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21CN: It's not the data saviour
Column It does seem to be a rule of data processing that we use all we can get of it. As BT starts to test its 21st century networking (21CN) with partners like Entanet, it's a safe bet that this rule will mean the dream of universal high speed data will turn sour as people try to squeeze more data through a limited pipe. The world of broadband is, largely, a mess right now because of this rule. When we first heard of ADSL, most of us looked at our 54 kilobit modems and just swooned at the thought of all that bandwidth - 512 kilobits. .
Codemasters sets legal dogs on file-sharers
Codemasters has fired off legal threats and cash demands to net users who it accuses of illegally distributing its videogames over P2P networks. People have been hit with multiple demands for hundreds of pounds in settlement, or face a lengthy legal battle. .
TECH TREND: As pay phones disappear, so does a lifeline for homeless ...
The homeless do have other options, including free use of phones at many shelters. But Pirtle said it can be a problem for shelter residents looking for work, when an employer calls and is greeted with the name of a shelter.
"The prospective employer is just going to hang up the phone. They're not going to leave a message," he said.
And shelter residents often have to share a line with dozens of others. The 50 people at Community Vision's overnight shelter in downtown Silver Spring must sign up for turns on the phone, said facility manager Shena McFadden.
She estimates about 20 people at the shelter have cell phones. But even they use the shelter phone when they can, to save costly cell-phone minutes.
Most homeless people with cell phones have pay-as-you-go plans, said Michael Stoops, acting executive director of the National Coalition for the Homeless.
Coming Soon: SR to Release E-mail Exchanges ... (Not so fast...)
George in Istanbul, Turkey, today. Benedict XVI and Bartholomew later signed a joint agreement. You write the cutline. (AP Photo) Top Cutlines 1. BEN: Yo, brosef, nice hat. What's the inscription on it? BART: I don't know man. It's greek to me! -- Southwark Lad. 2. Proof that Liberace is in Heaven! -- James Bond, and: Ben and Bart prepare for their world tour, " Crusades II" -- Paul L. Ferguson. 3. In an effort to appeal to a wider audience, The Pope was on hand to tape a very special Christmas Edition of Friday Night Smackdown in which he crowned "Bad Azzzzz Bartholomew" the new "People's Champion" and Heavyweight Champion of the WWE. Bartholomew's signature moves include "The Divine Drop," and "Staff Infection"--his knockout move which utilizes the staff he is seen holding here -- PDX Pup.
Clever thieves nab profiles with ease
"On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog," said one canine web surfer to another in a 1993 New Yorker cartoon. The implication was that your Internet browser offered you a comforting anonymity. You could go about your business without fear of detection and even misrepresent yourself as someone else. But the Internet has evolved considerably and today the reality is almost exactly the opposite. Online applications ranging from e-commerce to social networking have changed our relationship with the web and with each other. .
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