CWmike
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Mike Barton of Computerworld.com here. Do you love tech like I do? Please join me in building out the Mixx communities I created: GoogleWatch, IT (Information Technology) and The Web. Plus: Don't be shy about pinging me with shouts you think I might be interested in. Cheers.
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Apple posts iPhone 2.0.2 update; users say 3G problems remain view story
3 votes- Submitted by CWmike
- 2 days ago
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Although Apple on Monday updated the iPhone's software, early reports from users posted to the company's support forum indicate the new 2.0.2 firmware did not fix 3G reception problems.
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Wi-Fi tweaks for speed freaks view story
10 votes- Submitted by CWmike
- 2 days ago
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Is your wireless connection painfully slow more than 10 feet from the router? Do you have random dead spots in your home or small office? These easy tips and tricks will help you solve those problems and get the most out of your Wi-Fi network.
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Apple clobbers competition in customer satisfaction survey view story
10 votes- Submitted by CWmike
- 2 days ago
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Apple trounced rival computer makers selling Windows-baseed PCs by historic margins in the annual American Customer Satisfaction Index, the poll's chief researcher said today.
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Linux and Web 2.0: The Killer Combo view story
4 votes- Submitted by CWmike
- 3 days ago
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As the OS becomes less and less important, and as Web 2.0 sites, online apps, and cloud computing (especially the emerging idea of "data-as-a-service) become more and more prevalent, the Linux OS could really capture an audience, writes John Brandon.
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A third of new PCs being downgraded to XP, says metrics researcher view story
6 votes- Submitted by CWmike
- 3 days ago
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Almost 35% of new PCs are being downgraded from Windows Vista to the older Windows XP, either at the factory or by the buyer, according to Devil Mountain Software, a performance and metrics researcher.
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iPhone includes app 'kill switch,' Jobs admits view story
3 votes- Submitted by CWmike
- 10 days ago
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Apple Inc.'s CEO, Steve Jobs, today confirmed that the company has a "kill switch" it can flip to remotely disable potentially malicious applications that have been downloaded to any iPhone.
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The new employee connection: Social networking behind the firewall view story
2 votes- Submitted by CWmike
- 10 days ago
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Corporate social networking is more than an electronic water cooler.
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Flying to Defcon with no ID -- yes you can! view story
4 votes- Submitted by CWmike
- 10 days ago
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You're on your way to Defcon. You're flying. What better way to begin your trip than by attempting to game the TSA's latest security-screening procedures?
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Mozilla experiments push Firefox envelope ... meet Snowl and Aurora view story
1 vote- Submitted by CWmike
- 13 days ago
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Mozilla is now experimenting with several innovative ways to push the browser envelope, including one that could turn it into a messaging hub -- if developers find enough enthusiasm for the idea.
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Forgotten PC history: The true origins of the personal computer view story
20 votes- Submitted by CWmike
- 13 days ago
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This year marks an almost forgotten 40th anniversary: the conception of the device that ultimately became the PC. And no, it did not happen in California.

