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Comments: 2 +-   The one-line, no-frills backup solution-> on Saturday August 29, @02:59AM Barence

Submitted by Barence on Saturday August 29, @02:59AM
enlightenment
Barence writes "PC Pro's Darien Graham-Smith has devised a simple but effective back-up solution that requires nothing more than a free Windows Live Mesh account and a line of code in the command line. He uses the 5GB of Windows Live Mesh storage to synchronise and backup his vital work files, and a batch file on the desktop to account for the rest. This snappy command mirrors his user folder to a backup destination on another PC, recursing subdirectories but skipping NTFS junctions, system and hidden files, plus movies, music and VirtualBox disc images, files beginning with "_" (generally superfluous support files) and folders with names that start with "temp". Anyone got a cheaper, easier solution?"
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+-   Does powerline networking nuke radio hams?-> on Thursday August 13, @08:46AM Barence

Submitted by Barence on Thursday August 13, @08:46AM
wireless
Barence writes "Since writing about the success he's had with powerline networking, a number of readers emailed PC Pro's Paul Ockendon to castigate him for recommending these products, such as HomePlug. They were all amateur radio enthusiasts, claiming the products affect their hobby in much the same way that urban lighting affects amateur astronomers, but rather than causing light pollution they claim powerline networking causes radio pollution in the HF band (otherwise known as shortwave). Paul's follow-up feature, "Does powerline networking nuke radio hams?" documents his investigation into these claims, which found evidence to support both sides of an intriguing debate."
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+-   Facebook acquires FriendFeed-> on Monday August 10, @03:38PM carpenter37

Submitted by carpenter37 on Monday August 10, @03:38PM
msie
carpenter37 writes "Facebook has acquired FriendFeed, we've learned. We're gathering details now. At this point details on the acquisition are still very sparse, but it's clearly a good match. Over the last year or so, Facebook has "borrowed" quite a few of features that FriendFeed popularized, including the 'Like' feature and an emphasis on real-time news updates."
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+-   The Worst U.S. Cities to Work in IT-> on Tuesday June 23, @08:44AM bdcny7927

Submitted by bdcny7927 on Tuesday June 23, @08:44AM
business
bdcny7927 writes "IT workers have their choice of many great U.S. cities for work and play (Atlanta, Chicago, Seattle), but what are the cities that you probably should avoid? Here's a very unscientific, highly subjective and unapologetically snarky list of our least favorite U.S. tech job locales."
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Comments: 2 +-   Training Geeks to be 'normal' at Geek Heaven-> on Friday May 15 2009, @09:37AM Critical Facilities

Submitted by Critical Facilities on Friday May 15 2009, @09:37AM
education
Critical Facilities writes "Apparently, Neumont University, also referred to as "Geek Heaven" has implemented several programs which attempt to socialize/normalize their admittedly eccentric student body. According to the article, "The 6-year-old school places its graduates in high-tech jobs at such companies as EBay Inc., Microsoft Corp. and IBM Corp. If trends hold up, more than 90% of the 59 students graduating with bachelor's degrees today will find work within three months...Administrators forced them to close their laptops in class, established social clubs and required them to take courses in interpersonal communications and public speaking."

As would be expected, there is a major shortage of women attending this particular university. In typical geek fashion, those women who do attend the school don't appear to be particularly appreciated by their male colleagues as evidenced by a quote from student Cameron Murray who is quoted as saying, "the women at Neumont "are more like dudes with long hair," which hurts the dating scene.""
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+-   Prof Spams Computer Clubs Seeking YouTube Hits-> on Monday April 27 2009, @11:48AM jyosim

Submitted by jyosim on Monday April 27 2009, @11:48AM
jyosim writes "A professor in Sacramento recently e-mailed (some would say spammed) student computer clubs at several colleges promising to compose an original song for them if they would score him 1,000 views on his YouTube videos. The professor's videos — which he says are part of an unusual research project — are of him dressed as an aging rockstar singing about viral videos — and in one, he serenades a prostitute in Amsterdam. At least one of the clubs objected to the e-mail, saying the move was insulting and clueless. "We feel that the method used in this 'experiment' lacks the necessary rigor to have any meaning," said an officer for the Computer Science Club at the University of Waterloo, in Ontario in a letter to top officials at Sacramento. "Proper 'viral' media is spread not through e-mail spam and incentive but through word of mouth, and studying 'viral' media by attempting to create artificially 'viral' content is bound to lead to meaningless results." The letter also said the professor had behaved unethically by involving human subjects (like the club members at Waterloo) without approval from the university's institutional review board."
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Comments: 1 +-   1.8M websites to disappear.-> on Wednesday April 22 2009, @07:07PM FAT-BOY88

Submitted by FAT-BOY88 on Wednesday April 22 2009, @07:07PM
internet
FAT-BOY88 writes "The following has appeared on geocities.com home page.
"After careful consideration, Yahoo! has decided to close GeoCities later this year. You can continue enjoying your GeoCities service until then — we just wanted you to let you know about the closure as soon as possible. We'll share more details this summer. For now, please visit the help center for more information."
No new accounts are accepted. Geocities has about 1.8 million users. It usually ranks between 100-110 on traffic. There are over 20,000,000 links to it according to several search engines."
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+-   Using Lasers and Water Guns to Clean Space Debris-> on Wednesday March 11 2009, @08:44AM WSJdpatton

Submitted by WSJdpatton on Wednesday March 11 2009, @08:44AM
space
WSJdpatton writes "The collision between two satellites last month has renewed interest in some ideas for cleaning up the cloud of debris circling the earth. Some of the plans being considered: Using aging rockets loaded with water to dislodge the debris from orbit so it will burn up in the atmosphere, junk-zapping lasers and garbage-collecting rockets."
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+-   Article on Planet Forumation-> on Friday January 23 2009, @12:24PM Julie

Submitted by Julie on Friday January 23 2009, @12:24PM
enlightenment
Julie writes "Dear Kdawson, Really interesting article about planet formulation -I'm curious to see how much farther they'll take the theory. Your articles are always so intriguing, I actually thought your readers might be interested in some really good looking new laptop bags. knomo is based on a simple concept: to create laptop bags people really want to carry, instead of those they just have to tolerate. They're also functional. They have plenty of compartments for storing power cords, gadgets and every day essentials. knomo's are extremely durable [each design is tested by dropping it 2500 times with 33 kgs.of weight]. Each bag contains a well-cushioned laptop compartment, with a shock-proof protective strip along the base and sides and a tracker ID, to help return a lost bag to its owner. knomo bags can be found at www.knomo.com Please let me know if you'd like any images or information! Best, Julie"
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+-   Can you tell me some World of Warcraft funny weddi-> on Friday December 26 2008, @05:51AM srini

Submitted by srini on Friday December 26 2008, @05:51AM
business
srini writes "My friends are getting married this weekend. Both the bride and the groom are avid WoW players. I'd love to get some funny quotes to say at their wedding based on World of Warcraft. Things like, "If you're going to fight, it's polite to ask someone to duel first, unless you're on a PvP server." Or... "when money is tight, buy Top Ramen and play more WoW.""
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+-   XP more popular than Vista. . . With Pirates-> on Tuesday December 23 2008, @10:38AM jcrousedotcom

Submitted by jcrousedotcom on Tuesday December 23 2008, @10:38AM
microsoft
jcrousedotcom writes "Another Computerworld article shows Microsoft's ability to spin. This spin explains away why folks would want to pirate XP over Vista:

That pirates have stuck with XP — which retains the bulk of the Windows operating system's market share — is "very consistent with what we've seen in counterfeiting in the past," said MacNaughton. "There's usually a lag of between one and two years [before they can] figure out how to replicate those antipiracy and security features."

Counterfeiters currently copy Office 2003 rather than the newer Office 2007 for the same reasons, she said."
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+-   Care for Bed Pillows-> on Wednesday December 03 2008, @09:03AM lovely care

Submitted by lovely care on Wednesday December 03 2008, @09:03AM
usa
lovely care writes "Whether you prefer down, feather or fiberfill pillows, these suggestions help you care for your bed pillows and extend their usefulness"
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+-   Kids Shelves, Kidâ€(TM)s Shelve-> on Wednesday December 03 2008, @06:51AM Anonymous Coward

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 03 2008, @06:51AM
Anonymous Coward writes "Great customer service, very responsive on the phone and personal touch. Nice follow up call to ensure I was satisfied."
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+-   Designer Furniture, Designer Kitchen Tables, Desk -> on Wednesday December 03 2008, @06:36AM Anonymous Coward

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 03 2008, @06:36AM
Anonymous Coward writes "Here at Trade Secret we can never promise to have the items that you wish for, as we cannot order specific stock from our high street brands."
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+-   Financial Stress Syndrome-> on Wednesday December 03 2008, @01:37AM technologeek

Submitted by technologeek on Wednesday December 03 2008, @01:37AM
announcement
technologeek writes "Financial Stress Syndrome is here and it's growing. Feeling anxious, tense or worried when you have financial problems is normal. But what a lot of people are experiencing today is more than just the run-of-the-mill stress. FSS is about more than making ends meet and the condition of your bank account. It's about what is happening to you mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually. Receive a Free Report and get the 7 Must-Do Steps to shatter FSS and get back into real control."
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+-   Seeking Help from Couples Therapy -> on Tuesday December 02 2008, @11:40PM srini

Submitted by srini on Tuesday December 02 2008, @11:40PM
business
srini writes "Whether most couples like to admit it, there comes a time in a lot of relationships where they should really be seeking the help of couples therapy in order to deal with the problems they have found in their relationship. The biggest problem though is that often times, one person in the relationship will have the desire and see the need for couples therapy while the other does not. Maybe"
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+-   Windows drops below 90% market share.-> on Tuesday December 02 2008, @08:07AM ozmanjusri

Submitted by ozmanjusri on Tuesday December 02 2008, @08:07AM
os
ozmanjusri writes "Online market share of the dominant Windows operating system has taken its biggest monthly fall in years to drop below 90% market share, according to Net Applications Inc.

Computerworld reports that Microsoft's flagship product has been steadily losing ground to Mac OS X and Linux, and is at its lowest ebb in the market since 1995. The stats show that while some customers are "upgrading" from XP to Vista, many are jumping ship to Apple, while Linux is also steadily gaining ground.

Net Applications' executive vice president of marketing, Vince Vizzaccarro, suggests the slide may be caused by many of the same factors that caused the fall in Internet Explorer use; "The more home users who are online, using Macs and Firefox and Safari, the more those shares go up," he said. November has more weekend days, as well Thanksgiving in the U.S, a result which emphasises the importance of corporate sales to Microsoft Inc."
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+-   The Benefits Of Couples Counseling -> on Tuesday December 02 2008, @12:51AM srini

Submitted by srini on Tuesday December 02 2008, @12:51AM
business
srini writes "Not every single relationship and marriage will need the help that comes from couples counseling but many more need it then actually attend. This may because of embarrassment, lack of interest in saving the marriage or lack of understanding how couples counseling can really help them. Even if it seems a little silly to you, if saving your relationship is important to you, it is worth giving everything a try so that you will not wonder later if you did everything you could."
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+-   Humphreys Corner Furniture, Humphreys Corner Beddi-> on Saturday November 29 2008, @01:45AM Anonymous Coward

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 29 2008, @01:45AM
Anonymous Coward writes "including Thomas The Tank Engine, Maxim, Kettler, Whittle Shortline, Alpha Zoo nnd Lionel."
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+-   Fastest evolving online time-tracking system-> on Friday November 28 2008, @11:24AM Anonymous Coward

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 28 2008, @11:24AM
vasoftware
Anonymous Coward writes "Hi,

sorry, it's half spam, half a desperate effort to get my site more popular. I hope you find it worth mentioning that

http://www.rechnung-plus.de/

is a convenient and user-friendly way of tracking your working time per projects and making invoices based on the time spent. It has a lot of features already and expanding with every request we get from our users (it takes less then three days to get some features implemented).

I'll go to update my servers for the overwhelming slashdot effect ;-)"
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