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Internet search results: Increased brain activity Time spent Googling the latest campaign news or searching for choice eBay buys may help stimulate and improve the minds of middle-aged and older Americans, UCLA scientists suggest. [Read more] [ Read the rest ... ]
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How Linux Can Help Reduce Poverty “Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to use a cheap Linux powered computer and you have fed him for a lifetime” [Read more] [ Read the rest ... ]
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Impact Mozilla - Make Your Mark on Mozilla’s Marketing Strategy The Mozilla marketing team is always looking for new ways to involve other community members (and the outside world more generally) in our marketing efforts and our decision making. [Read more]
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Mozilla adds geographic tagging to Firefox Mozilla has released an add-on to Firefox that enables the browser to automatically pinpoint a user's location by communicating with Wi-Fi signals so Web sites can provide customized content to users. [Read more] [ Read the rest ... ]
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6 Exceptional Web-based Image Editors Web-based image editors have several advantages to its desktop counterparts. The most obvious benefit is that they allow you to work on any computer (that has a browser). In most cases, you can save your work online, avoid having to install desktop software, and interface with other web based services such as Flickr or Picasa. This article shares 6 of the finest, free online image editors that are capable alternatives to desktop applications like Adobe Photoshop and GIMP. [Read more] [ Read the rest ... ]
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Light bulb networks could be the next WiFi If researchers at Boston University's College of Engineering have their way, light bulbs of the future may be the highway your data gets carried along. A team at the school is working on low-power LEDs which could utilize an optical communication system to carry data wirelessly. [Read more] [ Read the rest ... ]
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The History of the Computer: First PC's and the Future Computer Timeline As time marches on, it becomes more and more difficult to recall our world before the invention of the computer. For those who tire over answering an infinite number of daily emails, imagining this world may seem like a pleasant dream. But for the rest of modern society, this is probably not something we'd like to imagine. Whether you are a technophile, or someone who simply requires a computer for your day-to-day activities, you've probably wondered at least once who is responsible for the modern computer. [Read more] [ Read the rest ... ]
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Free Computer, Programming, Engineering, Mathematics, Technical Books, Lecture Notes and Tutorials Free Computer, Mathematics, Technical Books and Lecture Notes, etc. [Read more] [ Read the rest ... ]
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Free Online Computer Science and Programming Books, Textbooks, and Lecture Notes This site lists free online computer science, engineering and programming books, textbooks and lecture notes, all of which are legally and freely available over the Internet. [Read more] [ Read the rest ... ]
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12 Most Devastating PC Viruses and Worms of All Time Why I stay away from Windows? [Read more] [ Read the rest ... ] Copyright © 2005-2010 Malaysia University of Science and Technology. All Rights Reserved. | Date / Time Articles Featured Article Open Source Licensing Source: IBM developerWorks The phrase "open source license" refers to a large number of agreements that license the copyrights inherent in software widely, fairly, and with the fewest restrictions possible. Part 1 -- the first of two -- describes the tenets of copyright and explains the intents of an open source license. Part 2 of this series explores individual licenses, such as the GNU Public License and the Apache License. More... Featured Article What makes a rootkit? Source: IBM developerWorks The Sony BMG copy protection debacle has pulled "rootkit" out of the hacker underground and into the wider world of regular computer users. But while those PC owners may now recognize the term, that doesn't necessarily mean they know what kind of threat it describes. And in the Sony case, not even the experts can agree on whether the record label's antipiracy technology meets the technical definition of a rootkit. Joris Evers of CNET News.com explores this topic which has caught much of the media's attention of late. More... Featured Article Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) Source: APWG Web Site Phishing attacks use 'spoofed' e-mails and fraudulent websites designed to fool recipients into divulging personal financial data such as credit card numbers, account usernames and passwords, social security numbers, etc. By hijacking the trusted brands of well-known banks, online retailers and credit card companies, phishers are able to convince up to 5% of recipients to respond to them. Anti-Phishing Working Group The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) is an industry association focused on eliminating the identity theft and fraud that result from the growing problem of phishing and email spoofing. More... | |||
