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Supercookie is no sweet treat
Q: Supercookies have been in the news lately. How can I tell if I have them in my computer? And if so, how do I get rid of them? A: Cookies that track your online activities are an annoyance, an...
Oct 14, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Associated Press Netflix said Monday it would reverse a previously announced decision to put its DVD-by-mail and Internet streaming services on separate websites, a plan that was widely derided by Netflix subscribers.
Qwikster out, Netflix back under one roof?
Puzzled by Netflix Inc.’s recent changes? You’re not alone. Here are basic questions and answers about the company’s reversal of its decision to split off its DVD-by-mail service and rename it “Qwi...
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Associated Press Groom James Williams (right), watches his bride, Lauren Barnes, use her iPhone to accept his Facebook relationship status change to married during their wedding at Long Beach Museum of Art in Long Beach, Calif., on Sept. 3.
Social media, mobile tech on the rise for weddings
NEW YORK — As her grandfather sat pleasantly perplexed at her wedding, Lauren Barnes reached into the recesses of her strapless white gown, whipped out her iPhone and accepted her groom’s Facebook ...
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Drivers might be to blame for bad syncing
Q: I’m having trouble trying to sync my calendar and contacts between my Asus tablet computer, model TF101, and Outlook 2007 on my PC, which uses the 64-bit version of Windows 7. I have the Asus...
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Microsoft brings TV content to the Xbox NEW YORK — Owners of the Xbox 360 will soon be able to watch a broad breadth of TV shows and other content through their gaming consoles — though most of ...
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Colleges struggle with students’ data demand
ST. LOUIS — University of Missouri-Columbia students arrived on campus this fall with a slew of new electronic toys and immediately wrought havoc with the school’s wireless network. Early on, to...
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Sensitivity of mouse causes erratic cursor
Q: My cursor bounces all over my screen. Suddenly I’m typing somewhere on a previous line. Any suggestions? A: The most common reason for mouse (and thus cursor) misbehavior is that the sensitiv...
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Nextel to shut down NEW YORK — Sprint Nextel Corp. will start shutting down the Nextel part of its network in little more than a year. So what are the folks who use Nextel’s walkie-talkie-like ...
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service At the Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Capt. Jim Carlson sits in his Super Cobra attack helicopter with an iPad computer on Sept. 1. Carlson came up with the idea of using an iPad to store and access the volumes of maps he uses during combat flight operations.
Military put smart devices to the test
LOS ANGELES — As a Cobra attack helicopter pilot, Marine Capt. Jim “Hottie” Carlson was running support missions above Afghanistan last summer when it occurred to him that it was taking far too lon...
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Browser to blame when games fail
Q: I like to play games at Pogo.com on my new desktop PC. But a month ago, a few of the games started to freeze up and I continually got Java-related errors. I followed the instructions to make ...
Sep 23, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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