MI6 Terror Photos, Data Accidentally Sold On EbaySlashdot –3 minutes agoThe news comes on the back of yesterday's embarrassment over a local council whose VPN device ended up on eBay with confidential login details left on it. … More: continued here
Read More »eBay CEO John Donahoe Accepts Tech Award at the White House (AuctionBytes)
eBay Inc. was awarded the 2007 National Medal of Technology and Innovation, becoming the first Internet company to receive the award. At a White House ceremony where he conferred the medals, President George W. Bush cited eBay’s pioneering technology that encouraged and supported online trade, and that enabled global entrepreneurship …
Read More »La. disaster food stamps program ending (KATC 3 Lafayette)
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana’s disaster food stamp program is winding down in the aftermath of hurricanes Gustav and Ike. All application locations shut down Monday, except for… More: continued here
Read More »28-minute queues at the post office as branches shut – This is Money
Daily Mail 28-minute queues at the post office as branches shutThis is Money, UK –5 hours agoPost office customers in areas hit by branch closures are having to wait up to six times longer for service than official guidelines recommend. …Average queue is 17 minutes in some London post officesThis is LondonMcCartney …
Read More »Cloud computing pondered at eBay event (InfoWorld)
Officials from companies such as HP and Joyent debated the merits and even the definition of cloud computing Monday during an event at eBay headquarters, emphasizing efforts underway and noting limitations to cloud computing on the software side. Panelists and the audience pondered the issue of cloud computing during the …
Read More »Goldman Sachs Cuts Its Price Target on eBay (EBAY) to $26 – StreetInsider.com (subscription)
Goldman Sachs Cuts Its Price Target on eBay (EBAY) to $26StreetInsider.com (subscription), MI –7 minutes agoGoldman Sachs lowered its price target on eBay Inc. (Nasdaq: EBAY) from $30 to $26, while maintaining their Neutral rating. The firm also lowered estimates … More: continued here
Read More »Main post office plans emergency drill today – San Diego Union Tribune
Main post office plans emergency drill todaySan Diego Union Tribune, United States –6 minutes agoSAN DIEGO: An emergency drill, complete with employee evacuations, is planned this afternoon at the county's main post office in Carmel Mountain, … More: continued here
Read More »La. disaster food stamps program ending – The Daily Advertiser
La. disaster food stamps program endingThe Daily Advertiser, LA –5 minutes agoBATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana’s disaster food stamp program is winding down in the aftermath of hurricanes Gustav and Ike. All application locations shut … More: continued here
Read More »Mobile computers for mail workers (KableNET)
Postal workers are being issued with Intermec hand held terminals, allowing Royal Mail to computerise the paper processes currently used to record special delivery items. The devices are equipped with Blackbay software. More: continued here
Read More »Spy secrets found on camera sold on eBay: reports (CTV.ca)
A British newspaper is reporting that an official from British spy service Mi6 sold a camera on eBay that contained sensitive intelligence records including the names of terrorist suspects. More: continued here
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