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Computer classes offered in June at Project Self-Sufficiency

Computer classes offered in June at Project Self-SufficiencyNews from Warren Reporter: Project Self-Sufficiency will be offering a variety of computer classes in June, including a basic Introduction to Personal Computers, an advanced class in Microsoft Excel, an introductory course in Microsoft Word, and courses designed specifically for men. All classes will take place in the [...]

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Here’s how desperately cities want Apple stores

Here’s how desperately cities want Apple storesNews from CNET: According to a report, Apple gets hugely preferential leases just to open its stores in certain cities and locations. Why is anyone surprised? (Credit: CBS Interactive) It seems that Apple is retail’s Botox. The minute an Apple store appears in a shopping mall — or, say, [...]

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Facebook IPO marred by computer breakdowns, price collapse that left small …

Facebook IPO marred by computer breakdowns, price collapse that left small …News from New York Post: They were Mark Zuckerberg’s cash cows. Hordes of everyday New Yorkers played the fool yesterday to Wall Street fat cats and Facebook insiders, who used a bloated stock price to milk them of billions of dollars during an overhyped [...]

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Can This Computer Empower a New Generation of Programmers?

Can This Computer Empower a New Generation of Programmers?News from Mashable: The World at Work is powered by GE. This new series highlights the people, projects and startups that are driving innovation and making the world a better place. Name: Raspberry Pi Big Idea: Raspberry Pi is a small, lightweight computer that runs on Linux [...]

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Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Hired to Help Aaron Sorkin on Steve Jobs Biopic

Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Hired to Help Aaron Sorkin on Steve Jobs BiopicNews from Hollywood Reporter: After having helped invent the technology that set Steve Jobs off on a biopic-worthy career, Steve Wozniak is going to make sure that biopic gets the technology just right. During a press conference to promote his new HBO show [...]

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Computer Programming for All: A New Standard of Literacy

Computer Programming for All: A New Standard of LiteracyNews from ReadWriteWeb: Everyone ought to be able to read and write; few people within the global mainstream would argue with that statement. But should everyone be able to program computers? The question is becoming critically important as digital technology plays an ever more central role in [...]

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Is Apple running out of feisty cat names for OS X?

Is Apple running out of feisty cat names for OS X?News from Los Angeles Times: When Apple launched its current line of operating systems, called OS X, it chose to name the various versions after cats, starting with “Cheetah” in 2001. Apple never gave a reason why, but it was a very fitting name, seeing [...]

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Computer error raises fares for Delta’s frequent fliers

Computer error raises fares for Delta’s frequent fliersNews from Detroit Free Press: MINNEAPOLIS — Delta Air Lines may have charged some frequent fliers higher fares than other customers for almost three weeks because of a computer glitch. Delta, the largest carrier at Detroit Metro Airport, acknowledged on Wednesday that frequent fliers who logged into its [...]

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Ooh, aah: Take in Yosemite views -

Ooh, aah: Take in Yosemite views -News from by computer – BusinessWeek: By TRACIE CONE order a reprint digg this save to del.icio.us … Read the full article . Related News: Consultant: Salem’s computer network is in ‘chaos’News from Eagle Tribune: SALEM — A plan to spend nearly $ 300,000 to upgrade the town’s computer [...]

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Words of technology giant Apple are used against it in NY judge’s ruling on e …

Words of technology giant Apple are used against it in NY judge’s ruling on e …News from Washington Post: NEW YORK — A federal judge cited the confident voice of the late Apple founder Steve Jobs on Tuesday as she refused to toss out lawsuits alleging the company and various publishers conspired to drive up [...]

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