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Forums: strange Apps, iPhone cracks
Forum roundup: A hot topic in the MacNN forums today revolves around bizarre Apps in the App store, one in particular costs $999 to download, is titled I Am Rich, and serves no real purpose. Curiosity about MacBook Air upgrades are addressed in this thread. Sandy H., a Fresh Faced Recruit to the forums, is looking for some advice on the proper di...
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Searching for roots
New online tools make it easier than ever to uncover your ancestry Since her father died 13 years ago, Rosemarie Courbois has been on a nonstop mission to learn about her relatives -- dead or alive.
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Big Stone updates Twittelator, more
Developer Big Stone Phone has released updates to several programs available on the App Store. Foremost in the lineup is Twittelator, its Twitter companion client, which has been upgraded to v1.1. The new version supports built-in web browsing, which lets users visit links in Twitter feeds and remain within the app. Searches have meanwhile been ...
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FONSpot software turns cell phones into hotspots
A collaboration between software developer Joikusoft and FON was announced by the two companies on Friday that will involve using 3G-enabled phones to act as Wi-Fi hotspots. The two will release a version of JoikuSpot -- called FonSpot -- that will allow 3G data network-enabled cellular phones to connect with multiple laptops, Internet tablets and ...
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Eddy Cue perfect for resolving MobileMe problems
In light of Apple's tragic MobileMe launch, the company's own Eddy Cue ñ responsible for a great deal of Apple's back-end infrastructure for services like iTunes ñ steps up to manage the ailing suite. Cue, who is famous within Apple for being as hard on quality as CEO Steve Jobs, is expected to turn the service around, since he shares a common mind...
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Desk accessories to match your Mac
Deskology has launched a new line of basic desk accessories specifically designed to match Mac computers. All of the accessories are constructed of anodized aluminum and feature industrial-inspired designs. The line consists of two products: the DeskSet and Inbox. The DeskSet includes three different items: an inbox tray, business card holder and p...
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Blog cafe A new vista?
A study recruited 140 Mac and PC users who thought Microsoft's latest operating system was slow, that it crashed constantly, that it was incompatible with various devices, and that installing it would be a pain.
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Yahoo lets users knock back ads
NEW YORK - Yahoo will let its web visitors decline ads targeted to their browsing habits, becoming the latest internet company to break from a common industry practice as Congress steps up scrutiny of customised advertising and consumer privacy.
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Ex-Teacher's Aide Sentenced For Internet Luring
Pierce was accused of using sexually explicit language online and trying to arrange a meeting with someone he thought was an underage teen. That person was actually an undercover investigator.
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Cablevision Subscribers to Hit NBCOlympics.com Hurdles
NBC plans to stream live a whopping 2,200 hours of the Olympics on the Internet, but it isn’t making it so easy for certain segments of the Web universe to access this coverage – including Cablevision’s roughly 3 million plus subscribers.
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NHL 2K9 Hands-On [Xbox 360]
Revisited control schemes and the introduction of six-on-six online play may be just the thing to revive 2K's hockey franchise.
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Tape Delay by NBC Faces End Run by Online Fans
The network?s decision sent people across the country to their computers to poke holes in NBC?s technological wall.
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The computer helper: Tackling e-mail troubles - Feature
Washington - Most of us rely upon e-mail every day to get our jobs done. That's why almost every e-mail problem is an urgent one. If we can't solve it, our work stops. So it's important to know how to troubleshoot common problems with e-mail, even if...
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Video: Several Ways To Watch Olympic Coverage
NBC has embarked on an effort to provide unprecedented coverage of the Summer Olympics in Beijing. You can watch on TV, on the Internet and on your cell phone.
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GNB Voc-Tech offers full slate of adult ed courses
NEW BEDFORD – The adult education program at Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School this fall is offering a selection of nearly 70 courses, including an extensive selection of computer training, all levels of carpentry, welding,...
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Reporters At Black Hat Get Bounced For Hacking
rickb928 and several others have written to inform us that three reporters for the french publication "Global Security Magazine" were booted out of the Black Hat convention for uncovering the login information of other reporters. Quoting the AP: "The separate, wired Internet connections set up for reporters are supposed to be off-limits to hacking and the Wall of Sheep. Even so reporters who ...
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How movable types turned into computer bytes
At the dazzling Beijing Olympics opening ceremony, China's invention of printing 1,968 years ago was celebrated by thousands of performers hoisting tiles bearing Chinese characters above their heads. These squares symbolized the imprinted clay blocks used during the infancy of Chinese printing.
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Death from the mailroom – iPhone hacks your company from the inside
The Apple iPhone is great for phone calls and viewing YouTube videos, but it can also be turned into one heck of a wireless hacking tool capable of wrecking havoc on almost any company or government organization from the inside. In a talk at the Defcon security convention, Robert Graham and David Maynor of Errata Security explained how they could defeat firewalls, intrusion detection systems and ...
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'Can you hear me now?' Report suggests ways to improve cell service in Silicon Valley
In Silicon Valley, Google sends wireless Internet to the entire city of Mountain View, tech moguls are spotted in Starbucks, and you can't swing an Ethernet cable without hitting someone chatting on an iPhone.
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Supplements Guide
Like this list? Buzz Up on Yahoo! Understand the benefits and side effects of workout supplements Understanding fact from fiction can be crucial to your health when it comes to supplements. We’ve all heard the pitch, “Get ripped in no time!” or “Burn fat the easy way!” Sounds pretty good right?
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Verizon offers its best touch screen yet with LG Dare
GENESEE COUNTY, Michigan -- The nice folks at Verizon Wireless recently loaned me an LG Dare, a new touch screen phone exclusive to Verizon.
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Vista security completely end-run by hack [Security]
Today at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, two security experts showed off a new Web-based break-in that completely bypasses all of the hardware memory protection built into Windows Vista. Once... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Google News informs us that the Russians are invading the South [Great Moments In Journalism]
Did you know that Russian troops are thrusting into the outskirts of Savannah, Georgia? That's what readers will learn from a Google Maps graphic accompanying a news story about Russian incursions... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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A brief history of all Internet memes ever [Superficial]
From "Greenoch — Greatest Martial Art of All Time," first posted by a Usenet rec.martial-arts contributor in 1991 to Paris Hilton's Presidential campaign commercial released this week, the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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IronPigs Notebook - August 8
TO ARMS, TO ARMS
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