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AMD 8 Core CPU Picture Seen
AT A CONFERENCE HOSTED BY GlobalFoundries, the AMD spinoff, the first pictures of the architecture of the 8-core CPU code-named Orochi (sounds like a character from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!)... (More)
Was the new iPod Nano a smart move for Apple?
I'M A LITTLE LATE TO the game since every other blogger wrote about it right after the keynote, but I'm not really writing ABOUT the Nano, I'm writing about what... (More)
You And Me And Vitamin D
IT'S A SUNNY DAY IN Seattle. Any day that has a temperature above 70 F as the high is a day I tell clients to make sure they take a... (More)
California - We Can't Balance Our Budget But You Can Still Ask For Paper Or Plastic
ACCORDING TO A REPORT FROM AP, California has dropped their attempt to ban plastic shopping bags. In their wisdom, the California legislature thought they were interfering with the personal liberties... (More)
Jeff Beck's Fingers
DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR it - go to Time and read about Jeff recently insuring his fingers. For one million dollars each.Personally I think they're undervalued.... (More)
Straight Talk - No BlackBerry Support And AT&T Now Available
DURING THE PAST FEW WEEKS I have received quite a few comments to the three articles I have written concerning Straight Talk. For some of the questions that were asked,... (More)
Using Auto Correct to Your Advantage
IF YOU'RE LIKE ME AND in school, or even typing for a blog like this one, then you know how tiring it can be to type an entire blog post... (More)
Zippo's History
MY FATHER HAS SMOKED ALL of my life, having started at a very young age. In all of my 41 years, I have seen him use Zippo lighters exclusively, never... (More)
Agatha Christie: Dead Man's Folly
YOU ARE INVITED TO A Murder Hunt!As a guest at the beautiful Nasse House in the English countryside, you are invited to take part in a thrilling mock-murder game.... (More)
Try the Roku HD-XR Player and Save up to $30 and Get a $10 Amazon Video On Demand Credit + Free Shipping!
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Change Album Art Size in iTunes 10
USERS OF ITUNES 10 ARE already complaining about the small size of the album art in iTunes 10. Luckily, you can change the size to make it bigger.1. Click... (More)
The Myths Of Innovation
IN THIS NEW PAPERBACK EDITION of the classic bestseller, you'll be taken on a hilarious, fast-paced ride through the history of ideas. Author Scott Berkun will show you how to... (More)
Kitchen Corner - Smoothies, Honey Mustard Chicken and Veggie Kabobs
I PICKED UP THESE IDEAS from a trip to Whole Foods Market -- slightly modified with things I had like canned peaches (or frozen peaches) for the peach tea and... (More)
Apple Keynote Summary
BY NOW HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS of people are already publishing their summaries of the Apple Keynote address. I'd rather cover the event in my own way. Many of the rumors came... (More)
Apple Keynote Round-Up
IN THE BEGINNING OF THE presentation, Steve Jobs talked about the stores that have been opened around the world, showing pictures of the stores, and "pictures of people." LOL.After... (More)
Video Games, Second Amendment and Blood Soaked Cars
TITLE GOT YOUR ATTENTION? GOOD.PEOPLE are always quick to try to blame gun violence on video games. Anytime an article is published that focuses on the guns in a... (More)
How The French Are Making Champagne Greener
NO, THEY ARE NOT MAKING greener champagne. Nor are they using a different grape, or any different process on the wine itself.The greener part comes in using a lighter... (More)
Location Determines Social Network Influence
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The March Of Android Devices...Too Much?
LET'S GET ONE FACT STRAIGHT: I LOVE Android. Yes, it's rough around the edges, but the feature set is impressive -- some even blowing the Apple iPhone out of the... (More)
Impulse Partners with Child's Play for Charity Drive
IMPULSE HAS PARTNERED WITH CHILD’S PLAY, a game industry charity dedicated to improving the lives of children in over 60 worldwide hospitals, to help raise money for this worthy cause. From... (More)
Blockbuster is in Danger of Becoming Extinct
THE '90S WERE THRIVING FOR the now endangered Blockbuster. The memories of excitement of going to Blockbuster on the weekends and renting several VHS movies and later games, was an... (More)
Paid Apps Rule On iOS
ONE MIGHT LIKE TO THINK that all is equal and fair when it comes down to the divide between Apple and Android. Unfortunately, there is a lot more going on... (More)
AMD Says Goodbye To ATI
AMD (ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES) RELEASED today that it has decided to kill the ATI brand name. It is making this move as more of a marketing advance because people are... (More)
Google TV - Too Little, Too Late?
NORMALLY I AM AMONG THE first to say that Google has great timing with their product launches. Not saying that their products are perfect each and every time, rather that... (More)
Review: The Motorola Droid 2
ON AUGUST 12TH, THE MOTOROLA Droid 2 was released. As many know, it's the sequel to the original, and very popular Droid, which was love at first site to many.... (More)
Airport Security To Get a Little More Intimate
IF YOU'VE TRAVELED FROM LAS Vegas or Boston recently, you've probably noticed that the screener was feeling you up a little more than usual. Well, that's because they were.An... (More)
iPod touch or PSP?
MY TWEEN DAUGHTER HAS ADVANCED far beyond an iPod Shuffle knock off brand MP3 player and has advanced to wanting, "something that has a screen and if it played movies... (More)
President Obama Ends Combat Operations In Iraq
WHITE HOUSE: TUESDAY, AUGUST 31 will mark the end of combat operations in Iraq. Ending a 7 years old war; the President, along with Chiefs of Staff and others will... (More)
Mikogo: An Excellent, Free Screen Sharing App
IMAGINE YOU'RE TALKING WITH YOUR not-so-computer-inclined friend who lives on the other side of the known universe about a problem he's been having with his computer.He tries to describe... (More)
Atari and Cryptic Studios Announce Neverwinter in 2011 for PC
FANS OF THE NEVERWINTER NIGHTS series rejoice! Cryptic and Atari have released an announcement of an upcoming addition to the series simply called Neverwinter. Promoted as a co-op experience with... (More)
Quick Way To Determine Database File Size
HERE IS A QUICK SNIPPET on how to determine the file size(s) of a specific database in SQL Server:SELECT a.FILEID, CONVERT (decimal(12,2), ROUND (a.size / 128.000,2)) as [FILESIZEINMB], CONVERT... (More)
What Happened to Manners? Social Networking: Where Expectations Go to Die Pt 2
THIS IS MY SECOND PIECE in this series about the cons of social networking. Please see my first article here.It's bad enough that having common courtesy seems to be... (More)
Freeware From Everywhere w/e 08-21-10
YOU'LL FIND MORE FREEWARE AT MySharedFiles continuously updated.Windows Error Lookup Tool (WELT) v2.0.5 Free Simply enough, the Windows Error Lookup Tool (WELT) will display either decimal, hex, HRESULT, NTSTATUS,... (More)
Lost In Space
HELLO DEAR READERS. IT'S BEEN a while, huh? I thought I'd drop back in here for a bit and see how things were going.Due to some circumstances beyond my... (More)
Gnomedex 10 or Bust!
TOMORROW, I WILL WAKE UP at an ungodly hour to fly 3,000 miles to Seattle for Chris Pirillo's Gnomedex conference. This is my second year attending, and I hope to... (More)
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