Mom, Son Missing After Van Found on Wash. Beach
A woman heading to her stepfather's house was "beyond lost" when she and her 8-year-old son took one wrong turn after another through the backroads of Thurston County and onto a private Puget Sound beach, authorities said Monday.
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Plane Hits, Kills Man on South Carolina Beach
A 38-year-old father of two was jogging and listening to his iPod when he was hit from behind and killed by a small plane making an emergency landing on the beach, officials said Tuesday.
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Police Pursuit of Pickup Truck Full of People Ends
A lengthy pursuit ended Tuesday morning in the Tolleson area west of Phoenix as a pickup truck driver carrying a load of human cargo tried to evade police.
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Magnitude-4.4 Earthquake Hits Southern California
An earthquake east of downtown Los Angeles rippled across Southern California before dawn Tuesday, jolting millions of people awake and putting first-responders on alert but causing no damage, injuries or power outages.
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Sandbags Delivered Ahead of Fargo Flood Fight
Police escorted convoys of flatbed trucks carrying piles of sandbags into neighborhoods Monday as the cities of Fargo in eastern North Dakota and neighboring Moorhead, Minn., went into flood-fighting mode.
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Church Fights Back After Town Bans Home Bible Study
The national Alliance Defense Fund says a town code that bars religious assemblies in private homes in the Arizona community of Gilbert is unconstitutional.
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Pa. School Bus Driver Charged in 2nd Fatal Crash
On-board surveillance video shows a school bus driver was sleep-deprived and didn't stop before turning into a suburban Philadelphia middle school, causing an accident that killed the passenger of an oncoming car, authorities said Monday.
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More Charges in Alleged Child-Punching at Walmart
Police in Ohio have brought more charges against a Walmart shopper accused of punching children in the head for kicks.
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Art Heist Confounds Investigators 20 Years After Theft
Investigators of a 20-year-old art heist at a Boston museum that was the largest such theft in history are stepping up their efforts.
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3 California Men Injured When Car Rolls Down Cliff
The California Highway Patrol says the Toyota Corolla veered off Highway 1 on Sunday and went over the cliff, landing on a rocky beach below.
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Mom Furious Over Teacher's 'Loser' Comment to Daughter
The mother of a sixth grade North Carolina student said she's enraged after her daughter's teacher gave her a failing grade and wrote "loser" on a recent class assignment, Fox8.com reported Monday.
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NYC Hopes to Get Money Back to Scammed Cab Riders
Thousands of people ripped off by New York City taxi drivers who illegally overcharged them could get some money back.
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Nun Arraigned on New Charge in Girl's Kidnapping
Laura Caballero was known as Sister Mary at the St. Filumena Catholic Church in Eustis
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Ohio Woman Claims Doctor Used Wrong Breast Implants
An Ohio woman claims in a lawsuit that a Pennsylvania plastic surgeon used the wrong kind of breast implants on her.
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Boy Dies in Crash, Tried to Jump From Vehicle
Authorities in western Kentucky say a teenager's effort to jump from his father's moving vehicle led to the boy's death.
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Medical Marijuana User Sues After Being Fired
A Great Falls man who says he was wrongly fired from his job for using medical marijuana has filed a $500,000 lawsuit against his former employer.
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Nvidia to drop GTX460 price
THE INQUIRER Reports say yay, Green Goblin says nada 
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Nividia to drop GTX460 price
THE INQUIRER Reports say yay, Green Goblin says nada 
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O2 releases Android 2.1 update for Dell's Streak
THE INQUIRER Still no sign of Android 2.2 or Adobe Flash support 
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Meego tips up on the Wetab
THE INQUIRER Why do tablets have dumb names? 
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Pandigital Novel colour e-reader video demo
THE INQUIRER It's very tablet like 
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Archos 101 tablet video demo
THE INQUIRER 10.1-inches of pure tablet 
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US state investigates Google
THE INQUIRER Results fixing allegations dog search engine 
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Techie does bird for selling MI6 secrets
THE INQUIRER He should have gone to the Russians 
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LG ushers in an era of media sharing
THE INQUIRER From one device to another with a flick 
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Ubuntu 10.10 beta tips up
THE INQUIRER Compare the Meerkat 
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HTC is prepping a GSM and CDMA phone
THE INQUIRER Creates the agony of choice 
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Craigslist discontinues erotic ads in the US
THE INQUIRER Could be due to legal pressure 
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Craiglist discontinues erotic ads in the US
THE INQUIRER Could be due to legal pressure 
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Vodafone preps Galaxy Tab for October launch
THE INQUIRER Launch sequence initiated 
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Google Wave goes open sauce
THE INQUIRER It's livin' in a box 
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Jailbreaking the Sony PS3 goes viral
THE INQUIRER Banned in Oz 
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Jailbreaking the Sony PS3 goes viral
THE INQUIRER Banned in Oz 
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Google pays $8.5 million in a privacy settlement
THE INQUIRER Plaintiffs Buzz off $2 million up 
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US President backs Intel
THE INQUIRER Will finance IT outfits to come up with ideas 
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Yahoo gets into web telly
THE INQUIRER Signs up with Vestel 
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Opera ends up on Mediatek's platform
THE INQUIRER Pushing into mobile phones 
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Google open sources more of Wave
THE INQUIRER Wave in a box 
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Hurd might end up at Oracle
THE INQUIRER Morals not required 
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Apple fanbois join 'Ping'
THE INQUIRER Steve told us to sign up 
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Acer and Nvidia, brought to you in 3D
THE INQUIRER A 3D laptop 
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May 4, 2009 ... As an alternative to downloading the files, the HCPM/HAI Synthesis Cost Proxy Model may be obtained from the FCC's duplicating contractor, ... http://www.fcc.gov/ccb/apd/hcpm/ Patent Database Notices and Status The database servers are now capable of processing approximately 300 simultaneous searches.
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The Fridge: Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter #209
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter. This is Issue #209 for the week August 29th - September 4th, 2010 and is available here.
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ubuntu-news-team mailing list
Hash: SHA1 AND THE WINNER IS ... I want to thank all the artists that submitted artwork for Xubuntu Maverick Meerkat, soon to become Xubuntu 10.10. We certainly got some great images from you.
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Shortcomings in the setup
Forced to upgrade by a flood of junk mail, this university went to a heavy-duty system based on Linux.
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Haste makes waste for value added services
By exploiting third party experts and mobile open source software, operators are free to concentrate on developing their core product offerings Over the past three years, the mobile industry has seen a dramatic shake-up at every level, from phones to services.
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Add desktop icons to KDE and GNOME
Although I am one to prefer a clutter-free, minimalist desktop, I know the majority of users prefer a much more standard, fast-access type of desktop.
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Open Source Software implementation in the UK public sector: Evidence ...
Tags Open Source Software implementation in the UK public sector: Evidence from the field and implications for the future by: P. Maddocks International Journal of Information Management Posts Export Abstract Open Source Software is a model of computer software development where the source code is available for programmers to view, read, modify and ...
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PS3 jailbreak adapted to Nokia N900, Palm Pre in wake of Australian ban
Two weeks ago you'd have to pay an Australian importer for a specialized USB key .
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KDevelop 4.1 Beta 1
KDevelop is an integrated development environment which makes the creation and development of applications an easy task even for beginners.
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bftpd 3.0
It will work out-of-the-box with almost no configuration required, and works on all Unix variants tested.
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Webcam server on Linux 2
"My guide on how to make a webcam server has had a lot of feedback and so I decided to give two other methods to achieve it with two different software webcam-server and ZoneMinder "Webcam-server is absolutely the easiest way to show on the net what is seen from your webcam, the software is very stable is based on Java and to make it work is enough ...
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CAELinux 2010
CAELinux is a live DVD Linux distribution dedicated to computer aided engineering and finite element analysis.
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Interview with Dr. Moshe Bar
A conversation with the project leader of openMosix about its origins, its purpose and its future.
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OpenWorship 0.5 Beta
OpenWorship is a free, simple and easy-to-use multimedia application for presenting lyrics to worship.
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Are You Intimidated By Breakfast Cereal?
An article by Graham Morrison for Tech Radar UK this past week struck a bit of a raw nerve for me.
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Episode 803 - Ampache, Boxee and Wireless Virtual Machines
Geek Hack IT Mod Episode 803 - Ampache, Boxee and Wireless Virtual Machines Submitted by Jason on September 3, 2010 - 10:53 pm Darren checks out Ampache, a powerful open source streaming media solution perfect for your Linux home server.
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Alpine Linux 2.0.1
Alpine Linux is a community developed operating system designed for x86 routers, firewalls, VPNs, VoIP boxes, and servers.
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Open Source Insider: Revolution OS is Open Source: The Movie
Adrian Bridgwater blogs on open source in the enterprise. Revolution OS is a compelling documentary filmed back in 2001 which traces the history of GNU, Linux, and the open source and free software movements.
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Ubuntu 'Maverick Meerkat' erects own App Store
Review Ubuntu fans, fire up your virtual machines. The beta release of Ubuntu 10.10 is here.
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Writing a Java Class to Manage RPM Package Content
A look inside RPM packages and how to use Java to extract information. Installing a Linux system for the first time is quite straightforward.
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Apple, Google To Clash In Music Space By Christmas
Google is in talks with music labels on plans for a download store and a digital song locker that would allow its mobile users to play songs wherever they are as it steps up its rivalry with Apple, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Top 10 Greentech IPO Candidates
Recent greentech IPOs have had mixed and less than stellar results. Here are some wild prognostications of ten potential greentech IPOs coming in late 2010 through 2012. These companies have real products, serious revenue and the prospect of profits in high-growth markets.
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The Ink of War: Afghanistan Air Base's Best Tattoos
Tattooing, an aggressive and intimidating mixture of endurance and art, is as old as warfare itself. But each generation, and each war, yields its own warrior body art. In Afghanistan, America's longest war, troop tats have matured alongside the culture's growing acceptance of ink.
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Take Heed, Tech Giants: Edison's Failed Plot to Hijack Hollywood
Take heed, tech giants of today. Some of your companies or services aren’t much older than the Edison Trust Studios was when it collapsed. How much of your current business strategy is based on offering new and original products, and how much of it is based on laws, courts, and the fact that you got there first?
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In Defense of Google, Or Why Consumer Watchdog is Full of It
While there’s plenty of reasons to keep a critical eye focused on Google, Consumer Watchdog’s ad is a dishonest, factually inaccurate joke that shamefully got plenty of uncritical media attention. In the simplest terms possible, Consumer Watchdog is just wrong.
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Censored! Craigslist Adult Services Blocked in U.S.
The “Adult Services” listing on Craiglist was removed late Friday on its U.S.-based sites and replaced with the word 'censored.' The change comes as the service faces growing pressure in the U.S. over sex services advertised on its classifieds network, as well as allegations that it abets in human sex trafficking.
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NASA Footage Sets Scene for Quantum Quest Movie
Footage from seven ongoing NASA space missions provide hyper-realistic scenery for the 3-D animated film, while the voices of multiple Captain Kirks and Darth Vaders play the parts of space explorers.
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'Earth-like' Exoplanet Could Have a Comet's Tail
When the super-Earth COROT-7b was discovered in 2009, it was heralded as the rockiest, most truly Earth-like exoplanet yet. But a new study suggests it's more like a comet.
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Duke Nukem Forever Lives Again at PAX
The presumed-dead videogame makes a splash appearance at Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle.
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Hands-On With HDR Photos in the Next iPhone Update
A first look at iOS 4.1 Gold Master, the latest release of Apple's mobile operating system due out next week. A developer sent me a copy and I have it installed on my iPhone 4. Major new features are the HDR photo mode and Game Center.
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Very Few Bones to Pick With Samsung's Big, Beautiful Phone
Just say "no" to be being an iClone. Get a device with an open OS, lightning-fast data connectivity and a network that won't drop calls every five minutes.
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Smart Gear for the School Year
Don't hit the books without getting the right gear. We've got all the kit you need from taking scrupulous notes, to working off campus, to being the most popular kid in your dorm.
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Hot Helping of Rapid Wi-Fi Anywhere You Go? Yes, Please
If you're even thinking of working off-campus without taking this Wi-Fi-spewing wonder card, you'll need to be fitted for a straight jacket.
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Glint of Starlight Could Reveal Liquid Oceans on Exoplanets
The sparkle of starlight off water could be the clincher for finding oceans on extrasolar planets. And it could be observable with the tech that will be deployed in the next generation of space telescopes.
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Digital Pen Gives Boring Note-Taking a Modern Kick
Don't you wish there was a way to take notes with a pen and upload them to your computer? And don't you wish that pen had an infrared camera, a built-in speaker and mic? There is such a thing, and it's called the Livescribe Echo Smartpen.
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Cruising Across Campus? Get This Cozy Commuter
Unless you're majoring in spandex and minoring in too-cool-for-school at Steephill State, you may not need a road, fixed-gear or a mountain bike. Consider REI's Novara Fusion commuter. Sure this hybrid 8-speed won't get you anywhere in a mega-hurry, but you'll likely enjoy getting there.
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Behind the Scenes at IndyCar
As we go backstage at the IndyCar Grand Prix of Sonoma, we ponder what's more important to fans -- the drivers' skill, or the cars' technology?
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By Losing Weight, Tennis Pro Quickly Gains Ground
By losing 30 pounds in less than a year, tennis pro Mardy Fish has quickly become one of the top Americans to advance at this year’s US Open in New York. Fish opens up on how he pulled it off and revitalized his career.
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Steve Jobs: iTunes 10 Icon Does Not 'Suck'
While winding down from Wednesday’s iPod announcements, Apple CEO Steve Jobs appears to have taken some time to respond to an e-mail criticizing the new look of the iTunes icon.
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Video: Monster Truck Makes Monster Crash
Joe Sylvester wants to set a new record for longest jump by a monster truck. Clearly he's still got some work to do.
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Travelling Around the World in a Gadget-Filled Ford Fiesta
Wired.com contributor Jeremy Hart is driving around the world in a Ford Fiesta. Along the way, he'll be testing gadgets from some of the most extreme — and amazing — locations.
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NASA Flies First Drone Over Hurricane
In addition to the usual cadre of satellites, NASA is using a small fleet of unmanned aircraft into, over and around the hurricane as it tracks north from the Caribbean. While flying into a hurricane is nothing new, Earl is the first hurricane that NASA has observed using their unmanned Global Hawk observation aircraft.
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EA Simulates 2010 NFL Season, Predicts Super Bowl Champs
EA Sports, publisher of the Madden NFL videogame franchise, has taken its latest game iteration, Madden NFL 11, and run through the upcoming 2010 NFL season, offering at least a simulated insight into who’ll be celebrating in Arlington, Texas, after Super Bowl XLV.
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Six Apart Shuts Down Vox
Six Apart is shutting down its Vox blogging service. Users have until Sept. 30 to export their data to another free blog publishing service like Six Apart's TypePad. After that, Vox will be gone.
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Gadget Lab Podcast: iPods, Apple TV and Samsung's Galaxy Tab
This week's episode of the Gadget Lab podcast is heavy on fruits. High on vitamin A, Dylan Tweney gushes over the pluot, a plum-apricot hybrid, while Brian X. Chen dishes out this week's announcements of brand new Apple gear. They also share our impressions of Samsung's iPad rival, the 7-inch Galaxy Tab.
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Baby Lion Cam Launches
This morning, the Smithsonian National Zoo launched a live webcam of the zoo's four new baby African lion cubs and their mother. The cubs were born during the late evening and early morning between Aug. 30 and 31 and will remain inside until late fall.
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How Sheep Determined the Size of Your Gadgets
It's easy to figure out why e-readers and tablets are the size that they are: They're all about the size of paperback books. But why are paperbacks that size? It all has to do with the sheep.
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Feds Push 'Active Transportation' to Build Healthier Communities
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is on a mission to promote walking, cycling and mass transit in an effort to build healthier communities.
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From Washington to Mexico on 12.4 Gallons of Diesel
Craig Henderson achieved 119.1 mpg in a car he designed in 1984.
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Best Exploitation Flicks: 'Machete' and Its Over-the-Top Ancestors
From bad girls and zombies to circus freaks and killer cars, the shock-and-awful recipe for grindhouse movies' tasty cinematic sausage never fails to satisfy. As Robert Rodriguez's timely homage hits screens, we look back at several decades of surprisingly influential B movies.
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Creating an ASP.NET Registration and Confirmation System
Developing a customized Web application that allows for registration and then sends an email confirmation is relatively simple with ASP.NET.
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Combine Ajax and JSON to Transmit Complex Presentation Data
Learn how to combine Ajax and JSON to override the browser's default locale and perform retrievals of complex data.
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Ten Tools Web Developers Can't Live Without
What are the 10 open source and online tools that all Web developers should have in their toolboxes? Here's one developer's list of must-haves.
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Implementing Flexible Website Navigation with WordPress 3.0
WordPress 3.0 allows you to build a flexible navigation system easily using custom menus and just a few lines of code.
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Setting Up the All-in-One SEO Pack for WordPress
Like every website, your WordPress blog has to be optimized for search engines. The All in One SEO Pack plugin is a one-stop shop for most of the SEO tweaks you need to make.
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Add Multilingual Support to Your Java Web Pages
Give your Web visitors the option of selecting their preferred languages using JavaScript, Ajax, Java Servlets and JSPs.
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Build Your Own PHP Web Mailer
Get not only instructions for creating a PHP Web mailer but also a list of PHP commands that you can use to customize the Web mailer.
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JavaScript's Lack of i18n Support and What It Means for You
Despite its atrocious lack of i18n functionality, you can make JavaScript work better with multilingual web pages.
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Add Reporting to Your ASP.NET Site
ASP.NET comes with Crystal Reports, a tool you can use to create reports for a website. Find out how to use it.
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Script-based Database Interaction for Your ASP.NET Website
Explore how ASP.NET interacts with databases by managing data in various scripts.
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Build a Searchable Online Employee Directory with ASP.NET
Use this step-by-step guide to create a searchable online employee directory using ASP.NET and database-driven result pages.
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Top 10 New Features in CSS 3
Eventually, CSS 3 -- along with HTML5 -- are going to be the future of the web. Explore 10 of the exciting new features in CSS 3.
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Fine Tuning Your Java 6 Database-Driven ResourceBundle
Learn how to subclass the Java 6 ResourceBundle to fetch multilingual display text from a relational database.
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Create a Help Desk Web Application Using ASP.NET
Use this step-by-step guide to build an ASP.NET help desk application using a database-driven approach that ensures easy maintenance and scalability.
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Top 10 SEO Tips for Your WordPress Blog
Use these 10 tips to make sure that your WordPress blog posts rank high in search engine results.
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