Peer-to-peer networking takes internet out of the equation October 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When people working on a project get together with their laptops and PDAs, they share information via the internet and a client server. But new software developed by European researchers allows independent, ... | |
E-mail accounts easy to break into October 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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The hacker who infiltrated Sarah Palin's e-mail account last month may have intended to embarrass the Republican vice presidential candidate, but the prank also exposed one of the Internet industry's most uncomfortable secrets: ... | |
Q & A with John Lilly, CEO of Mozilla Corp. October 01, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
John Lilly became chief executive of Mozilla Corp. in January, moving up from his role as chief operating officer. He's been with the company that created the open-source Firefox browser since 2005, the year Firefox 1.5 was ... | |
Digg aims to raise its profile October 01, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
YouTube made a splash last fall when CNN engaged the video-sharing Web site to show mainstream Americans posing questions to candidates in the presidential primaries. Now the "social news" site Digg is bidding to enter the ... | |
Have couch, will travel September 30, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
There is a new way to hop around the world for travelers whose budgets can't keep up with their wanderlust, and the perks may be more than financial. For adventurous travelers only, Couchsurfing.com is a Web site that connects ... | |
Most U.S. workers use Net while on the job September 30, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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More than 70 percent of working Americans now use the Internet on the job - and it has utterly changed how most of them operate. | |
Use the Web to find the best bargains in shopping, shipping September 30, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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ShopSmart, a Consumer Reports publication, has compiled a list of seven Web sites that will help you skip the Web surfing and get to the real deals quickly. Here are their picks, which will appear in the November issue. | |
Sites that allow visitors to share tales of kindness popping up on the Web September 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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One afternoon in mid-July, Melissa Morris-Ivone was on the receiving end of one of those infinitesimally small acts of kindness that put you in a good mood. | |
Internet pioneer Paul Baran gets richly deserved honor September 29, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
This is a column to brag about Paul Baran, because Lord knows he's not going to do it himself. The guy is a brilliant innovator and a successful Silicon Valley entrepreneur. He's on his way to the White House to be honored ... | |
Checking those sites for high school football September 27, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
It's Friday and my crack research team is geeked up again. This week, the band of near-do-wells have gotten into high school football. | |
Never miss a call when using Internet service September 24, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
If you think about it, the Internet is the ultimate chameleon, able to change, transform and adapt itself so that it perfectly mimics a process done by a dedicated system. In other words, the Internet can become something ... | |
More advertisers seek to block Yahoo-Google pact September 23, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | User comments: 1
An international network of advertisers publicly criticized the proposed search-advertising partnership between Yahoo Inc. and Google Inc. on Monday, saying the deal may "have a detrimental effect on competition." | |
Some colleges checking students' social-networking sites September 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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Lauren Pfeiffer said she doesn't have to worry about what's on her Facebook profile, but she can't say the same about her fellow students. | |
New study highlights risk of fake popup warnings for Internet users September 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A new study by researchers at North Carolina State University shows that most Internet users are unable to distinguish genuine popup warnings messages from false ones – even after repeated mistakes. The fake ones were designed ... | |
Hunt bargains online: Add computer clicking to your coupon clipping September 18, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Although we no longer trek through the jungle or cross wild plains to gather food, searching for affordable groceries can still feel like a hunt. And even that landscape is changing. Scissors and paper are giving way to the ... | |
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