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reBOOT regroups for back to school
Albert Kramberger editor@transcontinental.ca Pumped up after moving into their new locale, reBOOT Montreal is hoping for a big back-to-school month. The non-profit organization, which refurbishes old donated computers, has a sale set for Saturday from 9 a.m...
The Chronicle |
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Libraries report record number of visitors
Record number of visitors use free resources for personal and professional reasons. Jairo Fuentes was tired of paying $60 a month for Internet service just to check his e-mail. So last year, the Hollywood resident canceled his service. Since then, he's been a regular at the Hollywood Branch Library, where he connects his laptop to the free Wi-Fi.
Sun-Sentinel |
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Fosbury blogs about his Olympic experience, cancer
Try though he did, and dazzling as it may have been, Dick Fosbury just couldn't sit through the Beijing Games' opening ceremony.
NBC Olympics |
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Peters uses blog to hit out at media
Computer-shy New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has entered the 21st century and started his own blog. Mr Peters today released notes for a speech that was delivered to university students in Christchurch yesterday.
Otago Daily Times |
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The Herald-Zeitung Mobile Edition
The Herald-Zeitung provides a text-only version of its daily web edition for readers using cellular telephones or handheld computers. Registered users of AvantGo can create their own custom channel to download regular updates.
The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung |
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Dallas Cowboys' Adam Jones to send letter to NFL
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – When the Dallas Cowboys arrived here, Adam Jones went to work. The cornerback grabbed a laptop computer and typed a 1 ½-page letter to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell asking for a full reinstatement to the league.
Dallas Morning News |
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Pentagon puts hold on USAF cyber effort
(AP:WASHINGTON) The Pentagon this week delayed and may kill the Air Force's nascent Cyberspace Command, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press. This comes as Russia used a major computer network attack to begin its assault on Georgia.
INO News |
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Court says Britain should not send hacker to U.S.
A European court has asked Britain to delay sending a computer expert to face trial in the United States until it can review his request to block his extradition.
Reuters via Yahoo! News |
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Fort Lauderdale police fire computer specialist over porn allegation
The coordinator of the technology help desk at Fort Lauderdale's Police Department was fired, effective Monday, accused of surfing pornographic Web sites at work.
Sun-Sentinel |
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CNN adds reporters in 10 cities to expand coverage
LOS ANGELES (AP) — CNN said Tuesday it’s adding journalists in 10 cities from Philadelphia to Seattle to provide broader, more nimble TV and online coverage of news nationwide.
Winona Daily News |
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Ruling is a victory for supporters of free software
The federal appeals court in Washington said that just because a software programmer gave his work away did not mean it could not be protected.
International Herald Tribune |
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As Russia leverages cyberspace in Georgia, Air Force Cyberspace Command is put on hold
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon this week delayed and may kill the Air Force's nascent Cyberspace Command, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press. This comes as Russia used a major computer network attack to begin its assault on Georgia.
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune |
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Newsletter Subscription
Like many gearheads, I've owned a lot of portable computers over the years -- and I've wanted to replace every last one with a smaller, sleeker upgrade, from the "luggable" Apple IIc onward.
ARNnet |
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Pentagon puts hold on USAF cyber effort
The Pentagon this week delayed and may kill the Air Force's nascent Cyberspace Command, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press. This comes as Russia used a major computer network attack to begin its assault on Georgia.
The Washington Times |
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Gang members arrested in Portsmouth
Portsmouth police have charged four individuals, including three juveniles, for a series of burglaries in the Cradock section of the city. Police say, at approximately 7:15 a.m., the Portsmouth Police Gang Intelligence Unit executed five search warrants at the homes of known Blood gang members.
FOX 43 Hampton Roads |
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Pentagon puts hold on USAF cyber effort
(AP:WASHINGTON) The Pentagon this week delayed and may kill the Air Force's nascent Cyberspace Command, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press. This comes as Russia used a major computer network attack to begin its assault on Georgia.
INO News |
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Politics, The Universe, Etc
The situation in Georgia has the US candidates on their toes. Hey, that's our dirt ... Aussie scrapes knee! (oh, and five Chinese very, very hurt) ... Facebook gets fatter ... Spying on other people's computers ... Rolling Stone shrinks ... Olympics is for reality TV fans.
Crikey |
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Hackers hacked at infamous DefCon gathering
by Staff Writers Las Vegas, Nevada (AFP) Aug 11, 2008 In the end, it was hackers at DefCon that got hacked.
Space War |
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Insight Enterprises: SEC closes options probe
Computer hardware and software distributor Insight Enterprises Inc. said Wednesday the Securities and Exchange Commission has completed an investigation into its stock options granting practices and does not recommend any enforcement action. Insight is one of more than 200 companies to that have disclosed investigations into stock options granting practices being done either internally or by the ...
The State |
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Pentagon puts hold on USAF cyber effort
The Pentagon this week delayed and may kill the Air Force's nascent Cyberspace Command, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press.
AP via Yahoo! Singapore News |
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Pentagon puts hold on USAF cyber effort
The Pentagon this week delayed and may kill the Air Force's nascent Cyberspace Command, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press.
AP via Yahoo! Philippines News |
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Facebook faces class-action suit over Beacon
A class-action suit charges Facebook with privacy law violations for implementation of its Beacon program.
Macworld |
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How To: Set Up A Media Center - Part II
Like this list? Buzz Up on Yahoo! In Part II of how to set up a home media center we will discuss each of the AMD LIVE! component offerings and how they can complete your digital media needs.
AskMen |
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Reiser's Sentencing Postponed For Two Weeks
The sentencing for computer programmer Hans Reiser in connection with his first-degree murder conviction for killing his wife, Russian immigrant Nina Reiser, was postponed Wednesday for two weeks.
KRXI-TV Reno |
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Lights, camera, deer! Hunters use trail cameras to help their odds
Downloaded onto the computer, the photos — "YouTube" for whitetail addicts — offer up some tantalizing clues to what's lurking in the cedar breaks and hiding in the cool creek bottoms right now.
Austin American-Statesman |
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