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Photo: Image that duped McNealy

December 8, 2004 Sun's CEO pokes fun at a futuristic '50s photo of an imagined home computer. Unfortunately, the photo's a fake. TAGS: home PC, photograph, CEO

Short Take: Dell to include Linux its PCs

August 9, 1999 Dell will preinstall the Linux operating system on its laptops and home computers in the coming months, extending the operating system availability from servers, workstations, and business desktops... TAGS: Short take, portable computer, Linux, home PC, spokesman, workstation, Dell Dimension, Dell, operating system, server, laptop computer, PC

Survey: Most home PC users lack security

December 7, 2005 Some 81 percent lack at least one of three critical types of security, but use of firewalls and antivirus software is improving. TAGS: antivirus software, survey, home PC, firewall, security, spyware

CA launches antispam for home PCs

June 2, 2005 Computer Associates has added a consumer antispam product to its eTrust family of security products. TAGS: CA eTrust, anti-spam, Computer Associates International Inc., home PC, security, PC

ENIAC - Video Roundup

February 13, 2006 ENIAC creator shares memories. TAGS: co-founder, home PC, PC, video

Police blotter: When can cops seize your computer?

September 29, 2006 In this week's installment, appeals court rules that police cannot search a home computer when one spouse refuses. TAGS: consent, Police Blotter, police, home PC, permission, officer, wife, trial

Australia's porn-blocking plan unveiled

August 13, 2007 Program includes filtering software for home PCs, as well as an ISP-level plan being tested in Tasmania. TAGS: Helen Coonan, Tasmania, porn, government, trial, children, Australia, home PC, Internet Service Provider, PC

Australia to give away porn-filtering software

June 21, 2006 Country's IT minister says $86 million allocated for free online downloads of a Web application, yet to be chosen. TAGS: Helen Coonan, minister, filter, Australia, initiative, representative, Internet Service Provider, home PC, family, download, information technology

Digital divide has not disappeared

June 3, 2005 Nonprofit advocate Paul Lamb asks whether technology is actually increasing inequalities between people. TAGS: inequality, quantity, income, home PC, children, America, knowledge

Webcam virus writer arrested in Spain

January 19, 2005 Police accuse Madrid man of writing a virus that is capable of spying on people in their bedrooms through their Webcams. TAGS: webcam, Graham Cluley, malicious program, P2P, home PC, virus, security

'Storm worm' Trojan horse surges on

January 23, 2007 Many home PC users may have been infected after a large-scale sustained Trojan horse attack that took place over the weekend. TAGS: F-Secure Corp., antivirus company, attack, trojan horse, home PC, Sophos Plc., antivirus, adware, e-mail

Apple: Cool enough for your granny

November 30, 2006 Report says that nearly half of Mac owners are 55 and older--almost double the share for average home PC users. TAGS: Apple Computer, Apple iPod, Apple Macintosh, home PC, laptop computer, Microsoft Windows

HP trots out the $249 desktop

July 13, 2005 Hewlett-Packard is currently selling two home PCs that, after rebate, cost less than a rear-bag lawn mower at Sears. TAGS: back-to-school, Sears Roebuck & Co., PC company, home PC, flat panel, notebook computer, HP, monitor, PC, Microsoft Windows

Alienware tames its prices for home PC users

November 15, 2004 With its lowest-priced home PC to date, company shows desire to move beyond pricier game machines. Photo: The Bot, by Alienware TAGS: Alienware, bot, home office, Intel Celeron, Miami, Intel Pentium 4, home PC, DVD-drive, Intel Pentium, Dell, Intel, monitor, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, LCD, PC, HP

Police blotter: Student sues over IM-related suspension

June 30, 2006 New York school suspends a student due to allegedly "threatening" instant-messaging icon naming a teacher. TAGS: First Amendment, Police Blotter, threat, student, icon, home PC, speech, IM, teacher, law, Mr., New York

U.K. to issue public virus alerts

February 24, 2005 British government creates a Web site with virus alerts and security advice for home PC users and small businesses. TAGS: consumer electronics, U.K., virus, small business, home PC, monitoring, security, e-mail, PC

Spam may sprout viruses in home PCs

June 27, 2003 An e-mail security company says that junk e-mailers are making use of viruses to turn home computers into spam generators. TAGS: MessageLabs Ltd., relay, e-mail security company, Sobig, correlation, e-mail security, home PC, Networks Associates Technology Inc., spam, security company, spammer, virus, variant, analysis, e-mail, server

Man charged with hacking USC database

April 20, 2006 Prosecutors allege the San Diego man nabbed sensitive info on more than 275,000 people from a university system. TAGS: hacking, attorney, San Diego, intellectual property, Los Angeles, home PC, database, U.S.

Linux PCs: Customer service or lip service?

November 2, 2005 Despite much hype over Linux, finding a new home PC running the open-source operating system is no easy task. Photos: Looking for a Linux PC TAGS: Linux PC, Linux, Red Hat Inc., home PC, research company, open source, customer service, San Francisco, conference, operating system, PC, Dell, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Kids outsmart Web filters

April 19, 2006 At schools around the country, tech-savvy teens are using proxy sites and software to get to prohibited Web destinations. TAGS: margin, school, kid, home PC, social networking, MySpace, teacher, PC
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