Word: downloading
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...that the Unabomber suspect is in custody, we will hear about his life and his beliefs, and some of us will even download his manifesto. We will learn that, like us, he believes in the power of the individual, just as our transcendentalist fathers taught us. We will learn that, like many of us, he questions whether our society is truly "civilized." And we will learn that he wonders, as do many of us in these overwhelming days, whether technology is really more damaging than useful to the individual. The accused Unabomber is a bad person who happens...
Obviously, They are already in Boston. And now, with the new Federal telecommunications bill, They are on the Internet. They know where you post to, and what you post. They know what you peruse and how much you download. They know and They're ready to pounce on you, poor citizen...
Some Web browsers, like Microsoft's Internet Explorer, warn you of this when you try to download files. Most software on the Internet is virus-free, but it doesn't hurt to check them with your favorite virus checker before running a downloaded program...
Properly displaying the information has presented somewhat of a problem as well. Most Web browsers are preconfigured to open the appropriate application according to the data it is being sent. For example, if you click on a file containing animation, the Web browser will download the file and then attempt to run the animation using a program on your computer...
...York Times is planning to go on-line this fall at http://www.nytimes.com and currently puts up the eight-page Times Fax at http://www.nytimesfax.com, albeit in Adobe Acrobat, a format somewhat awkward to download and read...