshen up your home with 5 ideas
Sure your budget is tight these days. Isn't everyone's? But less money doesn't mean your home has to look shabby minus the chic. We canvassed the Internet and some of our favorite sources to give you five ideas that can pep up your decor without cleaning out your wallet. Prices range from $12 to $249.
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Lynn adult arrested for luring child online
LYNN - A Lynn man was arrested Thursday for allegedly luring a 13-year-old Norton girl on the Internet. Robert C. Walsh III, 31, of 62 Verdmont Ave., was arrested and charged with enticement of a child.
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House panel investigates Web tracking practices
A congressional committee wants the nation's largest telecommunications and Internet companies to explain whether they target online advertising based on consumers' search queries and Web surfing habits.
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DHS searching laptops at border
The Post has the scoop on new DHS policies that allow agents to confiscate laptops at the border. Federal agents may take a traveler's laptop computer or other electronic device to an off-site location for an unspecified period of time without any suspicion of wrongdoing,...
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Yahoo meeting turns out to be rather ho-hum
What was expected to be a firestorm of shareholder fury fizzled into a mundane annual meeting for Yahoo on Friday, despite lingering disappointment...
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Man arrested in Belgium over disappearance of teenage girl
A 27-YEAR-OLD man was arrested in Belgium yesterday over the disappearance of a Welsh teenager who was trying to meet a stranger she contacted on the internet.
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Local business hopes to raise $10,000 for fire victims
CHICO — As an effort to assist fire victims, local Internet company Improvement Direct will conduct a fundraising campaign for the American Red Cross from Aug.
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Navajos' loss of Internet draws FCC
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission issued a last-minute appeal Friday to a giant in satellite telecommunications, pressing it to continue providing Internet and other satellite-based services to a subscriber despite a contract dispute.
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Portable chargers pack a punch
It's late in the day and again my iPhone 3G's battery is running low. Instead of giving this iPhone a name, as many people do with their...
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OLYMPICS NOTEBOOK
MACAU -- The Americans are headed for Shanghai. They look ready to go right to Beijing. With Kobe Bryant defending the way he did last summer and Dwyane Wade soaring again, the U.S. Olympic basketball team has easily won its first three exhibition games.
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Why Apple's MobileMe launch stumbled
I have no kind words for . Mac, Apple's online service that had its identity erased and replaced with the MobileMe brand on July 11. The . Mac service...
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S.B. County Police and Fire reports
The woman who accused City Councilman Dennis Baxter of battery this week told police that the councilman pulled a telephone from her hands and pushed her to the ground, according to an officer's report.
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No suspicion needed to search laptops at border
WASHINGTON — Federal agents may take a traveler's laptop or other electronic device to an off-site location for an unspecified period of time without any suspicion of wrongdoing, as part of border search policies the Department of Homeland Security recently disclosed.
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Thu 19th Apr 2007 18:13 UTC
The Ubuntu team is proud to announce version 7.04 of the Ubuntu family of distributions (more info here and here ). Ubuntu 7.04 is also the basis for new 7.04 releases of Kubuntu ( screenshots ) and Edubuntu. Ubuntu 7.04 will be supported for 18 months on both desktops and servers.
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Recent Original Stories
This article looks at vulnerabilities detected in Mac OS X in the first half of 2006. It compares these vulnerabilities to those detected in the first half of 2005, providing an overview of the evolution of threats targeting this increasingly popular platform.
New Mobile Computing |
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FCC tells Comcast to stop blocking Web file sharing
WASHINGTON -- A divided Federal Communications Commission on Friday ruled that Comcast Corp. violated federal policy when it blocked Internet traffic for some subscribers.
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Yahoo board weathers annual meeting
Yahoo Inc.'s board emerged largely unscathed from the Internet company's annual meeting Friday as a subdued crowd of shareholders raised few questions about the directors' rejection of Microsoft Corp.'s $47.5 billion takeover bid.
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FCC orders Comcast to change Internet practices
Federal Communications Commission chairman Kevin Martin yesterday blasted Comcast Corp.'s Internet practices and said the agency's enforcement order against the company would protect consumers and competitors.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 31st May 2007 21:08 UTC
"If you use a traditional desktop like GNOME or KDE, a keyboard-controlled desktop with a minimum of utilities may seem like stepping back 10 or 15 years in the history of interface design. Why bother, when traditional desktops are easy to use and RAM and disk space are so cheap nowadays?"
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Platinum Play Goes Mobile
Platinum Play Online Casino has furthered itself once again by launching its Mobile edition, Platinum Play Mobile. [PR.com - August 02, 2008]
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FCC: 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 ordered the cable giant to change the way it manages its network.
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