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ACM Turing Award Goes to Creator of First Modern Personal Computer (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery today named Charles P. Thacker the winner of the 2009 ACM A.M. Turing Award for his pioneering design and realization of the Alto, the first modern personal computer, and the prototype for networked personal computers. Â Thacker's design, which he built while at Xerox PARC , reflected a new vision of a self-sufficient, networked computer on every desk ...

Researcher wins $250,000 prize for computer (Everett Herald)
A Microsoft Corp. researcher won the $250,000 Turing Award, one of technology’s most coveted prizes, on Tuesday for his work helping to design and build what is widely considered the first modern personal computer.

Greening a personal work space (The Advertiser-News)
It’s not hard to create a personal green haven at your desk. Here are some simple steps to help reate a more eco-friendly work environment.

Eviction hearing scheduled for Laura Silsby's company, Personal Shopper Inc. (The Idaho Statesman)
The Sundance Company, manager of the offices leased by Boise-based Personal Shopper Inc., has filed

ACM Turing Award Goes to Creator of First Modern Personal Computer (redOrbit)
NEW YORK, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery today named Charles P. Thacker the winner of the 2009 ACM A.M.

Class Action Suit Over Aetna's Security Breach Is Dismissed (Law.com)
Finding there was no more than speculative injury, a federal judge has dismissed a class action suit against Aetna filed in the wake of news that the insurer's computer database may have been hacked and that personal data of up to 450,000 job applicants were potentially at risk. The judge added his voice to a growing chorus of judges who have held that such a claim of "increased risk of identity ...

Lowry Computer Products And Salamander Technologies Announce Partnership (DataCollectionOnline)
Lowry Computer Products, a leading enterprise mobility solutions provider and systems integrator of barcode, software and RFID data collection solutions, is pleased to announce they have formed a strategic partnership with Salamander Technologies of Traverse City, Michigan.

How to take a disk image of your computer (Computer Active)
Rolling back a malfunctioning PC to a time when it worked is not new, but Windows’ method, System Restore, is both unreliable and messy, leading to a cluttered and increasingly unreliable computer.

SonicSwap Launches TuneVision - A New Website Dedicated to Personal Music Television (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
PALO ALTO, Calif.----SonicSwap just launched TuneVision.com - a new website dedicated to personal music video entertainment. Utilizing as little as a single artist entry, the site delivers a great playlists of music videos.

Huge 'botnet' amputated, but criminals reconnect (San Francisco Chronicle)
The sudden takedown of an Internet provider thought to be helping spread one of the most promiscuous pieces of malicious software out there appears to have cut off criminals from potentially millions of personal computers under their control. But the victory... Botnet - Malware - Internet service provider - Personal computer - Business and Economy


 

 

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