Category Archives: Technology

Texas Community College Bans MySpace.com

Posted on April 25, 2006 by Mike

Apr 23, 10:56 AM (ET) CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) – Del Mar College students now have to use computers outside the school’s system if they want to visit the popular Web site MySpace.com. The community college has blocked the site … Continue reading →

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NASA plans to crash into moon

Posted on April 20, 2006 by Mike

NASA plans to send a two-tonne probe crashing into a crater on the moon in hopes of discovering if it harbours water that could be used for manned missions, the US space agency said on Monday. The $US73 million ($NZ120 … Continue reading →

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Duke Nukem Forever – again

Posted on April 13, 2006 by Mike

Broussard Updates Duke Nukem Forever Status The May 2006 issue of Computer Games Magazine, which includes a cover feature previewing 3D Realms and Human Head Studios’ long-awaited FPS Prey, has also included fresh information on 3D Realms’s epochally long in … Continue reading →

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TiVo Shares Up on Partnership Extension

Posted on April 12, 2006 by Mike

By MAY WONG SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) – Shares of TiVo Inc. (TIVO) rose more than 5 percent Wednesday morning after the digital video recording pioneer announced it had extended a partnership with satellite TV provider DirecTV Group Inc. for … Continue reading →

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How I Work: Bill Gates

Posted on April 6, 2006 by Mike

How I Work: Bill Gates Not much of a paper chase for Microsoft’s chairman, who uses a range of digital tools to do business. FORTUNE Magazine Bill Gates, chairman and chief software architect, Microsoft, U.S.A. April 4, 2006: 8:11 AM … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Makes Virtual Server R2 Free

Posted on April 4, 2006 by Mike

Price drops from $199 or $99 to nothing for flagship virtualization software. Eric Lai, Computerworld Monday, April 03, 2006 BOSTON — Microsoft today announced that it will give away its Virtual Server R2 for free, a move seen as reflecting … Continue reading →

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No Vista, but ‘Vista Capable’ Stickers Instead

Posted on April 3, 2006 by Mike

Microsoft hopes marketing program may ease Vista delay fallout. Elizabeth Montalbano, IDG News Service Friday, March 31, 2006 SAN FRANCISCO — Even though Windows Vista won’t be available until next year, Microsoft will work with hardware partners to prepare customers … Continue reading →

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Comcast sees greater use of network DVRs

Posted on April 1, 2006 by Mike

AP NEW YORK — A top executive at Comcast Corp., the largest U.S. cable TV company, on Thursday predicted that the cable industry would move toward adopting a networking technology that could significantly increase the use of digital video recorders. … Continue reading →

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DirecTV

Posted on March 25, 2006 by Mike

I have had DirecTV for a couple years now and it has been pretty decent. On several occasions I have had ‘rain fade’ when rather large intense storms go overhead. It isn’t a common occurrence but a pain when it … Continue reading →

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Fla. Man Showing Off His OnStar Arrested

Posted on March 2, 2006 by Mike

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) A man showing off his OnStar system in his Cadillac Escalade found out the system worked too well. Ralph A. Gomez, 38, was being held Wednesday on $15,000 bond on charges of possession of an illegal … Continue reading →

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