Gatwick resolves computer glitch
Gatwick Airport returned to normal on Sunday after computer problems led to delays on Saturday.
Computer teams shut down the check-in system completely overnight to fix the problem by Sunday morning.
Problems began at the West Sussex airport on Friday evening with queues building up on Saturday after a manual check-in system was put in place.
On Sunday, the airport said the system was fixed overnight and the check-in system was running smoothly.
When the computer problem arose on Friday evening, all of the check-in areas in the south and north terminals, apart from the British Airways desks, were affected.
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Teens Caught Hacking School Computer To Change Grades
Three Oak Lawn High School students were accused of hacking into the school's computer system to change their grades.
The students were suspended for 10 days.
A fourth was also suspended for hacking, even though he did not make any changes to his grade.
The students were also banned from using school computers and officials say they've closed the loophole that allowed the students to get into the system.
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Who would have thought that a computer company would change the face of TV?
"Who would have thought? Who would have thought that a computer company would change the face of television? Who would have thought that an online music store would make TV execs take a long hard look at programming methods that have been virtually carved in stone since the days of Uncle Miltie? Who would have thought that something as simple as making a video file available for downloading could have the biggest impact on the television industry since cable TV? Steve Jobs. That's who," Pollstar.com reports.
Pollstar.com reports, "On October 12th Jobs introduced Apple's latest iPod, a video version of the popular digital player that handles video as well as music. And, to get the video iPod off the ground, Jobs also announced that Apple's iTunes Music Store would start selling episodes of ABC's 'Lost' and 'Desperate Housewives' for $1.99 per download. Sure, the TV and movie industries were surprised, for Jobs gave no indication to anyone outside of ABC or its parent company, Disney, that viewers no longer needed a TV to watch, well, TV."
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