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Video Update: CAN-SPAM Act Requirements
If you use email to promote your business services, there are seven ways to  know you  are promoting it right. Please watch the video below for more details.
Jul 21, 2011 - 7:07:42 PM

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Hacking Smart Phones - Can Clever Hackers Target Smart Phones?
Two computer scientists explored how smart phones can be hacked, hijacked and exploited without their owner’s knowledge
Apr 2, 2010 - 10:10:05 AM

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The New World of Mobile Phones: There are two basic types
There are two basic types of mobile phones: conventional cell phones and smart phones. The conventional cell phone is suitable if you only want to make and receive calls and send text messages on your phone.
Mar 26, 2010 - 11:07:51 AM

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Flying butterflies & Birds Lake Norris Sceensaver
Enjoy beautiful animated screensavers  picturesque scenes of Lake County, Fla. from a PC desktop. To download these  free animated screen savers just follow these simple instructions:
Jan 11, 2010 - 6:23:52 PM

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Brutal Video Game Violence: Brown Petitions U.S. Supreme Court
Oakland - Fighting to protect children from video games featuring "killing sprees, torture and sexual assault," Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold California's law prohibiting the sale or rental of such brutally violent games to children.
May 21, 2009 - 1:05:25 PM

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Google Voice: Coming soon
Google Voice is a service that gives you one number for all your phones, voicemail that is easy as email, and many enhanced calling features like call blocking and screening, voicemail transcripts, call conferencing, international calls, and more.
Mar 13, 2009 - 12:32:04 AM

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FBI: Combating Cyber Crime Global Network Operates 24/7
Cyber crooks have become so organized and businesslike that they use online forums to advertise illegal wares, buy and sell computer viruses, and traffic in stolen identities—all for huge profits
Jan 14, 2009 - 10:51:55 AM

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Web 2.0 in Plain English (Part 1)
The Internet seems to generate buzzwords almost as fast as it does carpal tunnel syndrome. One of the newer items is an evolving trend known as web 2.0.
Jan 9, 2009 - 11:13:07 AM

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IRS Announces 2009 Standard Mileage Rates
The Internal Revenue Service today issued the 2009 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes.
Nov 25, 2008 - 11:49:53 AM

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Exploitation of Adobe Flash Vulnerability Cyber Alert
A vulnerability that affects Adobe Flash Player is being actively exploited to install malicious software.
May 29, 2008 - 2:34:43 PM

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NIST Tool Helps Internet Master Top-level Domains
 At the request of a worldwide Internet organization, a computer scientist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) developed an algorithm that may guide applicants in proposing new "top-level domains"-the last part of an Internet address, such as .com, that people type in navigating the Web.
May 19, 2008 - 7:11:07 AM

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Ten-Digit Telephone Numbering For Internet-Based Telecommunications Relay Services: FCC hold Workshop
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced that it will hold a stakeholder workshop on solutions for implementing a ten-digit numbering plan for the Internet-based forms of telecommunications relay service (TRS), including Video Relay Service (VRS) and IP Relay.
Apr 7, 2008 - 11:42:55 AM

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Online Extortion: The FBI Reports

A new scam cropping up in e-mail boxes across the country is preying not on recipients’ greed or good intentions, but on their fears. The scam e-mail, which first appeared in December, threatens to kill recipients if they do not pay thousands of dollars to the sender, who purports to be a hired assassin.


Feb 26, 2008 - 7:53:43 AM

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Internet Pagejacking: FTC Asks Court to Hold Internet Pagejacking Defendants in Contempt
The Federal Trade Commission has asked a U.S. district court to hold three Internet pagejackers in contempt and order them to give up their ill-gotten gains for violating a previous order barring their unfair and deceptive practices
Jan 31, 2008 - 10:32:47 AM

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Broadband in America, 2007: NTIA Releases New Report
WASHINGTON-- The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today released the report, "Networked Nation: Broadband in America, 2007," that highlights the dramatic growth of broadband in the United States.  The report shows that the Administration’s technology, regulatory and fiscal policies have stimulated innovation and competition, and encouraged investment in the U.S. broadband market contributing to significantly increased accessibility of broadband services.
Jan 31, 2008 - 9:51:39 AM

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Surf the Internet and Discover Your Benefit

DeCA has retooled its Internet site to include fresh new graphics that change with each season and a new section that promotes health and wellness. The single biggest addition is its Ask the DeCA Dietitian , a nutrition forum hosted by Army Reserve Maj. Karen Fauber , a registered dietitian. Customers can exchange questions, comments and experiences on nutrition topics with the DeCA dietitian and other users.


Jan 24, 2008 - 5:44:01 PM

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DTS Computer Security Awareness Fair Presentations Now Online

Nov 9, 2007 - 6:15:34 AM

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New Energy Star Computers Could Save $1.8 Billion Over 5 Years
More than 500 computer products are now meeting new Energy Star standards that took effect in July, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Thanks to the efforts of more than 35 manufacturers, a wide range of computer products now include internal power supplies that are at least 80% efficient, that is, less than 20% of the power fed into them is lost as heat.
Nov 7, 2007 - 7:09:02 AM

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Internet Hijacker, Mousetrapper Settles FTC Charges
An operator who used more than 5,500 copycat Web addresses to divert surfers from their intended Internet destinations to one of his sites, and held them captive while he pelted their screens with a barrage of adult-oriented ads, has agreed to settle FTC charges that he was in contempt of a court order requiring him to halt the practices. Under the new FTC order, the defendant must give up $164,000 in ill-gotten gains, conform to enhanced compliance and monitoring requirements, and transmit a copy of the new order to his probation officer.
Oct 16, 2007 - 4:43:01 PM

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The Truth About Cell Phones And The Do Not Call Registry
The Federal Trade Commission today reiterated that despite the claims made in e-mails circulating on the Internet, consumers should not be concerned that their cell phone numbers will be released to telemarketers in the near future, and that it is not necessary to register cell phone numbers on the National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry to be protected from most telemarketing calls to cell phones.
Oct 12, 2007 - 7:13:40 AM

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How to Protect Your Web Server from Attacks
T he National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a new publication that provides detailed tips on how to make web servers more resistant to potential attacks. Called “Guidelines on Securing Public Web Servers,” the publication covers some of the latest threats to web security, while reflecting general changes in web technology that have taken place since the first version of the guide was published 5 years ago.
Oct 11, 2007 - 11:36:24 AM

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California Issues Internet Alert on Internet Escrow Services
The Department of Corporations has been notified that best-auto-web.com is offering escrow services over the internet and is falsely advertising at its website that it holds California Department of Corporations license 9631867.
Oct 10, 2007 - 12:45:38 PM

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List of Federal Agency Internet Sites Partnership Renewed.
GPO is pleased to announce the renewal of its partnership with the Troy H. Middleton Library of Louisiana State University through 2010. Originally signed in 2001, this partnership provides for Federal depository library access to the List of Federal Agency Internet Sites Web site.
Sep 27, 2007 - 8:46:56 AM

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IRS Chooses AT&T for TNet under Networx Universal
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service, on behalf of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, today announced the selection of AT&T as the network services provider for the Treasury Network (TNet) acquisition.
Sep 24, 2007 - 2:47:59 PM

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Picturing the Birds and the Bees
Got a story, but need an image? The USGS has released a new Web site for its rapidly growing Digital Image Library . With 30,000 images in the queue, the new Digital Image Library has multiple ways for you to browse the collections and find the images you need.
Sep 22, 2007 - 8:49:51 AM

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