Patches and other tweaks staved off most daylight-saving bugs in computers
UNDATED Only minor problems are being reported after this weekend’s early switch to daylight-saving time. The early switch meant computers had to adapt to being told that…
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Lenovo to ship Windows Live on PCs
( InfoWorld ) - In a modest win for Microsoft’s struggling online services business, Microsoft said late Tuesday that computer maker Lenovo will pre-load Windows Live services on its ThinkPad notebooks, ThinkCentre desktops, and Lenovo-branded PCs. Lenovo will integrate the Windows Live Toolbar on computers so that when users start up, they will see it on their desktops, said Justin …
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Pipes, white powder, computers seized at former principal’s home
ALLENTOWN, Pa. Police say nearly two dozen glass pipes, several plastic bags of white powder and two computers were seized from the home of the former principal of the Nitschmann Middle School.
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How to Extend a Disk Partition in Windows
Reader Sheila writes: Could you tell me how to “departition” a hard drive? That is, I would like to combine two partitions. It is not clear how to do this without disaster! I’m assuming you want to combine two partitions, at least one of which has data on it, and you don’t want to lose your data or have to reinstall Windows. (Many computers used to ship with partitioned drives due to …
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Marines expand IT training options
The Marine Corps is looking to overhaul its approach to information technology training, with an eye toward making it more network-centric and less product-oriented, said Brig. Gen. George Allen, chief information officer and director for command, control, communications and computers for the Corps. At a lunch sponsored by the Washington, D.C., chapter of AFCEA today, Allen said the …
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