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| News | Offbeat | 11/26/09 at 8:25 am |


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Top IT Turkeys of 2009

The annual list of bad behavior returns.

| Feature | Offbeat | 11/25/09 at 11:29 am |


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MIT geeks seek "ugliest man on campus"

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| News | Offbeat | 11/25/09 at 8:37 am |


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Twitter feed gets CBS deal

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| News | Internet | Offbeat | 11/24/09 at 12:15 pm |


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If Microsoft ran the Butterball Turkey Talk-line

Sorry ma'am, Turkey Home Edition doesn't support a pop-up timer.

| Feature | Offbeat | 11/24/09 at 10:33 am |


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Cartoon caption contest

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Sci Fi channel becoming Syfy. Huh?

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Where Google Chrome security fails: the password
I heard mention that the Chrome OS will have some sort of encryption available a la bitlocker. If it's possible to encrypt personal data using another password or key, then it may have potential for very secure data.... And Ubuntu has an 'encrypt home directory' option, perhaps google should follow suit.
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