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Thieves Steal Computers From Md. Food Bank
CROWNSVILLE, Md. (AP) — Police are investigating a burglary at the Anne Arundel County Food Bank where robbers stole computer equipment but apparently no food. Police were called to the...
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Md. Man Gets 10 Years For Computer Sex Crime
BALTIMORE (AP) — A Brunswick man is going to prison for using a computer to entice a minor to have sex. Richard Woodward, 52, was sentenced Thursday in U.S. Distinct Court in Baltimore to 10 years in...
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Police Charge 7 In Eastern Shore Brawls
CRISFIELD, Md. (AP) — City police have charged seven people in three large fights at an apartment complex after the brawls were recorded and posted on the Internet. One of those charged made the videos...
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Smithsonian, MIT Launch Science Game For Students
WASHINGTON (AP) — An eight-week online and offline game is challenging the nation’s middle school students to solve an environmental disaster mystery by gathering clues at museums near their homes and...
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Md. Senators To Tour Coppin State Computer Center
BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland Sens. Barbara Mikulski and Benjamin Cardin will tour a public computer center at Coppin State University in Baltimore. The senators will join U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary...
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Win An iPod Nano In This Fantasy Baseball Game
Filed under: MLB, Orioles, Sports Tagged: Baseball, Computer, Fantasy, game, mlb
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Hood College In Md. Gives IPads To Incoming Frosh
FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — Hood College in Frederick says it’s giving Apple iPads to all of its approximately 300 incoming freshman. Some of those attending orientation sessions Monday told The Frederick...
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Texas Man Sentenced For Hacking Of NASA, Business
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Texas man has been sentenced for hacking into the computer systems of a Minnesota company and NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland. Jeremey Parker, 26, of Houston was...
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Data Centers Among Va.’s Hottest Industries
By MARJORIE CENSER The Washington Post ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — The sprawling warehouse-style buildings look like windowless big-box stores, except without the typical signs outside that let customers know...
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Amtrak Adding Free Wi-Fi On A Dozen Of Its Routes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Amtrak has announced it is extending free wireless internet to about a dozen East Coast routes, including the Northeast Regional trains running from Boston to Virginia. The Wi-Fi...
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Frederick To Offer More User-Friendly Website
By PATTI S. BORDA The Frederick News-Post FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — The City of Frederick plans to launch a more user-friendly website Nov. 10 that will tell taxpayers where their money goes and “sets the...
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Prolonged Computer Use Can Cause Computer Vision Syndrome
BALTIMORE (WJZ)—If you spend at least a few hours a day in front of the computer, your eyes are probably paying the price. Monique Griego has more on computer vision syndrome. A lot of people spend...
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When Is The Right Time To Turn Off Your Computer?
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — When is the right time to turn off your personal computer? Denise Koch has the answer in this Energy Saver. Experts recommend turning off the monitor if you are not using your PC for...
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Lower Shore Officials Slow To Embrace Social Media
JENNIFER SHUTT The Daily Times of Salisbury SALISBURY, Md. (AP) — Within the past few years, politicians have begun courting voters in 140 characters or less on Twitter and by making friends on...
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Police Seek Suspect In Computer Store Robbery
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — Hagerstown police are looking for a man they say robbed a computer repair shop. Officers have obtained a warrant charging 41-year-old Lamont Cortez Hardman of Hagerstown with...
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New Technology Chief Is Ex-Clinton Aide
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — A former aide to Hillary Rodham Clinton is now working for Prince George’s County, where he has the task of modernizing the county’s information-technology network. Vennard...
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Carroll Co. Opposes Revealing Citizen Email Addresses
WESTMINSTER, Md. (AP) — Carroll County is taking a stand against revealing private citizen email addresses. The Carroll County Times reports that the County Commissioners voted unanimously Thursday to...
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Are You A Cyberchondriac, Diagnosing Yourself Online?
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Are we becoming a nation of Cyberchondriacs? According to a Pew Research Center study, 72 percent of us went online to find health information in the past year, and 59 percent of...
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Need For Cyber Protection Generates New Jobs In Md.
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Plundering secrets for profits and hard targets. Experts say going from cyber espionage to cyber war is only a few clicks away. Alex DeMetrick reports that risk is also generating...
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Senate Passes Cyberbullying Bill Named After Md. Teen Who Committed Suicide
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ)—Cyberbullies in Maryland will soon face tougher punishment after lawmakers in Annapolis unanimously voted to pass Grace’s Law. Monique Griego has more on what the bill does....
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Md. Comptroller Weighs In On National Internet Sales Tax Debate
WASHINGTON (WJZ)—Congress gets closer to bringing sales tax to the Internet, and that could bring millions to the state of Maryland. How many millions? Political reporter Pat Warren has the answer....
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Spy Program Gathered Americans’ Internet Records
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration gathered U.S. citizens’ Internet data until 2011, continuing a spying program started under President George W. Bush that revealed whom Americans exchanged...
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Hackers Charged For Stealing 160 Million Credit Card Numbers
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A gang of computer hackers are busted for stealing the credit card numbers of 160 million Americans. Seventeen major corporations were hacked, including a number of companies here in...
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Older Drivers Using Computer Keys To Keep Car Keys
Parents of driver’s ed students quickly learn that, apart from mounting anxiety of their kids being licensed to drive, the learning experience is far different today. Driving simulators are the norm,...
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Md. Officials To Discuss Broadband Network
STEVENSVILLE, Md. (AP) — Maryland officials are announcing the completion of the One Maryland Broadband Network. Gov. Martin O’Malley, Sen. Barbara Mikulski and Howard County Executive Ken Ulman are...
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Annapolis High School Students Speak Out About Cyberbullying Incident
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — A vicious cyberbullying case in Anne Arundel County is the talk of the community. It’s a story we’ve covered extensively. Eleven students now face punishment. Investigator Mike...
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Critics Urge Moving Away From Maryland Health Exchange
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Democratic and Republican critics of Maryland’s troubled health exchange urged state officials on Monday to consider other options to signing up state residents for health care...
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UPS Says 51 Retail Stores Breached By Malware
BALTIMORE (AP) — Some customers of The UPS Store may have had their credit and debit card information exposed by a computer virus found on systems at 51 stores in 24 states. A spokeswoman for UPS says...
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Metro To Resume Use Of Computer-Driven Trains
WASHINGTON (AP) — Metro plans to bring back computer-driven trains to the red line, five years after the automated system failed and caused a fatal crash. Metro General Manager Richard Sarles told The...
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AACO Middle School Wins Month-Long Computer Coding Contest
MILLERSVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — One Anne Arundel County middle school gets a big financial boost to its STEM program. After a month-long statewide contest, the governor hand-delivered a $10,000 check to the...
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84-Year-Old Doctor Who Won’t Use A Computer Has Medical License Revoked
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — An 84-year-old doctor has lost her license to practice medicine, partly because she does not own or know how to use a computer. New Hampshire physician Anna Konopka surrendered her...
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