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January 31, 2006

Exxon posts $36.1 billion in profits, highest in U.S. history

Filed under: News — Administrator @ 6:11 pm

The Seattle Times reports here: "Exxon Mobil reported Monday it earned more money in 2005 than any company, any year, ever. But the Texas oil company isn’t bragging. Exxon took out advertisements in newspapers Monday to say its profit is relatively moderate — an unusual step for any company focused on keeping investors happy."  Just think about it next time you fill up your car.


January 30, 2006

Blair Warns of Dramatic Climate Change

Filed under: News — Administrator @ 11:04 pm

More here from Spiegel Online on the story already mentioned below, but I think its good to get reminded about this one as much as possible!: The consequences of climate change are possibly far more dramatic than had previously been assumed. That is the conclusion of a comprehensive collection of studies by British researchers. In the report’s foreword, British Prime Minister Tony Blair voices his concern.


Patent spat forces businesses to upgrade Office

Filed under: News — Administrator @ 3:24 pm

Microsoft has begun e-mailing its corporate customers worldwide, letting them know that they may need to start using a different version of Office as a result of a recent legal setback. For more details see this article from News.com


Countdown for nasty Windows virus

Filed under: News — Administrator @ 11:55 am

BBC News writes here: "PC users have been urged to scan their computers before 3 February to avoid falling victim to a destructive virus. On that date the Nyxem virus is set to delete Word, Powerpoint, Excel and Acrobat files on infected machines." So dont forget to renew your virus software with the latest uddates today and run a full anti virus scan.


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