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Yahoo to let visitors decline more targeted ads
NEW YORK -- Yahoo Inc. 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 customized advertising and consumer privacy.
The Pantagraph |
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Online programs let parents check up on students
Parents with children in Lawrence public schools will now have more immediate access to information about them, such as grades, attendance, lunch money and what they’re eating.
Lawrence Journal-World |
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8/10 LIBRARY NEWS: Online databases provide array of information
One of the online databases available at no charge to our patrons is the Facts On File Science Online database, which provides a vast array of information on such subjects as biology, chemistry, computer science, earth science, environmental science, and forensic science.
The Lufkin Daily News |
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With airfares soaring, people jump back on the bus
It's a tale of two cities: Nikita Bernstein, 29, a dyed-in-the-wool New Yorker who has a business in Boston, was in need of a cheap way to travel between his two homes. And a place to plug in his laptop, store his bike and stretch his legs along the way.
The Standard-Times |
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Giant online security hole getting fixed, slowly
A giant vulnerability in the Internet's design is allowing criminals to silently redirect traffic to Web sites under their control. The problem is being fixed, but its extent remains unknown and many people are still at risk.
The Standard-Times |
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Yahoo Music Series gives performers room to move
LOS ANGELES - Musicians have learned to downscale their expectations for TV exposure these days. Those lucky enough to score any might get a song spotlighted in a TV show or commercial. If they make the cut for one of the late-night talk shows, it's typically one song at the tail end of the hour.
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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Loose Change: How to transfer your voice mail to the computer
Riki Juster uses Skype to keep up her nephew. MCT Ever get a voice mail that you want to transfer to your computer for safekeeping? Some phone services provide ways to do so, but if yours doesn’t, you can do it yourself.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Wanda Ann Harding
Wanda Ann Harding (nee Koepp), 65, of Amherst passed away Friday, August 8 , 2008 at EMH Regional Medical Center following a long illness. She was born June 20, 1943 in Elyria. She enjoyed crafts, computer games, her beloved dog and cat, and the children from her neighborhood. She is survived by her loving and devoted [...]
The Elyria Chronicle-Telegram |
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Word from the front
From his computer on a base in Mosul, Iraq, 163rd Field Artillery Cpl. Dale Tyrrell keeps a close eye on the progress of his fellow soldiers as they embark and return from convoy security missions that often stretch for hundreds of miles.
The Gleaner |
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Northeast Tarrant community calendar
Today GRAPEVINE — The Astrological Society of North Texas, 1 p.m., Stacy Home Furnishings Center, 1900 S. Main St. www.asntx.com . Monday BEDFORD — Free computer classes for senior citizens, 8:30-9:50 a.m., Bedford Public Library, 1805 L. Don Dodson Drive. 817-952-2342. HURST — Take Off Pounds Sensibly, 6:30 p.m., Church of the Nazarene, 665 W. Pipeline Road. $24 annual dues; ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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What's Apple got up its sleeve?
By JOHN BOUDREAU When Apple announced last month that it anticipated higher development costs in coming months, analysts cringed and the stock dropped. But tech heads rejoiced. Such a message often means that new products are coming. Apple Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer told analysts that a "future product transition" will lower gross profit margins at the Cupertino, Calif.-based ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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IMDb.com is moderated -- kinda
Dear Mr. Smithee: Usually I would not dare to bother you with my banal movie questions, so instead I turn to the Internet Movie Database for answers. However, I've realized that I have no idea who I'm getting my information from.
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune |
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Malware How-to's Part of Computer Science Class
It's not easy to reach Sonoma State University Professor George Ledin these days. Thanks to a Newsweek article profiling his computer science classes with an emphasis on the creation of malware like Trojan horses and keyloggers, a lot of people want to talk to him.
IT Management |
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Where in the world wide Web are your photos?
On Feb. 23, 2007, Matt Wright, a young freelancer who was working in Austin at the time, took a photo of Barack Obama.
Austin American-Statesman |
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Books out, laptops in for school
BRUNSWICK - When the bell rings at Glynn Middle School on Wednesday, 52 sixth-graders will come lugging their laptop computers.
The Florida Times-Union |
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Family Filmgoer
Kids 6 and older "WALL-E" (G, 98 min.; with "Presto," G, 5 min.) This computer-animated feature from Pixar breaks brilliant new ground. However, the mild existential dread inherent in its central idea - a desolate, trash-covered Earth abandoned by all but robots - and the way the narrative meanders in the middle could mean trouble for younger audiences. Recommended for ...
Boston Globe |
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Tips to protect your ID and credit
Richmond-area experts answer readers' online questions about scams, what to do if victimized.
Richmond Times-Dispatch |
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What is Apple cooking up now?
When Apple announced last month that it anticipated higher development costs in coming months, analysts cringed and the stock dropped. But tech heads rejoiced. Such a message often means new products are coming from the company. Apple Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer told analysts that a "future product transition" will lower gross margins from nearly 35 percent during the quarter that ...
Richmond Times-Dispatch |
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Gates helped usher in the computer revolution
Dear Propeller Heads: I just read that Bill Gates is finally leaving Microsoft. I know that you are not fans of Gates, so how do you view his departure? A: You must be referring to our habit of poking fun at Gates and Microsoft. It's true that we love a good techie joke as much as the next geek, but Bill Gates' departure is a good time to reflect on all the good things Microsoft has done, aside ...
Richmond Times-Dispatch |
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BM Sees Enterprise Appeal in Wireless Net Boom
IBM (NYSE: IBM) continues sounding the charge on bringing its enterprise software to mobile users, today introducing several new offerings as well as partnerships with carriers AT&T (NYSE: T) and Sprint (NYSE: S) to extend its Rational, Lotus and Domino applications to wireless devices.
IT Management |
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Pick six: A half-dozen cool things in music
Radiohead, London. A healthy dose of "The Bends" and "OK Computer." The sight of 30,000 people singing "Karma Police" a cappella sent chills. "Bangers and Mash," indeed.
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune |
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Big man on campus
A former NFL defensive lineman sends Calvin Anderson text messages after every game, basing his analysis on the events he hears during the Internet broadcast.
Centre Daily Times |
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Grub Scout: Time the trade-off for pizzas made with TLC
A reader e-mail put Josephine's on my radar, and after learning of its existence, I did some further research by poking around on this fabulous new invention called the Internet. I was puzzled, however, to find mixed online opinions about the Farragut pizzeria, so it was with neutral expectations that I ventured to its Stone Crest Shopping Center location.
Knoxville News Sentinel |
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POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: Looking for an answer in Big Oil holdings
LOCKPORT — If at first you don’t succeed, and try again, you may regret it. The Jon Powers camp lobbed a second grenade at opponent Jack Davis over his oil stock holdings in late July.
Lockport Union-Sun & Journal |
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Exhibits Teach Youths About Money
The young investment whiz locked her eyes on the computer screen and calmly clicked the "buy" button for 100 shares of Gizmo Tech.
The Tampa Tribune |
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