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Editor's Note: Craig Newmark was working as a San Francisco-based computer programmer in the 1990s when he started e-mailing friends about local events. His simple Web site has grown into Craigslist, which provides classified ads and forums for more than 500 cities in over 50 countries. This commentary by Newmark, a Barack Obama supporter, is one of a series from McCain and Obama supporters attending party conventions.

via CNN @ 9:46 27th Aug -

Green tech in 'Formula Zero' race

Dubbed the Formula Zero championship, the contest pitted teams from five countries against each other in a zero-emissions go-kart race.

via BBC @ 16:09 26th Aug -

Tech giants face dollar daze

Categories: General, IT Management, Software Infrastructure, Hardware Infrastructure, Web Technology, Google, Yahoo, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, eBay, Amazon

via ZDNet @ 16:09 26th Aug -

HP delivers strong third quarter fueled by blades, international, notebooks

Tags: Revenue, Notebook, Hewlett-Packard Co., Wall Street, Earnings, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

via ZDNet @ 16:09 26th Aug -

Trusted sites thwart net hijacks

US researchers have found a way to thwart hack attacks which intercept data passing from a PC to a website.

via BBC @ 16:09 26th Aug -

Vocal joystick gives computer control to those with disabled hands

An artist used a software program called Vocal Joystick to create this drawing of Mount Fuji. The software gives people with reduced or nonexistent use of their hands the ability to control a computer cursor by mouthing vowel sounds.

via CNET News.com @ 15:35 26th Aug -

Painful lessons from IT outsourcing gone bad

In tough times, companies look to shift tech work to outsiders, whether offshore or down the street. Be careful: This "cure" could be deadly.

via InfoWorld @ 15:35 26th Aug -

The great Gmail debate

Tags: Google Gmail, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, E-mail, Internet, Online Communications, Andrew Mager

via ZDNet @ 15:35 26th Aug -

readers weigh in

Tags: Google Gmail, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, E-mail, Internet, Online Communications, Andrew Mager

via ZDNet @ 15:35 26th Aug -

Enterprise data center, RIP?

Categories: Web 2.0, SaaS, Radical Decentralization, Web as Platform, SOA, Cost-effective scalability, Governance, Products, Enterprise Web 2.0, Global SOA, Open APIs, Web 2.0 Platforms, Cloud computing

via ZDNet @ 10:58 25th Aug -

ARM elbows out Intel in Albatron's Eee beater

Cheeky Taiwanese manufacturer Albatron has come up with a compact UMPC ready to take on Asus' Eee PC. Why cheeky? The new machine's called the Tee PC.

via The Register @ 10:58 25th Aug -

Intel talks up CPU+GPU system chippery

IDF Intel's next major move in system intregration will be to bring its I/O technology and remaining northbridge functionality into a single chip, 'Ibex Peak', it revealed at its Developer Forum this week.

via The Register @ 15:30 24th Aug -

MetaRAM now pumping 288GB of memory into Intel boxes

Customer Perspectives on the Impact of Storage Vendor Decisions on Power, Cooling, & Space in Enterprise Data Centers

via The Register @ 15:27 24th Aug -

Intel CTO demos building blocks of shapeshifting robots

Customer Perspectives on the Impact of Storage Vendor Decisions on Power, Cooling, & Space in Enterprise Data Centers

via The Register @ 11:16 24th Aug -

Typosquatting the U.S elections: A security risk?

Categories: Hackers, Browsers, Spam and Phishing, Black Hat, Phishing, Governments, United States of America, Malware

via ZDNet @ 11:15 24th Aug -

Two new, popular malware attacks

It's hard to know which malicious software will break out and have a major impact on the Internet. Two new attacks, one that preys on user fears of malware, and another that exploits our fondness for moving images, are strong candidates for break-out status. Users should beware, and vendors should be patching to help keep them under control.

via InfoWorld @ 17:35 23rd Aug -

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