BIDDEFORD — Lee Ulrichsen, who operates a pottery business from her home on Nokomis Road in St. Albans, has spent hours fruitlessly uploading photos of her work to clients, only to have the files lost somewhere in the ether. “I have to follow up every email with an attachment with a phone call to make […]
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NSA said to have used Heartbleed bug and left consumers exposed
WASHINGTON — The National Security Agency knew for at least two years about a flaw in the way that many websites send sensitive information, now dubbed the Heartbleed bug, and regularly used it to gather critical intelligence, two people familiar with the matter said. The NSA’s decision to keep the bug secret in pursuit of […]
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Small businesses invited to learn about Internet
SOUTH PARIS — Small business owners in the Bethel, Rumford and South Paris regions are invited to learn from Nancy Marshall, marketing and communications expert, on how to use the Internet to grow their businesses. Three simultaneous events will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 20, at the following locations: […]
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Removing illicit videos, images of Kennebunk Zumba prostitute from Internet ‘all but impossible’
PORTLAND — When Alexis Wright was sentenced five months ago for her role in a high-profile prostitution case in Kennebunk, her attorney said her next challenge would be to track down all the websites illegally profiting from explicit images of Wright. Now, with Wright less than a month from being released early from jail, defense […]
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Grange membership falling, recruitment a challenge
DEER ISLE (AP) — At its peak, the Deer Isle Grange had close to 100 members. But this summer, the fraternal organization folded because it couldn’t attract even seven members to its meetings, the number required to keep its state charter. In an age when the Internet and television have replaced potluck dinners as a […]