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Cops seize dorm PCs in college raid. We've got you by the power cord [The Register]
7:05:57 PM
Delhi jail takes up computing. Prisoners at Asia's largest prison, the Tihar jail in Delhi, are being taught computer skills [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]
7:05:14 PM
Do you think there is something in remote collaboration that can increase project quality and reduce project cost? Adaptive Path: Fifteen Tips for Remote Collaboration. It will always be easier to rally a group of people who work in the same building, but you can accomplish just as much (or more) with a motivated remote team. Getting team members motivated in the first place and holding their interest are your goals. Here are fifteen quick and useful tips to get you started. [Tomalak's Realm]
7:04:13 PM
Rift in India Leads M.I.T. to Pull Out of Media Lab. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has pulled out of Media Lab Asia, citing disagreements with the Indian minister of information. [New York Times: Technology]
7:03:15 PM
Newer, Smaller, Faster, and Not in Stores Now. When a gadget is so new that its not even here yet, a few Web sites can help you get it. [New York Times: Technology]
7:02:30 PM
At 10,000 Feet, Can a Fire-Spotting Camera Discriminate?. Two imaging scientists have come up with an airborne array of four digital cameras that they think can detect forest fires more effectively. [New York Times: Technology]
7:01:25 PM
On the Web, Without Wasting Time. Small businesses that want to build a Web site will find that doing so is easier than in the pioneering mid-90's. [New York Times: Technology]
7:00:48 PM
Reeling in Files From Your PC's Murky Depths. How do you track down a file that you just know is somewhere on your hard drive? There are a number of helpful tools. [New York Times: Technology]
7:00:15 PM
Monkeys Don't Write Shakespeare. Six simians given a computer for a month don't even begin to rewrite the works of Shakespeare, as the famous axiom predicts. Instead, they act like, well, chimps. [Wired News]
6:59:44 PM
Muslim TV Network in the Making. A pair of U.S. investors wants to reshape the popular conception of what it means to be a Muslim in America. Their dream: to launch the nation's first Muslim-oriented cable television network. By Kari Dean. [Wired News]
6:58:58 PM
FTC cracks down on sites trying to profit from do-not-call list. The Federal Trade Commission wants a temporary restraining order to stop a Web site operator who claims that he can preregister consumers for the commission's new do-not-call registry. [Computerworld News]
6:58:17 PM
PeopleSoft embraces Linux. IBM tapped to guide transition and support [InfoWorld: Top News]
6:57:15 PM
Novell to implement Web services spec. Company backs BPEL [InfoWorld: Top News]
6:56:30 PM
NY Times: 'New Media': Ready for the Dustbin of History? The companies that spent hugely on the "digital convergence" of media and Internet-era computing, AOL Time Warner and Vivendi Universal, which bought Mr. Diller's media properties, are in turmoil. And their visionary architects, Stephen M. Case at AOL Time Warner and Jean-Marie Messier at Vivendi Universal, have been ousted. [Tomalak's Realm]
6:55:35 PM
Trial post after system tremors.
6:05:16 PM
7:05:57 PM
Delhi jail takes up computing. Prisoners at Asia's largest prison, the Tihar jail in Delhi, are being taught computer skills [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]
7:05:14 PM
Do you think there is something in remote collaboration that can increase project quality and reduce project cost? Adaptive Path: Fifteen Tips for Remote Collaboration. It will always be easier to rally a group of people who work in the same building, but you can accomplish just as much (or more) with a motivated remote team. Getting team members motivated in the first place and holding their interest are your goals. Here are fifteen quick and useful tips to get you started. [Tomalak's Realm]
7:04:13 PM
Rift in India Leads M.I.T. to Pull Out of Media Lab. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has pulled out of Media Lab Asia, citing disagreements with the Indian minister of information. [New York Times: Technology]
7:03:15 PM
Newer, Smaller, Faster, and Not in Stores Now. When a gadget is so new that its not even here yet, a few Web sites can help you get it. [New York Times: Technology]
7:02:30 PM
At 10,000 Feet, Can a Fire-Spotting Camera Discriminate?. Two imaging scientists have come up with an airborne array of four digital cameras that they think can detect forest fires more effectively. [New York Times: Technology]
7:01:25 PM
On the Web, Without Wasting Time. Small businesses that want to build a Web site will find that doing so is easier than in the pioneering mid-90's. [New York Times: Technology]
7:00:48 PM
Reeling in Files From Your PC's Murky Depths. How do you track down a file that you just know is somewhere on your hard drive? There are a number of helpful tools. [New York Times: Technology]
7:00:15 PM
Monkeys Don't Write Shakespeare. Six simians given a computer for a month don't even begin to rewrite the works of Shakespeare, as the famous axiom predicts. Instead, they act like, well, chimps. [Wired News]
6:59:44 PM
Muslim TV Network in the Making. A pair of U.S. investors wants to reshape the popular conception of what it means to be a Muslim in America. Their dream: to launch the nation's first Muslim-oriented cable television network. By Kari Dean. [Wired News]
6:58:58 PM
FTC cracks down on sites trying to profit from do-not-call list. The Federal Trade Commission wants a temporary restraining order to stop a Web site operator who claims that he can preregister consumers for the commission's new do-not-call registry. [Computerworld News]
6:58:17 PM
PeopleSoft embraces Linux. IBM tapped to guide transition and support [InfoWorld: Top News]
6:57:15 PM
Novell to implement Web services spec. Company backs BPEL [InfoWorld: Top News]
6:56:30 PM
NY Times: 'New Media': Ready for the Dustbin of History? The companies that spent hugely on the "digital convergence" of media and Internet-era computing, AOL Time Warner and Vivendi Universal, which bought Mr. Diller's media properties, are in turmoil. And their visionary architects, Stephen M. Case at AOL Time Warner and Jean-Marie Messier at Vivendi Universal, have been ousted. [Tomalak's Realm]
6:55:35 PM
Trial post after system tremors.
6:05:16 PM