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At PayPal, fending off phishers--and Google 3/26/2007 |
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If you have an e-mail account, chances are you're used to seeing messages that purport to come from PayPal but which are actually spam from attackers trying to get you to click on a link to a malicious Web site and give up your password or other sensitive information. ...Detail |
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YouTube's fate rests on decade-old copyright law 3/13/2007 |
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Whether YouTube suffers the same fate as Napster may depend on the wording of a nearly antique law written long before video-sharing Web sites were envisioned. ...Detail |
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Wake up to the 'daylight-saving' bug 2/19/2007 |
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This year, daylight saving is starting early--a change that could cause Y2K-like headaches for IT professionals, and even for consumers. ...Detail |
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Microsoft's New Office Powerhouse: Office Accounting 2007 1/30/2007 |
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Microsoft on Monday unveiled two new accounting products, Microsoft Office Accounting Express 2007 and Microsoft Office Accounting Professional 2007. ...Detail |
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Apple to charge two bucks for faster Wi-Fi 1/18/2007 |
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Some MacBook Pro and MacBook customers have the faster 802.11n Wi-Fi chip already sitting in their systems, but it will cost two bucks to light it up. ...Detail |
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British agency tells schools to avoid Vista 1/11/2007 |
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The British government's schools computer agency has warned that deploying Vista carries too much risk and that its benefits are unclear. ...Detail |
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A better way to make seawater drinkable 12/28/2006 |
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Researchers at University of California at Los Angeles have come up with a membrane that can filter salt and impurities out of seawater more efficiently and for less money than current systems, which potentially could help with the world's looming water problems. ...Detail |
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An e-mail/IM registry for sex offenders? 12/12/2006 |
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Virginia's attorney general wants to make his state the first to require convicted sex offenders to submit their e-mail addresses and instant-messaging aliases to law enforcement authorities--and he has MySpace.com's enthusiastic approval. ...Detail |
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Google, Yahoo, Microsoft adopt same Web index tool 11/16/2006 |
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Search engine rivals Google, Yahoo and Microsoft are teaming up to make it easier for Web site owners to make sure their sites get included in the Web indexes, the companies are expected to announce Thursday. ...Detail |
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Microsoft mapping goes 3D 11/6/2006 |
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Microsoft on Monday unveiled a new, downloadable browser application that brings the photorealism and maneuverability of gaming into its online mapping and local search service. ...Detail |
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