Trentino joins Italy’s open source alliance

Trentino joins Italy’s open source alliance The Autonomous Province of Trentino – Alto Adige this week joined the ranks of Italian regional administrations that are turning their backs on proprietary software in favor of free and open source alternatives. A majority of councilors from the northern province bordering Austria voted on Wednesday for a law instructing regional administrations to promote the use of free and open source software, with only the minority Northern League voting against the measure....

July 21, 2012 · 3 min · 497 words · Douglas Abbott

Money transfers, creative scammers, and fraud

Money transfers, creative scammers, and fraud InFitness for Geeks: Real Science, Great Nutrition, and Good Health, author Bruce Perry writes ofTabata sprints, an ultra-intense exercise that has dramatic benefits. But however effective they may be, even Izumi Tabata himself felt that given their difficulty, only the mostserious athleteswould use them. When it comes to information security, security awareness is often viewed as the lynchpin that, if done appropriately, can obviate myriad security and privacy concerns....

July 13, 2012 · 7 min · 1355 words · Thomas Coleman

Exclusive: HTC will launch another tablet in the UK

Exclusive: HTC will launch another tablet in the UK HTC will launch a follow uptabletto the Flyer in the UK. The Taiwanese firm predominantly makessmartphonesbut a spokesperson for HTC told us a tablet will ‘definitely’ arrive. It’s not clear when this will happen but it will be the first tablet from HTC to launch in the UK since May last year. Although there’s no release date for this mystery tablet yet, we were told that the firm would wait until it had something unique to offer....

July 11, 2012 · 2 min · 314 words · Kelly Martin

How to set up email on an Android smartphone

How to set up email on an Android smartphone If you want to setup email on your Androidsmartphoneor tablet then follow these simple steps. The process may vary slightly from phone to phone because of different Android versions and user interface overlays. Our tutorial has been done on a Samsung Galaxy Nexus running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. See also:Android advisor. Firstly head to the app menu and find the email app, typically called ’email’....

July 5, 2012 · 2 min · 258 words · Rachel Peters

How a legal blog survived traffic tidal wave after healthcare ruling

How a legal blog survived traffic tidal wave after healthcare ruling When a blog that typically attracts 30,000 visitors a day is hit with 5.35 million, its operators had better have been prepared for what seems way too big to be called a spike. The popularSCOTUSblog, which provides news and information about the United States Supreme Court, was put to this test last week after the historic healthcare ruling and it passed with flying colors, thanks to months of planning and a willingness to spend $25,000....

July 3, 2012 · 5 min · 920 words · Susan Willis
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