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Olympics Notebook: Karolyi Charges Chinese With Flouting Age Rules
Bela Karolyi is doing NBC television commentary for gymnastics, and even as he cheered on the U.S. women from his perch just above where the balance beam is located at the National Indoor Stadium, he also kept simmering over what he believes is China's "blatant" flouting of the sport's age rules.
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MSI R4850 Review
Is it about that time you begin to look for a few upgrades for your computer? Forum Wars begins in about a month - are you looking for some beneficial upgrades to get you a few extra points in your benchmarks?
Overclockers Club |
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Circling in on Collaboration: Central Desktop Updates Tool
Many factors go in to running a successful business: great ideas and great workers are essential. In an age when technology and business go hand in hand, it is important to provide a place for the two to come together to maximize their effectiveness. Central Desktop, a web-based, wiki-enabled collaboration tool was designed to do just that. It allows small and medium businesses to provide a ...
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Live trumps Google in paid Olympic traffic
Google Australia is distributing the most local Olympics searches but is being trumped by Windows Live and Yahoo! in paid traffic, Hitwise Australia says.
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Making a match: Internet dating doesn't deter old-fashioned matchmakers
Despite the popularity of Internet dating, the ages old profession of matchmaker is still thriving. For a decade, Annie Robbins worked as a human resources consultant and helped executives find jobs when their companies shrank. She quit her job in January and now markets another resource important to humans when they find themselves on their own.
Miami Herald |
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Alfresco Announced Availability of Alfresco Labs (Beta) 3
Alfresco Software, Inc. announced the availability of Alfresco Labs (Beta) 3, the open source alternative to Microsoft SharePoint.
EContent Magazine |
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MIT student defends MBTA hacking research
One of the MIT computer hackers who uncovered flaws in the CharlieCard system that would let passengers swipe free rides said he and his classmates offered to show T officials...
Boston Herald |
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Robbers kill U.S. tourist in Guatemala sailboat attack
GUATEMALA CITY Robbers armed with machetes hacked a U.S. tourist to death and seriously wounded his wife in an attack aboard the couple’s sailboat in northeastern Guatemala, the woman said Sunday.
The Kansas City Star |
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'Hello, Dolly!' composer Jerry Herman digs digital age
He may be the last of the old-time Broadway composers, but this summer Jerry Herman entered the digital age in a big way: Two of his classic songs from Hello, Dolly! were prominently featured in the computer-animated children's hit, WALL-E; and nearly his entire catalog of cast albums has been reissued for digital download by Sony BMG Broadway Masterworks.
Miami Herald |
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Parents, kids benefit from school Web sites
Eileen Lynch, a mother of two, knows what it's like to go digging through a child's backpack trying to find information about school.
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer |
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Is Microsoft up to old tricks with Silverlight?
Rival executives say Microsoft is stifling innovation by favoring Silverlight, a proprietary technology, in its plan to stream thousands of hours of video from the Beijing Olympics.
International Herald Tribune |
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Several options for synchronizing computers
Q: I'd like to synchronize the information on my desktop and laptop computers so that they both have the same photos, music files, documents and e-mail. What's the best way to do that? A: You have two very good choices, mon ami. The first is a software...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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O'Connor Boards Web Ark
Monster Ark star Renee O'Connor told SCI FI Wire that she's wrapped production on a similarly named SF series for the Internet: Ark , which combines live action and computer animation.
Sci Fi Wire |
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Dell Meets Carbon Neutral Goal Ahead of Schedule
Aug. 11, 2008 -- Dell has met its carbon neutral goal ahead of schedule, achieving a major milestone in its commitment to be the 'greenest' technology company on the planet the company announced last week.
Industry Week |
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Social media marketing can link you with new customers
Social media and social networking sites are a relatively new component of Internet marketing, and so it is natural that many people are unsure about the value to their businesses.
BizJournals |
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Designer expands with plus-size deals
Clothing designer Gayla Bentley has signed a string of deals that will give her plus-sized apparel line more exposure to a broader clientele via the Internet and in brick and mortar stores.
BizJournals |
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How To: Pull An All-Nighter
Like this list? Buzz Up on Yahoo! Learn how to pull an all-nighter There comes a time in every man’s life when he must sacrifice sleep for the sake of success. Whether procrastination is to blame or lack of planning, it does not matter when you’re staring down the barrel of time’s gun.
AskMen |
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Web sites let users pick, share, market music
For some music fans the notion of online music starts and ends with iTunes and MySpace, the two most talked-about providers.
Rocky Mountain News |
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Site of the Day
If you need some help in the financial department but don't want to leave the comfort of your computer chair, check out Mint.com.
AskMen |
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Google launches tune service in China
Google Inc. said last week that it has launched a music search service in China that allows users to access music legally online in a forum backed by some record labels and supported by advertising revenue.
Rocky Mountain News |
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Pew: Search function rises in popularity
The search box is everywhere online these days. It's built into Web browsers. It's incorporated into Web sites. And it's a major driver of traffic and revenue for Google Inc. and the like.
Rocky Mountain News |
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It’s a blogger’s world!
Blogs have taken over the fashion industry! That’s no exaggeration. Take our very own Bryanboy, for example. More and more bloggers are being invited to attend fashion shows and they’re becoming as famous as the more notable fashion writers.
Manila Standard Today |
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Dell meets green goal for energy usage
Dell Inc. said last week its facilities worldwide are now carbon neutral, a goal the Round Rock, Texas-based company had set to achieve by the end of 2008.
Rocky Mountain News |
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Mossberg's Mailbox, August 11
You recently wrote that people should make sure new laptops have the new, faster "n" version of Wi-Fi built in. But how do you do that? All I see are impenetrable feature descriptions such as: "Built-in high-speed wireless LAN (802.11b/g)." I cannot understand this language.
Rocky Mountain News |
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Tableau Software Announces General Availability of Tableau 4.0
Tableau Software , the global leader in fast analytics and visualization software, today announced the general availability of Tableau 4.0, the next generation of its Tableau Desktop and Tableau Server products.
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