Computers

Recaps, previews of all 34 college football postseason games

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:45:43 +0000

But Utah doesn’t play in a BCS conference, so it gets no respect from the computers and the voters. Sadly, the BCS has decided that the two best teams in the country are Oklahoma and Florida, even though each has a loss. Oklahoma’s loss was to …

Apple’s Steve Jobs will stay as CEO

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:45:43 +0000

That year, founded Next Inc., which made computers and software for educational institutions. Bought animation company Pixar from George Lucas in 1986 for $10 million. Returned to lead Apple in 1997, remained in charge of Pixar. Sold Pixar to Disney …

What recession? CES has stuff worth seeing

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:45:43 +0000

Three-dimensional game glasses. Nvidia Corp., a leading maker of graphics chips for computers, will be touting $199 glasses that turn compatible monitors into three-dimensional displays, spicing up games like “Far Cry 2,” “Spore” and “Left 4 Dead …

Obama plan depends on swiftly spending cash

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:45:42 +0000

… plan emerging in talks between Obama’s team and Democratic allies in Congress also appears to contain lots of money that won’t be spent for years — such as for water projects, rebuilding the electric grid and buying billions of dollars of computers …

Man arrested in Ohio mom’s murder, son’s abduction

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:45:42 +0000

The killer stole two computers and other items before kidnapping William and driving some 70 miles to the outskirts of Columbus, where he abandoned the boy at a rest stop on I-70. On Sunday, police recovered a car belonging to Nelson’s mother that …

Computer and TV recycling now free

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:45:42 +0000

LOCAL NEWS - Washington residents don’t have to pay fees to recycle their old computers, laptops, monitors and TVs anymore. Manufacturers such as Sony, Dell and Panasonic — 212 in all — will be paying the bill instead. Thanks to new statewide …

State launches new recycling program

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:45:42 +0000

SEATTLE - The new year usually means “out with the old and in with the new.” The state of Washington is helping residents get rid of old electronics with a new recycling program. It’s easier than ever to safely dispose of old computers and TVs. It …

13 Accused Of Violating City Computer Policies

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:45:41 +0000

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Four West Palm Beach city employees were fired and nine others resigned this week after an investigation revealed they used city computers for sexual content or religious slurs, officials said. The employees in question worked …

Bringing Broadband to the Urban Poor

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:45:41 +0000

Many also lack computers at home. Among households with an annual income of $50,000 or less — about half the country — only 35% have broadband service, according to Free Press, a technology advocacy group. Households with annual incomes above $50 …

Fake Police Storm Family’s Canoga Park Home

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:45:41 +0000

CANOGA PARK, Calif. — A group of men claiming to be police burst into a house in Canoga Park on Tuesday, pistol-whipped two people inside, and grabbed cash and computers, police said. Four or five men — at least one armed with what appeared to be a …