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NASA launches spacecraft that will map stars, galaxies, asteroids

sharon_gaudin@computerworld.com (Sharon Gaudin) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:29:00 GMT

NASA today launched a spacecraft designed to create an infrared map of the sky.

OffiSync

(Preston Gralla) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:22:00 GMT

Wouldn't it be nice if you could make a mash-up of Microsoft Office and Google Docs, using all of Office's great tools for document creation and editing, and Google Docs's online storage and collaboration tools? With OffiSync (free), that's exactly what you can do. You use Office to create your documents, and can then store and access those documents via Google Docs, without having to use Google Docs itself. Instead, you do the editing in Office, then save them and get them from Google Docs.

Update: Microsoft patches Office 2003 lockout bug

gkeizer@ix.netcom.com (Gregg Keizer) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:12:00 GMT

Microsoft on Saturday fixed a bug that locked out Office 2003 users from accessing documents safeguarded with the company's rights management security technology.

Twitter rival Plurk claims UI, code ripped off by Microsoft China

eric_lai@computerworld.com (Eric Lai) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:00:00 GMT

Micro-blogging service Plurk claimed that its site design and underlying code were copied by a recently debuted service from Microsoft's China division.

ERP vendor offers to take over MySQL

(Chris Kanaracus) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:20:00 GMT

French ERP (enterprise resource planning) vendor Nexedi made a public bid Monday to take over stewardship of the open-source MySQL database from Sun Microsystems, offering a symbolic €1 in return.

Google Phone: Why I Could Care Less...For Now

(Al Sacco) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:49:00 GMT

So. It seems the oft-rumored and--until recently--never-pictured, "Google Phone" exists.

Why the Cloud Should Have Your Back-Up

(Bill Snyder) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:53:00 GMT

Hard drives die, computers get stolen, and storage media becomes obsolete. Here's why and how you should back up your personal data in the cloud.

Google's Nexus One smartphone: Will mobile ads offset cost?

matthew_hamblen@computerworld.com (Matt Hamblen) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:50:00 GMT

Google isn't talking publicly about reported plans to sell a powerful Android-based smartphone called the Nexus One directly to consumers next year, but the idea is already raising eyebrows with analysts.

Story of the year: Newspapers and the Internet

(Scott Bradner) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:41:00 GMT

As the year winds down, columnist Scott Bradner has been trying to decide how to summarize 2009 Internet-wise. It seems to him that the continuing saga of the news business symbolizes yet another year of close-to-terminal, Internet-induced confusion for traditional businesses -- or, maybe, panic.

Mac mini with OS X Server will serve you well

(John C. Welch) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:34:00 GMT

First, let's clear something up about the Mac mini introduced by Apple in October that's configured to be a server. This $999 Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server (Get Best Current Price) is not an enterprise-grade server, or even a big business server. It's not going to manage thousands of users, or massive data needs, or be the only email server for GE. This is not a "big" server. So let's not judge it as such.

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