Scientists at the University of Sydney claim increased Internet speeds 100 times greater than current networks.    

Bemoaning the poor load speed of Web pages or the crawl of media downloads could soon become a thing of the past following news that a team of Australian scientists have developed a technology capable of making the Internet [...]

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Sunday was the final day of business for Circuit City, the once-dominant national consumer electronics chain done in by the rise of Best Buy, the crummy economy, and multiple failings of its own. A Slashdot reader paid a final visit of respect to his local store, and found that they’d gotten rid [...]

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Hoping for some Apple-like magic, Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has announced plans to open its own chain of branded stores as it looks to catch up to its rivals. No word on which of its products—which include retail-friendly gaming console XBox and the Zune music player—would be on sale in these stores; also, [...]

Looking forward to the area’s first WordPress MeetUp tonight here in South Florida: http://ping.fm/oqt56 #
@jsardinha sent u & team email about sessions that look interesting 2 me. Maybe u can bring back hand-outs, etc.? TY! #
On my way to WordPress MeetUp, but first a brief stop at Arby’s. Can’t remember the last time I visited [...]

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Circuit City scamming people on “liquidation” sales

Circuit City is hurting right now and apparently that is justification for ripping people off under the umbrella of a liquidation sale. These so-called sales are within the 155 stores that are being shut down immediately, but a few reports have indicated that prices are being [...]

Circuit City bankrupt, but their stores here in South Florida remain open…for now. #

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Circuit City Stores posted a wider quarterly loss and withdrew its fiscal 2009 outlook Monday amid sluggish sales, poor traffic and heightened competition.
Circuit City, which ranks behind Best Buy among the nation’s consumer electronics retailers, said it lost $239.2 million, or $1.45 a share, compared with a loss of $62.8 million, or [...]

I isolated the lock ups to one peripheral, my Logitech Marble Mouse (trackball).
The reason I think it didn’t lock up until recently is that Windows released some Vista updates, and I am assuming that the updates made the “plug and play” features of the trackball (which works fine as “plug and play” in my office [...]

I just sent this email to a friend of mine about my conclusions after using Vista (Home Premium) for a while on my new HP laptop computer:
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Howard,
I am revising my Vista critique downward from a 6 to a 2.
Instead of improving with age, as I use it, it is getting worse.
I originally thought the criticisms [...]