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Bill Gates Restricts his Child from Using Internet

The king of computers places strong limits on the amount of time his daughter spends Web surfing.

(SEATTLE) - The King of software Bill Gates has revealed that his oldest daughter who is 10 years old, can't use her Personal Computer more than 45 minutes per day.

Of course the time for studying is not included.

The news is curious but insiders say it's a really important message, above all because it was stated directly by Bill Gates, the man that grew up eating sandwiches and computers that is now the richest man of the world.

High School Students Invited to Willamette Computing Career Event

Students who register and attend will be entered into a drawing for a Zune digital media player, an HP digital camera and other prizes.

(SALEM) - High school students interested in learning about careers in computer science and technology are invited to a free event Feb. 10th at Willamette University.

Era of High-Speed Optical Computing is Approaching

The speed of electronic devices, the researchers said, is already starting to hit a wall based on the physical limitations of how fast electrons can move.

(CORVALLIS) - Physicists at Oregon State University have discovered a way to manipulate the transmission of optical signals in tiny wires, dramatically slowing, stopping or even speeding them up to velocities faster than the speed of light – a major advance that could open the door to a new era of computing and information processing based on optics.

OSCON on a Budget

If open source software is your bag, then you might want to head for the Open Source Convention in Portland.

(PORTLAND) - This week I'm checking in from OSCON in Portland, the eighth annual Open Source Convention, hosted by O'Reilly Publishing at the Oregon Convention Center.

Primarily aimed at informing businesses about the wide array of open source software available, most of the sessions and tutorials are priced at hundreds of dollars each.

In the midst of this gathering of world-class talent there are also some great educational opportunities that are free. Read on.

At the OSCON registration desk, you can obtain a free Exhibit Hall pass. Major companies and local groups will have booths in this area, Wednesday & Thursday, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Monday Marks Major Digg.com Revision

(San Francisco) - The leading technology news site, digg.com, will switch to 'version 3.0' sometime Monday. Already ranked 35th most popular site in the US, Digg 3.0 will expand from it's current technology focus to include more mainstream-oriented categories for entertainment, gaming, science, world & business, and online video.

Anonymously launched in December 2004 as a experiment by Tech TV personality Kevin Rose, Digg was a radical departure from an old paradigm: that site owners had to exercise heavy editorial control to achieve good content.

Craigslist Adds Salem Section

(SALEM) - Entries started appearing Sunday in the new Salem Oregon section of the internationally popular online classified ads service, craigslist.org. Prior to the addition of salem.craigslist.org, Salem residents had to place ads under the section for the nearest listed city, Portland, and then put 'Salem' in the specific location field of the ad.

Wireless Local Area Network Available at Salem Hospital

(SALEM) - Salem Hospital's new wireless network allows patients, visitors, and family members at the hospital to use their personal electronic device to access the Internet.

Salem Hospital's Sherryll Johnson Hoar says anyone with a portable computer or other handheld device, with a wireless card and an HTML-compatible browser, should be able to use the system.

Salem Hospital's wireless network is an early component of its upcoming electronic-medical-records system, portions of which are scheduled to be operational in December 2006. "We're happy to offer this wireless network to our guests at Salem Hospital," says Chief Information Officer Dennis Sato.

Legislator Web Pages Temporarily Shut Down

Legislator Web pages have been shut down due to links to non-government sites

(SALEM AP) - State officials have temporarily shut down legislators' individual Web pages. The action was taken because of their links to non-government Web sites, such as a local business or a newspaper.

An opinion from the Legislative Counsel has recommended allowing only links to local, state or federal government sites. It says other links could result in violations of election and ethics laws.

State Gets Tough on SPAM

The state's new SPAM filtering system saves Oregon taxpayers over two million dollars a year.

(SALEM) - If you think SPAM e-mail is bad on your home computer, try multiplying it by nearly 38,000. That`s the number of e-mail addresses for State of Oregon employees.

While you can`t totally get rid of SPAM, the Department of Administrative Services is taking a proactive approach to minimize the problem.

The Network Operations Center, which runs the state`s central e-mail hub, has set up a SPAM filtering system that does an effective job for state agencies.

State Late With Special Voting Machines

In Oregon's case, the missed deadline was caused by a contract dispute with a supplier.

(PORTLAND AP) - The nation's only 100 percent vote-by-mail state -- yes, Oregon -- is in danger of violating federal law.

This, because it likely won't have voting machines designed for people with disabilities in place for the May primary.

Under the 2002 Help America Vote Act, states must have a machine in every polling place that allows disabled people to vote independently and privately.