Sorry, E.T., but Parcel Post May Beat Phoning Home
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A physicist and an electrical engineer claim it is more efficient to send a long message as a physical package, a cosmic FedEx, than as radio wave or laser pulse.
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When citizens send e-mails to their congressmen through the Web sites of lobby groups, they expect those messages to zip electronically to the place they intended. Qorvis Communications LLC has bought Sparky's Garage. No, the fast-growing public relations firm isn't going into the auto repair...
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When I ordered Christmas presents last week from L.L. Bean's 295-page holiday catalog, I broke my usual routine and did not call the company's toll-free line. Instead I visited the Web site because I thought it might offer bargains and be as quick as a phone call.
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It's official. Postal delivery is as  slow as snails, at least in Poland.
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From teaming up with a rock band to selling restaurant gift cards online, it isn't Ben Franklin's post office any more. The U.S. Postal Service is battling to keep its place in electronic America by going on the Internet.
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Promises fix soon eBay has acknowledged a bug on its site that's causing some sellers to send items to the wrong address. The flaw, which in certain cases causes eBay to transmit incorrect mailing instructions to sellers, is expected to be fixed soon, an eBay official said today.â¦
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By Anna Marie Kukec Daily Herald Business Writer  Goodbye, analog.  Or shall we say, good riddance? At least that could be what executives at the mobile phone service providers are thinking.
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I might get an iPhone, but before I spend the money to switch carriers,  I need someone to test out the reception in my house.
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The fixed line phone in the home could soon disappear, a study by mobile firm Nokia shows.
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Most phones now use digital service, but home and business owners with alarm systems may miss the analog signal.
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IF you were planning to save on postage this year by sending electronic greeting cards, think again. And be careful when opening any you get.
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InfoWorld - For those of you who spend lots of time away from home, there&#39;s now a device to answer the doorbell from nearly anywhere in the world with your mobile phone.
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ISP's customers have a new option for obtaining their e-mail on the go.
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As people spend more time online &#151; and logged into instant messaging services &#151; it's inevitable that there are times they just can't respond. That's why the "away message" &#151; set up to be sent automatically from someone's account &#151; has become so popular.
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First, the big news is that lines are forming at Apple stores. Send links to pictures. Oh the humanity. Second, the reason those of us who ordered in advance are not getting our Leopards is that Fedex couldn't handle the load.  Even so, when I called Fedex this morning they said I would have my package today, even though the website says otherwise. Their gears are stipped on a good day. Is Fedex the AT&T of package delivery? Will Apple end up leasing their own fleet of trucks to deliver the next version of Mac OS? I guess we still have to make it through this release.  Will we be able to have a Flash Conference on Monday to discuss Leopard? Only time will tell.
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It's official. Postal delivery is as slow as snails, at least in Poland.
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This is the time of the year when procrastinators everywhere want to know: When is the latest I can ship packages and still get them delivered by Christmas?