Remembering The Computer Chronicles
Herald And Journal - Stewart Cheifet was a correspondent for the PBS Nightly Business Report covering the high-tech industry that was in the Silicon Valley of California. The way Cheifet covered this constantly evolving technology in a relaxed and casual

NeoNet wires web-savvy seniors; Project aims to increase computer
Timmins Daily Press - It can all be chalked up to an extremely positive year for NeoNet, but a couple of projects stood out to outgoing board chairwoman Christy Marinig. Marinig left her post as chairwoman, a position she has held since NeoNet’s inception in 1999. She

Welcome to Chronicle Podcasts : Chronicle Radio!
San Francisco Gate - The folks who bring you the award-winning San Francisco Chronicle now bring you podcasts. New to podcasts? Podcasts are audio files that can be easily downloaded to your computer or portable music player. Learn More Some of our podcasts will

Olympics to fuel Lenovo
Xinhua News Agency - In the third quarter of last year, Taiwan’s Acer Computers surpassed Lenovo as the world’s third-largest computer maker in terms of global sales, according to a report by Gartner, a US research firm. Acer generates about 50 percent of its total

Caterpillar Says Computer Data Stolen
MSN MoneyCentral - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Caterpillar Inc. said late Friday that a laptop computer containing personal data on employees was stolen from a benefits consultant that works with the company. Caterpillar spokesman Rusty Dunn declined to provide many details

Mouse brain simulated on computer
BBC News - US researchers have simulated half a virtual mouse brain on a supercomputer. The scientists ran a “cortical simulator” that was as big and as complex as half of a mouse brain on the BlueGene L supercomputer. In other smaller simulations the

THE SAVINGS GAME
Greenwich Time - I wrote recently about my own rebate hassles on a computer purchase. In response, I’ve received upward of 200 e-mails from readers, most with their own horror stories. From these e-mails–more than on any other subject in years–I’ve gleaned the

The new face of AT&T
CNN Money - NEW YORK (Fortune) — The first thing I noticed when I walked into Randall Stephenson’s office at AT&T headquarters in San Antonio a few months ago was the computer sitting on his desk. There was nothing remarkable about the computer, mind you, but

How to keep your wi-fi network safe
BBC News - Although home internet users are not responsible for illegal activities carried out by hackers hijacking their internet connection, they do risk having their computer equipment seized by the police,” he said. “If your internet connection is used by

Computer Sciences to buy rival Convansys for 34 usd/shr in 1.3 bln usd
Forbes - EL SEGUNDO, California (Thomson Financial) - IT services company Computer Sciences Corp (CSC) said it will buy rival Covansys Corp for 34.0 usd per share cash, in a deal worth about 1.3 bln usd. CSC said the acquisition is expected to be earnings