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Get IT Done: 200 ways to revive a hard drive

They have to be kidding, right? Nope. Actually this is actually being recommended. Yes folks, just slap that hard drive in the freezer!

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Mobile ATA hard drives compared

“This is one decent HDD round-up, let me tell ya.” Speaking as a guy who is still more than happy with ATA drives, I found this article below to be a good resource for information on what is out there.

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IO-DATA’s Full HD HDD recorder, the HVR-HD500R

Oh ya! I’d love to wrap my hands around something like this. It’s sleek, high capacity and oh so fun to own I bet. Yes, I would like to have a HDD recorder like this.
It may not look all that spectacular, but as you read on I think that you’ll find that it more than […]

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TomTom GO 910 now available in the U.S.

Look, TomTom rocks, pure and simple. And now that the 910 is out, I am seriously looking into this in a very big way.

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Common Questions about the Sun X2100 Server

Now I cannot say that I have personally had a number of questions about this specifically. Still, I will not deny that there are certainly some attractive benefits here…

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Unannounced JVC Everio G GZ-MG505 already winning awards

You know, I just don’t hear that much about JVC anymore. But by golly they are still rocking steady in the camera market it would seem!

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Garner HD-1 Hard Disk Drive Degausser

Nice. I could actually see this as being really handy for those who wish to recycle their PC. Might be a little much for just one computer, but the concept is still sound.

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How to revive a hard drive

“Revive my drive!” Alright, that sounds a little stranger than intended. But think about it, where would you be if you lost it all? Your data that is. And yet that is the point of the piece below….

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A Waterproof Core Duo Notebook?

I have been looking into getting a toughbook for my next notebook. And now with the latest features of ‘toughness’ being added, it is even more tempting. Now if I can just get this in the US….

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ASUS’s Extreme Workstation Motherboard

Well at least it has pretty colors! Seriously though, I was interested to see what kind of performer the “Extreme Workstation” really was. Needless to say, the results were not all that shocking….

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A Soundcard in Your Cable?

Much like the dongles built into some USB headsets, this cable actually acts as its own sound card. Yes, it’s pretty wild and quite frankly, holds a lot of promise.

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eSATA: Fast External Storage

It is true that there is nothing that exciting about SATA drives, but what about for external storage options? Ah, now there is a real question worth pursuing…

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Are Gaming Notebook Vendors Afraid of MobilityGuru?

Speaking for myself, I believe that most notebook vendors are concerned with having their so-called ‘gaming notebooks’ really put to the test. Unfortunate, but I believe that the proof is in the pudding.

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Asus PW191 LCD: Looks Can Deceive

OK, this display is really great looking. No arguments there. But how well does it actually work? Ah, that is always the catch, huh?

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EV-DO Broadband, Live And Direct From The Woods

Like it or not, high speed cellular does have its privileges. Take this article below as one such example. Believe it or not, hardware does play a big part of this little piece of happiness.

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Prolong iPod battery life

Every iPod owner out there is going to want to read the following. I mean, assuming you are interested in gaining every ounce of power you can from your hardware, that is.

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External hard drive lets many share space

Well there is really very little question that an external hard drive can be a real lifesaver. And with their installation being non-existent, you have to wonder why more people don’t use them?

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Apple adds 17-in. MacBook Pro to laptop lineup

Get the credit cards out, kids. The new 17 in MacBook Pros are out. And if my guess is anywhere close to correct, they will be selling fast, too. Just my speculation of course, but still.

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Asustek announces it plans to launch a tablet PC in June

From where I stand, if their Tablets are half as good as their motherboards, then I’d buy a Tablet PC from ASUS in a stone cold minute.
Maybe I am alone on this, but I do feel strongly about their motherboards and the company in general. They’ve done me right for years.

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Intel creates “vPro” platform brand for business desktops

Seems like Intel spends as much time branding new names as it does coming out with the products they represent. Take this “vPro” for instance….