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The Internet -- a fragile system threatened by natural disaster
(AFP)

AFP - The earthquake off Taiwan last Tuesday that shattered Internet connections for millions in Asia demonstrated starkly how vulnerable the vital network is to interruptions.

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Sex, drugs and the Internet: Briton's murder probed in cyberspace
(AFP)

AFP - The quintessentially low-tech murder of a British exchange student in Italy has turned up a preponderance of hi-tech clues, from cell phone technology to everything the Internet has to offer.

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Ubuntu Server: Good Concept, Flawed Execution

"Considering the Ubuntu pedigree, you might expect this to be "Debian for the rest of us." That's true, as long as "the rest of us" know what we're doing. Give it a spin, says our reviewer, but do so with care.

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Newspaper online ads up
(Reuters)

Reuters - Online advertising spending at U.S.
newspapers rose 21 percent in the third quarter but failed to
offset a print ad spending decline, according to a study
released Tuesday.

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DD-WRT Goes Major Label with Buffalo Technology

With the release of the new Buffalo Technology WHR-HP-G54DD, DD-WRT becomes the first third-party-developed, open-source router firmware to be pre-installed on a major company's router.

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