June 19, 2013
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Tech Q&A: Custom email address locked in limbo
A company that overpromises what it can deliver should never deal with a lawyer. That’s what Comcast did with Minneapolis attorneys Richard Fuller and Charles Horowitz, who recently opened a new...
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Associated Press LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner (right) and company co-founder Reid Hoffman sit in the lobby of LinkedIn's Mountain View, Calif., headquarters on May 7.
LinkedIn sets sights toward building on its impressive resume
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — LinkedIn and Facebook will celebrate the anniversaries of their IPOs just a few days apart this week. But their experiences as publicly traded companies couldn’t be more dif...
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Glitch may be cause of vanishing messages
QUESTION: I received nine emails with photos from a relative in Puerto Rico. When I opened the first one, it suddenly disappeared from view. I thought that I had inadvertently deleted it in some wa...
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Associated Press Pinterest's update now offers people a simpler navigation and new ways to arrange their boards to fit their needs. Although the haphazard spirit of Pinterest remains, the site is much less overwhelming.
Pinterest’s new sleek look
NEW YORK — Don’t worry, Pinterest fans: Your sprawling virtual pegboards of wedding dresses, handmade jewelry, craft projects and food porn haven’t changed dramatically. They’re just easier to mana...
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Associated Press When a mysterious, unauthorized fee appears on your cellphone bill, it's called "cramming," and consumer advocates and regulators worry it's emerging as a significant problem as people increasingly ditch their landlines for wireless phones.
Feds get closer look at fake mobile bill charges
WASHINGTON — When a mysterious, unauthorized fee appears on your cellphone bill, it’s called “cramming” and consumer advocates and regulators worry it’s emerging as a significant problem as people ...
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Using technology to fight cheating
LOS ANGELES — While Jennifer Clay was at home taking an online exam for her business law class, a proctor a few hundred miles away was watching her every move. Using a webcam mounted in Clay’s L...
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McClatchy News Service Amanda Krebs uses the password that only she knows to sign on her son to his Facebook page at their home in Green, Ohio, on March 5. According to a new study by the Education Database Online, half of the parents who have a Facebook page say they have started one to keep tabs on their children.
Parents keep track of kids on Facebook
Is Mom or Dad creeping on your Facebook? There’s half a chance. A new study by Education Database Online (www.OnlineEducation.net) says one out of two parents say part of the reason they set up ...
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Readers react to discount phone furor
In a column two weeks ago, T-Mobile customer Kyle McCauley of Burnsville, Minn., protested that the company’s abrupt switch to no contracts and full-priced phones had violated his right to purchase...
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Associated Press Trader Christopher Lotito (center) works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday. No sooner did a phony Associated Press report of explosions at the White House appear on Twitter Tuesday than investors started dumping stocks, eventually unloading $134 billion worth. Turns out, some investors are not only gullible, they're impossibly fast stock traders.
Phony twitter message, PC trades sank stocks
NEW YORK — For a few surreal minutes, a mere 12 words on Twitter caused the world’s mightiest stock market to tremble. No sooner did hackers send a false Associated Press tweet reporting explosi...
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Tech Q&A: Turning back your PC’s clock from Windows 8
QUESTION: I recently bought a Windows 8 laptop, and the only thing I don’t like about the PC is Windows 8. I want to replace Windows 8 with the more familiar Windows 7. How can I do this? —Rober...
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