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by Stan Beer
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I have been a loyal Firefox user ever since I decided about four years ago that it was a far superior browser to Internet Explorer 6. However, some disturbing things have happened in the past year and that has persuaded me to move away from Firefox to greener pastures browser-wise - in this case to Apple's Safari.
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by Stuart Corner
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iiNet is to expand its DSLAM network with installations in Campbelltown, Coffs Harbour and Wollongong in NSW, Mooloolaba, Caloundra and Toowoomba in Queensland, Geelong in Victoria and Bunbury in West Australia.
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by Sam Varghese
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Pressure from open source luminary Eric S. Raymond led to geek feminists hosting code created by one of their detractors, which otherwise would have disappeared for good, a post on Raymond's blog reveals.
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by William Atkins
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A U.S. study has shown that taking statin drugs gives people a 50% less chance of dying from the flu. The drugs, which lower cholesterol, are thought by the researchers to help the body resist infections in the body.
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by James Riley
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The Coalition had 11 years to fix competition problems in telecommunications and did nothing, and should now get out of the way and let Government reform the sector, Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner said.
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by David M Williams
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The Apprentice is a popular business-oriented reality show where potential high flyers are let loose into genuine commercial organisations. Monday night’s episode of The Apprentice Australia will feature a Windows-related challenge by Microsoft.
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by Peter Dinham
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Americans, it seems, are getting the message that Internet safety and security is critical to their daily lives but many still need to employ safer cyber 'hygiene' and apply better ‘online behaviour’ to meet the threats of today that permeate the online environment.
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by Peter Dinham
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Telepresence provider, Tandberg, has released to the market what it claims is ‘breakthrough technology’ with its Unified Communications gateway which enables Microsoft Office Communicator users to experience high definition video quality when connecting to standards based systems.
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by David M Williams
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Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd came to power on top of a raft of election promises, one of which included laptops for high school students. While the deployment was not without controversy thousands upon thousands have now been distributed in NSW. Yet, forum postings reveal students are using them for game playing and online chat right in front of oblivious teachers.
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by Peter Dinham
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The worldwide mobile phone market is showing the first signs of improvement since the start of the global economic crisis, with IDC reporting mild sequential growth in the third quarter this year and vendors “setting the stage for further gains by launching their flagship devices to meet pent up demand.”
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by Peter Dinham
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UK geospatial data management vendor, 1Spatial, has signed a “landmark” agreement with Australian Government-owned public company, PSMA, that will establish a dedicated 1Spatial office in Australia and provide local access to technical expertise in 1Spatial products.
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by Peter Dinham
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The Commonwealth Bank’s websites have been recognised as one of the ‘world’s most well executed’, winning four awards in the 2009 Interactive Media Awards (IMA), with NetBank and commbank.com.au receiving the ‘best in class for financial services and 'best in class' for banking’ categories.
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by William Atkins
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) studied hundreds of thousands of adults in the United States concerning their sleep habits during a one-month period. Many of us are not getting enough sleep each night, especially those in the southeastern part of the country.
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by William Atkins
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The Ares 1-X rocket, launched by NASA on its first test flight Wednesday, October 28, 2009, performed normally except for a parachute problem and performed even better than expected with respect to its thrust oscillations.
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