Feb 25 2009

Apple to stop Micro-USB from becoming standard? – CNET News


CNET News

Apple to stop Micro-USB from becoming standard?
CNET News
by David Carnoy Geardiary.com has a interesting post up about how more devices, especially cell phones, are using Micro-USB instead of Mini-USB, and how it's partially a ploy to get you to buy more overpriced charging adapters.
Steven Levy's Ode to Vintage Ports Wired News
Newt Data SwiftStore Drives Now Support the New MacBook & MacBook Pro prMac (press release)
TECH.BLORGE.com – Cnet Asia
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Feb 25 2009

Borg-like cybots may patrol government networks

The Oak Ridge National Laboratory has created software that uses colonies of borg-like cyber-robots it says will help government agencies to detect and fend off attacks on the nation’s computer network infrastructure.

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Feb 25 2009

Google, Amazon, others want CRTC to ban internet interference – CBC.ca


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Google, Amazon, others want CRTC to ban internet interference
CBC.ca
By Paul Jay, CBC News A coalition of more than 70 technology companies, including internet search leader Google, online retailer Amazon and voice over internet provider Skype, is calling on the CRTC to ban internet service providers from "traffic
The CRTC isn’t just a nuisance now, it’sa real threat Macleans.ca
Net Neutrality: tell CRTC what you think p2pnet.net
CP24, Canada – Georgia Straight – The Kingston Whig-Standard – Tech Media Reports (subscription)
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Feb 25 2009

Chlorine evacuation order has been lifted – Canada.com


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Chlorine evacuation order has been lifted
Canada.com
An evacuation order in the northern town of Mackenzie prompted by a chlorine dioxide leak over the weekend has been lifted, an town official said Monday.
Mackenzie residents going home after spill of chemicals Globe and Mail
Evacuation lifted after chlorine dioxide leak at mothballed BC The Canadian Press
Energeticcity.ca – CJDC – The Gazette (Montreal) – Lesprom Network
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Feb 25 2009

Canadian firms lead in adopting cloud computing – IT World Canada Blogs

Canadian firms lead in adopting cloud computing
IT World Canada Blogs
Canadian IT decision makers are more informed about cloud computing than their global counterparts and local organizations lead the world in adopting the technology, according to a recent survey of large enterprise firms.
Podcast: Cloud computing aligns with enterprise architecture to… IT-Director.com
Fear and Loathing of Cloud Computing eWeek
PR Web (press release) – informIT – DABCC.com – MSNBC
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Feb 25 2009

Toyota and Home Hardware to team up for a multi-year business … – Woodstock Sentinel Review


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Toyota and Home Hardware to team up for a multi-year business
Woodstock Sentinel Review
Two companies with high Oxford County profiles have inked a multi-year "business relationship" that will see them work together on a number of future marketing ventures.
Toyota and Home Hardware announce partnership CanadianDriver
Toyota Canada partners with Home Hardware Driving.ca
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Feb 25 2009

The Kindle Swindle? – New York Times


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The Kindle Swindle?
New York Times
By ROY BLOUNT Jr. BEING president of too many well-meaning organizations put my father into an early grave. The lesson in this was not lost on me.
Kindle 2 broken-down: on-purpose and by accident SlashGear
Don't have a Kindle 2? Try these online book sites Computerworld
Forbes – Enews 2.0 – BusinessWeek – National Business Review
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Feb 25 2009

Is Facebook giving us baby brains? British scientist says yes – Chicago Tribune


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Is Facebook giving us baby brains? British scientist says yes
Chicago Tribune
It's an advertisement you might see someday, if testimony given to the British House of Lords this month is to be believed. In remarks that have stirred up a tempest in the British media and on the Internet, Baroness Susan Greenfield, a neuroscientist
Are hi-tech gadgets turning our children into cabbages? WalesOnline
Why Social Networks Are Good for the Kids Washington Post
Stuff.co.nz – guardian.co.uk – TVNZ – New York Times
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Feb 25 2009

Chlorine evacuation order has been lifted – Canada.com


CTV British Columbia

Chlorine evacuation order has been lifted
Canada.com
An evacuation order in the northern town of Mackenzie prompted by a chlorine dioxide leak over the weekend has been lifted, an town official said Monday.
Mackenzie residents going home after spill of chemicals Globe and Mail
Evacuation lifted after chlorine dioxide leak at mothballed BC The Canadian Press
Energeticcity.ca – CJDC – The Gazette (Montreal) – Lesprom Network
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Feb 25 2009

Ryerson privacy breach highlights immature IT, analyst says – IT World Canada Blogs


CityNews

Ryerson privacy breach highlights immature IT, analyst says
IT World Canada Blogs
Whether the university's software glitch will lead to actual identity theft remains to be seen, but that hasn’t stopped one industry analyst from chastising the school’s slow response.
Glitch bares Ryerson students' information Toronto Star
Ryerson software error exposes students personal information Digital Home
The Eyeopener – The Canadian Press – Canada.com – CityNews
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