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ON THE MOVE
Gustavo Atar was recently hired by Perich Advertising + Design of Ann Arbor as an interactive Web developer. Gustavo is a graduate of the University of Nevada Las Vegas with a bachelor's degree in international business and a minor in marketing.
The Ann Arbor News |
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Former Clayton cop/Newnan resident guilty on obscenity charge
Newnan resident and former Clayton County Police Officer Casey Carmichael pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to obscenity charges involving the use of his department-issued computer.
The Fayette Citizen |
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Windows 7 has one new feature
WINDOWS 7, AKA Me II SP1a, is going to disappoint, it is simply a warmed over Vista with shatteringly few new features. There is one new bullet point on the spec list seen by The INQUIRER, and that is the return of a real GDI.
The Inquirer |
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Federico Joins First Bank in IT Role
Lawrence Federico hired as assistant VP with New Orleans bank. Lawrence Federico III was hired as an assistant VP at New Orleans-based First Bank and Trust.
BankTech |
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Web game brings out bomb unit
It was simply part of an Internet-based scavenger hunt, police say. But the Tupperware-like container wrapped in duct tape near the historic Ypsilanti water tower created quite a stir Thursday.
The Ann Arbor News |
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Federico Joins First Bank in IT Role Lawrence Federico hired as assistant VP with New Orleans bank. By Maria Bruno-Britz
Lawrence Federico III was hired as an assistant VP at New Orleans-based First Bank and Trust. Federico, a 20-year IT professional, services in the bank's MIS department as data security officer responsible for systemwide computer, network and telephone operations and system security.
Finance Technology Network |
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Yahoo adds Icahn-approved directors to board
Yahoo Inc. on Thursday named Frank Biondi Jr. and John Chapple to its board of directors, two men who were on a list of board candidates approved by formerly dissident shareholder Carl Icahn. (YHOO) (VIA) (AMGN) (MSFT)
The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area |
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Hacker shuts DA website
Thanks to an unknown hacker's attack, the Democratic Alliance's website is out of order.
iafrica.com |
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Missing Texas student wanted to 'disappear'
Matthew Wilson's family considered him to be a missing person. But after the 21-year-old former computer science student at Rice University in Houston turned up in a tiny UC Berkeley classroom this week, he told investigators he had "wanted to come West and...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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SC man convicted of wire fraud in NC
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - A South Carolina furniture salesman has been convicted in North Carolina of scamming hundreds of online customers out of millions of dollars.
WBTV Charlotte |
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Podcast: Ten-year-old plans career in IT after passing AS level computing
Ten-year-old Shayan Ahmed, who passed his AS level in computing yesterday, hopes to pursue a career in IT. In a podcast...
Computer Weekly |
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McCain Raises $27 Million in July, Gets Help From Ad (Update1)
Aug. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Republican presidential candidate John McCain raised a record $27 million in July and got a boost in Internet donations from an advertisement that painted Democrat Barack Obama as a celebrity, his campaign said.
Bloomberg.com |
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Vishay Bids $1.6 Billion for International Rectifier (Update1)
Aug. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Vishay Intertechnology Inc. , the maker of semiconductors and electronics parts, offered to buy International Rectifier Corp. for $1.6 billion to add chips that manage battery life in laptops.
Bloomberg.com |
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Boulder Bohemian will code for karma
You may have seen it cruising around Boulder: a 1979, avocado-green Volkswagen Kombi bus with the words “Hippy Hacker” scrawled on the sides in white shoe polish.
Colorado Daily |
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Cut The Cost Of Your Glasses By 63%!
Buying glasses can be an expensive venture. Here's a guide on how to save a packet and still look stylish by buying them online.
The Motley Fool |
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US president candidate to deploy tech exec campaign army
The IT industry is in no mood for change when it comes to picking political leaders and won't be backing any US presidential candidate that offers it.
VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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Tealium Announces Availability of Tealium TrackEvent for Rich Internet Applications
New Web analytics implementation framework gives business users the power to control implementations of complex rich Internet applications.
PRWeb via Yahoo! News |
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Examine the Issues of Online Advertising: How Content Originators Can Get Paid Despite Technological and Commercial ...
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Online Advertising and Streaming Video - A Solution That Ensures Content Originators Get Paid" report to their offering.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Got Debian running, too
It's not surprising that I managed to get Debian Linux running on the orange iMac I blogged about the other day. Since *buntu is based on Debian, this would seem to be a no-brainer. However, what is of note is the easy text-based install (very similar to Ubuntu's...
ZDNet |
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TMO's DealsOnTheWeb.com - I-inc IF171ABB 17" Widescreen LCD Monitor: $139.99
Our DealsOnTheWeb.com site found a deal on the I-inc IF171ABB 17" Widescreen LCD Monitor for $139.99, after $20.00 in instant savings. This display features a 1440x900 resolution, and shipping is around $18.00
The Mac Observer |
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TSA to introduce less annoying laptop bag rules this Saturday
Filed under: Laptops According to a report in USA Today, starting on Saturday the TSA will be relaxing its policies on laptop removal from bags, and will be letting specific bags types ride through the X-ray machines with their cargo intact. The agency will allow travelers using bags which provide an unobstructed view of the computer inside to keep their laptops tucked away during ...
Engadget |
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RM builds for the future
RM - which sells computers and other IT equipment to schools - is a popular company among the City's technology analysts. Of the 11 who provide coverage, 10 rate the stock a buy.
Investors Chronicle |
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Microsoft shows off updated Photosynth tech at SIGGRAPH
Some of you may remember back in 2006 when Microsoft Research and the University of Washington first unveiled Photosynth, a system for creating 3D models formulated from combining hundreds or thousands of images. The technology behind Photosynth has continued to progress and an updated version has been presented at SIGGRAPH this week. The original system [...]
Geek.com |
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Argument Breaks Out Over Whether To End Library Fines
"Libraries are facing competition from television, magazines, the internet, e-books, yet they have this archaic and mad idea of charging people money for being slightly late. It's all so negative, unprofessional and unbusinesslike; like any business, libraries need not to alienate their customers."
Arts Journal |
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14:52 (BST), 15/08/2008 Geo-Political Simulator Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS London, 15th August 2008 For the ...
For the first time on PC the Geo-political Simulator Game (GPS) is an ultra-real simulation of our world and its politics, from now until the end of the century.
gamesindustry.biz |
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