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It’s true, Macs are double the price of PCs
This post is devoted to all of the Mac fanboys out there that buy and buy and buy anything that Cupertino produces. Of course, as a Microsoft Certified Professional, I’m a little biased in the PCs favor. Anyway, one of the largest criticisms you can level at Apple is their price-point. They are seemingly always putting [...]
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Why is Facebook so addictive?
Interactive designers use many tricks -- change your status update recently? -- to persuade us to do their bidding.
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Hi Def (HD) Videos Compressed into Small Files for Instant Web Viewing
SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla.----FLV Hosting, a leading provider of streaming video, released the Hi Def Encoder V1 available for purchase at www.flvhosting.com. The PC based application compresses large Hi Definition videos into tiny, more manageable file sizes while maintaining quality of the original picture.
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Early Steps Program Going Strong
When Spring Hill resident Zoe Burgess, 28, got pregnant with her first child last year, one of the first things she did was join an Internet chat group for expectant mothers.
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That lifeline cable
Malta has advanced in no small way in the ICT sector. We are considered as one of the EU countries which have made greatest improvements in terms of broadband connectivity and e-solutions.
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Libraries step into the age of iPod
NEW YORK (Reuters) - It may be about time to dig out that old library card. Hoping to draw back readers, libraries have vastly expanded their lists of digital books, music, and movies that can be downloaded by their patrons to a computer or MP3 player -- and it doesn't cost a cent, unlike, say, media from Apple Inc'siTunes or Amazon.com Inc.
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My mom was a special person
As I sit here typing away at the computer, I’m full of mixed emotions when it comes to my mother. All of you all know her as Rose Mary Buffalo. Some of you know her as a friend or as the editor of the newspaper, as the face of the newspaper and the town of Carlisle.
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Ex-broadband company CEO facing federal indictment
(AP:CHARLESTON, W.Va.) The former president and chief executive of a now-defunct company meant to provide broadband Internet service to rural areas of West Virginia and Ohio and create up to 45 well-paying jobs has been charged with misappropriating about $4 million.
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Tropical downpours worsening, say scientists
OSLO (Reuters) - Tropical downpours are becoming more frequent and the trend seems worse than expected, bringing greater risks of flash floods, scientists said on Thursday.
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More revealed in internet porn investigation
Cary Police are speaking out about their investigation into a missing 12-year-old Sanford boy and his relationship with a former Cary porn star.
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City leaders plot future
Improved computer services, new fire station, streets, garbage, sex crimes and a host of other city issues were on the table at a strategic planning meeting held Saturday morning. Mayor Eddie Joe Williams presided as the city’s departments coordinated plans for the coming 12 - 24 months.
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Go High-Def with Iomega ScreenPlay TV Link
Iomega's Screenplay TV Link lets users take video or images on any USB device and put then right on a HDTV -- no PC required.
DesignTechnica |
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Internet hole a boon to hackers
Computer security professionals have crammed into a Las Vegas ballroom for the first public briefing on an Internet flaw that lets hackers hijack traffic.
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Tropical downpours worsening, say scientists
Source: Reuters By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent OSLO, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Tropical downpours are becoming more frequent and the trend seems worse than expected, bringing greater risks of flash ...
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Simple steps to protect yourself from ID theft
(AP:NEW YORK) It is the largest case of identity theft in the country. More than 41 million credit and debit card numbers were stolen by an international ring that hacked into the computer networks of nine national retail chains, including Barnes & Noble, BJ's Wholesale Club, OfficeMax and TJX Cos.
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Networking sites vie for dominance
ST. LOUIS #8212; Social networks are the bars and nightclubs of the Internet.
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Timeline tracks history of Internet fads and trends
All Your Base, Leeroy Jenkins, and Lonelygirl15 are among the bits of geek pop culture that have made it to a list created on timeline site Dipity.
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"20 sec sign-in wait normal?"
I've pretty much summed up my question in the title but when connecting to Xbox Live on auto sign-in it takes about 20 seconds. I've had my 360 since release but I've just waited guessing that it was due to it establishing connection to the internet but its recently started to annoy me.
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New computer simulations show how special the solar system is
EVANSTON, Ill. --- Prevailing theoretical models attempting to explain the formation of the solar system have assumed it to be average in every way.
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Ubuntu Mobile Edition
The mobile Internet device (MID) space is one of the fastest growing platforms with new concept designs appearing every month.
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?THE PATCH ? Program of the Konica Minolta Gator Bowl Gives Football Fans a Reason to Celebrate
DMN Newswire--2008-8-7-- Ramsey, N.J. and Jacksonville, Fla. â?? August 7, 2008 â?? Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. ( Konica Minolta ), a leading provider of advanced imaging and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop, and the Gator Bowl Association announced today is the start of the â??THE PATCHâ?? program for the 2009 Konica Minolta Gator Bowl.
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Kilpatrick story spreads through national media, Internet
When word spread instantly through metro Detroit that Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will spend the night in jail, it also captured the attention of the rest of the nation.
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Steve Jobs Eats Humble Pie
In an internal e-mail leaked to Ars Technica, Apple CEO Steve Jobs admitted that MobileMe, Apple’s panned flirtation with the cloud, was launched prematurely and was “not up to Apple’s standards.” Remember? Even the Apple-loving Walt Mossberg over at the Wall Street Journal branded it “ragged” and unreliable. read more
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Libraries step into the age of iPod
Hoping to draw back readers, libraries have vastly expanded their lists of digital books, music, and movies that can be downloaded by their patrons to a computer or MP3 player -- and it doesn't cost a cent, unlike, say, media from Apple Inc'siTunes or Amazon.com Inc.
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Fable II gets dated
Microsoft have revealed late this afternoon that Fable II will be released on October 21st in North America.
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