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Maine among first states to ban computer dumping 
As of Saturday, landfills will no longer be an option for Mainers who are getting rid of their old computers.

Stock option trouble hits Apple 
Apple Computer finds “irregularities” in the way it issues stock options to staff, including founder Steve Jobs.

UPDATE: Stolen VA Laptop Recovered 
Recovery of the equipment capped off a month of policy and personnel changes following the computer’s theft.

Apple probe found option grant “irregularities” 
Apple Computer Inc. said on Thursday an internal probe uncovered irregularities related to the company’s issuance of stock option grants between 1997 and 2001, and its shares fell 3 percent.

Election Results Web Site Experiances Computer glitch
Salt Lake Tribune - Lt. Gov. Gary Herbert’s office acknowledged problems with its Web site on Tuesday hindered the availability of election results to the general public, but said it would work to ensure it doesn’t happen again. Users of Macintosh computers had trouble

Fire department employees feel the heat of investigations
Clearwater Citizen - In the other case, investigators are trying to determine who implanted pornography on the personal computer of a city fire chief. Division Chief Richard Riley was reprimanded for bringing in an unprotected personal laptop computer to the department

September 2003
CRN - Investigators have made a second arrest in connection with the “Blaster” computer worm, and the latest suspect is another juvenile accused of creating a variant of the worm. Two Firewalls Armed To Serve And Protect Internet security takes form at many

California is superpower in supercomputer world
Alameda Times-Star - The most powerful computer, Blue Gene/L at Livermore, has topped the ranks for more than a year, routinely running at more than 200 trillion calculations a second. As the only computer ever to top the 100 trillion-calculations-per-second mark, Blue

Barclays Classic
PGA Tour - Televisions and courtesy telephones Listing on Corporate Sponsor Board and in the tournament program guide Corporate signage at tent Complimentary Daily Pairing Sheets, tournament programs & Spectators Guides IBM Fan Enhancement Computer Scoring

July 1999
CRN - In another sign of consolidation in the LCD industry, Apple Computer Inc. today said it will invest $100 million in Samsung Semiconductor Inc. to help expand Samsung’s TFT LCD capacity. IBM Acquires Mylex IBM Corp. has further expanded its storage

Intel ships new computer chip 
US computer chip maker Intel on Monday began shipping a speedy, power-efficient processor it claimed would turn the tables on arch-rival Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

Computer Model Can Predict Solar Weather 
by Staff Writers Durham NH (SPX) Jun 27, 2006 The most true-to-life computer simulation ever made of the Sun’s multi-million-degree outer atmosphere, the corona, has successfully predicted its actual appearance during a solar eclipse last March 29. Scientists said the research, funded by NASA and the National Science Foundation, marks the beginning of a new era in space weather prediction.

Patni Computer Names New CFO 
Patni Computer Systems Ltd., which provides IT consulting and services, said Tuesday it named Surjeet Singh as its chief financial officer.

Boot Camp Missing from Mac Ad 
Apple Computer has replaced the reference to Boot Camp in its Touch commercial with Parallels Desktop

Palm shares rise on Inet 
Shares of handheld computer maker Palm Inc. rose 4.7 percent in trading before the bell on Tuesday after RBC Capital Markets upgraded the company to “outperform” from “sector perform.”

Slice Technology from Themis Computer Selected for Submarine Software Defined Radio Communications System 
Themis’ processor-independent, switched computing architecture is designed to meet the increasingly stringent thermal and acoustic emissions demands of high density/high performance, mission-critical computing, in stealthy, submarine environments. (PRWEB Jun 27, 2006) Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/chachingpr.php/VGhpci1IYWxmLVN1bW0tQ291cC1JbnNlLVplcm8=

OU faces suit over data loss 
Two Ohio University graduates are suing their alma mater, claiming their right to privacy was violated when hackers lifted their Social Security numbers from an OU computer.

Audit Finds Computer Security Was a Low Priority at OU 
ATHENS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio University’s Computer Services department was running seven-figure surpluses and spending on generous benefits for employees while it was failing to make adequate investments in firewalls and other computer security measures, according to an outside consultant’s report.

Three held after spam e-mail swoop 
Three computer programmers were arrested on Tuesday in Britain and Finland on suspicion of being involved in an international conspiracy to spread viruses via spam e-mails, police said.

Hacker enters Agriculture dept. computers
Silicon Valley - WASHINGTON - A hacker broke into the Agriculture Department’s computer system and may have obtained names, Social Security numbers and photos of 26,000 Washington-area employees and contractors, the department said Wednesday. Agriculture Secretary

EU: 1 in 3 Lack Basic Computer Skills
WINK TV - BRUSSELS, Belgium More than a third of adults in the European Union are unable to perform basic computer tasks such as using a mouse to open Internet or word processing programs, according to a survey released Tuesday. Denmark and Sweden fared the

Video Player Troubleshooting Tips
WBKO - The videos that you are watching are sent, or streamed, to your computer over the Internet. The speed at which these files can be streamed varies depending on your computer’s “bandwidth”. In other words, if you have a high bandwidth

How do I transfer my music from my iPod? 
Q: How do I transfer music from my iPod onto a computer?

Affiliated Computer to Open Call Center
MSN Money - Jun 21, 2006DALLAS (AP) - Information technology outsourcer Affiliated Computer Services Inc. said Wednesday it is opening a call center in Salt Lake City in mid-August. …

Child’s play boggles computer drive
commercialappeal.com (subscription), TN - 17 hours ago… of some corruption (which occurred, I think, due to frequent playing by my 2-year-old grandson with the on/off switch), when I open the My Computer folder, it …

Updating the Computer, Circa 1969
Slashdot - 22 hours agoCoudal points out a “Swell article from UK Magazine ‘Design’ from 1969,” excerpting “Designing a computer is a continuous process in which technological …

State officials dump elections computer contract
Aurora Sentinel - DENVER | State officials yesterday formally canceled a contract with Accenture LLP to set up an elections computer system required by to be in place by Jan. 1 under government guidelines. The decision was a mutual one, Secretary of State Gigi Dennis

State seeks volunteers to fix computer network
Duluth News Tribune - MINNEAPOLIS - The state of Minnesota is looking for a few good computer minds — to work free of cost. The state is asking high-tech firms and large corporations to lend their computer experts for as long as a year to the Office of Enterprise

Electrical problem disrupts dispatch system for Atlanta s 911
Philadelphia Enquirer - ATLANTA (AP) Emergency dispatchers took messages by hand after a suspected power surge knocked out the computer-aided dispatch system for the city s 911 center. The system s back up battery system also failed after an electrical problem

State Imposes Internet Restrictions After Internet Porn Concerns
WISH-TV - More than 35,000 people work in state government and more than 2,000 work at a computer. Some of them, it was discovered recently, use those computers to visit pornographic websites. Chris Cotterill helps manage the state’s computer system. “My first

AirTran Flights Delayed Due To Computer-System Glitch 
A new computer system is disrupting travel for AirTran Airways passengers Tuesday. The Florida-based airline said it’s been having trouble processing passengers since the new system went online early Tuesday morning. That has meant long lines at many airports.

French digital music law heads for vote 
French legislators on Thursday agreed to final wording of a potentially precedent-setting law that could see Apple Computer license its iTunes song format to rivals.

Defense Hammers At Investigators In UBS Computer Sabotage Trials 
As the trial continues of an ex-UBS system administrator charged with sabotaging the company’s networks, the defense attorney called into question the investigators’ evidence, means of collecting it, and information and people who weren’t investigated.

FAQ: What is RSS?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - “Really Simply Syndication,” also called “Rich Site Summary,” is another way to get JSOnline.com content quickly and easily sent to your computer. Pick which lists of headlines and postings you want, and you’ll receive them often as you want to a

High Tech Computer
BusinessWeek - HTC’s stock price has soared since last summer, nearly tripling, as investors have been impressed by its close ties with Microsoft. In its battle against rivals such as Symbian, Microsoft depends on the Taiwanese original design manufacturer to

Software Industry News - Computer Software Industry - Computer
ZDNet - Pamela, an antimatter lab in space Roland Piquepaille What is Google doing with its $1.13 billion dMarc acquisition? Donna Bogatin ‘Eclipse Effect’ on development portends larger shifts in SOA, Web 2.0 projects Dana Gardner Another bop at BPEL; What

Opinion: Things aren’t always as they seem
Computerworld - The good news is that the updates to PCI will require a bit more defense in depth, building on recommendations in the current PCI version that already encourage multilayer network and computer defenses that fail gradually, gracefully, and with

Assistant Web Developer
Austin Chronicle - AUSTIN AREA URBAN LEAGUE’S SERVICES FOR HURRICANE EVACUEES The AAUL offers the following: job placement (plus pre-employment preparation, skill-building, and job-search help), computer classes, transportation to and from interviews and business

Consumers Turn to Web for ‘Media Snack’ Fix
TechNewsWorld - You can watch some iTunes and Google Video programming on your computer, or you can download it onto portable devices such as iPods and Sony (NYSE: SNE) PlayStation Portables. With the rise of portable devices and increasingly sophisticated cell

What do I need to listen to a podcast?
Baltimore Sun - You can listen to a podcast on your computer, a portable MP3 player or a “podcatcher” software application. Click here to search the Web for podcasting applications . How do I download a single podcast? You can listen to a specific baltimoresun.com

Photos: Low-cost PCs
ZDNet - Teachers will be able to conduct lessons on laptops while students follow on the Classmates. If students try to surf the Web while class is in session, the computer will block them and warn them politely to pay attention. Image 1 Image 2 Image 3 Image 4

Notice to Advertisers
San Francisco Gate - Please remember the following State and Federal laws regarding employment: The California Fair Employment Act bans discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical handicap, medical condition, marital status

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