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It's a tranquilizing color that saps your energy.

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Two hundred years ago the company's namesake Noah Webster created "A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language" - the very first dictionary to reflect the unique culture and vocabulary of the American people.

Drives could overheat and cause burns.

New graphical subset of UML to make systems analysis easier.

Office, Office and more Office. Oh, and a couple of C++ articles.

August issue now on the Web. Office, Office and more Office. Oh, and some C++ articles too.

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It's official: you can now "Google" something, according to the OED and Merriam-Webster.

Once seen as a potential successor, Jeff Jordan will now "spend more time with his family".

The hacker that broke into multiple US military computer systems to look for information on UFOs may be seeing another US installation soon after the UK government OKs his extradition.

How does "Web 2.0" differ from dot-com: the illustrated edition.

What would you do with a material that is flexible when moved slowly, but when it is compresssed by an impact, its molecules lock together? Design it now for a prize.

US Air Force to spend USD450,000 on study of blogs to determine if they're a good replacement for "actionable information".

Microsoft announced Wednesday the creation of the Open XML Translator project, so its Office suite will support the open-source OpenDocument Format (ODF). Is that a white flag I see?

You can always obfuscate, but did you notice that Microsoft ships the entire Framework unobfuscated?

The keyboard is a developer's best friend. Learn how to use your best friend.

Apple said Wednesday that it has replaced its CRT-based eMac personal computer with a $899 derivative of its existing Intel-based iMac.

Microsoft will start selling a wireless digital music and video player to compete with Apple's iPod by Christmas, sources close to the matter said on Wednesday.

Hackers just still aren't thinking different, it seems.

So far this month: Three in Internet Explorer, and one each in Firefox and Safari. Aren't you glad for people like that?

Sun wants you to play in their grid, and they'll pay you! (if you win).

Everyone's favorite (to hate) version control software.

But software giant missed an opportunity to spin its recent decision