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| I'M IN UR TRAILER, BURNIN UR COMPUTERS: Crazy Man Drives 1,300 Miles to Burn Down a Dude's Trailer Because of an Online Feud |
| Published: July 27, 2007, 5:02 pm |
| Tags: Gadgets, I M In Ur Trailer Burnin Ur Computers |
| Here's a friendly reminder: Don't screw with people on the internet, as they aren't all pasty, spineless nerds. Just most of them. If you're unlucky, you'll be like John G. Anderson. He had his trailer burned down after he called Russell Tavares a nerd online. Apparently, the line was really drawn when "Anderson called him a nerd and posted a |
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| Summer 2007 |
| Published: July 27, 2007, 11:05 am |
| Tags: Image, Computers, Nature, Travel |
| I'm back! Just like last summer, I went to a sea side town to cover myself in fine sand and then dive into azure water. I also licked the salt off a margarita glass, relaxed on a hammock, and gazed at blood-orange sunsets night after night. This summer I was in Bodrum, which is in the east of Turkey, chosen World's Sexiest Beach of 2007! It's a |
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| Web-based Instant Messaging |
| Published: July 7, 2007, 6:21 pm |
| Tags: Computers, Internet |
| Many schools and offices block computer users from installing instant messaging software. However, instant messaging is an important part of communication and there are ways around these types of blocks placed by your IT department. Web-based instant messaging clients do not require installation of any software and run in your web-browser. The |
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| The Future: Ubiquitous Computing |
| Published: July 4, 2007, 8:22 pm |
| Tags: Computers, Technology |
| Computing, over the past 50+ years, has gone through two distinct phases: the mainframe era and the personal computing era. The third phase has begun and you may have not even noticed that is the way it is supposed to be. Ubiquitous means existing or being everywhere at the same time, i.e. constantly encountered. Ubiquitous computing, or |
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| Organize Your Cable Mess with Labels |
| Published: June 28, 2007, 8:02 pm |
| Tags: Computers, Creative |
| all the unsaved work? With computers, printers, phones, gaming systems, sound systems, network hubs and all the other electronic devices we use at home, under your desk is a natural place for cable clutter to build up. Here's how to tackle that cord jungle growing under your desk!Putting labels on cables will make it easy to distinguish them |
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| Microsoft is Not Making a Difference? |
| Published: June 26, 2007, 11:26 pm |
| Tags: Computers, Ads |
| Microsoft is running a new ad campaign called I'm Making a Difference and there is something tricky about it. It promises to share "a portion" of the ad revenue from MSN messenger installations that will help support fighting AIDS or feeding the hungry through inserting a code in the user name, and start chatting. It just feels like they are |
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| Free Internet Is Under Threat |
| Published: June 25, 2007, 10:32 pm |
| Tags: Computers, Technology, Internet |
| When we log onto the Internet, we take a lot for granted. We assume we'll be able to access any Web site we want, whenever we want, at the fastest speed, whether it's a corporate or mom-and-pop site. We assume that we can use any service we like watching online video, listening to podcasts, sending instant messages anytime we choose. |
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| Message From Your Friend |
| Published: June 23, 2007, 6:14 pm |
| Tags: Computers, Internet |
| Alright. I felt the need to write this post because I noticed that some of you are still using Internet Explorer (IE) to browse my blog. Yes, you there - the one who is reading this now! Did you know you are one of the 27% of those who visited this blog in the past month with evil software? For your information, my blog is not only optimized to |
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| Spotswood drum PC case brings the beat back |
| Published: July 29, 2007, 1:16 am |
| Tags: Case, Casemod, Drumpc, L Series, Spotswood Custom Computers, Spotswoodcustomcomputers |
| seen a lot of ways to use computers as musical instruments, but the L-series case from Spotswood Custom Computer takes that concept to dizzying new heights by mounting components inside a 22-inch circular shell that's a dead ringer for a snare drum. The company says the built-from-scratch case design eliminates hot spots and promotes better |
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| Dell Promotes Their Laptops With Toshiba Destruction |
| Published: July 29, 2007, 6:45 pm |
| Tags: Computers, 280, 443, 189 |
| Dell's new promotion of their Latitude XT tablet PC is gets personal—claiming frustration with bad tablets, they saw Toshiba's competing M400 in half. We're not sure how, if at all, Toshiba plans to retaliate. But we humbly suggest the use of eggs, toilet paper and a half-broken bottle of Jack when proceeding. Thanks Matt! |
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| Solar Laptop Charger keeps you from getting away from it all |
| Published: July 30, 2007, 8:55 am |
| Tags: Personal Computers |
| Now you'll have no excuse for shirking your work, even if you're out in the middle of nowhere. This Earthtech Solar Laptop Charger's 150-watt portable power system keeps you going whether you like it or not, harnessing the sun's rays to give your laptop about three extra hours of run time. Unfold and spread out its 12-watt solar panels, and it |
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| Lil' Nick Neg recycles old PCs for those in need |
| Published: July 30, 2007, 2:47 pm |
| Tags: Computers, Recycle, Recylced, Reuse |
| heap since starting his "Computers for Communities" organization in 2001, with him performing all the necessary repairs and finding new homes for them among those in need. Now all he needs is a rivalry with another, bigger company trying to muscle in on his territory, to be followed by the inevitable announcement that the two have made up and |
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| Free Laptops Are Helping Kids Watch Porn |
| Published: July 30, 2007, 12:55 pm |
| Tags: Computers, Laptops |
| reacted quickly and XO computers will now be fitted with filters,” Vota wrote. “Porn surfing is not a technical problem to be solved with filters, it’s a human nature issue addressed through a comprehensive cultural integration process.” Not to worry though, as the children are using them for educational purposes |
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