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Security gaps exploited in grade scandal remain, may be difficult to close
Closed Published by Washington Post March 10th, 2010 in securityThe equipment was the 11th-best-selling "computer security device" on Amazon.com Tuesday afternoon. Computer experts said that Churchill teachers were lucky …
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Monopoly, Nintendo, Windows and Rubik's Cube mark major anniversaries in 2010
Closed Published by Washington Post March 9th, 2010 in windowsWashington Post
MICROSOFT WINDOWS: On early versions of personal computers, you had to type your commands on the keyboard. The display on the screen was just text. …
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Notice the Windows alternative in HP's slate device. This is a good thing.
Closed Published by Washington Post March 9th, 2010 in windowsWe have written repeatedly that Windows itself is one of the main reasons why touchscreen computers have never caught the general public's attention. …
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Help File: Don't press F1 on the Web in Windows XP; a shortcut to iTunes Plus …
Closed Published by Washington Post March 7th, 2010 in windowsMicrosoft really does want Windows XP users to ignore Web prompts to press the F1 key. A security advisory from the government's Computer Emergency …
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Etacts Launches First Implementation of oAuth For Gmail IMAP Accounts
Closed Published by Washington Post March 7th, 2010 in emailFor email services, this is a big deal. We expect Google to announce support for the new feature more broadly this week.So why does this matter? …
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Gateway FX6831-03: The Heart and Soul of a Performance PC
Closed Published by Washington Post March 5th, 2010 in hard drivesFor starters, the hard-drive capacity difference between the two systems is almost laughable: The Gateway PC's 1.5TB hard drive (for booting and storage) is …
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Google Wave May Finally Tread Water With Email Notifications
Closed Published by Washington Post March 4th, 2010 in emailWave is finally turning on email notifications to alert you about new and updated waves. From the Inbox menu, simply select the new "Notifications" option …
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Now Yahoo allows you to add your Facebook friends' email addresses to your Yahoo Contacts via Facebook Connect. In the Import Contact landing page of your …
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Opera Releases Beta Of Native Opera Mini 5 App For Windows Mobile Phones
Closed Published by Washington Post March 4th, 2010 in windowsThis morning, the company announced that it has released a native version of Opera Mini 5 beta for handsets running Windows Mobile 5 and 6. …
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G.ho.st's Web-Based Operating System To Shut Down March 15
Closed Published by Washington Post March 3rd, 2010 in emailGhost Inc., also known as G.ho.st, is shutting down its personal cloud-based services in two weeks, according to an email the company just sent out to users …
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