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'President Obama hints at upcoming tech legislation at the inauguration.' As President Bush exited Washington D.C. yesterday, President Barack Obama, the forty-fourth President of the United States of America, was.  While the occasion was certainly significant for many reasons, Barack Obama had already set into motion much of his new agenda for the country weeks before, with much of it focused on the field of technology.

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Worm Seizes 8 Million PCs in a Week. New worm is very sophisticated and spreading fast. Last week the international community was hit by one of the worst viruses to take over the corporate world in recent years.  The worm, which goes by the names Downadup, Conficker, or Kido, had infected 8 million computers, almost all on corporate networks, by Friday.  Describes Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer at anti-virus firm F-Secure, "On Tuesday there were 2.5 million, on Wednesday 3.5 million and today [Friday], eight million.  It’s getting worse, not better."

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Internet Explorer 8
Microsoft has announced the release of IE 8 Release Candidate 1, marking the home stretch for the browser's development. Catch up on Microsoft's enhanced speed and stability, better CSS compliance, and private browsing.

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The 10 Worst Job Tips Ever
When you're searching for a job, it seems like everyone wants to give your their advice - whether it's good or bad. Sort out the advice you're better off ignoring with the list of the 10 worst job searching tips.

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15 Things You'll Love about Windows 7 (and Five You’ll Hate)
Lots of Windows fans are ready for an OS that delivers what Vista promised and more. Is Windows 7 that OS? The news isn't all good, but so far we've found a lot to like in Win 7's first public beta.

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Microsoft security news
Learn more about what you can do to keep your personal information safer online by attending Data Privacy Day, a free event in San Francisco on January 28. Read about the Microsoft-hosted event, register, or access event materials if you can't attend. - Security

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SOFTWARE ENGINEERING GLOSSARY or DEFINING COMPUTER TERMS FROM A "MARKETING" POINT OF VIEW


ALL NEW -- The software is not compatible with previous versions.

ADVANCED DESIGN -- Upper management doesn't understand it.

BREAKTHROUGH -- It nearly booted on the first try.

NEW -- It comes in different colors from the previous version.

DESIGN SIMPLICITY -- It was developed on a shoe-string budget.

EXCLUSIVE -- We're the only ones who have the documentation.

FIELD TESTED -- Manufacturing doesn't have a test system.

FOOLPROOF OPERATION -- All parameters are hard coded.

FUTURISTIC -- It only runs on the next-generation supercomputer.

HIGH ACCURACY -- All the directories compare.

IT'S HERE AT LAST -- We've released a 26-week project in 48 weeks.

MAINTENANCE FREE -- It's impossible to fix.

MEETS QUALITY STANDARDS -- It compiles without errors.

PERFORMANCE PROVEN -- It works through beta test.

REVOLUTIONARY -- The disk drives go round and round.

SATISFACTION GUARANTEED -- We'll send you another copy if it fails.

STOCK ITEM -- We shipped it once before, and we can do it again, probably.

UNMATCHED -- It's almost as good as the competition.

UNPRECEDENTED PERFORMANCE -- Nothing ever ran this slow before.

YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT -- We finally got one to work.