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Gustav evacuees arrive in Oklahoma City
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Hundreds of people from Louisiana have arrived by bus at an Oklahoma City shelter after fleeing Hurricane Gustav. Michelann Ooten, spokeswoman for the Office of Emergency Preparedness, said Monday about 1,800 evacuees have taken up temporary residence at the Lucent Technology Center. They arrived shortly before midnight Sunday. Telephones and computers are available to ...
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Intel buys British Linux developer
Opened Hand to work on MIDs. Intel has snapped up British Linux house, Opened Hand in another sign of the growing interest in the use of the operating system on mobile devices.
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USB bullet flash drive (does not work with USB guns)
This is an ordinary USB flash drive. It has 1GB storage. It is USB 2.0 compatible. You write and re-write it, but I want it. Why? Because it's shaped like a bullet. Yes, I too am male. I too am an absolute sucker for anything that makes me look cool and for some reason there's a gene in all us males that codes for "death = cool".
Tech Digest via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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(AFX UK Focus) 2008-09-01 15:20 Microsoft decision sparks dissent amid ISO members
LONDON, Sept 1 (Reuters) - A decision to dismiss appeals against the controversial fast-track approval of a Microsoft document format has provoked six members of global standards-setting body ISO to question ISO's relevance.
Interactive Investor |
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Are you straining your eyes for the company?
If you experience headaches and blurred vision after sitting in front of a computer all day, you're probably suffering from an ailment that is becoming more and more common among office workers.
Independent Online |
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Some travelers must register before heading to U.S.
J.R. Rickers says he dreads informing his German clients about a new rule requiring Europeans to register online before traveling to the United States.
Miami Herald |
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Bartolina checks in from China
Editor's Note: Hammond resident Erica Bartolina, who is in China with her coach/husband Mike to compete in the Summer Olympics, has been sending email updates to her fans from time to time. Here is a synopsis of her recent activities as she prepares for the Opening Ceremonies on Thursday and the pole vault competition a week from Friday.)
Hammond Daily Star |
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Is the End of Unlimited Internet Near?
Comcast's announcement of usage caps is reflective of changes in the industry.
ABC News |
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Acer leads local PC sales
Acer (Philippines), Inc. 's introduction of more affordable products enabled it to maintain its leadership in sales of personal computers in the Philippines.
Malaya |
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Scientists Warn Heated Seats "May Be Frying Your Sperm"
GIESSEN, Germany — Add heated seats — along with hot laptops and traffic pollution — to the growing list of things that can reduce male fertility. The scientists fitted temperature sensors to the scrotums of 30 healthy men, who then sat on a heated car seat for 90 minutes.
Edmunds.com |
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Nigeria: Ministry, Abu Differ Over Grant
A 10 million grant allegedly allocated Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, for Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer Office (IPTTO) has become a subject of controversy.
AllAfrica.com |
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Peter's plight highlighted on the airwaves
A BLIND Seaford resident took to the airwaves to highlight his plight of being unable to take up voluntary work because of the lack of funding for the computer software he needs. (27/08/2008 15:26:18)
Eastbourne Today |
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Stocks in Europe, Asia, Brazil Drop; BHP, Vale, Hon Hai Fall
Sept. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Stocks in Europe, Asia and Brazil declined, led by raw-materials producers and consumer companies, as metals prices dropped and concern mounted that the economic slowdown will curb earnings.
Bloomberg.com |
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Road warriors get office PC power-on tool
Systems management vendor 1E has updated its 1E WakeUp tool to let remote workers securely power-on their office PC via a web interface. Available now, 1E WakeUp 5.5 is also designed to let organisations power-on an entire fleet of Windows PCs ready to receive updates from a central management console.
Infomatics |
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X58 to support SLI technology
Intel core logic chipset to include native support for nVidia's multi-GPU technology
ITP.net |
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First Letter Of Your Email Address May Affect How Much Spam You Get
The next time you go to create an email address, you might want to consider the first letter a little more carefully than usual. A study of over 500 million junk email messages by University of Cambridge computer scientist Dr Richard Clayton has revealed that certain starting letters attract a higher proportion of spam . For example, addresses starting with "A" ,"M", "S", "R" and "P" ...
Overclockers Club |
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Sony Ericsson says Microsoft phone launch on track
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Struggling Sony Ericsson ditched on Monday rumors that its first cellphone powered by Microsoft's operating system would miss the key Christmas sales period.
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Children's software ace holds 2-day workshop for teachers
The use of software among school children has become an important tool in students' developmental stage.
Saipan Tribune |
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Palin not the youngest vice presidential pick
By The Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Associated Press writers and editors are answering questions posed by Yahoo! users during the Republican National Convention.
Bay News 9 Tampa Bay |
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McCain is out of touch
Melanie Wong found a handful of people who don’t believe John McCain’s ignorance of computers or the Internet is anything to be concerned about in his qualifications to be president of the United States.
Vail Daily |
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Domain name disputes jump 30 per cent
Phil Muncaster, Computing , Monday 1 September 2008 at 14:37:00 Firms urged to improve domain management or face costly resolution Businesses must improve their domain name management or risk being embroiled in lengthy and costly dispute resolution processes, according to web hosting firm Fasthosts Internet....
Computing.co.uk |
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Miyazaki presents East-West 'Little Mermaid'
Oscar-winning animator Hayao Miyazaki foregoes computer graphics and returns to the pencil and crayon for his latest film, an East-meets-West nod to Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid."
CTV.ca |
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Netbytes: Browse the world's photo album
Now you can take that round-the-world trip from the comfort of your home, and see not just the obvious tourist sites but people having parties or playing with their kids in the back garden. All you need is a web browser and Earth Album – an online photo album that covers the whole world . Earth Album doesn't actually have any of its own photos, of course: it takes them from Flickr, the ...
Guardian Unlimited |
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Nearly half of Britons suffer "discomgoogolation"
LONDON (Reuters) - Feeling stressed or anxious at an inability to access the Internet? Don't worry, you're not alone and now there's a word for it: "discomgoogolation".
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Domain name disputes jump 30 per cent
Businesses must improve their domain name management or risk being embroiled in lengthy and costly dispute resolution processes, according to web hosting firm Fasthosts Internet.
VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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