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TWC BLAMED FOR INTERNET INTERFERENCE
Time Warner Cable is taking heat from rabid players of the "World of Warcraft" videogame who are fighting mad over mysterious lags in their Roadrunner Internet connections. The lags, they claim, are messing with their ability to play the wildly...
New York Post |
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SCHOOL INFORMATION
Abington Heights Phone number: 586-2511 Web: www.ahsd.org Classes start: Sept. 3 Classes end: June 9 Graduation day: June 12 New for 2008-09: N/A Blue Ridge Phone number: 465-3141 Web: www.brsd.org Classes start: Aug. 26 Classes end: June 4 Graduation day: June 13 New for 2008-09: Continuing the Classrooms for the Future program providing more laptops for basic courses for high school; ...
The Scranton Times-Tribune |
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Penélope Cruz: Beauty, brains and gravitas
LOS ANGELES–Penélope Cruz has a technological excuse for why she does not like talking about her personal life. It's the fault of the Internet, she says. "I have a big reluctance to talk about anything that might later be misconstrued.
Toronto Star |
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Classes/Workshops
Photo Play, One-day Art Workshop Use inkjet prints and other types of originals to transform photo images into entirely new works of art without using Photoshop. Learn ways to combine the computer with hands-on art to create images to use alone or as part of mixed media. For teens and adults.
Palo Alto Weekly |
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Olympics Online, With a Hook
Microsoft is broadcasting the entire Olympics online in an effort to persuade people to download the software maker’s Silverlight browser plug-in.
The Florence Times-Daily |
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Goodbye, Passwords. You Aren’t a Good Defense.
Tired of creating and changing Web site passwords? Many experts propose dropping passwords entirely for a security system based on cryptography.
The Florence Times-Daily |
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An old rocker taps into the potential of the digital
The musician Peter Gabriel has become a powerful player in the emerging online music industry by helping artists find new ways to market their music on the Web.
International Herald Tribune |
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Falun Gong breaks China's Web barrier
An Internet freedom group founded by computer experts from the Falun Gong spiritual movement is handing out software to congressmen, senators, journalists and anybody else headed to the Olympics who wants to browse Internet sites blocked by the Chinese government.
The Washington Times |
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Doggyspace.com: Place for pet owners to connect and brag about their canines
By Michael Felberbaum Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. -- Cici confesses on her Web page that she likes to greet everyone by licking their feet. Dolce admits to being a mamma's boy. And Jake and Tycho posted a video that chronicles their adventures of rolling around on their backs.
Midland Reporter-Telegram |
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Wedding gifts can be only a click away
By Megan Lea Buck Assistant Lifestyle Editor With fine china or money for a honeymoon only a click away, the Internet has revolutionized the concept of the bridal registry. Web sites such as weddingchannel.com and theknot.com offer assistance to brides in all stages of planning their big day. When it comes to picking out potential wedding gifts, these sites provide one-stop shopping for brides ...
Midland Reporter-Telegram |
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A new look at TV and even more online
Today, we launch a new daily television page. It features a prime-time grid and new highlights of daytime and late-night/early morning shows.
Daily Record |
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The Web is where to find news -- and this column
Starting today my column will appear exclusively online because of our newly formatted, single-sheet television page.
Daily Record |
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When it comes to stress, technology has nothing on nature
That beach-themed screen saver on your computer may be more attractive than a blank screen, but researchers say it's no more effective when it comes to relieving stress, according to a new study - which may be bad news for future generations.
New York Daily News |
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Tech tip
Conserve paper by saving receipts from Web purchases as PDF files instead of printing them. A free program, Cute- PDF, converts an on-screen Web receipt to a PDF file by just using the Print command and choosing "CutePDF Writer" as the printer. The program and a required helper script are both available at cutepdf.com. Also on the Web: Microsoft has a free PDF add-on for Office 2007 at ...
Orlando Sentinel |
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Washington Twp. trucker to take on the best in U.S.
PARSIPPANY -- In his 28 years as a professional truck driver, Kevin Wilkening has seen it all -- drivers talking on cell phones, applying make-up, shaving and even typing on laptops. But distracted drivers are just one of the obstacles the 47-year-old faces everyday in his big rig.
Daily Record |
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Game over: Used PlayStation turns out to be stolen
By Shavonne Potts spotts@salisburypost.com When Dustin Waller went on the Internet looking for online games for his new PlayStation, he had no idea po ...
The Salisbury Post |
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T sues 3 students before hacker show
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is suing a trio of MIT students, saying their plan to unmask potential security flaws in the CharlieCard and Charlie- Ticket systems at a Las Vegas computer conference would cause "significant damage to the transit system."
Boston Globe |
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Local Beat -- 08/10/08
For a complete listing of local beat items, view the Daily Sun Web site at www.corsicanadailysun.com. Woodmen of the World Lodge 5 will have a meeting and pot luck at Liberty Hall at 6 p.m. All members, their families and guests are cordially invited.
Corsicana Daily Sun |
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HTC touts HTC Touch Diamond phone as a weather prediction machine
August 10, 2008 [Pocket PC phone] By Edward J. R. ... that they contain logos of Windows Mobile and Orange (a mid-size European operator) so one might suspect that both Microsoft and Orange are contributing to these advertising campaigns.
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'Last Lecture' is heartwarming
When I began "The Last Lecture," Randy Pausch was alive, but sadly passed away at age 47 the Friday before I finished. This is a wonderful, heart warming story of a tenured computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University, diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer.
DeWitt-Bath Review |
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Hackers condemn hacking incident
Las Vegas -- With thousands of hackers milling around the Black Hat convention here, and widespread snooping on the public Wi-Fi network, one place was supposed to be off-limits: the press room.
The Springfield News-Leader |
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Anti-virus malware tough to eradicate
Q: Dean, I need your help! In the past two weeks, this program showed up on my computer: Antivirus XP 2008. I have tried on many occasions to remove this program. It is a company trying to sell this anti-virus system. Some of the literature with this says the removal has been disabled. I would think there is a way to get rid of this annoying program.
The Springfield News-Leader |
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Rhapsody eager to take on iPod
SAN FRANCISCO -- Rhapsody still believes online subscription music has a real shot.
The News Journal |
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For Chinese, Olympics symbolizes a great leap forward
BEIJING - The 50-inch flat-screen television purchased just for these Summer Olympics wasn't enough. Yang Jipong fired up a laptop and wired it to a projector. Another image of Friday's opening ceremonies filled his living-room wall.
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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Where to go to compare phone plans
Would you like to reduce your monthly phone or wireless calling bill? One good way to do it is by comparing telephone rate offers on the Internet. Several sites offer a range of phone-shopping information, including for local and long-distance rates, wireless plans and cellphones.
Miami Herald |
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