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- Google Backup is what I want for Christmas
- Google's Lenoir, North Carolina Data Center, seen during construction, could be one of several sites that could provide business continuity and peace of mind for netizens everywhere. I've heard this story too many times. "I got back from vacation and...
- Blog posts 2009-12-03
- East Anglia investigation begins
- Great.Obvioulsy the science isn't settled and this gives everyone a chance to bring up interesting points about climate change No longer global warming.I don't think anyone can honestly say we don't harm the planet, but I'm not willing to believe we are so horrible that we're causing climate change. We...
- Discussion threads 2009-12-03
- HP Pavilion dv4-2045dx
- Great in all the features.If anyone's looking for a great relation in performance, cost and design, this laptop from Hp it's a wonderful choice to consider. It's very portable. It's not as light as i thought it would be, but against any others, this is great, also the size makes...
- Discussion threads 2009-12-03
- Report: Final Microsoft browser ballot may include Opera-suggested modifications
- I'm sure Opera's original sugestion wasto have a ballot with 5 choices, laid out as follows:Choice #1: OperaChoice #2: OperaChoice #3: OperaChoice #4: OperaChoice #5: Opera:)Enough already...This entire screen BS has moved to the theater of the ridiculous!It takes 1 minute to get a new browser when using ANY other...
- Discussion threads 2009-12-03
- Harvard study: for healthcare, IT doesn't seem to matter
- AgreeThe problem ?is mainly that computer systems are built for the accountants and managers and not built to help doctors, nurses and patients,?That totally nailed the problem. Yes, I work in healthcare and that is exactly the problem. The systems are written, installed and maintained by IT folks who are...
- Discussion threads 2009-12-02
- Can a black eye from Consumer Reports harm AT&T, iPhone?
- AT&T is Fine, better than Verizon HereAnd apparently it works for many as they have had low churn both pre iPhone and with the iPhone.No issues here with AT&T. However the NOTwork Verizon is not all it's cracked up to be.RE: Can a black eye from Consumer Reports harm...
- Discussion threads 2009-12-02
- Toshiba mini NB205-N325BL
- Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.While we've never been particularly enamored of the Toshiba NB205's awkward battery and terrible audio or its oddly spaced keyboard, this $399 retail configuration...
- Product reviews 2009-12-01
- Asus 1005HAGB-BBY-BK01X
- Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.As one of the most popular, and critically hailed Netbooks to ever hit store shelves, the Asus 1005HA has been a go-to choice for...
- Product reviews 2009-12-01
- Any cap and trade program in Australia seems dead for now
- Actually we call it "a massive tax on everything"The pressure we've applied to our elected representatives pushed the opposition leader out and forced this change of policy.The MSM still hasn't recovered from the shock, it goes against their collective belief.Climategate still isn't widely reported in Australia's MSM, but the pressure...
- Discussion threads 2009-12-01
- Koobface botnet enters the Xmas season
- X ThisThanks for the info Dancho and Happy X Year everyone! Did everyone have a good Xgiving day?Not enough space for 'Christmas'?Wow.Seriously, who cares?It seemsyou don't.Good luck when watching YouTube videos, if you ever do.MarkXmas has like, been used forever...as an accepted shortening of the term. Get over it!History excerpt...
- Discussion threads 2009-12-01
- Dell's Throttlegate: Is a defect turning a 2.2GHz CPU into 100MHz?
- Dell = Junk always has always will beJust return it and get another computer from a vendor that does not sell junk. Ie: not Dell.RE: Dell's Throttlegate: Is a defect turning a 2.2GHz CPU into 100MHz?I am glad this was posted! I have had an E6400 since June, and...
- Discussion threads 2009-12-01
- Are open source developers suffering?
- Open Source tends to be anti-job.Open Source tends to be anti-job. Unless you fancy yourself as the next big advertiser."And one thing I can say for certain is that, while they all like to eat, most don?t measure their self-worth strictly on the bottom line."You don't need to measure yourself...
- Discussion threads 2009-12-01
- Pimp my iPhone: Apps for storing, editing and reading files
- iPhone streamingHello: These are pretty impressive applications. I've seen a few before and after a very in depth research we worked on something more advanced then created an iPhone broadcaster. I don't know if you ever seen this working. We are now trying to integrate it with other iPhone applications...
- Discussion threads 2009-12-01
- Self-censoring upcoverting DVD player filters inappropriate content
- Why not?I'd love to watch The Matrix and have the DVD player skip the sex part and adjust some of the filters for other parts of the movie (I'm okay with vulgar and violence).I'm in for a kick-a$$ music without me having to do some skipping. :)ClearPlay is AWESOME!!I've had...
- Discussion threads 2009-12-01
- 2010 GMC Terrain
- Photo gallery:2010 GMC TerrainWhen GM rolled out the Terrain at the last New York auto show, it seemed the company hadn't learned a thing from recently plummeting SUV sales. Not to mention that the Terrain seemed an unnecessary addition to an already full SUV lineup. But then we got a...
- Product reviews 2009-11-30
- Why Microsoft pulled the plug on the Win 7/Family Guy promo - Because it was lame
- I was VERY surprised when I learned that MS would be using Family Guy in their commercials. I never watched the show, but I was always amazed, when flipping channels, at how the guy's chin looked like testicles. I guess MS never looked at it that way. ;-) When...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-30
- A psychological contagion of myth and suspicion
- Replace the wprd 'fear' with 'scepticism' you're done.People are rightly sceptic about:1. The needless hysteria.2. The poison that is advised to them as a 'solution' to a non-existing problem.And it's of course only the leftist hysterical people that get o-so-upset-about-everything that then label scepticism as 'fear' and even drag it...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-30
- As others see us
- Anti-American dribblehttp://www.climatechangefraud.com/Author please do without A/C, electricity, andyour standard of living.Then you get Al Gore to do without privatejets, mansions and it will never happenTech news pleasehttp://www.climatechangefraud.com/Can someone get a NEW editor that writes TECH articles and NOT Anti-American TRASH.Tech news pleaseSorry you're made uncomfortable by the complexity of the...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-28
- ShareTool 1.3.4 (Mac)
- ShareTool is hands down, the fastest, easiest, and most secure way to access all of your Bonjour services from anywhere in the world. No server or technical skills required. Also works with VPN connections. For anyone that's been itching to get Bonjour working over VPN, ShareTool is for you! Why...
- Software downloads 2009-11-26
- Coollector Movie Database 2.61 (Windows)
- Track the movies you've seen & manage your video collection. Easy to use and completely free, Coollector is a huge encyclopedia of movies and series, combined with a database of existing videos. You track not only the videos you own, but also all the movies you've seen, good or bad....
- Software downloads 2009-11-26
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