Algorithm determines 'ideal' VP candidates for Obama, McCain
A U.S. company, Affinnova, has used technology developed at MIT to determine the best vice presidential picks for Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain in this year's presidential election. Ironically, the same person topped both lists. Read more...

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Review: How StuffIt stacks up against WinZip
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Understanding what Google Apps is (and isn't)
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Opinion: Better than locks: A security approach to 'free'
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Review: Sun's X4150 server shows the beef
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IT research: Is it time to analyze the analysts?
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Market research: Who buys it and why
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IT hits the highway: Big rigs go high tech
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All it takes is a couple hours and about $125 to breathe new life into an old laptop. Here's how. Is Microsoft's Golden Age over? What are Gates' most memorable quotes? Find out in Computerworld's complete coverage of the end of the Bill Gates era at Microsoft. There are some things your CIO definitely doesn't want to hear. Also don't miss the flipside, Five things you should always tell your boss. With its latest version, Mozilla's browser continues to raise the bar for what Web browsers should be.

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