Subject: Hands-on: Apple TV; Blogger gets death threats; McCain MySpace page hacked

From: "Computerworld Wrap-Up" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:17:43 -0500

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             Computerworld Wrap-Up
                March 27, 2007
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In this issue:

 * Hands-on: Apple TV provides simplicity and 'wow'
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/1390194/387651/56785/2/

 * Death threats force woman to suspend blog, cancel talk at O'Reilly conference
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/1390194/387651/56786/2/

 * Mozilla finally renovates Firefox add-on site
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/1390194/387651/56787/2/

 * AT&T unveils mobile banking app for BancorpSouth customers
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/1390194/387651/56788/2/

 * Sen. McCain's MySpace page commandeered for a 'prank'
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/1390194/387651/56789/2/

 * Vista bug turns file copying into drawn-out affair
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/1390194/387651/56790/2/

 * Judge denies Diebold request to block ES&S pact with Massachusetts
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/1390194/387651/56791/2/

 * IBM pushes RFID data extraction
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/1390194/387651/56792/2/

 * Adobe overhauls suite for design professionals
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/1390194/387651/56793/2/

 * EU extends deadline before fining Microsoft $4 million a day
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/1390194/387651/56794/2/

 * The Onion launches news videos
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/1390194/387651/56795/2/

 * Tech pick: 'Do I have to be online to get to the Internet?' (and other crazy help desk questions)
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/1390194/387651/56796/2/

COMPUTERWORLD SHARK BAIT OF THE DAY
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Smoke testing the printers

I came into work one day to find two printers in my cubicle and a note to see one of my co-workers in the machine shop. I could smell that one or both of the printers had failed the smoke test.

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TODAY'S IT BLOGWATCH
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Pros and cons of online anonymity (and DIY laptop battery)

Hide from Tuesday's IT Blogwatch: in which we ask whether it's best to be anonymous online, or if it's bad for your career. Not to mention building your own laptop battery (hopefully one that doesn't explode)...

To view the rest of the blog post, click the following link.
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TODAY'S TOP STORY
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Sexy Machines -- Yeah Baby!

Take a look at what vendors consider to be their best-looking computer systems and tell us what you think. In speaking with manufacturers such as IBM, Sun and HP, Computerworld learned that computer design teams take their cues from automobiles and stereo systems and that subtle system design features often transmit subliminal messages.

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COMPUTERWORLD BROADBAND SURVEY
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THIS WEEK'S FRANKLY SPEAKING COLUMN
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8 Million Reasons

Frankly Speaking: The TJX data theft cost Wal-Mart $8 million. As Frank Hayes observes, IT failed twice in this case, but he also explains how retailers can prevent such failures in the future.

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THIS WEEK'S COMPUTERWORLD EDITORIAL
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Do You Exist?

Editorial: Web 2.0 should mean something to you, because your professional health depends on a commitment to contributing something of benefit to your peers, writes Don Tennant.

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TODAY'S POLL
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