The trouble with the media Cloud: If we can have everything, does it mean anything?
Why did they call it "The Cloud"? Couldn't they have chosen a better metaphor? Clouds burst. Clouds darken. Clouds disappear.
Internet
Oct 21, 2011
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News tagged with home computer
'Evil' Australian hacker faces 49 charges
A man who used the online nickname "Evil" has been charged with hacking attacks that police Wednesday alleged could have caused considerable damage to Australias national infrastructure.
Internet
Jul 27, 2011
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Home-computer users at risk due to use of 'folk model' security
(PhysOrg.com) -- Most home computers are vulnerable to hacker attacks because the users either mistakenly think they have enough security in place or they don’t believe they have enough valuable information that would ...
Internet
May 24, 2011
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Home appliances get 'smart' at CES
Mobile phones aren't the only things getting smart. Home appliances are too.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jan 8, 2011
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Free Wi-Fi can hide security dangers
After someone sniffed out his password at a free Wi-Fi hotspot and successfully hacked his computer, Igor Mello stays home for the majority of his web use.
Telecom
Aug 27, 2010
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SETI@home project celebrates 10th anniversary, though no ETs
(PhysOrg.com) -- The world's largest and longest-running volunteer computing project, SETI@home, celebrates its tenth anniversary this month with 140,000 participants and 235,000 computers powering the search for intelligent ...
Space Exploration
May 19, 2009
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COVID-19 crisis reveals 'digital divide' for L.A. County students
When schools moved from classrooms to home computers at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a learning gap immediately opened, according to an analysis by Hernan Galperin, associate professor of communication at USC Annenberg.
Education
Apr 21, 2020
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Putting underused smart devices to work
There are currently millions of heavily underutilized devices in the world. The storage, networking, sensing and computational power of laptops, smartphones, routers and base stations grows with each new version and product ...
Telecom
Sep 19, 2018
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RBS says technical issues blocking mobile apps
(AP)—British bank RBS says technical issues have prevented customers from logging into its mobile applications—another in a series of computer glitches that has hit the struggling institution.
Software
Mar 28, 2013
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Pakistani facing extradition from UK to US over hacking
A Pakistani student failed Thursday in a High Court bid to avoid extradition from Britain to the United States on computer hacking allegations stemming from an FBI "sting".
Internet
Feb 21, 2013
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