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'Leap second' snafu affects Oracle clustering tool
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Amazon adds new S3 twist: Make people pay to access your data
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Self-promotion at work: 8 tips for shy people
Self-promotion can be particularly hard for IT professionals because on top of cultural conditioning, they feel their work speaks for them. But you may need it to survive this economic downturn with your job intact. Here are eight tips to get you started.
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CheckFree warns 5 million customers after hack
CheckFree and some of the banks that use its electronic bill payment service are notifying more than 5 million customers after criminals took control of several of the company's Internet domains and redirected customer traffic to a malicious Web site hosted in the Ukraine.
Comcast confirms new network management practices
Comcast, the second largest broadband provider in the U.S., has stopped network-management practices that focus on slowing the BitTorrent peer-to-peer application, the company said.
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Digital TV converter program out of money
A federal program providing vouchers for digital television converters to people whose TV sets will stop working on Feb. 17 has run out of money.
Appeals court set to rule on Kentucky effort to seize domain names
The Kentucky state appeals court is expected to rule this month on whether the state can seize or shut down online gambling sites that are registered in other states or even outside the U.S.
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Report: Microsoft to do free Windows 7 upgrades
Microsoft Corp. will offer free or discounted Windows 7 upgrades to users who buy Vista PCs after July 1, according to a Web site that has accurately predicted the company's moves in the past.
Vista's flaws surface again on eve of Windows 7 beta
Attendees of the International Conference on Cyber Security 2009 in New York were reminded of the Vista operating system's failings a day before the Windows 7 beta is expected to be publicly announced at the CES trade show.
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Asus debuts S121 netbook with Windows 7 and 512GB SSD
Asustek Computer on Tuesday debuted an ultra-thin, light netbook called the S121 with two new technologies, Microsoft's yet-to-be released Windows 7 OS and the world's largest solid state drive (SSD) at 512GB.
Backup Resolutions: 5 Strategies to Back Up Your Data, Now
Every year you say you'll be better at keeping your data backed up, but then life happens. You get busy. You get distracted. And the number of files in your digital life grows exponentially--all while you continue to relegate this critical task to the "I'll get to it" pile.
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10 must-have free BlackBerry apps
A handful of free BlackBerry applications -- for browsing the Web, issuing voice commands, creating spreadsheets, reading e-books and more -- can make your trusty smart phone even smarter.
Digital TV converter program out of money
A federal program providing vouchers for digital television converters to people whose TV sets will stop working on Feb. 17 has run out of money.
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CheckFree warns 5 million customers after hack
CheckFree and some of the banks that use its electronic bill payment service are notifying more than 5 million customers after criminals took control of several of the company's Internet domains and redirected customer traffic to a malicious Web site hosted in the Ukraine.
Comcast confirms new network management practices
Comcast, the second largest broadband provider in the U.S., has stopped network-management practices that focus on slowing the BitTorrent peer-to-peer application, the company said.
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Report: Microsoft to do free Windows 7 upgrades
Microsoft Corp. will offer free or discounted Windows 7 upgrades to users who buy Vista PCs after July 1, according to a Web site that has accurately predicted the company's moves in the past.
Microsoft touts Mac-Windows collaboration at Macworld
Microsoft plans to launch new Mac software later this year that will let Office 2008 for Mac users collaborate with people running the Windows version of the application suite.
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CheckFree warns 5 million customers after hack
CheckFree and some of the banks that use its electronic bill payment service are notifying more than 5 million customers after criminals took control of several of the company's Internet domains and redirected customer traffic to a malicious Web site hosted in the Ukraine.
Start-up Ctera will offer cloud storage through carriers
Storage start-up Ctera introduced a combined local and cloud storage system for service providers to sell as a service.
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Start-up Ctera will offer cloud storage through carriers
Storage start-up Ctera introduced a combined local and cloud storage system for service providers to sell as a service.
'Leap second' snafu affects Oracle clustering tool
The second that was added to 2008 to adjust for the slowing of the earth's rotation is causing problems with Oracle's Cluster Ready Services software, according to a support document issued by the vendor.
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Microsoft touts Mac-Windows collaboration at Macworld
Microsoft plans to launch new Mac software later this year that will let Office 2008 for Mac users collaborate with people running the Windows version of the application suite.
'Leap second' snafu affects Oracle clustering tool
The second that was added to 2008 to adjust for the slowing of the earth's rotation is causing problems with Oracle's Cluster Ready Services software, according to a support document issued by the vendor.
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CheckFree warns 5 million customers after hack
CheckFree and some of the banks that use its electronic bill payment service are notifying more than 5 million customers after criminals took control of several of the company's Internet domains and redirected customer traffic to a malicious Web site hosted in the Ukraine.
Start-up Ctera will offer cloud storage through carriers
Storage start-up Ctera introduced a combined local and cloud storage system for service providers to sell as a service.
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