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Yahoo Buzz Opens Submission System
A little less than a month ago, Google announced that it had indexed 1 trillion unique URLs. In a slightly apples to oranges comparison, the 400 or so publishers connected to Yahoo Buzz seemed like a tiny group. Now, however, Yahoo Buzz is knocking down all its barriers. read more
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Tuesday Happenings
Places to Avoid -- Bloggers will clog JP's Centre Street tonight as Bella Luna hosts "Blogger's Lounge," an evening of self-reflexive discursion in which everybody will have a laptop. God, we hope not. In all likelihood, meet a lot of outgoing, oversharing Bostonians with an undying passion for the internet. Multiple Bostonists to be on hand. Bella Luna, 405 Centre St., Jamaica Plain, 6:30 ...
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Student files exposed on Princeton Review
The Princeton Review, the test-preparatory firm, accidentally published the personal data and standardized test scores of tens of thousands of Florida students on its Web site, where they were available for seven weeks.
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Student files exposed on Princeton Review
The Princeton Review, the test-preparatory firm, accidentally published the personal data and standardized test scores of tens of thousands of Florida students on its Web site, where they were available for seven weeks.
The Record |
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Student files exposed on Princeton Review
The Princeton Review, the test-preparatory firm, accidentally published the personal data and standardized test scores of tens of thousands of Florida students on its Web site, where they were available for seven weeks.
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GraphOn Sues Google for Patent Infringement
CNET reports that software maker GraphOn has filed suit against Google for violating its patents in a multitude of Google products, including Google's Base, AdWords, Blogger, Sites, and YouTube. Is GraphOn in the right here? Forum members are not satisfied. Here are some reactions: ...in most news stories I hear about, it seems like patent holders are a pack of pedantic, nipple-twisting ...
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Microsoft offre Encarta 2008 avec ses packs Office
Du 15 août au 31 octobre, pour tout achat unitaire d'un pack Microsoft Office Famille et Etudiant 2007, Encarta Etudes 2008 sera offert. Et dans le cas de l'achat simultané d'un PC neuf, qu'il soit portable ou de bureau, les magasins...
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Student programming team brings home another win
Call it a dynasty. Five Rochester students recently returned from Atlanta, where they won a national computer programming competition earlier this month -- the thi
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PC Gaming Alliance Illuminates the State of PC Gaming Worldwide with Release of Horizons Report
Exclusive PCGA study shows PC gaming a $10.7B industry, reveals explosive online growth.
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Germans urge tougher laws after new privacy scandal
BERLIN (Reuters) - German politicians called for tougher privacy laws on Tuesday after officials revealed personal and financial information on millions of Germans was readily available for cash on the Internet.
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British 'cyber groomer' jailed for recruiting UK's youngest terrorist
A British cyber groomer was jailed for 12 years today after recruiting the country's youngest terrorist to a "worldwide" holy war against non-Muslims.
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Sensors will be key to future computing, Intel says
Computers will be capable of interpreting human behavior--once sensors intimately connect the physical and digital worlds--speakers say at Intel Developer Forum's "Zero Day."
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UK: Global web child abuse ring busted 19 Aug 2008, 1609 hrs IST,REUTERS
LONDON: A paedophile who acted as a “librarian” for a global Internet child abuse ring was jailed on Monday after one of the biggest undercover police investigations into online abuse.
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Service Channels
Google and Quirk eMarketing are joining forces to host an event this month aimed at marketers, developers and designers focusing on the creation and use of application gadgets (widgets) as marketing tools.
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Too Human trilogy 'very exciting', says Microsoft
Platform holder confirms planned series is still very much alive; Compares story to Star Wars and LOTR
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3rd Bemidji pharmacist disciplined after drug overdose incident
The St. Cloud Times has reported that a Bemidji pharmacist will surrender his license to practice pharmacy in Minnesota and pay a $10,000 fine as part of an investigation into the distribution of painkillers through the Internet, the director of the state Board of Pharmacy said. Advertisement: HITCH 'N GO Wiring, Hitch Covers, Suspension Products, Trailer Inspections, Tow Straps, Mud ...
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Over One Third of Vista Machines Have Been Downgraded to XP [Windows Vista]
Sometimes one damning statistic can put it all into perspective. Through a survey of 3,000 computers, it was found that 35% of those systems built to run Vista had been downgraded (by computer...
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Japan reports 2 iPods overheating, suspects defect
Japan is investigating a possible battery defect in the iPod Nano, models MA099 and MA005, after reports that two overheated in Tokyo, scorching nearby paper and a woven straw mat, a government official said Tuesday.
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Japan reports 2 iPods overheating, suspects defect
TOKYO -- Japan is investigating a possible battery defect in the popular iPod Nano music player after reports that two overheated in Tokyo, scorching nearby paper and a woven straw mat, a government official said Tuesday.
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Central Coast Tech: How to control a co-worker’s computer
At August’s general meeting of the Cambria Computer Club, John Ehlers will continue his demonstration of TeamViewer 3, a free software application that enables a user to see and control a colleague’s computer via the Internet. Such remote access programs make it easier to collaborate and share information. The meeting also will feature some additional software and special software applets, ...
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AOTMP Enables Telecom and IT Professionals to Attend Industry-Leading Conference Without Leaving the Office
INDIANAPOLIS----AOTMP will present the industry's first-ever virtual conference and trade show for telecom and IT environment management on September 24, 2008. The online event will offer all of the educational and networking opportunities of a live, in-person conference via an internet-based platform.
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Audit: Colo. emergency computers were not used for porn
COLORADO — Colorado Emergency Operations Center computers were used to access dating, entertainment and travel Web sites but not pornography, according to an audit released Monday.
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Rice lab finds molecular clues to Wilson disease
( Rice University ) Using computer simulations and lab experiments, physical biochemists at Rice University have discovered how a small genetic mutation that's known to cause Wilson disease subtly changes the structure of a large, complex protein the body uses to keep copper from building up to toxic levels. The new study is available online from the Journal of Molecular Biology. Wilson disease, ...
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Internet Research Group Publishes Research Study on Microsoft Virtualization
Internet Research Group (IRG) announced the release of its latest report on technology infrastructure, "Why Microsoft Virtualization is Different (and possibly better)." With this summer's launch of Hyper-V, Microsoft began shipping its long awaited entry into the server virtualization market in competition with VMware's ESX, the market leader. This new research report compares Microsoft's quite ...
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New Microsoft Licensing and Support Eases Path to Virtualization
New licensing, expanded product support policies and a worldwide series of events from Microsoft help business customers create more dynamic datacenters and enterprise IT systems with virtualization software. Beginning Sept. 1, 2008, customers will be able to move any of 41 Microsoft server applications between servers within a server farm as often as necessary without paying additional ...
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