Computer Updates and Site Info

Predators know how your children use the computer — do you? 
Christopher Jenkins didn’t think of the potential danger when he set up his family’s new computer in the basement.

E-Law’s Bright Future 
A major challenge facing the legal system is how it will adapt in the computer age, where standards of copyright, privacy, and commerce are being re-examined. Those changes are forcing law schools to refocus their curricula.

Sony planning 80GB version of PlayStation 3 
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. is planning a new version of the PlayStation 3 game console with a higher-capacity hard-disk drive, according to a U.S. regulatory filing made by the company.

Substitute Teacher Arrested On Pornography Charge 
Macomb police have arrested a 22-year-old substitute teacher after allegedly finding child pornography on his computer.

Anderson man sentenced over counterfeit computer software 
(AP) An Anderson man has been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison for selling counterfeit copies of expensive manufacturing software on eBay. Courtney Smith also was fined $2000, ordered to pay $5200, and sentenced to two years of supervised release after his 27-month prison sentence ends.

TJX says computer breach involved 45.7 million card numbers 
BOSTON Discount retailer T-J-X says at least 45-point-seven (m) million credit and debit card numbers were stolen from its computer system by hackers.

Predators know how your children use the computer — do you? 
Christopher Jenkins didn’t think of the potential danger when he set up his family’s new computer in the basement.

Danville High School’s library club provides computer training 
DANVILLE Linda Cumbow thought a mouse was a rodent that ran on the floor, but Danville High School student Kalipb Wiggins taught her differently. “It’s the little thingy on the screen,” Wiggins told the 90 or so senior citizens at CRIS Senior Services on Wednesday.

Man Gets Prison Time for Selling Pirated Software 
A man from Anderson, Indiana, has been sentenced to 27 months in prison for selling more than US$700,000 worth of counterfeit computer software on eBay.com, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.

Is Oracle Using Computer Crime Law to Squelch Competition? 
Last week, software giant Oracle sued enterprise vendor SAP for unauthorized access to its website. The outcome of the Oracle/SAP case could have a real impact beyond each company’s market share: the case will decide how much control a software vendor has over support information for its product, a

Investor Cuts Stake in Computer Horizons 
Information technology services provider Computer Horizons Corp. reported Thursday in a regulatory filing that shareholder Boston Avenue Capital LLC cut its stake from 8.5 percent to 7 percent.

Ohio student uses U.K. computer server to send bomb threat e-mail 
Ohio student uses U.K. computer server to send bomb threat e-mail

Girls bullied into stripping online
MSNBC - Preliminary results from the research show so-called computer geeks are becoming the new schoolyard bullies. Final results of the study, which will be completed in June, are expected to be published in the autumn. “Traditional bullying is a power

NIH Official, Computer Expert John Makulowich
Washington Post - John Makulowich, 63, a computer expert who was communications director of the John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in Health Sciences at the National Institutes of Health, died March 11 of a heart attack at his home in North

‘Scavenger’ is the ‘Psycho’ of computer age
Shreveport Times - Some novelists prefer to keep their creative process to themselves. Not David Morrell. In essays and interviews, the best-selling author generously shares with his readers what inspired him to write a particular book, making the body of his work even

HTC announces the Shift Windows Vista ultra portable computer
ZDNet Blogs - HTC manufacturers some of the best Windows Mobile devices and has several in the pipeline for 2007 as previously revealed at 3GSM . CTIA is now taking place in Florida and HTC shocked me a bit with the announcement of the upcoming HTC Shift device

Computer of slain cricket coach probed
Vancouver Sun - KINGSTON - Investigators probing the murder of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer are analyzing the hard drive of his computer, but have found no reference to match-fixing at this stage, police said on Monday. Deputy police commissioner Mark Shields

Vista Demand Slows, But Not For Long
Forbes - After Microsoft released its new Vista operating system on Jan. 30, the company saw an initial jump in demand, largely driven by computer enthusiasts and discounts. But according to a Tuesday report by UBS Investment Research, that jump has given way

Tech Firm Aruba Networks Surges 29% in IPO
CNBC - [ ARUN Loading ( %) ] rose as much as 29% in its market debut Tuesday, boosted by the computer network gear maker’s growing customer base and strong growth prospects despite a lack of profits. After a strong start in the initial

No match-fixing references on Woolmer’s computer
Reuters UK - KINGSTON, Jamaica (Reuters) - Jamaican police were still looking at match-fixing on Monday as a possible motive for the murder of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer but have found no reference to it on his computer. The cricket world has been rife

Gain an Insight into the Computer Storage Device Manufacturing
Forbes - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c52846) has announced the addition of “Computer Storage Device Manufacturing Industry in the U.S. and its Foreign Trade (1996-2008)” to their offering. This industry report focuses upon

Two auto suppliers in line for state loans
MSN MoneyCentral - Nissin said it will use its loan, from the state’s Research & Development Investment Loan Fund, to buy computer equipment and testing and measuring devices for its research and development facility in Union County. It’s also adding a test track at

Mercury Computer Systems to Report Third Quarter Earnings and Host
MSN MoneyCentral - CHELMSFORD, Mass., March 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. MRCY will announce the financial results for its third quarter of fiscal 2007 on Thursday, April 26, 2007 at 4:00 p.m. ET. Management will host a conference call at

FARO Presents New Super Mobile Laser Scanner Kit 
FARO Technologies, Inc. , the world market leader in portable computer-aided measurement arm and laser tracker sales, today announced that it has developed a Super Mobile Laser Scanner Kit.

SAP vows to fight Oracle’s computer theft allegations 
Business software maker SAP AG said Friday that it intends to fight charges of computer theft and espionage made in a federal lawsuit filed by rival Oracle Corp.

UW: Computer access worth cost 
LARAMIE - The proposed supercomputer will cost the new University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources 2 million upfront but be a major boon for the school in the long run, UW officials said Friday.

Ideas behind computer games can be copied 
UK’s Court of Appeal rulingGeneral ideas and structures behind computer games and programs can be copied as long as the source code and graphics are not, the UK’s Court of Appeal has ruled.

File sharing service leads police to child porn on Grand Chute computer 
Computer software more commonly known for illegal music trading led police to a 35-year-old Grand Chute man now charged with possession of child pornography.

NEWS SECTIONS 
TOO BIG TO MANAGE? Washington - Each day, thousands of pieces of intelligence information from around the world - field reports, captured documents, news from foreign allies and sometimes idle gossip - arrive in a computer- filled suburban office where analysts feed them into the nation’s central list of terrorists and terrorism suspects.

Put reel-to-reel tunes onto PC 
Question: I have music on reel-to-reel tapes. Can I transfer it to the computer? Answer: Yes. You need to connect your tape deck to the computer’s sound card. Many reel-to-reel players use XLR jacks. Transfer cables use RCA plugs. You probably can find an adapter to connect the plugs and jacks. If it has RCA jacks on the back, use those.

Affiliated Computer Founder, Cerberus Bid to Buy Firm (Update5)
Bloomberg - March 20 (Bloomberg) — Affiliated Computer Services Inc. founder Darwin Deason and private equity fund Cerberus Capital Management offered to buy the company for $5.93 billion after a stock-option scandal hurt the shares. Deason and Cerberus bid $59

Shareholders sue to block $5.93 billion buyout of Affiliated Computer
Silicon Valley - Shareholders sue to block $5.93 billion buyout of Affiliated Computer ServicesTwo shareholder lawsuits attempting to block the proposed $5.93 billion management buyout of Affiliated Computer Services Inc. have been filed in a Delaware corporate law

Jeanne d’Arc Brings a Visually Stunning, Tactics-Based Strategy Role
Yahoo Finance - After a Successful Launch in Japan, Level-5 Prepares to Deliver Their Unique Portable RPG to the North American Market This August FOSTER CITY, Calif., March 21 /PRNewswire/ — Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. announced today the August 2007

Computer consultant wins on good odds
Tribune-Chronicle - SAN RAMON He definitely had the luck of the Irish, but lottery winner Norman Weber won’t be tossing around his newfound green $1 million any time soon. “It’s going into my retirement account,” said the self-employed computer consultant

Police Blotter: Unbrotherly love in Craigslist sex ad
CNET News - Unfortunately for Taffaro, Detective Andrew D’Onofrio traced the Craigslist message to his computer. Taffaro admitted the message came from his PC but, in a twist, claimed that two of his friends were the culprits who composed and posted it. Taffaro

Dell launches low-priced computer in China
Times of Oman - SHANGHAI US computer maker Dell unveiled on Wednesday a low-priced computer which it said was specifically designed for the Chinese market and could help large numbers of novices to get online. The Dell EC280, priced at between 2,599 and 3,999

John Backus, who modernized computer programming, dies
OregonLive.com - John Backus, who assembled and led the IBM team that created Fortran, the first widely used programming language, which helped open the door to modern computing, died over the weekend at his home in Ashland. He was 82. Before Fortran, computers had

Get e-mail alerts: APPLE COMPUTER INC
CNET News - Meglena Kuneva, whose critical remarks of Apple’s music DRM were quoted in a German magazine, says she’d merely like to “start this debate.” According to court documents, the founder of Microsoft’s Macintosh Business Unit fought a hard battle to keep

Computer Racing Games = Risky Driving?
CBS News - Drivers tend to drive more aggressively at least on a driving simulation after playing computer street-racing games, the study shows. Playing such games “could provoke unsafe driving,” write the researchers, including Peter Fischer, Ph.D., of

Bottom Line Design Awards
CNN Money - Looking to draw attention to your brand at trade shows? FogScreen has created the ultimate in captivating media: a dry veil of water vapor that serves as a screen for computer-generated images. “Fascinating concept,” judge Mark Rolston says

A Look Into the News on Affiliated Computer Services (ACS), Wal-Mart Stores (WMT), and Take-Two Interactive Software … 
Straight from the annals of the web right to your computer, today’s list of headlines and articles taking the Internet by storm include comments on Affiliated Computer Services (ACS), Wal-Mart Stores (WMT), and Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO).Schaeffer’s “Around the Web” is a feature designed with our readers in mind…( Read More )

HSToday Names Trusted Computer Solutions to List of ‘’Rising 10 Homeland Security Companies'’ to Watch 
HERNDON, Va.—-Trusted Computer Solutions , a leading supplier of Cross-Domain Solutions for industry and government, today announced it has been named to HSToday’s prestigious “Rising 10 Homeland Security Companies” list.

Trends for the Best Computer Hardware Websites Detailed in New Report from the Web Marketing Association 
New Web Marketing Association’ Internet Standards Assessment Report includes historical data derived from a decade of hosting Internet award competition, WebAwards, and provides best practices for computer hardware Web design.

Review of Titan Computer EZ Sound Tiny 2.1 Channel Speaker System 
The Titan Computer EZ Sound 2.1 Channel Speaker is supposed to be the world’s smallest. The Titan PT-100 series measures 113x94x45.9mm and the two satellite speakers have each 0.25W output. The integrated subwoofer has 1.5W output. The supported fre…

Time change befuddles computer 
Q: My computer clock keeps resetting to the incorrect time ever since the early change for daylight-saving time. Is there a way to make it reflect the correct time, or do I have to wait till the originally scheduled time change before my computer will be back to normal?

Computer whizzes compete for awards 
NATCHEZ Trinity Episcopal Day School doesnt have many computers with which Carson Cruise and Michael Scudiero havent fiddled. The two seniors have been in computer classes since eighth-grade and have a knack and an interest in making the machines work.

Mixed housing data set to push Wall Street lower 
Wall Street was set for a slightly lower start on Tuesday as investors considered a mixed set of housing data and a bid to take Affiliated Computer Services (NYSE:ACS) private.

Most Computer Attacks Begin in U.S. 

Affiliated Computer receives $5.9 bln buyout offer 
Affiliated Computer Services Inc.’s founder Darwin Deason said on Tuesday he and investment fund Cerberus Capital Management have offered to buy the computer services company for about $5.9 billion.