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Once again I'm finally making it in and tired as heck but I have to post tech articles before I crash because, I live for this...Christian devotions and tech news, makes me feel good. Sad note, Ed Bradley died today. He is one of the reasons that I write and keeps me going because Mr. Bradley proved that you can be yourself and be a heck of a reporter. Many people respect Mr. Bradley for his reporting and he will be missed.
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In-car Internet hits the road story from CNN.com|Tech
When Stephen Devine drove with his family from their home in Massachusetts to New York City, he spent two frustrating hours trying to find a place to park his 9-foot-high camper van, which won't fit in most garages. In the end, his 17-year-old daughter found a place to park online -- and she didn't even have to leave the van to do it. Devine's van is equipped with TracNet, a system that allows passengers to access the Internet on a vehicle's video screens. Launched in September by Middletown, Rhode Island-based KVH Industries Inc., TracNet brings the Internet to the installed screens in a car, truck, RV or boat. It also turns the entire vehicle into a wireless hot spot, so passengers can use their laptops to go online.>>>more
Phishers Pick $2.8 Billion From Consumers' Pocketsstory from techweb.com
Criminals running phishing scams are raking in more money than ever, with the average loss jumping fivefold in the last year and the percentage of money recovered plummeting, according to a survey published Thursday by research firm Gartner. "Phishing e-mails are getting through, and when they do steal, phishers are getting five times the amount they did in 2005," said Gartner analyst Avivah Litan. "They're getting better, much better, at their schemes." Litan pegged the total loss to phishing in the 12 months ending Aug. 30 at a whopping $2.8 billion. Although some analysts have pegged phishing attacks as leveling off, Litan scoffed at the notion. "It was presumptuous of us to think that phishing would be solved, much like spam has been, and would be only so much 'noise' on the>>>more
Yahoo to embed instant messaging in e-mailstory from CNet.com
Yahoo is planning to embed instant messaging into its Web-based e-mail program within the next few months so that people can have live chats in Yahoo Mail, even if they don't have an instant-messaging application installed, a Yahoo executive announced on Thursday. Brad Garlinghouse, vice president of communications, communities and front doors at Yahoo, gave a technology preview at the Web 2.0 Summit here of a new feature planned for Yahoo Mail that seamlessly integrates instant messaging. Garlinghouse said the reasoning behind melding instant messaging and email is to improve the overall "user experience," something which can be lacking in many so-called Web 2.0 services.>>>more
Web 2.0 Replaces Music Teachers story from wired.com
In the cacophony of mashups, widgets and collaboration tools demoed at the third annual Web 2.0 Summit here, one rang out as the biggest crowd pleaser: a musical instrument instruction web app with a golden ear and infinite patience. Called In the Chair, the application encourages music students and budding guitar heroes to play along with real musicians by syncing scrolling sheet music with a prerecorded video of a band playing the song. The app monitors your playing through your computer's microphone, and gives you instant feedback on whether you played the right note with the right timing.>>>more
Microsoft, Universal ink deal involving Zune story from msnbc.com
Microsoft Corp. says it had struck a deal with Universal Music Group aimed at allowing the company to do more with a feature of its Zune portable music player that lets people share songs over a wireless connection. Under the deal, Universal will receive a payment for every Zune player sold, in exchange for which Universal will provide more access to artists and rights to music. Chris Stephenson, general manager of global marketing for Microsoft, declined to comment on the financial specifics of the deal late Wednesday, beyond saying that it>>>more
At Web 2.0 Summit, a Look At What's in Store (and Storage)story from washingtonpost.com
Jeffrey P. Bezos, chief executive of Amazon.com Inc., outlined his ambitious strategy for selling online storage and computing power before a crowd of entrepreneurs gathered here Wednesday for the Internet industry's marquee conference and annual pep rally. Speaking to a crowd that seemed almost giddy over the potential of the Web, Bezos detailed a corporate strategy that seeks to transform the Internet retailer into a provider of Web-based storage, computing power and other logistical services for businesses. The idea is to allow other companies to spend less time wrestling with computer infrastructure and more time on their core business.>>>more
other news:
Democrats Take Senate; Concession in
Virginia Completes Midterm Sweep
story from nytimes.com
Democrats gained control of the Senate on Thursday, giving them a majority in both houses of Congress for the first time since 1994 and increased influence over President Bush’s policies at home and abroad, starting with the war in Iraq. The Democrats picked up the seat they needed to capture the Senate when the Republican incumbent in Virginia, George Allen, conceded to Jim Webb, his Democratic challenger, completing a broad realignment of power in Washington. Including two independents who align themselves with the Democrats, Democrats will have a 51-to-49 advantage in the new Senate.>>>more
Ellison wins 2nd term as Lauderdale NAACP chief
story from miamiherald.com
Fort Lauderdale NAACP President Marsha Ellison fended off a challenge today from two opponents, including one she narrowly defeated to earn her first term. Ellison won another two-year term as head of one of the largest NAACP branches in South Florida after her defeat of challengers William McCormick and Al Calloway. McCormick was president from 2000 to 2004. Calloway, a columnist with The Broward Times, is a former branch vice president and longtime member who joined the NAACP as a college student in Atlanta in the 1960s. When she won her first term in 2004, Ellison became the second woman ever to lead the branch since Eula Johnson, who was president from 1959 to 1967>>>more
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