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UK teachers’ body loses data on 11,000 teachers - Seattle Times
A British teaching council says it has lost track of a computer disk containing the names and addresses of more than 11,000 teachers. The General Teaching Council for England says evidence suggests the disk was misplaced. The disk is encrypted and

Vicar jailed over child porn crimes - Epping Forest Guardian
A vicar has been jailed for three-and-a-half years for amassing a collection of more than 56,000 indecent images of children. The Reverend Richard Hart, 59, of Whopshott Avenue, Horsell, Woking, appeared before Cardiff Crown Court after pleading

Air delays follow computer glitch - BBC UK News
There is a problem at the control centre at Swanwick, Hampshire, which covers the South East of England. Belfast International Airport and the George Best Belfast City Airport have warned of delays for all flights using London airspace. The City of

Scientists seek volunteers to monitor for quakes - MSNBC
LOS ANGELES - Earthquake scientists want to borrow your laptop or maybe a little space in your basement or garage. Researchers don’t have enough high-tech monitoring stations to track every instance of ground shaking, so they are enlisting help from

Computer club seeks volunteer guest speakers - Brick Township Bulletin
The Greenbriar Computer Club, Brick, is issuing a call for presentations to individuals wishing to speak at future meetings of the club and the community. Topics of interest to members and residents include timely and appropriate areas in computer

Computer glitch cause air traffic chaos - News.com.au
THOUSANDS of air passengers in Britain faced travel chaos today after a computer fault at the main air traffic control centre caused delays and cancellations. Some flights at London Heathrow, the world’s busiest international airport, were cancelled

BYOC: Company gives workers unusual laptop leeway - Silicon Valley
MIAMI In a nod to how finicky people have become about the gadgets they use, software company Citrix Systems is rolling out a new program for its workers: BYOC Bring Your Own Computer. Employees get a $2,100 stipend to buy a laptop and three

Computer, Peripheral and Packaged Software Wholesaling in the US - PR Inside
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Computer fault causes flight cancellations in UK - Boston Globe
LONDON A computer glitch at Britain’s air traffic control center on Thursday led to delays and cancellations across the country, officials said. Airport operator BAA PLC said flights were still landing and departing at London’s Heathrow Airport

Finland: classroom killers conspired to slaughter schoolmates - Times Online
The perpetrators of Finland s two classroom massacres conspired a year ago and encouraged each other to slaughter their schoolmates, a friend said yesterday. They also played a violent online computer game together, according to local press reports

UW honors Gates family with degrees - Seattle Times
William H. Gates Sr. and son Bill Gates applaud at the University of Washington Freshman Convocation on Sunday. Both got honorary doctorates, as did Melinda French Gates. William H. Gates grew up in Bremerton, but several times he considered leaving

BSE Sensex up 0.5 pct but choppy; Reliance gains - Reuters India
BANGALORE (Reuters) The BSE Sensex rose 0.5 percent in choppy trading on Monday, with investors not fully convinced the U.S. government’s moves to rescue the troubled financial system would dramatically boost global economic outlook. Shares in

U recognized for computer science, receives $800,000 grant - Utah Chronicle
Thanks to a new computer processing system, computer scientists at the U will be able to speed up the process of making complicated graphic illustrations and computations that usually take days. One of the largest manufacturers of graphic processing

The Computer Helper: What You Need to Know about Chrome - Eflux Media
It’s fast, has a clean interface, some snazzy features that other Web browsers don’t have, and, well, it’s free and it’s from Google. Does that mean you should download it right now and spend the time to learn it? If you like new technology, the

Absolute Bolsters Laptop Security Solutions with Emergency Remote File - MSN MoneyCentral
VANCOUVER , Sept. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Absolute(R) Software Corporation (”Absolute” or the “Company”) (TSX: ABT), the leading provider of firmware-based, patented, Computer Theft Recovery, Data Protection and Secure Asset Tracking(R) solutions

Weather Eye: time to pick out the Pleiades cluster - Times Online
For anyone unsure about identifying the stars in the night sky, tonight offers a golden opportunity to pick out the Pleiades cluster. The Pleiades are some of the brightest although tonight they will lie close to the Moon, which will hide some of the

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The challenge of global cybercrime - Globe and Mail
We’ve seen the ads: Earn thousands of dollars a month working from home. Most of them are scams or wishful thinking; easy money is notoriously hard to find. So what’s an ambitious but lazy person to do to get ahead? Fortunately, there are careers

HP to cut nearly 25,000 jobs by 2011 - CNN Money
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Computer maker Hewlett-Packard said it will lay off 24,600 employees, or 7.5% of its workforce, over the next three years in a plan to integrate tech outsourcer Electronic Data Systems, which HP bought late last month. HP

LA County computer used for testy taco posts? - Los Angeles Times Blogs
Who’s that posting nasty comments in the Great Taco Controversy of ‘08? Hint: their IP address is 159.83.252.234, which belongs to the County of L.A. This bit of sleuthing comes from the bloggers at Save Our Taco Trucks , the website whose love of

Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles Times
“It’s a commuter family. You ride the train with the same people every day. You know them. You trust them. You cry with them when something bad happens. You look forward to riding with them every day,” she said. “It’s going to be tough getting on the

HP to cut 24,600 jobs; to take $1.7 billion EDS charge - Reuters
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co plans to cut 7.5 percent of its work force, or 24,600 jobs, seeking to realize savings from its recent acquisition of Electronic Data Systems Corp, the company said on Monday. HP said it would carry out

HP to cut 24,600 jobs; to take $1.7 bln EDS charge - Guardian Unlimited
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co plans to cut 7.5 percent of its work force, or 24,600 jobs, seeking to realize savings from its recent acquisition of Electronic Data Systems Corp, the company said on Monday. HP said it would

HP to cut 24,600 jobs - International Herald Tribune
SAN FRANCISCO : Hewlett-Packard Co plans to cut 7.5 percent of its work force, or 24,600 jobs, seeking to realize savings from its recent acquisition of Electronic Data Systems Corp, the company said on Monday. HP said it would carry out the cutbacks

U.S. Cybersecurity Is Weak, GAO Says - BusinessWeek
View of the National Security Agency (NSA) Threat Operations Center in the Washington suburb of Fort Meade, Maryland Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images The federal government cybersecurity team with primary responsibility for protecting the computer

CrossLoop Secures $6 Million Series B Funding to Expand Global Tech - MSN MoneyCentral
Venrock Leads Round, Richard Moran and Andre Haddad Join Board of Directors CAMPBELL, Calif. , Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ — CrossLoop, Inc., which has built the world’s largest network of computer support and training professionals offering personalized

HP to cut 24,600 jobs as part of EDS integration - Wired News
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hewlett-Packard Co. said Monday it plans to slash 24,600 jobs over the next three years, nearly 8 percent of its work force, as it combines operations with Electronic Data Systems Corp., the technology-services company it

Risk of Breast Cancer Mutations Underestimated for Asian Women - Forbes
Oncologist Allison Kurian, MD, and her colleagues at the Stanford University School of Medicine were perplexed. Computer models designed to identify women who might have dangerous genetic mutations that increase their risk of breast and ovarian

CA Founder Wang `Personally Directed’ Fraud, Ex-Chief Says - Bloomberg
Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) — CA Inc. founder Charles Wang “personally directed and implemented'’ a $2.2 billion accounting fraud, said former Chief Executive Officer Sanjay Kumar , who is serving a 12-year prison term for the scheme. Kumar, 46, made the

Sony unveils improved PlayStation Portable - San Diego Union-Tribune
Sony Computer Entertainment Japan President Shawn Layden shows a PSP-3000, the revamped Sony PlayStation Portable handheld video game machine with the improved liquid crystal display and a built-in microphone, during a news conference in Tokyo

Audio-Enhancing Mini-Amp, New Palm Treo Pro and More - Wired
Need to juice up your desktop music scene? Nuforce has just the thing. Its new Icon is a miniature, multithreat amplifier that can be used to pump music from a computer or audio player to your speakers and headphones. Although it’s only 12 watts per

Police sting nets alleged child sex predator - News.com.au
A SYDNEY man is facing charges of grooming a child for sex after contacting an undercover Perth policewoman posing as a 12-year-old girl. NSW police raided a home at Thornleigh in Sydney’s north yesterday after a female officer from the West

Boy wonder - Baltimore Sun
When he speaks to the crowd at the national millennium celebration or a California tech conference, 10-year-old David Dalrymple might need some help reaching the microphone but his words carry a lot of weight. Via e-mail, UMBC’s youngest student

Traces Of Chloroform Found In Car Of Caylee’s Mom, Source Says - Local 6
Detectives are pursuing the chloroform lead in a car belonging Casey Anthony and information found on the woman’s computer, Local 6 reported. Local 6 confirmed that detectives confiscated Casey Anthony’s computer during the investigation and found

Man charged over 3500 pirate DVDs - News.com.au
A 62-YEAR-old man has been charged with music and movie piracy after a raid on his Melbourne home allegedly uncovered 3500 pirated DVDs along with extensive computer equipment. It was the second time this year police had raided the house. On January

Mansion daughter ‘executed at computer’ - ninemsn
Christopher Foster reportedly shot both his wife and daughter. An overhead shot of the mansion devastated by fire. Millionaire businessman Christopher Foster snuck up behind his teenage daughter and shot her in the back of the head while she chatted