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  • Without a Trace: Turn Your Flash Drive into a Portable Privacy Toolkit [Privacy] Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 3:09PM# privacy Whether you're trying to increase your security at an internet café, tunnel your way to your home computer from your cubicle, or leave no trace on your friend's borrowed computer, a flash drive turned portable privacy toolkit is invaluable. More »
  • Banks asked to adopt new tech to cut transaction costs Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 2:57PMPenetration of technology in the country has to increase and the cost per transaction has to decrease, Reserve Bank of India deputy governor KC Chakrabarty has said.
  • Apple declares war on carriers with new FaceTime-capable iPod touch Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 2:55PMDuring Steve Jobs presentation at Apple's special event, a rather un-noticed salvo was launched...
  • Pets ordinance bill Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 2:46PMIntroduced by the Council President at the request of the Mayor:   ORDINANCE 2010-527 [substitute] AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING ANIMAL CARE AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES (ACPS); AMENDING CHAPTER 111 (SPECIAL REVENUE AND TRUST ACCOUNTS), PART 4 (ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL AND CODE REGULATION), SECTIONS 111.450 (SPAY AND NEUTER REBATE TRUST FUND) AND 111.455 (ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL TRAINING AND VETERINARY ...
  • A World Without E-mail: One Man’s Vision of a Social Workplace Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 2:46PMLuis Suarez has a dream, and it’s one that many of us with our overloaded inboxes could well buy in to — a world without e-mail. In fact, it could be argued that Suarez is living …
  • Facebook glitch let spammer post to walls Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 2:39PMA clever spammer found a glitch in Facebook's photo upload service that allowed him to spam thousands of users.
  • Logitech Revue: Hands-On Impressions Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 2:30PMCheck out our hands-on first impressions of Logitech’s Revue, the first set-top box featuring Google TV.
  • Back by Popular Demand: AutoCAD for the Mac Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 2:19PMAutodesk announced on August 31 that it has released AutoCAD 2011 for Macintosh, along with AutoCAD WS, a mobile app that will allow users to share their AutoCAD designs in the field using iPhones, iPads, and iTouches.
  • Free Seminar to Help Fleets Cut Fuel & Maintenance Costs Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 2:19PMREDLANDS, CA - Esri will be offering a free half-day seminar Sept. 30 on how to help small and midsized fleets reduce fuel use, vehicle wear and tear, and time spent building routes using ArcLogistics vehicle routing and scheduling software.
  • Germany to Launch Antibotnet Program for Consumers Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:19AMGermany will soon launch a service to help consumers remove malicious software from their computers in an attempt to stem the spread of spam-sending botnets. Malware - Botnet - E-mail - Spam - 2002
  • Apple: The King of Digital Music Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:19AMAnalysis: Apple has dominated digital music sales for close to a decade. Can the company that popularized paid digital music maintain its position? Apple - Digital audio - Macintosh - Steve Job - Articles
  • U of G Hosts Annual Jazz Colloquium Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:13AMTop international scholars and music experts will discuss musical improvisation as it relates to the human body during the annual Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium Sept. 8 to 10 at the University of Guelph. The three-day event, which is free and open to the general public, includes lectures, panel discussions, workshops and musical performances. It starts at 9 a.m. each day with events taking ...
  • How to Hack Nike+ for Automatic Foursquare Check-ins Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:08AMHave you ever wanted to walk into a building and be automatically checked into Foursquare , without any action on your part? That's the promise of an intriguing DIY project from electronic engineering hobbyist, Casey Halverson . He has come up with a low-cost solution that involves a Nike+ sensor, a $25 breakout board and a Web service called Stumble.to which watches for electronic devices, then ...
  • Germany to Launch Antibotnet Program for Consumers Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:01AMGermany will soon launch a service to help consumers remove malicious software from their computers in an attempt to stem the spread of spam-sending botnets.
  • The INQUIRER's top ten tech firm and band matchups Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:01AMTHE INQUIRER Something for Friday at the end of Summer
  • Review: Flipboard – a news app that lets you choose your editor Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 8:59AMThe iPad app is an excellent way to get a quick sense of what your Facebook and Twitter friends are up to
  • Jobs Report Helps Stocks Ahead Of Long Weekend for the Market Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 8:54AMA better-than-expected jobs report lifted stocks for the third-straight session through midday, although the equity markets had pared some of their gains by late morning.
  • Symantec's "Hack Is Wack," And Cybersecurity's Most Embarassing Marketing Campaigns Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 8:51AMSymantec's Snoop Dogg endorsement is the latest in a long tradition of cybersecurity industry embarr
  • Ping: First Look at the iTunes Social Network Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:53AMPart of the new iTunes 10 software , announced and launched yesterday, is a significant new social networking feature for iTunes called Ping . It allows you to comment on music, 'like' it a la Facebook, or rate it. Ping is also very similar to Twitter, in that you can 'follow' people and music stars. All of this happens inside of the iTunes application, either on your computer, iPhone or iPod ...
  • Videos: PSGroove PS3 jailbreak in action Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:51AMOn Tuesday the big news for the PlayStation 3-owning community was the appearance of an open-source jailbreak called PSGroove. The jailbreak required a software download, and the supply of your own USB device. It is therefore much easier to use than PSJailbreak, and also a lot harder for Sony to block. While PSGroove sounds great on [...]
  • Apple refreshes iTunes software, updates iPods Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:46AMSAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Users of Apple Inc.'s iTunes software will now be able to see what songs their friends are buying and where their favorite bands are playing next.
  • LME LATEST - Metals firm during open-outcry sessions, copper near 4-mth peaks Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:43AM- Base metals traded at firm levels during the open-outcry sessions, with both copper and zinc around four-month highs ahead of today's batch of economic figures from the US. Sentiment has picked up over the last two days, partly on fresh-month buying and anticipated fund rolls but also due to a run of largely positive data.
  • Novelda AS to Exhibit Nanoscale Impulse Radar at EXPO 2010 in Shanghai, China Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:35AMNovelda AS, a fabless semiconductor company specializing in nanoscale wireless low-power technology for impulse radar, has been invited by the Norwegian government and Innovation Norway to exhibit at the prestigious EXPO 2010, taking place in Shanghai, China in September 2010.
  • Small Businesses to Increase Spending on Web-Conferencing, Report Finds Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:30AMAn AMI-Partners report finds small businesses are increasingly employing Web-conferencing technology--and sticking to low-quality but free services.
  • Dell tightens SME security with Trend Micro deal Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:30AMDell has announced plans to expand its partnership with security firm TrendMicro in a deal which will bring the vendor's Worry-Free Business SecurityServices to its own customers.
  • TiaLinx, Inc. Announces Launch of the Eagle45-W, Hands-Free Sense-Through-the-Wall Imager Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:30AMTiaLinx, Inc., a developer of miniaturized mm-wave radars with integrated radio and antenna arrays, today announced the launch of the Eagle45-W, a hands-free precision Sense-Through-the-Wall Imager.
  • BULLION MORNING - Gold rebounds slightly on easing risk appetite ahead of ECB, US data Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:28AMLondon, 02 September 2010 - Gold rebounded in Europe on Thursday as risk appetite eased ahead of today’s European Central Bank meeting and further US data before the weekend, while the dollar tried to recover the previous session’s losses against the euro.
  • AspenTech 2010 fourth quarter total revenue decreases to $38.2 million Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:27AMAspen Technology, Inc., a leading provider of software and services to the process industries, today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2010, ended June 30, 2010.
  • Apple unveils social network, new iPod and TV tool Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:17PMApple has launched a music-centered social network at iTunes and unveiled slick new iPod and Apple TV gadgets that promised to win the iconic company more devotees.
  • Apple unveils new TV box for renting movies, shows Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:15PMApple makes new foray into living room with streaming TV box, but doesn't change the channel
  • Therese Poletti's Tech Tales: NYC's tech startup scene has matured Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:12PMIn the late 1990s, as Silicon Valley’s tech industry headed into boom-land, so too did New York City, writes Therese Poletti.
  • Apple makes new foray into living room with streaming TV box, but doesn't change the channel Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:05PMApple Inc. is refining its plans to annex the living room into its entertainment empire.
  • Google, Verizon unite to shape Net regulation Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:51PMGoogle Inc. Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt once called Rep. Anna Eshoo "almost the perfect example of a congressperson." She "understands what we need," he said. More than two years after that comment to workers at Google headquarters in Eshoo's... Google - Verizon Communications - Anna Eshoo - Eric Schmidt - Searching
  • Android phones look to expand app offerings Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:50PMPinger Inc., a San Jose developer of mobile applications, can get twice as much in sales from programs for Apple devices than for phones powered by Android software. That's not stopping it from creating its first Android app. "Even if the revenue generation... Apple - Android - Handhelds - Mobile Computing - IPhone
  • Apple unveils new TV box for renting movies, shows Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:50PMApple Inc. is refining its plans to annex the living room into its entertainment empire. On Wednesday, Apple unveiled a smaller, cheaper version of Apple TV, which connects to a high-definition television and can show rented movies and TV shows from Apple's own service, plus content from Netflix, photos on Flickr, YouTube clips and more.
  • Tech Ticker Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:31PMFCCNo free wirelessFederal regulators have shot down a proposal by a startup called M2Z Networks to build a free, nationwide wireless broadband network using a spare slice of airwaves.
  • Apple's new iPod line Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:18PMApple Inc CEO Steve Jobs has announced a new line of iPods.
  • Job fair to be held at Grand Sierra Resort and Casino Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:08PMRenoHires will hold a job fair Sept. 21 at the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino in Reno with AARP Nevada state office, All Valley Home Care, the federal Bureau of Prisons, STS Staffing and other employers attending.
  • Five Best Text Recognition Tools [Hive Five] Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 9:21AM# hivefive Working with text on your computer offers a range of possibilities in searching and editing that simply aren't available with hard copy text. Check out these five text recognition tools to get your printed text into your computer. More »
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  • CHARTS OF THE WEEK: Pay TV LOSES Customers For The First Time Ever Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 8:04AMAre iPhone owners more willing to pay for applications than Android owners? Or are Android developers just more interested in giving away their apps? Something's going on with these two app markets which have completely different make ups, according to Royal Pingdom . Pingdom surveyed the App Store and the Android Market and discovered that only 30% of the apps in Apple's store are free, while ...
  • More than 700 iCafés opt for genuine Microsoft Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 7:56AMMore than 700 Internet cafes are now enjoying the benefits of genuine Microsoft software through the Microsoft iCafé program and customers of these cafes are taking notice.
  • SEC Wants Securitization Made Easy Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 7:26AMIt has proposed that issuers disclose computer programs for each new asset- or mortgage-backed security. This is a great idea. SEC - Asset-backed security - Security - Securitization - U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
  • Rocklin, Roseville Job Openings Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 7:17AMRoseville and Rocklin area recent job openings for the week of August 29- September 4, 2010
  • Broken leg man rescued from flume Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 7:17AMFirefighters and paramedics are called in to free a man who became trapped in a flume at a swimming pool.
  • Do-it-yourself portfolio Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 7:16AMSean Blomquist was fed up with the management fees he was paying on his mutual fund portfolio, so he decided to take matters into his own hands by subscribing to an online portfolio service that allows him to manage a basket of lower-cost exchange-traded funds.
  • OpenOffice saves a company budget Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 7:04AMJack Wallen had the pleasure of introducing a client to OpenOffice and saving that client a huge wad of cash. Read on to find out how much and just how OO saved the day.
  • East Stroudsburg prodigy earns $50K scholarship for music talent Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 9:06PMWhen he was 3, Yeeren Low invented his own form of musical notation to give shape to the sounds floating in his head.
  • New media: What's out there Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 9:00PMA brief snapshot of media enterprises that are reshaping the business of information and news.
  • Rita's Ice gets new owner Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 8:50PMVeronica and Duane Roberts first sampled Rita's Ice during their honeymoon in Atlantic City in April 2009. The flavor was blueberry, and the couple enjoyed the icy treat so much they bought the company.