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Your Money: Broadband Internet
Making the best connection When it comes to choosing broadband Internet providers, you can't always get what you want. But with certain limitations, you can get what you need.
Los Angeles Times |
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4 plead guilty in drug case
An Atlanta-area company and four Georgia men have pleaded guilty to conspiring to import unauthorized prescription drugs from Central America and selling them on the Internet, taking in millions of dollars.
Macon Telegraph |
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Outdoors notebook Duck-hunt outlook resembles last year
The waterfowl hunting seasons this fall and winter will closely mirror last year's with a few exceptions. The 2008-09 statewide duck hunting season will be open Oct. 11-15 and Oct. 18-Jan. 25. A special youth hunting weekend will be Sept. 20-21.
Seattle Times |
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High-tech service costs pinch pocketbooks of many families
TiVo. Netflix. Satellite radio. "World of Warcraft." The iPhone. The BlackBerry. Audible.com. Flickr. Amazon Prime. The list of new digital services and gadgets keeps growing.
Poughkeepsie Journal |
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Your craft can make money on a Web site
Are you a budding musician or photographer? Do you have a knack for handicrafts? Then why not make some money off of your talents? You can, thanks to the Internet.
Poughkeepsie Journal |
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Technology key in Polis’ victory
DENVER — Online entrepreneur Jared Polis’ victory over longtime state lawmaker Joan Fitz-Gerald in a congressional primary may signal a Democratic Party shift away from traditional roots like organized labor and toward an environment-minded, high-tech base, political analysts said Wednesday.
Vail Daily |
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To California, from Lacombe with love
You can do just about anything on the Internet these days, from buying a car to finding the love of your life.
St. Tammany News |
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Hip and trendy
Bob and Jane LaTour don't seem like the most likely candidates to use Facebook. He's 57. She's 53. They haven't necessarily been quick to embrace new trends or technology. Until 2006, he didn't have a cell phone and didn't want one.
Burlington Times-News |
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ON THE MOVE: Innovative hires Henrietta woman
Innovative Solutions has added an Internet marketing specialist from Henrietta.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle |
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Want to recycle that old TV or computer?
Do you have a bunch of unwanted electronics sitting around you'd like to recycle? Then the Saturday, Aug. 23, free electronics recycling event is for you. The event is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Portland Metropolitan Exposition Center. You can bring you unwanted televisions, computers, ...
Portland Tribune |
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New laptops: Screening out your personal rejects
Here are 10 tips and tricks for those who are looking for a good laptop at a reasonable price:
Arizona Daily Star |
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Cheyenne teen pleads guilty to computer crime
From wire and staff reports CASPER -- A 19-year-old Wyoming resident has pleaded guilty to a felony charge related to the development of a program that took over thousands of computers nationwide to steal credit card information.
Casper Star-Tribune |
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Frisco teen masters online profits
Frisco resident Tom Swanson works as a webmaster, flipping Internet sites for profit much like a Realtor might fix up an old house and sell it at a higher price. He’s also dabbled in the stock market, created a business blog, and can straighten out a Rubik’s cube in just over a minute.
The Frisco Enterprise |
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Girls who blog: innocent fun or potential danger?
On her blog, 12-year-old Tavi Gevinson posts photos of herself wielding a toilet plunger, posing in a room covered with newsprint and wearing a paint-splattered tutu inspired by Dolce & Gabbana's spring 2008 collection. She's part of a young generation of fashion bloggers who display pictures of their outfits for all to see.
Ventura County Star |
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4 plead guilty in drug case
An Atlanta-area company and four Georgia men have pleaded guilty to conspiring to import unauthorized prescription drugs from Central America and selling them on the Internet, taking in millions of dollars.
Macon Telegraph |
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Automatic renewal, as in 'you pay money'
The Desk receives a lot of interesting mail. But the subscription to Woman's Day came as a surprise. An accident perhaps? Nope, said the magazine's customer service agent: a gift with a recent purchase from an online retailer.
The Oregonian |
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To remove virus, create secondary hard drive
The best way to handle viruses is to remove the hard drive from your computer, mount it in a second computer as a secondary drive (so that it doesn't boot and activate the virus), and use the other machine to clean it.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle |
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Sex offender laws face court challenge in Nevada
LAS VEGAS — Eager to protect children from sexual predators, Nevada and other states across the nation are adopting laws that publicize the names of offenders on the Internet.
Southeast Missourian |
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Smart spender suggests ways to cheaply replace land line
To save money, ditch your land line and opt for only a cell phone. But what Internet options does that leave you?
Los Angeles Daily News |
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Full Steam Ahead With Domestic Rail Tickets Available on lastminute.com
Leading online travel and leisure retailers is 'on track' as the first online travel agency to sell domestic UK rail.
PRWeb via Yahoo! News |
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Maximizing Bandwidth, Minimizing Capex with DOCSIS 3.0 and an Integrated CMTS
Ofcom: UK Consumers Paying Less but Getting More In 2007, people in the UK spent an average of 7 hours and 9 minutes a day using an array of communications services (TV, Internet, mobiles, landlines or radio) -- up by 6 minutes from 2002. However, people paying are less for these services, according to Ofcom’s latest annual report into the UK’s £51 billion communications industry.
Converge! Network Digest |
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Despite glitch, no recount needed, county clerk says
No recount is needed after a computer malfunction forced Warren County election officials to count Aug. 5 election results by hand, said County Clerk Barb Daly.
Warrenton Journal |
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Best Buy first chain to offer Apple's iPhone
NEW YORK -- Best Buy Co. will start selling the iPhone on Sept. 7, becoming first U.S. chain to do so outside of Apple Inc.'s and AT&T Inc.'s own stores.
Everett Herald |
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Internet Exclusive: This Week in the Outdoors: Cattin’ the Red
As guide Norman O’Neal launched his airboat from the Red River shoreline a few hundred yards below the Eisenhower dam below Lake Texoma, I was in the driver’s seat with my hand on the rudder controls.
The Allen American |
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Pair toss fantasy football onto Facebook's field
The statistical leagues are suited to social networking sites, they say, and they've convinced Sports Illustrated to join in.
Everett Herald |
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