Monday, November 30, 2009

Microsoft update crashes Windows OS - TG Daily

Microsoft update crashes Windows OS - TG Daily
A security company known as Prevx claims to have identified the latest cause of Microsoft's black screen of death (BlSoD). According to David Kennerley, the current pandemic of system crashes was triggered by a series of Windows updates that altered

Indigo Wants Books to Be More Environmentally Friendly - Publishers Weekly

Indigo Wants Books to Be More Environmentally Friendly - Publishers Weekly

Indigo Wants Books to Be More Environmentally Friendly
Publishers Weekly
This information is now being made available to consumers looking up books at computer kiosks in Indigo stores and on the Indigo Web site. ...

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As romantic creatures, vampires suck - Palladium-Item

As romantic creatures, vampires suck
Palladium-Item
Its success should not have surprised anyone who has been keeping track of Meyer's book sales. At one time four of her young adult novels, which feature ...

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Cyber shopping for holidays expected to be up 8% - The Detroit News

PsychCentral.com

Cyber shopping for holidays expected to be up 8%
The Detroit News
Online shopping can lead to computer viruses, spam and phishing attacks, where scammers ask for personal data. Lost productivity can cost thousands of ...
Take care shopping onlineNews & Observer
CyberMonday changing workplaceCincinnati.com

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Barack Obama's Afghanistan play book- Pakistan stays on payroll (Phase One) - Examiner.com

Telegraph.co.uk

Barack Obama's Afghanistan play book- Pakistan stays on payroll (Phase One)
Examiner.com
Do me a favor open this world map on your computer and take a look at Afghanistan and all the surrounding countries in a seperate window (click on map to ...
Ruminations on the Obama PresidencyExaminer.com

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Sunday, November 22, 2009

The danger of mutiny - Haaretz.com

The danger of mutiny - Haaretz.com
As soon as the defense minister said "We must be firm and uncompromising with the phenomenon of refusal [to obey orders to evacuate settlements]," I understood that nothing would be done. That's exactly the way Ehud Barak expressed himself after the

Retirees join a new 'senior' class on Facebook - Mercury
AP Photo Ruth Silcox, right, talks to Jennifer Ebersole of Computer Development Systems LLC, seated left, while learning how to use the Internet social networking Facebook in a class for adults over the age of 60 at Messiah Village in Mechanicsburg

HP expands large format portfolio to enable communication beyond - AME Info
The range of new workgroup printers, software solutions and media choices are designed to help technical firms that specialise in architecture, engineering and construction (AEC), geographic information systems (GIS) applications, and mechanical

How to make your New Year's resolution last - Sun Chronicle
If you're not a snacker, you can still apply those ideas to your main meals and pay attention to what and how much you're eating - turn off the TV, step away from the computer and have a sit-down meal with the family or a friend. If you add in

Nevada's jobless rate goes down along with state's work force - Las Vegas Review - Journal

Nevada's jobless rate goes down along with state's work force - Las Vegas Review - Journal

Nevada's jobless rate goes down along with state's work force
Las Vegas Review - Journal
Unfortunately, all you seem capable of doing is parking your posterior in front of your computer, 24/7, and spewing idiotic nonsense. ...

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ESchool isn't the only online program - Tampa Tribune

ESchool isn't the only online program
Tampa Tribune
One of Moore-Mickens' newest online offerings is a course in English for speakers of other languages. Owning a home computer with Internet access helps, ...

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Secondhand Smoke Kills... Your Apple Computer's Warranty - Erictric

Soft Sailor

Secondhand Smoke Kills... Your Apple Computer's Warranty
Erictric
Of course, we all know that Apple is no stranger to tyranny. Just last week we reported about Steve Jobs' cheeky reply to a developer seeking help.
Apple Refusing to Repair Macs if You Smoke? [Apple Allegedly Claiming Tobacco ...TFTS (blog)

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State education board cuts number of PE credits graduates can use - Dallas Morning News

State education board cuts number of PE credits graduates can use
Dallas Morning News
School superintendents said they had already hired teachers and planned course schedules based on the required health and computer technology classes – and ...

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Moms tackle Michigan budget - Detroit Free Press

Moms tackle Michigan budget - Detroit Free Press
First, a word of gratitude to the state Legislature, its leaders and to the governor. This was hard. To understand the Michigan state budget, you must realize that "it" is actually dozens of budgets that present great opportunities for headache

Genetic love matches go cheek swab to cheek swab - Twin Falls Times-News

Genetic love matches go cheek swab to cheek swab - Twin Falls Times-News
This image released by GenePartner shows their promotional ad photograph. GenePartner, a Swiss company that works with matchmakers and dating sites, has tested more than 1,000 people, according to chief scientific officer Tamara Brown. Some were

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Trends: another embedded software supplier snapped up by a computer hardware ... - PennWell BtoB Industry Blogs (blog)

Trends: another embedded software supplier snapped up by a computer hardware ... - PennWell BtoB Industry Blogs (blog)

Trends: another embedded software supplier snapped up by a computer hardware ...
PennWell BtoB Industry Blogs (blog)
Well, it's official: microprocessor hardware maker Cavium Networks is acquiring MontaVista Software. This is the second time in a year that a hardware ...
The hazards of a software grabEDN.com

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Hoping 'Avatar' is the new face of filmmaking - Los Angeles Times

Hoping 'Avatar' is the new face of filmmaking - Los Angeles Times

Hoping 'Avatar' is the new face of filmmaking
Los Angeles Times
Circling the summits with a red laser pointer and speaking to his computer-effects team at Weta Digital in New Zealand via videoconference, Cameron came up ...

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FTC seeks contempt order against BlueHippo - Baltimore Sun

FTC seeks contempt order against BlueHippo
Baltimore Sun
BlueHippo promises to ship the computer once a customer makes six to 13 consecutive weekly payments. BlueHippo has a long history of complaints from ...

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Wife reveals how she nailed web perv - The Sun

The Sun

Wife reveals how she nailed web perv
The Sun
"If you do not feel comfortable talking to your partner, try checking the internet history on their computer, which will show recently visited websites. ...

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Teachers focus on technology at camp - Billings Gazette

Teachers focus on technology at camp
Billings Gazette
June Jeziorski, left, and Aaron Schendel compare technology and computer programs used in their schools during Camp Cadre Saturday at Skyview High. ...

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Excise duty uppercuts software firms - Business Standard

Excise duty uppercuts software firms - Business Standard

Techtree.com

Excise duty uppercuts software firms
Business Standard
... not affect Microsoft much since an estimated 90 per cent of Windows software is traditionally sold in India by bundling it with a laptop or a computer. ...
Windows 7 or Ubuntu 9.10 : Which OS will you prefer?ITvoir

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Friday, November 6, 2009

NewPage 'Ed' Series Educates on Sustainable Communications - Reuters

NewPage 'Ed' Series Educates on Sustainable Communications - Reuters

NewPage 'Ed' Series Educates on Sustainable Communications
Reuters
... 2) Cycles - Examining communications, carbon, paper and computer lifecycles and 3) Footprints - Ideas and information about your footprint. ...

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Can design change the world? - CNN

Can design change the world?
CNN
And then going through a process of prototyping or testing those ideas out to see if they actually work. That's kind of my model of design, and it doesn't ...

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New Brunswick man's device 'handy' for nontraditional college students - Scarlet Scuttlebutt

New Brunswick man's device 'handy' for nontraditional college students - Scarlet Scuttlebutt

New Brunswick man's device 'handy' for nontraditional college students
Scarlet Scuttlebutt
NEW BRUNSWICK — A city man is helping to make a college education fit in the palm of one's hand. ...

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Saban, Alabama Ready For LSU - ESPN

Seattle Post Intelligencer

Saban, Alabama Ready For LSU
ESPN
So, the BCS computer will live on, one year closer to destroying humanity. Geaux Humanity! No. 16 Ohio State at No. 11 Penn State -- 3:30 pm ET on ABC As we ...
Greatest Strength of Boise State's Kellen Moore Is His SavvyNew York Times
Week 10 Preview: How LSU-Alabama Could Drastically Change the BCSBleacher Report
Boise's lesson: Can't dazzle with brilliance? Baffle 'em with BCSCBSSports.com

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Shore colleges working to isolate sick students - Asbury Park Press

Shore colleges working to isolate sick students
Asbury Park Press
At Lakewood's Georgian Court University, where 11 student cases have been confirmed this week, administrators are stationing hand wipes in computer labs, ...

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Two indicted in alleged terror plot - Boston Globe

Boston Herald

Two indicted in alleged terror plot
Boston Globe
Mehanna, a graduate of the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, was arrested Oct. 21 at his parents' home in Sudbury on federal charges. ...
Mass. man faces new charges in alleged terror plotAtlanta Journal Constitution

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Nukes, Drugs, and Rock and Roll: How I became a DFH - DAILY KOS

Nukes, Drugs, and Rock and Roll: How I became a DFH - DAILY KOS
[Note: I am taking this diary out for a test ride Friday night. It is long and involved and I want to get some feedback prior to relaunching it again on Monday. Thanks.] I recently wrote a diary in which I revealed that I was the subject of a federal

Neighbor: Fort Hood suspect emptied his apartment - Palestine Herald-Press
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — An Army psychiatrist suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood cleaned out his apartment and left a phone message saying goodbye to a friend in the days before the rampage that left 13 people dead, neighbors

Disabled students' road to transition can be a bumpy one - Journal Gazette and Times Courier
MATTOON — Dave and Anna Ballinger of Neoga want to be a life-long advocate for their son, Gunner. A teenager, Gunner loves hunting, fishing, riding a four-wheeler and playing on the computer. But Gunner has one obstacle straddling his path to the

Can design change the world? - CNN

Can design change the world? - CNN

Can design change the world?
CNN
"The premise of this book is that design is applicable to just about any challenge," Berger writes. "And its principles are accessible to anyone. ...

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Computers, Hard Drives Seized at ACORN's New Orleans Office - FOXNews

In-Forum

Computers, Hard Drives Seized at ACORN's New Orleans Office
FOXNews
... of embezzlement were made last year by ACORN board members who were terminated after asking for an examination of the activist group's books. ...
Computers, records seized at ACORN offices in La.The Associated Press
ACORN hard drives to be returned after data is copied by state investigatorsNOLA.com

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Visa snafu snarls honeymoon, social networking saves the day - USA Today

Visa snafu snarls honeymoon, social networking saves the day
USA Today
Considerable angst and outlay of euros later, an unrepentent Expedia offers the newlyweds — a struggling author and a computer programmer who'd been ...

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