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Some time ago, TechMan reported that TechMaam had ordered a laptop computer from Dell. Today she canceled the order. The computer was ordered on Oct. 12 with Windows 7 preinstalled. Windows 7 came out Oct. 22. After originally giving us a delivery date of Nov. 3, Dell then changed the delivery date to Nov. 10. At that point we got a notice saying we
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In 1997, a father and son from Fayette County had an idea: They would rip off an automated teller machine. That is exactly what they did. They pulled a stolen, tilt-bed tow truck next to a free-standing ATM in a bank drive-up lane. They put a chain around the machine and pulled it off its moorings, leaving only some wires poking out of the ground. Then
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Google is sponsoring free WiFi at 47 ariports across the nation until mid-January. Below is an excerpt from the Google news release: MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (November 10, 2009) – Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced that it is working with airports across the country as well as Boingo Wireless, Advanced Wireless Group, Airport Marketing Income
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Back on Oct. 12, TechMaam ordered a new laptop from Dell. Because she wanted Windows 7 pre-installed, their ship date of Nov. 3 seemed reasonable since they couldn't ship before Windows 7 was released on Oct. 22. But then we got an email saying the ship date had been delayed until Nov. 10. Okay, they're busy, that's good for the economy
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In an interesting article in last Sunday's Post-Gazette, Harrisburg Bureau Chief Tom Barnes wrote that, based on a trial in Philadelphia, red-light cameras soon could come to the city of Pittsburgh. The cameras, which photograph the license plate of a car that runs a red light, are seen as promoting traffic safety. Reducing such violations is important
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TechMaam was using the XP machine last night and noticed that Windows Defender had been turned off. A little Net research turned up a number of complaints about the new AVG antivirus version 9, which we recently downloaded, turning off Windows Defender. It's easy to turn it back on, but be aware. You would think that Microsoft is breathing down
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Apple has announced upgrades to its laptops and desktops and a new mouse.
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Three speedier new ways to exchange data with your computer have been in the news lately. One is here already, another is just emerging and the third is in the future: A new, faster WiFi standard was approved in September. The first USB 3.0 certified devices have begun to emerge. And Intel announced this month that it is working on a new connection
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A slide shown at last week's dedication of CMU's Gates computer science school and Hillman future technology building caught TechMan's eye. The slide said that eight past or present members of CMU's faculty and two alumni have received the A.M. Turing Award, often called the Nobel Prize of computer science. The award's namesake,
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Google has purchased ReCAPTCHA Inc., the CMU spinoff that is behind those distorted images used in Web site security. Story here from the CMU site.