SHORT TAKES Yesterday | Add a comment BIRTHDAYS →Actor Paul Picerni ("The Untouchables”), 86. →Singer Billy Paul, 74. →Actor-director Woody Allen, 73. →Singer Dianne Lennon (Lennon Sisters), 69....

AT A GLANCE: Avoiding Internet fraud Thu, Nov 27, 2008 Avoiding Internet fraud Attorney General Drew Edmondson has issued tips on avoiding becoming a fraud victim when shopping on the Internet. They include only doing business with reputable...

Lurking hackers get harder to deteck, study reports Tue, Nov 25, 2008 | Add a comment SAN JOSE, Calif. — Internet criminals have been getting more "professional” for years, trying to run their businesses like Big Business to get better and more profitable at selling...

LIBRARY EVENT: Free Norman computer classes begin in December Mon, Nov 24, 2008 | Add a comment FREE COMPUTER CLASSES BEGIN IN DECEMBER NORMAN — Registration for the free computer classes offered in December at Norman Public Library begins at 9 a.m. Dec. 1 at the library, 225 N Webster....

Gifts for teens, tweens trend toward high-tech Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment Here’s a great gift for anyone on your list but especially good for a teen who’s just begun driving. The BodyGard emergency tool contains all the tools your teen might need in a jam....

Microsoft Zune subscription deal making play for MP3 customers Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Comments 1 REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft Corp. is giving an early holiday gift to people who pay for all-you-can-listen access to the Zune digital music store: 10 songs to keep each month, included in the...

Tech tidbits Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Add a comment ESPN Sportscaster Microphone by ZizzleGet it for: $19.99 at www.toysrus.com. With the microphone’s built-in speaker, you can announce games or make the calls. It also features three modes of...

Holidays may bring gift of spam-free e-mail after host server is shut down Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Add a comment SAN FRANCISCO — E-mailers, enjoy the early holiday gift: Spam volume has been cut by more than half because Internet providers pulled the plug on a Web hosting firm that was allegedly helping...

IN BUSINESS Sat, Nov 15, 2008 | Add a comment ONLINE Blogs detail biz events Here’s what you missed last week if you didn’t visit The Business: Don Mecoy’s commentary about Dr. Google. The search engine now can even track flu...

Sun Microsystems lays off 6,000 Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Comments 1 SAN FRANCISCO — The economic downturn might be pushing Sun Microsystems Inc., one of the storied names in computing, to the brink of extinction. The company’s servers and software...

National group accredits LifeChurch.tv Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Add a comment Edmond-based LifeChurch.tv recently received accreditation from the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability. The council’s accreditation is based on standards of responsible...

Tech Tidbits: Thursday, November 13, 2008 Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Add a comment Disney Clickables Fairy Game by Techno SourceGet it for: $19.99 at www.amazon.com. This handheld electronic LCD game features five action-packed games. Youngsters can play as their favorite Disney...

What's Hot on this year's wish lists Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Add a comment The surprise item on a lot of wish lists this year is the portable navigation devices. They offer travel guides and restaurant reviews, helpful points of interest like landmarks, hotels, ATMs and...

TECH BYTES: Consultant plans speech Mon, Nov 10, 2008 | Add a comment OKLAHOMA Consultant plans speech Randall W. Rice, principal consultant of Oklahoma City-based Rice Consulting Services Inc., will be a keynote speaker at the EuroSTAR Conference for software...

Cleveland County OKs roadwork Mon, Nov 10, 2008 | Add a comment NORMAN — Cleveland County workers will be resurfacing a three-mile stretch of road in rural Cleveland County. Cleveland County commissioners approved getting engineering work done for the...

Change might come to Oklahoma's election system Mon, Nov 10, 2008 | Comments 15 Vote-counting went smoothly during the general election in Oklahoma last week, but the state's election machinery is outdated and may soon be headed for the scrap heap. State Election Board...

Dell freezes jobs Wed, Nov 5, 2008 | Add a comment TECHNOLOGY Dell freezes jobsDell Inc. has asked employees to consider taking unpaid vacation days or severance packages to help the PC maker cut costs. Chief Executive Michael Dell also announced a...

Can online business go up in down times? Mon, Nov 3, 2008 | Add a comment Money is tight, and small-business owners everywhere are concerned about the country’s financial breakdown. Consumers are reducing their spending, and companies are restructuring and cutting...

Companies joining to push music on memory cards Mon, Sep 22, 2008 NEW YORK (AP) -- Just as vinyl once gave way to compact discs as the main physical medium for music, could CDs be replaced now by a fingernail-sized memory card? Perhaps not entirely, but...

Adobe 3Q net income down, results beat estimates Fri, Jun 16, 2006 NEW YORK (AP) -- Publishing and design software maker Adobe Systems Inc. said Tuesday its profit fell 7 percent in its fiscal third quarter. But by the measures watched on Wall Street,...