technology - "computers"

Washington - Notebook computers are the ultimate space-savers, but you give up a lot when you use them. The screens are small, the keyboards often uncomfortable, and expansion options are limited. Full-sized desktop computers, on the other hand, come...

BEIJING -- Three state-of-the-art Olympic media centers in Beijing have been equipped with rows of brand-new computers. Thousands of English-speaking volunteers stand at the ready, trained to offer Internet access with a smile.

As a teenager, Louis Hodes studied computers at a math and science honors high school in New York. Fascinated by the subject, he decided to build his own device.

An anonymous reader writes 'Two FBI agents walked into a public library in Maryland, without a warrant, and walked out with two computers. The library director agreed to release the machines to these smooth-talking feds. According to the article, the director of Frederick County Public Libraries indicated that this was the third time in his 10 years there that the FBI had requested records, but the first time they had come without a court order. The director seemed to indicate no regrets, stating 'It was a decision I made on my experience and the information given to me.' He further justified his actions, noting that the agents indicated specific computers they needed (of the several dozen in the library) and further that they 'had an awful lot of information.'' The library director speculated whether the raid may have involved the Bruce Ivins / anthrax case, musing 'Obviously it coincided with the events everyone is talking about,' but he said the agents hadn't mentioned it.