August 21st, 2008 12:00 AM
WANTED: Next generation of defense, space engineers
The nation's defense and space industry is facing a potential engineering crisis as retiring baby boomers leave the work force.
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August 21st, 2008 12:00 AM
White House asks: Where's our e-mail?
The White House is missing as many as 225 days of e-mail dating back to 2003, and there is little if any likelihood a recovery effort will be completed by the time the Bush administration leaves office in January, according to an internal White House draft document obtained by The Associated Press.
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August 10th, 2008 12:00 AM
Comparing digital converter boxes for analog TVs
With a little more than six months left until the switch from analog to digital TV broadcasting, 22.7 million converter box coupons have been requested, about 1.1 million of them by Floridians.
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August 17th, 2008 12:00 AM
Calls home simpler with the Internet
More immigrants are turning to advanced technology and abandoning prepaid calling cards that they have traditionally used to connect to family back home.
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August 17th, 2008 12:00 AM
Cable customers won't need digital TV converters
Last week's review of digital TV converter boxes generated a slew of questions. Here are three TV-related queries.
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August 12th, 2008 12:00 AM
Web project is changing attitudes, queen says
Jordan's Queen Rania said Monday that her five-month YouTube project aimed at challenging stereotypes of Arabs and Muslims hasn't made intolerance "melt away," but it has sparked some change in attitudes.
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August 10th, 2008 12:00 AM
Expect some changes at Florida polls when casting early votes
Florida voters can cast early ballots for the Aug. 26 Republican and Democratic primaries starting Monday. Many will be greeted by changes since 2006.
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August 10th, 2008 12:00 AM
How to check a Web site's credentials
Question: How do I tell whether a Web site is legitimate and who's behind it?
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August 10th, 2008 12:00 AM
Viva little town of Bethlehem?
Thanks to technology, Carrie Underwood, Martina McBride and LeAnn Rimes will be among the country stars performing with the king of rock 'n' roll on Elvis Presley Christmas Duets.
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August 10th, 2008 12:00 AM
Tech tip
Conserve paper by saving receipts from Web purchases as PDF files instead of printing them. A free program, Cute- PDF, converts an on-screen Web receipt to a PDF file by just using the Print command and choosing "CutePDF Writer" as the printer. The program and a required helper script are both available at cutepdf.com. Also on the Web: Microsoft has a free PDF add-on for Office 2007 at snipurl.com/3aqxp. In the Mac OS X Print dialogue box, click the PDF button to see your PDF options -- including a "Save PDF File to Web Receipts Folder" command.
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