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It is not a notion that is being proposed by some start up company. It is a federal government agency. Free internet is an idea put forth by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC):
“The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is likely to consider a plan this month to auction public airwaves with a mandate that [...]

The newspapers have had a rough time. There is dwindling circulation and advertisers are going to the internet. On top of that, The New York Times has to deal with pranksters. Some citizens of New York City were surprised to read the headline “Iraq War Ends”:
“…In an elaborate hoax, pranksters distributed thousands [...]

It is even a problem to give things away, especially on voting day in the United States. It may be against the law:
“Businesses that hope to reward voters today for exercising their patriotic right might be committing a felony.
A number of companies, including Starbucks, Ben & Jerry’s and California Tortilla, said they would [...]

It is Google meeting Apple. Now there is a Google Earth application for the iPhone and iPod. It seems to be receiving excellent reviews:
“…Paired with Wikipedia and eight million Panoramio geo-located photos, you can touch location-specific icons to read up on your locale and check out some beautiful snaps…”
link: Google Earth Lands [...]

The traffic for OpenOffice 3 was overwhelming. In fact, the traffic for the release was so enthusiastic that it crashed the site yesterday. It seems that the download / traffic issues have been resolved. The new release is ‘downloadable’ now:
“…On first run there is an introduction, set-up and registration process where existing [...]

Apple is taking steps to address the problem of faulty Nvidia Chips:
“…The affected notebooks include several MacBook Pro models: the 17-inch notebook, with a 2.4-GHz CPU; the 15-inch model, with either a 2.2-GHz or 2.4-GHz CPU; and MacBook Pros shipped in early 2008. All told, the affected MacBook Pros were manufactured between May 2007 and [...]

It seems like a kindness from the physician. A free drug sample of prescription medication saves some dollars and it allows some exposure to the product before purchasing. However, for children, this free drug sample may be unsafe:
“…The researchers found that one in 20 American children received free drug samples in 2004. And [...]

“Free unlimited installation and compatibility support is available for Windows Vista, but only for Service Pack 1 (SP1). This support for SP1 is valid until March 18, 2009. Availability of chat or e-mail support differs depending on your geographic location.”
link: Help and Support
Catherine

By now, one would think that most internet users would be careful of where and what they click. There be dangers lurking. However, there is a study with pop ups that shows why hackers prosper:
“Internet users are unable to distinguish between genuine pop-up warnings messages and false ones, a study at North Carolina [...]

Analog clocks for the desktop seem to be hugely popular. One useful application is Clocx. It is also a reminder system, as well as a calendar. It has numerous backgrounds (skins) so that the look can match your desktop theme. It can be sized easily. The program is available in [...]