Archive for August, 2008

Russia Web site owner killed after arrest (CNET)

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

CNET - The owner of an opposition Internet news site in Russia’s volatile Ingushetia region was shot and killed Sunday after being detained by police.

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Comcast Bites Back With a Data Cap on Internet Downloads - Spacelab

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

ABC News

Comcast Bites Back With a Data Cap on Internet DownloadsSpacelab, MN - 4 hours agoComcast will start a 250 gigabyte-a-month cap in October for its residential users, an amount that is said to be 100 times higher than the average user, …Comments for: "Comcast Sets Monthly Bandwidth Cap For Residential … CRNTime's up! Comcast to slap a 250GM per month download limit on US … TelecomTVComcast to Cap Monthly Internet Use NewsOXYMultichannel News - New York Timesall 423 news articles

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On deck for Giants: Colorado Rockies - San Jose Mercury News

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

On deck for Giants: Colorado RockiesSan Jose Mercury News,  USA - 4 hours agoJorge De La Rosa (7-7, 5.60), 12:05 pm Comcast SportsNet Tuesday: Tim Lincecum (15-3, 2.43) vs. Livan Hernandez (11-11, 6.14), 5:35 pm Comcast SportsNet …

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Comcast 250GB Cap - Digital Silence

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

Comcast 250GB CapDigital Silence, PA - 7 hours agoComcast will be instituting a 250GB bandwidth cap starting October 1st. Back in May I broke the news that in addition to throttling back high-consumption …

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6 Internet providers disclose Web tracking for ads (AP)

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

AP - The nation’s largest Internet service providers all say they haven’t partnered with Silicon Valley startup NebuAd Inc. to monitor Web surfing and deliver targeted advertising to their subscribers. Here is a look at six smaller service providers, however, that have conducted trials. The companies say all the tests have ended, often to review privacy and related issues. No provider is known to be currently using NebuAd.

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Up Close with Ram Chaves (Sun Star)

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

EVEN when Ramon Chaves III placed third in the very first season of Pinoy Idol, he remained a very down-to-earth person.

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Troubleshooting older computer - TechRepublic

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

Troubleshooting older computerTechRepublic, KY - 17 hours agoI no it is not safe but I have been disabling Earthlink protection services while I am using usenet. If I let it run the whole time it is using about 107000 …

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SPORTSWIRE - Stratman shines in Comcast Open (Santa Maria Times)

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

All of the top seeds are still around in the Santa Maria Comcast Open, but a 14-year-old Dos Pueblos High School freshman has created some of the biggest early buzz of this tennis tournament.

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Passionate about pickleball (Foster’s Daily Democrat)

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

Josh Gibney/Democrat photo Randy Toole, of South Berwick, Maine, watches his return shot head over the net as he warms up for a pickleball match Saturday morning at the Berwick Academy tennis courts in South Berwick.

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Comcast to Place a Cap on Internet Downloads (The Hendersonville Times-News)

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

Comcast, one of the countrys largest Internet providers, will put a 250 gigabyte-a-month cap on residential users, a move certain to create tension.

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Comments for: "Comcast Sets Monthly Bandwidth Cap For Residential … - CRN

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

ABC News

Comments for: "Comcast Sets Monthly Bandwidth Cap For Residential …CRN, NY - 5 hours agoThere will a be an extra $10.00 charge for over use, but the user will not be suspended services for an entire year, that's insane, especially if Comcast is …Comcast to Place a Cap on Internet Downloads New York TimesComcast's Answer to … InternetNews.comComcast says 99% of users under Internet cap Houston ChronicleWall Street Journal - VNUNet.comall 410 news articles

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Comcast Users Can No Longer Download to Oblivion (TheCelebrityCafe.com)

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

Come Oct. 1, Comcast High Speed Internet users will not be able to download to their heart’s content.

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Earthlink Cable Modem Service - BroadbandReports.com

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

Earthlink Cable Modem ServiceBroadbandReports.com, NY - 10 hours agoI recently moved and was going to have RoadRunner installed at my new place, but I discovered that Time Warner also offers EarthLink service via cable modem …

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Comcast to boost county cable rates - Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

Comcast to boost county cable ratesSanta Rosa Press Democrat, CA - 12 hours agoBy STEVE HART The cost of watching cable TV will get more expensive in Sonoma County this fall as Comcast raises its rates for the eighth time in eight …Music teacher Lily Greer dies at age 104 Santa Rosa Press Democrat911 call leads to assault arrest Santa Rosa Press Democrat6 supervisorial candidates square off in debate Santa Rosa Press Democratall 4 news articles

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Critics Question Comcast Broadband Caps (PC World)

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

Some critics question Comcast’s bandwidth caps for residential subscribers.

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