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Stuxnet ushers in new era of “physically destructive” cyberwarfare
Used to be that computer viruses were incapable of imposing physical damage to it’s victims. Not anymore. With the advent of Stuxnet, a highly sophisticated worm written to systematically bring down a nuclear reactor in Iran, cyberwarfare is now just as dangerous as guns and bullets. 60 Minutes recently aired a piece discussing the potential [...]
Featured, Tech Talk
Why Facebook is more like Myspace than the $100 billion dollar company everybody says it is
Funny thing about short term memory. Beside the fact that it prevents us from remembering what we ate for lunch or whether or not we remembered to turn the iron off, our short term memories serve to expand our level of disillusionment when it comes to valuing certain “social networks” that are about to go [...]
Cool Workspaces, Featured
A simple yet functional gaming setup
Proving that you don’t have to have 20 monitors to accomplish your work this simple yet functional gaming setup makes the most of it’s small space. With a simple laptop/desktop combination this setup utilizes every inch of space and looks pretty bad ass at the same time. With a digitized front display and neon lit [...]
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Shopping for a used computer? Try the flea market
If you’re in the market for a not so new computer, in other words used, why not try your local flea market? That’s right. A flea market could be a great place to get a decent used computer. Sure you could go online like on Craigslist and do it that way, but in my opinion, [...]
Ergonomics, Featured
Take The Pain Out Of Computing, Get A Real Chair
Any nerd worth his weight in wireless keyboards will tell you that the crappiest thing about being on a computer all day everyday are those annoying kinks and pains we get in our shoulders, back, wrist, elbows and any other assorted body parts. That’s where learning about ergonomics (the study of designing stuff to fit [...]
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Fresh out of victims to pick on, Anonymous takes on the Pope
Posted on 08 March 2012
Looks like the hacking group known as Anonymous is fresh out of worthy victims. Seems they’ve taken it upon themselves to pick a fight with, of all organizations, the Vatican. The Italian division of the group, Anonymous In Italy, hacked the Vatican website on Wednesday, bringing it down for a few hours. What? They couldn’t [...] Continue Reading
Hardware
Samsung Galaxy Note
Posted on 07 March 2012
I gotta admit, that Samsung Superbowl commercial introducing the world to the new Galaxy Note had me laughing off my ass. Of course I laugh at anything that comes at the expense of Apple fanatics, but we’ll save that for another discussion. So what did you think? Are you sold on the idea of a [...] Continue Reading
Tech Talk
LulzSec dimed out by one of it’s own
Posted on 06 March 2012
What a way to go down. Dimed out by one of your own. Ouch. 5 members of the group known as LulzSec were charged Tuesday in a series of high-profile cyberattacks carried out within the last couple of years. Allegedly, they were did in by one of their own. Fox News is claiming that Hector [...] Continue Reading
Hardware
HP TouchSmart 610-1150f Intel Core i5 2300 Desktop PC
Posted on 23 October 2011
HP TouchSmart 610-1150f The HP TouchSmart is a simple yet elegant all in one system that provides a less expensive alternative to the pricier touch screen computer systems from Apple. The HP TouchSmart eliminates the clutter and mess of traditional desktop computers giving you back the desk space you’ve sorely missed. It’s the convenience clutter [...] Continue Reading
Hardware
The Apple iMac MC814LL/A 27-Inch Desktop
Posted on 20 October 2011
The all new iMac Looks like Apple is trying to do for it’s new iMacs what it did for phones and tablets. That is turn it into a stylish all in one computer system that fits in the palm of your hand, or in this case on your desktop. These new iMacs have one thing [...] Continue Reading
Tech Talk
HP tablets selling like hot cakes
Posted on 22 August 2011
Seems like a classic case of too little way too late. With HP getting out of the tablet making business, they’ve slashed prices on their products, which is attracting plenty of attention from customers looking to take advantage of the huge price cuts. Nevermind that product support for the tablets will be none existent in [...] Continue Reading
Tech Talk
A fun way to get your kids interested in programming and robotics
Posted on 20 August 2011
Let’s face it. Kids love robots. Robots and puppies. But since this article isn’t about puppies, let’s delve into the robots thing for a bit and discuss what’s quite possible the coolest Lego set to come out since the Lego Pirate Ship Barracuda was released back in the early 90’s . I’m talking of course [...] Continue Reading
Tech Talk
Hewlett Packard calls it quits
Posted on 19 August 2011
So long HP and your wonderful computing products. So long HP TouchPad. We hardly knew thee. Following in the footsteps of what IBM did 10 years ago, the long time computer maker has decided to sell of it’s computer, tablet and smartphone division and shift its business model to selling software and hardware to government [...] Continue Reading
Tech Talk
One of IBM’s original engineers declares the PC era dead
Posted on 13 August 2011
Mark Dean, one of the engineers who worked on the design of the original IBM PC5150 in the early 80′s, recently wrote a blog post entertaining the idea that the PC era as we know it is being replaced by, as he states, social ideas. Read Marks words, “PCs are being replaced at the [...] Continue Reading
Tech Talk
Apple blocks sale of Samsung’s Galaxy tablet in most of E.U.
Posted on 10 August 2011
Apple’s attempt to block the sale of Samsung’s Galaxy has been a success or at least in the E.U. anyway. A German court has ruled in Apple’s favor, blocking sales of the Galaxy throughout most of the European Union. So what’s Apple’s beef with Samsung? Apple accuses Samsung with blatantly ripping off their products from [...] Continue Reading
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Check out these back to school netbooks
Posted on 08 August 2011
With the start of school less than a month away, let’s take a moment to check out some netbooks out there right now. T That’s right, I said netbook. Notice how I did not mention anything about tablets. Sure tablets are great browsing the web or checking email, but when it comes to getting actual [...] Continue Reading
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A kick ass gaming laptop from Alienware
Posted on 05 August 2011
For those of you into mobile gaming, here’s a laptop that should suit your needs just fine. And the fact that it’s by Alienware means that at least the case won’t be as lame as something you might get at Bestbuy. Check it out. It’s got an Intel Core 17 2.0 processor with 8 gigs [...] Continue Reading
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