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<title>There Are Buggy Computers, And There Are Buggy Computers</title>
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<id>tag:blog.datamation.com,2008:/blog//51.7720</id>

<published>2008-05-16T16:11:13Z</published>
<updated>2008-05-16T16:43:42Z</updated>

<summary>Looks like they&apos;ll have to come up with a new IT certification to deal with this problem...There&apos;s a new bug crawling around that can wreak real havoc on computer equipment.Dubbed the &apos;crazy rasberry ant,&apos; the flea-sized pests have been causing...</summary>
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<name>Chris Nerney</name>

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Looks like they&apos;ll have to come up with a new IT certification to deal with this problem...There&apos;s a new bug crawling around that can wreak real havoc on computer equipment.Dubbed the &apos;crazy rasberry ant,&apos; the flea-sized pests have been causing...

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<entry>
<title>CNET, Internet Bubble Memories</title>
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<id>tag:blog.datamation.com,2008:/blog//51.7711</id>

<published>2008-05-15T19:00:31Z</published>
<updated>2008-05-15T19:29:29Z</updated>

<summary><![CDATA["Do you still have any CNET shares?" my wife asked, eyebrows raised. No, dear, I haven't worked there in four years. So went our pillow talk this morning on the news that&nbsp;CBS is buying CNET Networks for $1.8 billion, or...]]></summary>
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<name>Tom Dunlap</name>

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<![CDATA["Do you still have any CNET shares?" my wife asked, eyebrows raised. No, dear, I haven't worked there in four years. So went our pillow talk this morning on the news that&nbsp;CBS is buying CNET Networks for $1.8 billion, or...]]>

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<entry>
<title>On Women In IT: A (Gasp!) Girl&apos;s Perspective</title>
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<published>2008-05-15T13:25:46Z</published>
<updated>2008-05-15T18:33:24Z</updated>

<summary>One of Datamation&apos;s more provocative columnists, Mike Elgan, bravely tackled the subject of women in IT earlier this week. Rather than pen the predictable (and somewhat patronizing) &quot;It&apos;s a shame there aren&apos;t more women in IT and it&apos;s time we...</summary>
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<name>Chris Nerney</name>

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One of Datamation&apos;s more provocative columnists, Mike Elgan, bravely tackled the subject of women in IT earlier this week. Rather than pen the predictable (and somewhat patronizing) &quot;It&apos;s a shame there aren&apos;t more women in IT and it&apos;s time we...

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<entry>
<title>Reasons To Hate IM (Both Philosophical And Practical)</title>
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<published>2008-05-14T15:16:48Z</published>
<updated>2008-05-15T02:12:25Z</updated>

<summary>OK, maybe &quot;hate&quot; is too strong a word, but I&apos;ve always had a strong aversion to instant messaging, especially in the workplace. I touched on this subject in a long-ago post, but a recent conversation with two of my colleagues...</summary>
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<name>Chris Nerney</name>

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OK, maybe &quot;hate&quot; is too strong a word, but I&apos;ve always had a strong aversion to instant messaging, especially in the workplace. I touched on this subject in a long-ago post, but a recent conversation with two of my colleagues...

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<entry>
<title>Yet Another Way Apple Products Are Superior</title>
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<id>tag:swarm.jupitermedia.com,2008:/datamation_new//51.7701</id>

<published>2008-05-12T21:05:31Z</published>
<updated>2008-05-15T02:12:25Z</updated>

<summary>Looks like Apple fans can point to one more feature that makes the Mac Notebook a better product than those other laptops. From Gizmodo...A White Plains, N.Y. woman who was the victim of burglary, including her MacBook, used the Back...</summary>
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<name>Chris Nerney</name>

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Looks like Apple fans can point to one more feature that makes the Mac Notebook a better product than those other laptops. From Gizmodo...A White Plains, N.Y. woman who was the victim of burglary, including her MacBook, used the Back...

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<entry>
<title>Freedom to FBI: Gag On This</title>
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<id>tag:swarm.jupitermedia.com,2008:/datamation_new//51.7700</id>

<published>2008-05-08T14:32:34Z</published>
<updated>2008-05-15T02:12:25Z</updated>

<summary>The attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 and the putative War on Terror have spawned innumerable challenges to our democracy, most of which we never even hear about because they&apos;re done in secret. Worse, millions of Americans have been all too...</summary>
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<name>Chris Nerney</name>

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The attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 and the putative War on Terror have spawned innumerable challenges to our democracy, most of which we never even hear about because they&apos;re done in secret. Worse, millions of Americans have been all too...

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<entry>
<title>David Strom: Understanding Contributions to the Linux Kernel</title>
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<id>tag:swarm.jupitermedia.com,2008:/datamation_new//51.7699</id>

<published>2008-05-08T12:37:36Z</published>
<updated>2008-05-15T02:12:25Z</updated>

<summary>Since 2005, more than 3700 individual developers have contributed their time towards modifications of the Linux kernel operating system. A recent report here shows exactly how far and how fast that project has come, and the extent that Linux has become the...</summary>
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<name>Editor</name>

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Since 2005, more than 3700 individual developers have contributed their time towards modifications of the Linux kernel operating system. A recent report here shows exactly how far and how fast that project has come, and the extent that Linux has become the...

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<entry>
<title>Rep. Seeks &apos;Second Life&apos; Ban in Schools</title>
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<id>tag:swarm.jupitermedia.com,2008:/datamation_new//51.7698</id>

<published>2008-05-07T22:50:29Z</published>
<updated>2008-05-15T18:21:04Z</updated>

<summary><![CDATA[&nbsp; There’s been a lot of barking lately regarding video games, including MADD’s recent call for changes in the new version of Grand Theft Auto, in which you have the option of driving while three sheets to the wind. &nbsp;...]]></summary>
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<name>Tom Dunlap</name>

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<![CDATA[&nbsp; There’s been a lot of barking lately regarding video games, including MADD’s recent call for changes in the new version of Grand Theft Auto, in which you have the option of driving while three sheets to the wind. &nbsp;...]]>

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<entry>
<title>Wild West of the Web Getting Wilder</title>
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<published>2008-05-06T21:38:50Z</published>
<updated>2008-05-15T02:12:25Z</updated>

<summary>There always have been dangers lurking on the Internet. But things are getting worse, according to this article on the San Francisco Chronicle&apos;s web site: Criminal attacks against major Web sites have grown so common that Internet users have no...</summary>
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<name>Chris Nerney</name>

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There always have been dangers lurking on the Internet. But things are getting worse, according to this article on the San Francisco Chronicle&apos;s web site: Criminal attacks against major Web sites have grown so common that Internet users have no...

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<entry>
<title>Yahoo&apos;s Market Reality Check</title>
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<published>2008-05-05T17:24:08Z</published>
<updated>2008-05-15T02:12:25Z</updated>

<summary>So much for being undervalued. In the first trading session after Microsoft on Saturday withdrew its revised $47.5 billion offer, shares of Yahoo plunged 16 percent at the opening bell.Microsoft recently upped its buyout offer to $33 per share from...</summary>
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<name>Chris Nerney</name>

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So much for being undervalued. In the first trading session after Microsoft on Saturday withdrew its revised $47.5 billion offer, shares of Yahoo plunged 16 percent at the opening bell.Microsoft recently upped its buyout offer to $33 per share from...

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<entry>
<title>Semantic Podcast: A &apos;Wikipedia for Data&apos;</title>
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<published>2008-05-02T20:14:42Z</published>
<updated>2008-05-15T02:12:25Z</updated>

<summary><![CDATA[In April’s edition of the Semantic Web Gang Podcast -- now up on&nbsp;Semanticweb.com -- the gang discusses&nbsp;Bret Taylor’s notion of a "Wikipedia for Data" and looks at the role that semantic technologies should play in connecting diverse pieces of data...]]></summary>
<author>
<name>Tom Dunlap</name>

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<![CDATA[In April’s edition of the Semantic Web Gang Podcast -- now up on&nbsp;Semanticweb.com -- the gang discusses&nbsp;Bret Taylor’s notion of a "Wikipedia for Data" and looks at the role that semantic technologies should play in connecting diverse pieces of data...]]>

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<entry>
<title>MADD Goes Mad over Grand Theft Auto IV</title>
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<published>2008-05-01T17:45:46Z</published>
<updated>2008-05-15T02:12:25Z</updated>

<summary><![CDATA[&nbsp; In Grand Theft Auto IV, you can hijack a car, run over people, deal drugs, and do all sorts of other nefarious activities. And now, while playing the new version of this insanely popular game, you can also choose...]]></summary>
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<name>Tom Dunlap</name>

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<![CDATA[&nbsp; In Grand Theft Auto IV, you can hijack a car, run over people, deal drugs, and do all sorts of other nefarious activities. And now, while playing the new version of this insanely popular game, you can also choose...]]>

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<entry>
<title>Saving Email&apos;s As Hard As Fightin&apos; Terrorists!</title>
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<published>2008-04-30T18:52:17Z</published>
<updated>2008-05-15T02:12:24Z</updated>

<summary>It looks like the Bush administration&apos;s effort to accidentally-on-purpose lose thousands of White House emails will pay off. With only months remaining in Bush&apos;s second term, it&apos;s highly unlikely congressional investigators will get anywhere in trying to force the administration...</summary>
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<name>Chris Nerney</name>

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It looks like the Bush administration&apos;s effort to accidentally-on-purpose lose thousands of White House emails will pay off. With only months remaining in Bush&apos;s second term, it&apos;s highly unlikely congressional investigators will get anywhere in trying to force the administration...

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<entry>
<title>Maguire Happens in Vegas</title>
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<published>2008-04-29T19:50:28Z</published>
<updated>2008-05-15T02:12:24Z</updated>

<summary><![CDATA[&nbsp; Head’s up that our man James Maguire is&nbsp;on the scene at the Mandalay Bay convention center in Las Vegas for the big Interop trade show. &nbsp; Maguire, Datamation’s managing editor, has filed his first report from the cavernous Mandalay...]]></summary>
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<name>Tom Dunlap</name>

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<![CDATA[&nbsp; Head’s up that our man James Maguire is&nbsp;on the scene at the Mandalay Bay convention center in Las Vegas for the big Interop trade show. &nbsp; Maguire, Datamation’s managing editor, has filed his first report from the cavernous Mandalay...]]>

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<entry>
<title>Bringing You Last Week&apos;s News Today</title>
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<id>tag:swarm.jupitermedia.com,2008:/datamation_new//51.7691</id>

<published>2008-04-28T14:15:00Z</published>
<updated>2008-05-15T02:12:24Z</updated>

<summary>Yes, we all know Google makes a fantastic search engine, one so popular it&apos;s become a commonly used verb. And we understand that Google is the most successful Internet company in the world, not just because of search, but also...</summary>
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<name>Chris Nerney</name>

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Yes, we all know Google makes a fantastic search engine, one so popular it&apos;s become a commonly used verb. And we understand that Google is the most successful Internet company in the world, not just because of search, but also...

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