Web surfers wanted: help make computers smarter ...The Times and Democrat: 0 views since Friday, May 16, 2008 at 12:31 AMPITTSBURGH (AP) ? Carnegie Mellon University researchers hope Web surfers will spend their free time playing Internet-based games to help other people?s and businesses? computers get smarter.
Ants cripple computers in Texas ...Infomatics: 0 views since Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 11:17 AMElectrical systems in Houston have been failing after a huge influx of ants, according to reports from Associated Press. The ants are resistant to over-the-counter poisons and have ruined pumping equipment at sewage stations, damaged computers and caused fire alarms to malfunction.
18% Of U.S. Households Have No Internet Access ...WebProNews: 0 views since Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 02:50 PMAround one-fifth of all U.S. households are without an Internet connection and have never used email, according to research firm Parks Associates. An annual phone survey of households by Parks found 20 million households have no Internet access, making up approximately 18 percent of all U.S. households. read more
Cuba rules out Internet liberalization in short term ...Miami Herald: 0 views since Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 02:46 PMA month after new President Raùl Castro authorized the sale of computers, Cuba's Ministry of Information Technology and Communications ruled out opening up the Internet to the communist island's citizens in the short term.
Amory Computers Help Seniors ...WCBI Columbus: 0 views since Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 08:08 PMAMORY, Miss.-The Gilmore Foundation gave free laptop computers to Amory High School seniors last July.The City of Amory even provided free internet access for residents.
Man Arrested In Internet Sex Sting ...WYFF 4 Greenville: 0 views since Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 12:49 PMSPARTANBURG, S.C. -- An undercover operation by the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office netted another arrest for the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
District officials describe students' hacking methods ...San Diego Union-Tribune: 0 views since Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 09:10 AMRANCHO BERNARDO ? Stolen passwords and hacking tools from the Internet allowed students to break into Rancho Bernardo High School computers to acquire advance copies of tests and change grades, officials said yesterday.
U.S. bill would require captioning for Internet video ...International Herald Tribune: 0 views since Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 08:27 AMThe legislation would require major producers to add captions as well as "video description" soundtracks that describe the on-screen action for blind people.
Ritz Interactive Named to Internet Retailer's 2008 Top 500 ...Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance: 0 views since Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 08:00 AMRitz Interactive, Inc., the e-commerce network that includes RitzCamera.com, WolfCamera.com, BoatersWorld.com and other leading online shopping sites has been ranked number 114 in Internet Retailer's 2008 Top 500 and number 17 in Internet Retailer's Computers / Electronics Category, based on 2007 web sales.
Internet Safety Classes ...WRBL Columbus: 0 views since Monday, May 12, 2008 at 07:10 PMThis week is crime prevention week here at WRBL News 3. The internet is a prime place for crimes targeted against kids. But as News Three's Kelly O'Connell shows us, schools in our area are teaching students what they need to know before they log on to keep safe.
Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Tue 14th Mar 2006 15:57 UTC ...OS News: 0 views since Monday, May 12, 2008 at 04:18 AMCompany makes plans to move away from prepackaged software and into web-based applications. As the Internet transforms the way people use computers, Microsoft founder Bill Gates has a message for the world's biggest software maker: adapt or die.
'Anonymous coward' hacks government computers, leaks data ...The New Zealand Herald: 0 views since Sunday, May 11, 2008 at 09:06 PMCHILE - Authorities have said a hacker who identified himself as 'Anonymous Coward' stole personal data of 6 million Chileans - reportedly including a daughter of the president - and posted it briefly on the internet.
Do You Have That Portable in a Midsize? ...NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance: 0 views since Sunday, May 11, 2008 at 07:37 PMBetween laptop-sized computers and hand-held devices, is there room for a third category whose size would fall between the two?
Recent Original Stories ...OS News: 0 views since Sunday, May 11, 2008 at 07:04 AM"I had a situation where I needed to control two computers over the Internet. The best solution for me was to use VNC networking technology. VNC stands for Virtual Network Computer and is a real nice way to remotely control computers through a GUI interface in which you see the remote desktop.
Cyberpunk sci-fi author honored with degree ...The Myrtle Beach Sun News: 131 views since Sunday, May 11, 2008 at 01:27 AMWilliam Gibson, the novelist who coined the term "cyberspace" and whose novels anticipated the Internet age while home computers were still rarities, received an honorary doctorate Saturday from the university in his hometown.
Now he's ``Doctor'' Cyberpunk ...The Myrtle Beach Sun News: 2 views since Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 02:27 PMCONWAY | William Gibson, the novelist who coined the term "cyberspace" and whose novels anticipated the Internet while home computers were still rare, received an honorary doctorate Saturday from the university in his hometown.