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Tuesday August 24, 2010 1:17 PM
Acronis Backup and Security 2010
Backup and Security 2010 is designed to protect your computer (and up to two more in one household) from online threats, as well as safeguarding the data on them.

Tuesday August 24, 2010 5:50 PM
Apple Fixes Big Security Bugs in Mac OS X
Apple has released a security update to its Mac OS X operating system, fixing a number of critical security issues in the software.

Tuesday August 24, 2010 3:07 AM
False Sense of Computer Security
A team of security analysts found that most leading anti-spyware and anti-virus software fail to detect commonly used keyloggers. HALIFAX, Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ - Keyloggers are designed to silently record all of one's computer activity. They are commonly used for parents to monitor their children's computer activity. Now they are being used for criminal activity ranging from spying on ...

Tuesday August 24, 2010 5:06 PM
Former Minnesota chief justice Amdahl dies
Former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Douglas Amdahl died Tuesday. Amdahl, 91, served as chief justice from 1981 to 1989. Before that, he served on the Hennepin County District Court.

Tuesday August 24, 2010 6:19 PM
Extreme technology: IT at the ends of the Earth
If you thought that setting up your home PC was tough and that persuading IT support to sort out your desktop almost impossible, spare a thought for the engineers, astronauts and explorers trying to keep their computers working in the most inhospitable places on Earth and beyond.

Tuesday August 24, 2010 6:50 PM
NHTSA investigates stalling issues on 1.2M Toyotas
Washington -- Federal regulators have upgraded a probe into 1.2 million Toyota Corolla and Matrix vehicles over complaints that the engines can stall at any speed and not restart.

Monday August 23, 2010 8:20 AM
iPad and LogMeIn make potent troubleshooting and repair duo
Erik Eckel explains how he uses his iPad and LogMeIn together to remotely troubleshoot and repair Windows clients. Read why he thinks the iPad might be the netbook killer.

Tuesday August 24, 2010 8:48 AM
AP IMPACT: Katrina a tale of SBA failure
Five years after Hurricane Katrina, Jay Young is still haunted by the desperate voices on the other end of the telephone crying and begging for help.

Tuesday August 24, 2010 1:08 AM
What, another TLA?
The computer industry seems to love using TLAs (three letter acronyms) to make things most mysterious. So here are two more for you to be able to show off to your friends and colleagues:

Monday August 23, 2010 7:26 AM
Whittier Adult School sets fall course registration
Whittier Adult School is offering courses in Computer Networking Basics from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays from Sept. 11 through Nov. 20, $125 cash; Computer Repair from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Monday and Wednesday from Sept. 13 through Dec. 1, $125 cash and Guitar Levels 1 and 2 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays from Sept. 5 through Nov. 17, $125 cash at the adult school, 9401 S. Painter Ave.