VW adds a driver's car to the Jetta model range

Sunday, February 5th, 2012

(Credit: Wayne Cunningham/CNET) With the 2011 Jetta update, Volkswagen made some compromises to get the price low, but the GLI restores handling and power to this otherwise humble model. Significant additions to the Jetta GLI are a multilink rear suspension and rear disc brakes. The most important part of the package is one of the best power trains available today, Volkswagen's TFSI 2-liter ...

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Trainz Simulator for iPad on sale for a buck this weekend

Saturday, July 16th, 2011

Here's a solid deal for a little weekend R&R -- the famous Trainz Simulator on the iPad , which we've written about before, has dropped down to the low price of just 99 cents in the App Store for this weekend only. If you're interested in model trains at all, this is a really amazing app, featuring not only the ability to run virtual trains around any number of environments, but even modify and ...

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Keeping that ol’ car running

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010

My constant harangue against traffic and in favor of trains aside, I do own a car: a used ’97 Honda Accord with 130,000 miles on it. It’s a great car (the interior infused with cigar smoke notwithstanding), and I hope to run it into the ground.

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Talking Transportation: Keeping that ol’ car running

Tuesday, September 21st, 2010

My constant harangue against traffic and in favor of trains aside, I do own a car: a used ’97 Honda Accord with 130,000 miles on it. It’s a great car (the interior infused with cigar smoke notwithstanding), and I hope to run it into the ground.

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Talking Transportation: Keeping that ol’ car running

Monday, September 20th, 2010

My constant harangue against traffic and in favor of trains aside, I do own a car: a used ’97 Honda Accord with 130,000 miles on it. It’s a great car (the interior infused with cigar smoke notwithstanding), and I hope to run it into the ground.

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Red Hat: Get upskilled for cloud computing

Monday, September 13th, 2010

Vendor launches new hands-on training program for cloud computing. Exec says with higher-level skills, IT professionals can remain relevant despite threat of outsourcing. Compare your salary Use the IT salary benchmark wizard and know the average salary differences between different job functions. Join activeTechPros. http://www.activetechpros.com

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The New New CIO Role: Big Changes Ahead

Sunday, August 22nd, 2010

CIOs know all about change management--from jettisoning legacy apps, to prodding line of business VPs to share virtualized resources.

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LOGISTICS

Sunday, August 15th, 2010

ECONOMICS: India's most misunderstood sector TRANSPORT ECONOMICS. Almost unnoticed, over the last 20 years, the transport business has been globalised and liberalised almost to the extent of finance. It is now broadly called logistics and comprises not just the means of moving goods and ...

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China denies forcing foreign firms to transfer technology

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Beijing on Thursday denied US charges that it forces foreign firms to hand technology over to Chinese rivals as the price of entry to its huge market, saying its policies are in line with global rules.

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Google apps get US government security approval

Monday, July 26th, 2010

(AP) -- E-mail and other Web-based office programs from Google have won the U.S. government's seal of approval.

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