eBay trying break free of the browser with Mac App Store appMacgasmIt seems that eBay is betting on the latter, as they have released a brand new Mac OS X app on the Mac App Store. The company has already embraced iOS applications to take advantage of the immense interest …
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Money is the driving force behind the proposed closing of the Alexander Post Office. The U.S. Postal Service suggests it could see annual savings of $28,104 in Alexander alone. More: continued here
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When Jan Adams got a NZ $300 (US $247) power bill back in April 2009 she could not believe it. A tiny one-bedroom flat could not possibly consume that much electricity. New Zealand has a competitive electricity market but shifting to competing offerings looked complicated to her. She took energy-efficiency …
Read More »Nimbus wins a 100 TB storage deal with eBay – ComputerworldUK (blog)
Nimbus wins a 100 TB storage deal with eBayComputerworldUK (blog)Nimbus Data Systems has announced that eBay has deployed more than 100 TB of their flash storage capacity, putting the spotlight on a key win for the emerging storage vendor. This is interesting on a few levels. First, it's good to …
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Hundreds of retirees from the Nigeria Postal Service Agency (NIPOST) locked up the Post Office headquarters in Ilorin for several hours on Monday over the non-payment of their pension. More: continued here
Read More »Londoners Turn to Technology to Stop the Looting – The Atlantic Wire
Telegraph.co.uk Londoners Turn to Technology to Stop the LootingThe Atlantic WireeBay and its Craigslist-like listings site Gumtree have committed to working with police to keep looters from selling stolen goods on their sites. "Our thoughts are with the businesses and communities affected by recent events in London and around the …
Read More »Oregon Dems warn against post office closings, fear loss of ‘town’s identity’ – The Hill (blog)
Mother Jones (blog) Oregon Dems warn against post office closings, fear loss of 'town's identity'The Hill (blog)Oregon's Democrat delegation to Congress on Monday called on Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe to ensure that small towns still have reasonable access to post offices, in light of possible plans by the US …Oregon …
Read More »Riots: eBay Says No Looted Items Listed So Far; BlackBerry Site Hacked – paidContent.org
Riots: eBay Says No Looted Items Listed So Far; BlackBerry Site HackedpaidContent.orgFour days in, and more tech company fallout from the riots in the UK: eBay (NSDQ: EBAY) tells us that so far it has not seen any suspicious activity involving the sale of stolen items on its site, but …
Read More »Rural mailbox bombs explode near St. Joseph County’s Lake Tremene – Kalamazoo Gazette – MLive.com
Kalamazoo Gazette – MLive.com Rural mailbox bombs explode near St. Joseph County's Lake TremeneKalamazoo Gazette – MLive.comBoth incidents were reported to the Postal Inspection Service, and to the St. Joseph County Sheriff's Department, he said. Anyone with information is asked to notify the post office or the sheriff's office, at …
Read More »Michigan Boots 30000 College Students Off Food Stamps – Newsroom America
WZZM Michigan Boots 30000 College Students Off Food StampsNewsroom America(Newsroom America) — Michigan officials have removed about 30000 college students from food stamp rolls, a move that will save the state some $75 million. The number was nearly double the initial estimate, …30000 college students kicked out of food aid …
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