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Wireless Freeloader Charged Because He Never Bought Coffee

Atchoo — Sun, 25 Jun 2006 20:41:00 +0000

A Vancouver, Wash. coffee shop tired of seeing a 20-year-old man mooch off their free wireless Internet access called the police, who charged him with "theft of services."
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Antivirus Software a Big Business. Surprised?

Atchoo — Sun, 25 Jun 2006 20:39:00 +0000

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Gartner stats prove that preventing the bad stuff continues to be a good business, though with Microsoft’s entry it’s going to get a whole lot tougher.

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Google Testing Ads For Video Service

Atchoo — Sun, 25 Jun 2006 20:37:00 +0000

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Google tests an ad program for its video service.
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Web Services: New Hacker Target

Atchoo — Sun, 25 Jun 2006 20:37:00 +0000

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As more people turn to Web applications for everyday tasks like e-mail, friendship and payments, cyber criminals are following them in search of bank account details and other valuable data.
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Search Engines And Their Hacker Friends

Atchoo — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 20:00:00 +0000

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What you don’t know — about what Google knows about your network — could hurt you.
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Experts Say MySpace Changes Are Not Enough

Atchoo — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 19:59:00 +0000

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Starting next week, the popular online social network will restrict adult access to the information teenagers post about themselves, but experts say the changes are not good enough.
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VoIP Firms Don’t Answer FCC’s 911 Call

Atchoo — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 19:59:00 +0000

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FCC regulations mandate enhanced 911 access for Net phones, but some firms still don’t offer it.

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Companies Up Spending for Wireless Infrastructure, Apps

Atchoo — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 19:58:00 +0000

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Companies are building on-campus networks and seeking a secure way of supporting remote workers.
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MySpace.com Sued by 14-Year-Old Girl

Atchoo — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 21:44:00 +0000

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News Corp. and its subsidiary MySpace have been hit with a lawsuit by a 14-year-old girl who was allegedly sexually assaulted by an adult that she met on MySpace.com.
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Cheaper PCs Coming Soon?

Atchoo — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 21:44:00 +0000

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Industry analysts expect Intel to cut chip prices, a move that could lead to cheaper PCs.
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Hacker Discovers Second Excel Attack

Atchoo — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 21:44:00 +0000

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New code exploits another vulnerability found in Microsoft’s spreadsheet app.
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Microsoft Sets Its Sights on Robotics

Atchoo — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 00:49:00 +0000

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Company releases a software development kit for the robotics market.
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Opera Plans Desktop Browser Push

Atchoo — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 00:49:00 +0000

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Version 9 of the alternative Web browser will be launched today, blogger says.
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Most Microsoft Workers Search With Google

Atchoo — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 00:48:00 +0000

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Do employees at Microsoft, Yahoo and Google use their own search engines? Apparently, some do and some don’t.
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PayPal Fixes URL Used for Fraud

Atchoo — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:23:00 +0000

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According to Internet-monitoring company Netcraft, a security flaw on PayPal’s site allowed hackers to steal credit card information from PayPal users. But the flaw has reportedly been fixed.
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McAfee Launches Total Protection Beta

Atchoo — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:22:00 +0000

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McAfee has launched the beta version of a new all-in-one security platform that is designed to compete with Microsoft’s recently introduced Windows Live OneCare.
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Google Pages Used to Host Trojan Horse

Atchoo — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:22:00 +0000

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Free Web hosting service was being used by hackers trying to steal money.
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Windows Live Messenger Ready for Prime Time

Atchoo — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:22:00 +0000

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First major service in the Windows Live suite of Web apps to go live.
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Moving to Your New Web Host - Podcast 65

Atchoo — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:20:00 +0000

Read complete article by mitch@mitchkeeler.com (Mitch Keeler) from Web Hosting Show - Hosting Podcast

It happens to everybody at least once. You find yourself unhappy with your current Web host and you want to move to a new one. How is the best way to go about it, with as little downtime as possible? I’ll let you know my thoughts on the matter on getting it done. Never start your moving day without first listening to the Web Hosting Show.
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Finance Sites: Yahoo Leads, Google Lags

Atchoo — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 19:10:00 +0000

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Google’s site has not yet gained the popularity to challenge other financial sites.
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