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Worm turns off DA website
A South American hacker has it in for the Democratic Alliance...
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Virgin Charter ties up with Virtuoso
Virtuoso has added Virgin Charter, an online marketplace and booking tool for private air travel, to its roster of travel providers. Virgin Charter is the fourth company in the Virgin family to join the Virtuoso network.
eyefortravel.com |
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FCC shouldn't tolerate abuses by Internet's corporate gatekeepers
Most of the 100 million Americans with high-speed Internet access likely assume that in return for paying a hefty monthly fee they can use...
Seattle Times |
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Businesses warned over in-house development projects
Dysfunctional and a major resource drain. Corporate software development is dysfunctional, and marked by budget problems, slipping deadlines and dissatisfied end users, according to a study by consultancy Voke.
TechWorld |
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Worm turns off DA website
The Democratic Alliance website has been off-line for the past week and is likely to stay so for the next, thanks to a "worm" planted by an unknown South American hacker.
Pretoria News |
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Internet connects Ryan Rowland-Smith to fans
A dream journey for Ryan Rowland-Smith has had quite a few passengers hop on board for the ride. On Saturday, the Australian pitcher will...
Seattle Times |
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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: UBS AG, BlackRock Inc., Ev3 Inc., Merck & Co. and Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.
Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: UBS AG (NYSE: UBS), BlackRock Inc. (NYSE: BLK), Ev3 Inc. (Nasdaq: EVVV), Merck & Co. (NYSE: MRK) and Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd. (NYSE: CHT).
Centre Daily Times |
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Southern California's a staycation paradise
I spent a two-week vacation feeling decidedly bloggy. Not columny, mind you, because a column is what you call a blog's unbridled thought flow after it's been pawed by editors who ask snarky questions like, "Do you really think that Omaha is the capital of California?
Daily Breeze |
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5 wireless network security tips
As my fellow E-consultancy blogger Drama 2.0 discussed earlier this week, the theft of more than 40mn credit and debit card numbers was due to insecure wireless networks. If you run a wireless network at home or in the office, the same sort of security breach could easily occur if you are not taking advantage of your wireless router's security features.
e-Consultancy |
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Iraq war vet pleads, child porn charges dropped
EBENSBURG — A former Johnstown man who is a veteran of the Iraq war was put on probation Thursday for five years on a no-contest plea to having pornography on his home computer.
The Tribune-Democrat |
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Child molester may be roaming Redondo Beach
A convicted child molester is possibly living as a transient in Redondo Beach, where he has used library computers to download fantasy stories about having sex with infants and young children, detectives said Thursday.
Daily Breeze |
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Vietnamese burn ‘hell dollars’ for the dead
HA NOI — Multistoried houses, luxury cars, laptops and other valuable items go up in smoke during the Vu Lan festival, as many Vietnamese people believe the more offerings they burn for their dead relatives, the better their afterlives will be.
Việt Nam News |
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Gold-medal Web sites enhance Olympics experience
When Olympics junkies and Internet fanatics collide, it's a beautiful, Web-a-rific occurrence.
Detroit News |
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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 15/8
The Luxury Travel Company has launched the firsttravel blog in English in Vietnam providing the latest in trends, new, advice and travel stories from across its Asian destinations.
Vietnam Net |
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Murdered Chinese students linked to online betting scam
Newcastle police say couple found dead in flat were involved in web gambling and trading of counterfeit documents
Guardian Unlimited |
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Police probe fraud link in killing of Chinese couple
Police were Friday investigating a suspected link between the brutal murder of a Chinese couple in Newcastle and their involvement in an Internet betting scam, the detective in charge said.
AFP via Yahoo! News |
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Brits less judgemental online
Andrea-Marie Vassou, Computeract!ve , Friday 15 August 2008 at 11:31:00 But less likely to make friends over the internet Brits are less likely than their foreign counterparts to draw an overall opinion of people by the personal information they put online, according to research by a web hosting company....
vnunet.com |
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Free PC energy audit
Andrew Charlesworth, BusinessGreen , Friday 15 August 2008 at 11:19:00 Feeds data into software platform to ensure networked desktops run efficiently London-based energy conservation company Living Life Green has announced a free software utility which provides data on the efficiency of networked PCs....
vnunet.com |
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Rumors about changes in Microsoft Licensing
Microsoft's licensing rules have been the focus of quite a bit of negative comments for as long as I can remember. The company has different licensing rules for its operating systems, server software, development tools, productivity tools. This makes it difficult for a company that is doing its best to...
ZDNet |
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Donated computer is woman's window to world
OCALA - Dolores Fortin knows about miracles. A 66-year old survivor of both pancreatic cancer and a fire that destroyed her Belleview home, Fortin is a believer. Today, she counts a computer as one of those miracles.
The Ocala Star-Banner |
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Metropolitan police release online crime map
The Metropolitan Police Service has released an online crime map of the Greater London area which enables users to view crime levels across the capital.
Independent |
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Microsoft set to reveal Windows 7
Microsoft is getting ready to show off the next iteration of Windows, with developers getting their first peak at the company's next desktop operating system (OS) in October at the Professional Developers Conference (PDC).
Macworld UK |
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Google Sees Massive Spam Spike
Spam is once again on the rise, and this time it's apparently being fueled by spam vendors that can't scale. That's the accusation being leveled by Google, which today revealed some surprising new spam figures.
IT Management |
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Flash Flood Watch
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH is in effect through this evening for New York City, Westchester and parts of northeast New Jersey. Expect more showers and thunderstorms with a disturbance. This afternoon some storms may become severe and there is the threat of some locally heavy rainfall.
FOX 5 New York |
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After field tests, mixed signals on white space broadband
Eight key House pols say they support unlicensed broadband apps. One says licensing might not be a bad idea. As tests continue, Motorola will be back in the FCC testing game next week. Read More...
Ars Technica |
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