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Protecting your Computer: Part 3 – AntiVirus Technology January 11, 2006 \| User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 19 vote(s) \| No comments yet by Philip Dunn [ Part 1 ] [ Part 2 ] Almost everybody ...

Protecting Your Computer: Part 2 - Firewalls Technology January 10, 2006 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 27 vote(s) \| No comments yet by Philip Dunn [ Part 1 ] While rather new to computing in comparison to antivirus programs, in today’s Internet connected ...

Protecting Your Computer: Part 1 - Common Sense Technology January 09, 2006 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 42 vote(s) \| No comments yet by Philip Dunn Believe it or not, the most important defense for your computer is not an anti-virus program or a firewall, but your own brain. The way you use your computer determines how secure ...

The Web: Women vs. men online Technology January 04, 2006 \| User rating: 3 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| No comments yet Men and women use the Internet rather differently, with women employing e-mail more often than men to communicate with family and friends, but with men logging online more frequently to obtain news or sports updates, experts ...

Commentary: Living forever Technology December 29, 2005 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 25 vote(s) \| No comments yet Praised as the Thomas Edison of the 21st century, Ray Kurzweil was selected as one of "16 revolutionaries who made America," along with the great inventors of the past two centuries.

The Web: Fifteen years of browsing Technology December 28, 2005 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Fifteen years ago this Christmas week, Tim Berners-Lee, an obscure scientist working in a European laboratory, invented the Internet browser, now a fixture of the digital economy, experts tell United Press ...

Mesh networking to fill in wireless gaps Technology December 15, 2005 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet When wireless networking was first introduced to the public in the late 90s and early 2000s, it received a mixed response. Some were interested in the idea of completely unfettered Internet access throughout a given area. ...

Biometric expert shows an easy way to spoof fingerprint scanning devices Technology December 11, 2005 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 19 vote(s) \| No comments yet Eyeballs, a severed hand or fingers carried in ziplock bags. Back alley eye replacement surgery. These are scenarios used in recent blockbuster movies like Steven Spielberg’s "Minority Report" and "Tomorrow ...

Avoid cyber Grinches, scams and schemes Technology November 18, 2005 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet As consumers go online in record numbers this holiday to shop and make travel plans, security experts advise that they take a few basic precautions to keep from getting ripped off or have their identity stolen.

'WiFi before you fly' Technology October 28, 2005 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport this week debuted a wireless Internet system throughout all its terminals, outflanking Boston Logan and other major U.S. airports by providing WiFi for travelers from the curb ...

The car that makes its own fuel Technology October 24, 2005 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 191 vote(s) \| No comments yet A unique system that can produce Hydrogen inside a car using common metals such as Magnesium and Aluminum was developed by an Israeli company. The system solves all of the obstacles associated with the manufacturing, ...

Home-networking boom coming Technology October 03, 2005 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet New home developers -- and Silicon Valley technology companies -- are collaborating to bring consumers the "digital domicile," a completely connected home, where TVs, iPods and other appliances are all linked, finally taking ...

Magnetic Microchips Replaces Electronic Semiconductor Technology September 28, 2005 \| User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet The combined efforts of researchers from Durham University, Imperial College, London and the University of Sheffield have fructified. Till now the basic computer is usually made by using semiconductor electronics. The researchers ...

Tokyo Game Show's soaring allure Technology September 20, 2005 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet Long gone are the days when computer games were seen as a bastion for awkward teenagers. From the commuter eagerly playing a game on his cellular phone on the train to tiny tots playing games with characters from their favorite ...

Japan technology's focus shift to dreams Technology September 19, 2005 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet A dog that can sniff out whether his owner is feeling under the weather or not? A T-shirt that allows the wearer's intestines to be in full view so that an X-ray is no longer necessary? Or an elevator that connects the planet ...

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Protecting your Computer: Part 3 – AntiVirus Technology January 11, 2006 \| User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 19 vote(s) \| No comments yet by Philip Dunn [ Part 1 ] [ Part 2 ] Almost everybody ...

Protecting Your Computer: Part 2 - Firewalls Technology January 10, 2006 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 27 vote(s) \| No comments yet by Philip Dunn [ Part 1 ] While rather new to computing in comparison to antivirus programs, in today’s Internet connected ...

Protecting Your Computer: Part 1 - Common Sense Technology January 09, 2006 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 42 vote(s) \| No comments yet by Philip Dunn Believe it or not, the most important defense for your computer is not an anti-virus program or a firewall, but your own brain. The way you use your computer determines how secure ...

The Web: Women vs. men online Technology January 04, 2006 \| User rating: 3 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| No comments yet Men and women use the Internet rather differently, with women employing e-mail more often than men to communicate with family and friends, but with men logging online more frequently to obtain news or sports updates, experts ...

Commentary: Living forever Technology December 29, 2005 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 25 vote(s) \| No comments yet Praised as the Thomas Edison of the 21st century, Ray Kurzweil was selected as one of "16 revolutionaries who made America," along with the great inventors of the past two centuries.

The Web: Fifteen years of browsing Technology December 28, 2005 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Fifteen years ago this Christmas week, Tim Berners-Lee, an obscure scientist working in a European laboratory, invented the Internet browser, now a fixture of the digital economy, experts tell United Press ...

Mesh networking to fill in wireless gaps Technology December 15, 2005 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet When wireless networking was first introduced to the public in the late 90s and early 2000s, it received a mixed response. Some were interested in the idea of completely unfettered Internet access throughout a given area. ...

Biometric expert shows an easy way to spoof fingerprint scanning devices Technology December 11, 2005 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 19 vote(s) \| No comments yet Eyeballs, a severed hand or fingers carried in ziplock bags. Back alley eye replacement surgery. These are scenarios used in recent blockbuster movies like Steven Spielberg’s "Minority Report" and "Tomorrow ...

Avoid cyber Grinches, scams and schemes Technology November 18, 2005 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet As consumers go online in record numbers this holiday to shop and make travel plans, security experts advise that they take a few basic precautions to keep from getting ripped off or have their identity stolen.

'WiFi before you fly' Technology October 28, 2005 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport this week debuted a wireless Internet system throughout all its terminals, outflanking Boston Logan and other major U.S. airports by providing WiFi for travelers from the curb ...

The car that makes its own fuel Technology October 24, 2005 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 191 vote(s) \| No comments yet A unique system that can produce Hydrogen inside a car using common metals such as Magnesium and Aluminum was developed by an Israeli company. The system solves all of the obstacles associated with the manufacturing, ...

Home-networking boom coming Technology October 03, 2005 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet New home developers -- and Silicon Valley technology companies -- are collaborating to bring consumers the "digital domicile," a completely connected home, where TVs, iPods and other appliances are all linked, finally taking ...

Magnetic Microchips Replaces Electronic Semiconductor Technology September 28, 2005 \| User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet The combined efforts of researchers from Durham University, Imperial College, London and the University of Sheffield have fructified. Till now the basic computer is usually made by using semiconductor electronics. The researchers ...

Tokyo Game Show's soaring allure Technology September 20, 2005 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet Long gone are the days when computer games were seen as a bastion for awkward teenagers. From the commuter eagerly playing a game on his cellular phone on the train to tiny tots playing games with characters from their favorite ...

Japan technology's focus shift to dreams Technology September 19, 2005 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet A dog that can sniff out whether his owner is feeling under the weather or not? A T-shirt that allows the wearer's intestines to be in full view so that an X-ray is no longer necessary? Or an elevator that connects the planet ...

Protecting your Computer: Part 3 – AntiVirus

Protecting Your Computer: Part 2 - Firewalls

Protecting Your Computer: Part 1 - Common Sense

The Web: Women vs. men online

Commentary: Living forever

The Web: Fifteen years of browsing

Mesh networking to fill in wireless gaps

Biometric expert shows an easy way to spoof fingerprint scanning devices

Avoid cyber Grinches, scams and schemes

'WiFi before you fly'

The car that makes its own fuel

Home-networking boom coming

Magnetic Microchips Replaces Electronic Semiconductor

Tokyo Game Show's soaring allure

Japan technology's focus shift to dreams

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