APM: Garrison Keillor's The Writer's Almanac
Each day, The Writer's Almanac features Garrison Keillor recounting the highlights of this day in history and reads a short poem or two. The Writer's Almanac is produced by Prairie Home Productions and presented by American Public Media.
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Report: Zero threat of major cyber attack against U.S.
There is no chance other countries or terrorist groups will launch an Internet-based attack against U.S. information systems in the near future, according to a new report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Other countries have no political interesting in attacking the U.S. …
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Cyber war: Scary, or scare-mongery?
The Obama administration, like the Bush team before it, have talked a great deal about the need to strengthen our ability to fend off attacks that target U.S. computers. How much should we worry, really we heard from James Lewis at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He's just writ …
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Microsoft markets crud-free computers
Microsoft has begun selling new PCs with no crapware, from the likes of Sony, HP and Dell. Of course, the machines will still come with plenty of Microsoft software that not everyone will want. You can find these Microsoft Signature PCs at its new store in Scottsdale, Arizona and online. Gues …
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Will Droid succeed against iPhone?
Verizon Wireless and Motorola are expected to unveil details of their new Android phone today. Guest: Kent German, CNET
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Apple, Microsoft trade jabs in new TV ads
Today, Dwight Silverman analyzes new commercials from Apple and Microsoft.
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Microsoft moves to commercialize SenseCam; memory augmentation is first market
The SenseCam is a specialized digital camera that's been percolating in the labs of Microsoft Research U.K for about five years now. It's designed to be worn around the neck on a lanyard. The device takes still images throughout the day, when motion is sensed or when people come into view, as ofte …
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Netbooks: A plague?
Consumers seem to like netbooks. Not Joe Wilcox. Netbooks are plague, Wilcox says.
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Warning: Security warnings often fake
- Download MP3 - iTunes Rogue security software is a huge and growing problem, according to a new report from Symantec....
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The age of e-book readers? "More hype than reality"
Barnes & Noble is now selling its own electronic book reader to compete with the Amazon Kindle and the Sony device. Other companies will enter the market soon. So, this is a golden age for digital reading devices, right? No way, says publishing industry analyst Thad McIlroy.
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Wi-Fi Direct seeks to increase flow of conversation between devices
Our disparate gadgets will be able to chat with greater ease when Wi-Fi Direct arrives next year. Guest: Glenn Fleishman, freelance tech reporter
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Five best things about Windows 7
Windows 7 arrives this week. We asked Lance Ulanoff of PCMag.com to come up with a list of the five best things about the new Microsoft operating system.
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What do we give up with technology that's just good enough?
- Download MP3 - iTunes Part two of our interview with Wired's Robert Capps...
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Technology that's good enough
We love MP3s even though they sound inferior to CDs. We can't get by without our mobile phones even though they've tended to sound worse than land lines. We're watching more TV shows and movies on our little computer screens, even as our big TVs sit idle in the next room. It's the Good Enough Revo …
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People still using weak passwords
123456. Believe it or not, that was the most common password on a list of 10,000 e-mail addresses recently revealed after a phishing attack. Guests: Robert Abela, Acunetix; Bruce Schneier, security technologist
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International hacker force a dangerous idea
Part 2 of our interview with John Arquilla, Naval Postgraduate School
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Going on the cyber-offensive to stop shooting wars
The U.S. posture on cyber warfare is largely defensive, with military geeks focused on preventing and mitigating Internet-based attacks on critical infrastructure. John Arquilla, professor of defense analysis at the Naval Post Graduate School in Monterrey, California, believes Pentagon code-sling …
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What does FTC ruling on blogger payola mean to Internet users?
The Federal Trade Commission this week announced new guidelines that would penalize bloggers for failing to disclose when they receive money for endorsing products. The fine could go as high as $11,000. Some consumer groups pushed for the change, saying Internet users need to be aware of payment …
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Will 2010 be year of the tablet computer?
Will people buy tablet computers in meaningful numbers? It looks like Microsoft will unveil a new device next year. We might see an Apple tablet as well. And then there's Apple tablet">Crunchpad.
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Did Apple abuse its software update tool?
Last weekend, tech blogger and book author Ed Bott got an unpleasant surprise when fired up a machine running Windows 7. Apple's software update tool offered him (and other users) a program called "iPhone Configuration Utility." Bott doesn't own an iPhone. He says Apple violated a sacred trust.
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Microsoft Security Essentials: Good enough?
Microsoft has released its free security software package. Does it do the job? We put that question to Dwight Silverman.
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