Texting: Too Much of a Good Thing?
I recently called my cell phone provider and asked them to block my phone's ability to send and receive text messages. I wasn't interested in paying 15 cents every time I sent or received a message, but the real reason I got rid of the service is a bit more personal. I'd noticed that on a couple o
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Jan 27, 10
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Unbelievably Great iPad is Best Thing Ever
Looks to me like a great big iPhone, but if you listen to Steve Jobs, well, there just aren't enough superlatives for the new iPad, released today. Only $499. The 9.7 inch screen, a half-inch thick, weight a pound and a half. Steve Jobs, at his press conference: "What this
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Jan 27, 10
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iPad... iWon't.
So folks, Steve Jobs and Apple have finally unveiled their "newest creation".... the iPad. It's a tablet made by apple, specifically designed for those who just can't get enough of apple's slimline products. The 9.7 inch screen, a half-inch thick, weight a pound and a half; and supposedly has a
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Jan 27, 10
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Web Comments Can Pose Problems (News Flash, Right?)
Web commenting. One of the great (and terrible) things about posting content on the Internet. The great equalizer's great equalizer; almost anyone can offer their two cents on what almost anyone has contributed to the massive series of tubes we call the web. But, as anyone who spends time on
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Jan 26, 10
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If any of you know....
If you any of know any wii games that are fun to play and that make you think a little bit please let me know. I am going to ask my neuro doctor about games that he would recommend that I get for the wii. I have heard that they
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Jan 11, 10
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Project Natal: New Information Revealed
It looks like some more information has been released concerning the XBOX's new motion capture technology meant to compete with the Wii and Sony's "wand" thing. Some interesting tidbits released today: A player standing anywhere between 0.8 and 4 metres from Natal is illuminated with infrared light.
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Jan 7, 10
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Playing the wii Fit Plus amd bowling
The main reason why I wanted the wii game system is because I have had two friends tell me they have lost weight using it. I have been smoke free now for going on 5 months now. ( Not using anything either)My son informed me that I was getting pudgy.
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Jan 4, 10
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Huge Titles on the Horizon
It's been a wild 2009 but 2010 has its fair share of big name titles coming right out the gate. The PS3's already strong lineup featuring Demon's Souls and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves will have the exclusive additions of Heavy Rain and Quantum Theory (from the creators of Ninja Gaiden
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Dec 28, 09
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WAVE's New App is a Fave
I'm relatively new to the iPhone craze, but after about two months, my phone has become just a little bit too important to me. For example, I was testing couches Saturday at Garden Ridge and my phone slithered from my pocket into a couch crevice. I didn't know this had
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Dec 14, 09
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Bloggers Get Some New Rules
It's kind of tough to be a news consumer these days, especially if you're exploring all the offerings available online. And if you go online looking for advice from the blogsphere, it's hard to tell if what you're reading is the result of an impartial review or if the writer
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Oct 6, 09
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Hamachi Updates and Adds Web-Based Management
LogMeIn has released a new version of their popular VPN-solution Hamachi. Hamachi² has the great ease of use of the original Hamachi plus enhancements like a new GUI and web-based management. While the new GUI is a nice touch and certainly a nice improvement over the particularly spartan interface t
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Sep 9, 09
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Remote Controls Your Mac via Twitter
TweetMyMac, a free application, remote controls your Mac from anywhere you can access Twitter, allowing you to restart and shutdown your computer, take a screenshot, open a torrent, and more. To get started using TweetMyMac, you'll need to sign up for a new Twitter account dedicated specifically to
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Sep 2, 09
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Twitter Add-Ons - Top 5
The word "tweet" no longer belongs to the birds. Ever since the popular social networking site Twitter flooded the human psyche, the word has come to stand for the 140-character quips users send via the trendy Web site. In the off-chance you're new to the Internet, Twitter is a social
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Aug 12, 09
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Build a DIY Portable Air Conditioner
We've shown you how to make an air conditioner (even for as low as $30), but what if you wanted something you can put in your car and take with you? Instructables user CameronSS has a guide to building a portable air conditioner out of materials that you may already
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Jul 15, 09
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Finding truth in Fallout 3
So yeah, I've been playing Fallout 3 for Xbox 360. For anyone who doesn't know, the game takes place in the distant future in a war-torn, nuclear-ravaged American wasteland, where raiders, slavers, mercenaries, and all kinds of wicked monsters scour for the means to survive. It's pretty much Mad Max
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Jul 13, 09
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Ingenuity At It's Finest
You know your cheap or broke when you build something like a laptop cooler. My Toshiba suffers from constant shutdowns from overheating, due to the cheap factory stock fan it has, and I am too leery on purchasing one that may 1.) Void my warranty, 2.) buy a fan that
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Jul 11, 09
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Artist/Writer/Musician looking for assistance
Hello. My Name is Evan, and I've been addicted to interactive fiction since I was 7, and now I want nothing more than to give inspiration to others like me. What I'm looking for is collaborators, with skills I do not possess, in order to create something bigger than myself.
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May 19, 09
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How to Defrag Your Hard Drive part 2
Using the Windows onboard defragmentation utility is simple. Here's how to launch the program: In Windows XP (any variety): * Open My Computer. * Right-click the local disk volume you wish to defragment. * Click Properties. * On the Tools tab, click Defragment Now. * Click Defragment. There are sev
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Apr 28, 09
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How to Defrag Your Hard Drive part 1
A computer has very few moving parts to wear down, break down or slow down. The obvious exception is the hard drive. It has many moving parts that must operate at near perfection to fetch and store data efficiently. This fact makes the hard drive the prime suspect when processes
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Apr 21, 09
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