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Burroughs' former cabin for sale on eBay
Apr 13 2006 11:40PM (CT)
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - It's a 568-square-foot cabin with narrow concrete stairs, outdoor shower and an incinerating toilet in the bedroom _ not the first place a home buyer might want to drop nearly $160,000. But what makes the place outside Lawrence special is that it once belonged to Beat Generation writer William S. Burroughs, author of "Naked Lunch" and "Junkie." Burroughs, who died in 1997 in Lawrence, mentioned the cabin in his book "My Education."
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AT&T, group challenge U.S. spy program
Apr 13 2006 10:30PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - AT&T Inc. and an Internet advocacy group are waging in federal court a privacy battle that could expose the reach of the Bush administration's secretive domestic wiretapping program.
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Sirius, EMI reach deal to end dispute
Apr 13 2006 4:08PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. has reached a deal with EMI Music North America to settle a dispute over a portable music player sold by the broadcaster that enables users to store digital copies of music, the companies said Thursday.
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Review: Programs bridge Windows-Mac gap
Apr 13 2006 3:00PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - For years, my desk has been cluttered by two computers _ one Macintosh and one PC. It's been an arrangement of necessity, as I prefer the Mac but sometimes need a Windows machine for work.
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Dell to supply PCs to Japan Defense Agency
Apr 13 2006 10:09AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The Japanese unit of U.S. computer maker Dell Inc. said Thursday it will supply some 56,000 personal computers to Japan's Defense Agency.
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US: China to let cos. pick mobile standard
Apr 13 2006 8:18AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China promises to let its phone companies pick their own standard for next-generation mobile phones even as it develops its own technology, the U.S. government said.
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Sprint users can track children via GPS
Apr 13 2006 2:17AM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Up until now, parents had to deal with a separate company or buy special equipment to track their children through their cell phones. Sprint Nextel Corp. becomes the first U.S. wireless provider to sell its own product when the Family Locator Service rolls out Thursday.
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Zillow.com offers photos of homes, regions
Apr 13 2006 12:38AM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Zillow.com already lets you learn how much your dream home might sell for. Now, you'll also be able to see what the house and its surroundings look like.
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Group offers free computer science lessons
Apr 13 2006 12:31AM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - With all the recent talk about improving math and basic science education to keep the United States competitive, Chris Stephenson worries that a third piece of the educational picture is being forgotten: computer science.
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Russian students win programming contest
Apr 13 2006 12:05AM (CT)
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - A team of three students from Russia proved their brainy prowess Wednesday, winning an academic competition in which they had just five hours to solve perplexing computing puzzles such as how to connect gears of a clock when given a specific shaft speed.
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