Jan
31
2009
President Barack Obama signed a series of executive orders Friday that he said should “level the playing field” for labor unions in struggles with management. He said his administration wants to make sure low-income people “get a piece” of the American pie “if they’re willing to work for it.”
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Jan
31
2009
Microsoft’s public beta of Windows 7 is similar enough to Vista that it is fairly easy to install on a Mac, either using BootCamp to install it natively, or within a virtual environment. Here’s what’s involved with obtaining the beta and installing it using Sun’s free VirtualBox software.
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Jan
31
2009
Some truly impressive pictures from some great artists.
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Jan
31
2009
The NFL wants to go 3D, but 3D commercials like the Monsters vs. Aliens trailer that will air during the game on Sunday are not showing off the latest technology. Some experts worry that this could give the wrong impression of 3D technology to millions of home viewers who are not aware of 3D tech’s recent advances.
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Jan
31
2009
The Israeli defence ministry has concealed information about the extent of illegal settlement-building in the West Bank, a leading newspaper reports.
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Jan
31
2009
If the Steelers win, over 500,000 Terrible Towels will likely be sold. Proceeds from the Steelers’ signature towels help group homes for the disabled.
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Jan
31
2009
# Various bug fixes for Internet Explorer 7.# Many crypt32 improvements, including new export wizard.# Better support for windowless Richedit.# Improvements to the print dialog.# Many fixes to the regression tests on Windows.
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Jan
31
2009
Some egregious offenders in the supermarket are conspicuous calorie bombs, others are junk food masquerading as healthy food, but all 20 of these foods have one thing in common: They’ll undermine efforts to lose weight and feel great.
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Jan
31
2009
‘Relatively’ fascinating! Get it?… alright, never mind.
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Jan
31
2009
We gathered seven trim routers and three testers devoted a day slaving over oak boards to find out which one comes out on top. After the sawdust was cleared and notes were recorded, here is how they fared.
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