Archive for July, 2006

MTV, the music channel that has given us everything from ‘The Real World’ to the surreal world of the Osbournes, celebrates 25 years of setting trends and creating some of TV’s most outrageous moments For better or for worse, MTV – which celebrates its 25th birthday Aug. 1 – has introduced the world to an extraordinary number of significant pop-cultural phenomena in its 25 years: Madonna;

The company responsible for introducing millions of people to the Internet is poised to undergo a transformation that would likely accelerate its decline as a gatekeeper of access to the information superhighway. Time Warner’s board is expected to review on Thursday a proposal for its AOL online unit to free up even more services, likely including the vaunted AOL.com e-mail accounts, in hopes of

The Tucson police are investigating why part of a pool fence was removed at an East Side house, leading to the near-drowning of a 5-year-old boy. The boy was at the vacant home with his father Saturday when he apparently went into the pool, police and fire officials said.

I want my MTV.

Q: My 11-year-old son uses the Internet for homework, to check sports scores and to read up on the latest video games. I’d like to protect him from porn and hate sites. Can you recommend some parental control software? A: There are a number of…

homes in a hurricane. State regulations require nursing homes to have an evacuation plan in place, but many facilities along the South Carolina coast have contracts with the same transportation company to evacuate elderly residents in an emergency.

South Carolina business owners say a new property tax law socks them with too much of the burden of paying for schools. changed next year.

I want my MTV. That used to be the slogan, back when the astronaut in that ubiquitous promo was planting the MTV flag on the moon.

little Rock (AP) – The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is gathering data on deer in the state capital city of more than 183-thousand people to help Little Rock officials determine if a deer hunt will be needed.

Springdale (AP) – Vice President Dick Cheney ( website / news bio ) visits northwest Arkansas Monday in Republican Asa Hutchinson’s bid for governor.

Typically used for network management, system administration, and technical support, NetOp Remote Control v9.0 allows control of one or more computers from another computer. Using smart card and reader, helpdesk personnel can have their identity verified by user if remote control is required. Software also enables communication via web-cam and chat session, and allows one specialist to take

This digitized couch was designed by a UK’er and has the ability to tell when a girl is not interested in you. It may be apparent to everyone around you because of your wretched BO, bad teeth,…

Unified Threat Management (UTM) suites and appliances are increasingly popular with users and with good reason. They enable security through a single administrative interface, making management and upgrades easier and lowering the cost of ownership. They can also offer more comprehensive protection, integrating anti-spam, anti-virus and anti-spyware as well as comprehensive content security and

Little Rock (AP) – The state Education Board has cleared the Academics Plus charter school in Maumelle to operate in the coming school year.The school almost shut down during the last school year but it was able to raise $300,000 in donations.

(Sports Network) – Despite being eliminated in the quarterfinals of last week’s HSBC Women’s World Match Play Championship, Annika Sorenstam continued her stranglehold as the world’s top-ranked golfer.

Aspyr Media has announced development of The Gamerhood, a new system for buying and downloading games.

SafeBrowse has released Safe Eyes 2006 — parental control software for the Mac — as a Universal binary for Intel and PowerPC-based Macs.

Aspyr on Monday announced its new digital download store, the Gamerhood. The company expects to launch the service in autumn 2006. Users will be able to buy games from the service from among an inventory that will include top-tier titles and casual diversions.

A blog ban has been kicking up dust in the bluegrass state, where government employees are cut off from Internet content, including some that has criticized their governor.

ATLANTA, July 10 /PRNewswire/ — Safe Eyes, the software industry’s most trusted and highly rated parental control product, is now available for the new Intel-based Mac computers.