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Lowlights of Shopping for a Computer Monitor

August 27th, 2008 Catherine Posted in Business, Opinion, Technology and Science | No Comments »

My CRT screen is showing signs of old age. Although it still working, it is obvious that it is struggling. So, it is time for my first large LCD monitor. I have been reviewing the online literature and have a list of question about the brands and models that are my short list. I decided to buy locally in case there were any problems with the display. It seemed as though it would save me shipping charges in the long run, if there were problems.

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NASA Astronauts Need an Anti-Virus Program

August 27th, 2008 Catherine Posted in How-To, Technology and Science | No Comments »

It may be a dubious first. NASA may be the first space agency to put a computer virus into outer space:

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Do You Have a Twitter Account?

August 27th, 2008 Catherine Posted in Opinion, Technology and Science | No Comments »

It seems that ‘do you twitter?‘ or ‘do you have a twitter account?‘ are the most frequently asked questions in my email for the last couple of months. The answer is - no, I don’t have a twitter account (or ‘I don’t twitter’ - since it seems ‘twitter’ is becoming a verb.)

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Michigan Costruction Worker Builds Mock-Stonehenge

August 27th, 2008 Justin Posted in How-To | No Comments »

A construction worker, Wally Wallington has a theory on how the large stones at Stonehenge have been built.  The following YouTube video explains his simple technique. Read the rest of this entry »

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Confidential Files on eBay Laptop

August 26th, 2008 Catherine Posted in Business, Opinion, Technology and Science | No Comments »

eBay is known for the variety of merchandise that it processes. The internet auction site wants to be among the first places one considers for merchandise. eBay, though, may not want to be known as the place where identity theft information can be found:

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Professor Solove and The ‘Nothing To Hide’ Argument

August 26th, 2008 Catherine Posted in Opinion, Politics and Government, Technology and Science | No Comments »

As security issues become an increasing focus of governments, there is the erosion of privacy. The argument is that this is a necessary price to pay for security. Further, it is argued that privacy is not necessary for the law abiding citizens because there is ‘nothing to hide’.

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Instant Replay in Professional Baseball

August 26th, 2008 Catherine Posted in Opinion, Sports | No Comments »

The baseball purists see this as the beginning of the end. Baseball will never be the same:

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