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| | | | | There were some helpful comments from yesterday's posts, but even after figuring out how to do certain things in Google Docs I was still disappointed.
    
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| | | | | The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation warned computer users Tuesday that messages claiming to include photos and videos of Osama bin Laden's death actually...
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| | | | | Read the quote, then guess if it was said by a real cult member or a real tech fanboy. Betcha can't get all of them right!
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| | | | | We consider some of the classic characteristics of cults, then look for similarities in the behavior of these beloved tech companies and their fanboys and fangirls.
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| | | | | Bing will become the default search provider on BlackBerry devices thanks to new alliance between RIM and Microsoft--who makes out in this deal?
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| | | | | Yes, your smartphone is spying on you. The real question is, should you care?
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| | | | | Developers behind the popular jQuery have updated the JavaScript library for speed
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| | | | | Brocade Technologies, which announced 16G bps (bit-per-second) Fibre Channel products on Monday, is already working on a 32G bps version and expects to have it...
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| | | | | Security experts are urging Microsoft and Juniper to patch a year-old IPv6 vulnerability so dangerous it can freeze any Windows machine on a LAN in minutes.
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| | | | | A lawsuit filed this week alleges Aaron's Inc, and other rental firms capture screenshots and snapshots of unsuspecting customers by webcams while the renters use the PCs.
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| | | | | The rash of recent hacker attacks is a rough reminder that someone out there is always gunning for your private data. No password is perfect, but you can build a better password with these simple tips.
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| | | | | Jailbreaking has its perks, but because of piracy concerns, not all iOS developers are fans. But meet Lima, a new app market for jailbroken iPhones that takes a firm stance against app piracy.
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| | | | | Some Slicehost users were dismayed to hear that Rackspace, which acquired the company in 2008, plans to wind down the service.
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| | | | | New evidence suggests Amazon could launch its own tablet within the year -- and that could mean a whole new kind of competition for the evolving tablet market.
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| | | | | Want to +1 your friends? Check out this hack, and fling the birds using nothing but brain-power. Video after the jump!
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| | | | | Red Hat will offer a commercial version of its Infinispan data grid technology
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| | | | | The LG Optimus Black has some of the strangest packaging we've ever seen.
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| | | | | Today's announcement that Microsoft's Bing will power search and maps on future BlackBerry devices makes it clear that Microsoft recognizes that by itself, it will never come close to catching Google and Apple in the mobile market.
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| | | | | No-uninstall remote-monitor kept eye on customers, who respond to the attention with a lawsuit
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| | | | | Some news sites, streaming video bog down or go black following breaking news on bin Laden's death.
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| | | | | Data breaches and mobile tracking have raised alarms; companies need to have a handle on user privacy or risk unwanted attention.
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| | | | | The six retro-themed pixel-tastic Bit.Trip games are coming to the Nintendo 3DS in full 3D, promising "crushing difficulty" and "rhythmic galaxies."
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| | | | | The world's first easy-to-use crimeware kit signals cyber criminals' growing interest in targeting Apple with malware
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| | | | | Despite stepped up police presence and a U.S State Department advisory warning, here's why experts say there's little need to cancel business travel plans.
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| | | | | Not all consultants are like that.
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| | | | | Microsoft's investment in putting its Bing search and maps in BlackBerry mobile devices by the fall holiday season pits RIM and Microsoft against Google in a massive scramble for mobile search customers.
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| | | | | Verizon Wireless, AT&T and T-Mobile are reportedly blocking access to free phone tethering apps on their wireless networks.
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| | | | | A few years ago Linux skills were just one in a series of possible assets for job applicants. Now it's a make-or-break element.
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| | | | | Epson has announced the Epson Stylus Photo R2000, a wide-format printer targeted to advanced amateur photographers, hobbyists, and creative professionals. The...
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| | | | | Julian Kudritzki has more visibility than most into how the Uptime Institute's data center tier system is being used around the world, and according to him it's...
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| | | | | If you find yourself barnstorming your way across the country, you may lament your inability to catch up with your favorite baseball team. Fortunately, with...
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| | | | | Hackers today stepped up their use of Osama Bin Laden's death by shoving malware into PCs when users fall for phony claims of photographs and video, security researchers said today.
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| | | | | RIM showed off the upcoming native e-mail and personal information management (PIM) apps for its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet.
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| | | | | Nielsen finds that the number of American households that own televisions will be down in 2012 for the first time in 20 years.
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| | | | | Although the new iMacs have fast processors, Thunderbold IO ports, and FaceTime HD cameras, the most interesting feature is the elevation of the Magic Trackpad.
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| | | | | Plasq on Tuesday released Comic Life for iPad, a new incarnation of its software for turning your digital photos into comics.
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| | | | | Motorola: In the next round of your Atrix-Like docks, please improve the price, give us multi-touch trackpads, as well as higher resolution rendering of documents.
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| | | | | RIM's brand new BlackBerry Bold 9900 supports near field communications. Check out this video first-look at the technology.
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| | | | | Xobni is launching an application development platform and store for its popular Microsoft Outlook plug-in, which has about 7 million users.
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| | | | | For a variety of reasons—frugality, environmentalism, laziness—I try to avoid printing documents whenever possible. That can get tricky when someone needs my...
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| | | | | Android 2.3.4 is now being delivered to Nexus One handsets over the air, but the update won't bring video or voice chat to the Google Talk app as seen on the Nexus S.
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| | | | | Seagate said it has broken a previous areal density benchmark with a drive line that can hold up to 1TB of data per platter.
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| | | | | Startup chip design company Adapteva on Tuesday announced the multicore Epiphany processor, which is designed to accelerate applications in servers and low-power...
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| | | | | Microsoft offers a stripped-down version of Windows 7 for thin clients.
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| | | | | Video gaming giant Electronic Arts on Tuesday announced that it will buy Firemint, the Australian developer behind classic iOS games like Flight Control and Real...
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| | | | | The FTC proposes settlements with two companies with data breaches in 2009.
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| | | | | Dell is taking $670 off the Vizio VF552XVT HDTV, and shipping is free.
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