Michael Santo
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Feel guilty about something and want to confess to the world? Well, you can use Twitter to anonymously broadcast your sins to the world, with a site, SecretTweet, that posts them to a public Twitter stream. According to the site, not even your IP address is collected, so you are completely anonymous. At the time of this writing there are 13,758...
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Video:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 @ iXBTEVGA GeForce GTX 285 SSC Edition @ Techgage.comLeadtek WinFast GTX 260 EXTREME+ in SLI @ TweaktownNVIDIA Quadro and AMD FirePro @ PC PerspectiveMemory and Storage:IcyDock MB674SPF-B 4-Bay Tooless Hard Drive Bay Module @ PCStatsThecus N3200PRO @ TestFreaksEagle Tech ET-CS2MSU2-BK 2.5” SATA to USB mesh enclosure...
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Puget Systems, AKA Puget Custom Computers, headquartered in Kent, WA based PC etailer will begin offering free Windows 7 upgrades to customers who buy new Windows Vista PCs starting Sunday, according to their website. Its upgrade program will predate Microsoft's own upgrade program by months. Microsoft's offering is scheduled to begin on July...
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Video:Sapphire HD 4670 Ultimate 512MB Passive Video Card Review @ Hardware CanucksSapphire Radeon HD4850 X2 2Gb Video Card Review @ TweaknewsGainward HD 4850 1024MB GS Graphics Card Review @ XbitLabsMotherboards and Chipsets:ASUS M3A78-T AMD 790GX Socket AM2+ Motherboard Review @ PCStatsProcessors:AMD Phenom II X4 - 810 (AM3) Processor @ CPU3DMemory...
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Facebook is doing something unheard of, announcing at a press conference on Thursday that it is giving its users the right to weigh in on changes to its policies and Terms of Service (ToS), in effect creating what some have called a virtual "Bill of Rights." You probably remember the massive explosion that happened when Facebook modified its...
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On the same day that the Rocky Mountain News, Colorado's oldest newspaper, announced that it would fold after Friday's edition, Newsday announced that plans to begin charging for access to its online content. The newspaper industry is facing major problems, with the aforementioned Rocky Mountain News, and even the storied San Francisco Chronicle,...
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OWC ANNOUNCES VOYAGER HARD DRIVE DOCKING BUNDLES WITH FIREWIRE 800/400, USB 2.0, & ESATA INTERFACESIncludes NewerTech Voyager Q “Quad Interface” or Voyager S2 “Dual Interface” Hard Drive Dock, Highest Capacity, Most Energy Efficient SATA Hard Drive Options up to 2.0TB,& Intech/Prosoft/NovaStor Disk Utility Software February 26, 2009,...
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An unlocked Android G1 for $400, to anyone? That sounded like a great deal, when Google started offering developer G1s. Anyone who registered as a developer (and anyone could do so) could buy one. But Google is blocking unlocked G1s from viewing copy-protected Apps in the Android Market. Not much of a bargain when you can't get access...
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Video:Sapphire Radeon HD 4670 GDDR4 & HD 4830 @ TechgageDiamond Radeon HD 4870 1GB @ TheTechLounge PowerColor Radeon HD 4830 Graphics Card @ TweaktownMotherboards and Chipsets:ASUS P6T Intel X58 LGA 1366 Motherboard Review @ ThinkComputers.orgASUS P6T6 WS Revolution @...
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You don't have to search hard to find signs of the economic downturn. Just look at the newspaper, or your favorite website. But a new report on Americans' search behavior by market research firm comScore emphasizes the FUD of Americans during this recession. Check it out. Searches for: Coupons, up 161%Unemployment, up 206%Bankruptcy, up 156%Unemployment...
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Until this year it's been $0.99 for all tracks at iTunes. However, at Macworld, Apple announced tiered pricing was coming soon. And now another option has been announced: the iTunes Pass. According to the iTunes Store description page: Get an iTunes Pass from a hand-picked selection of your favorite artists. iTunes Passes can include songs,...
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Video:ASUS VH242H 24-inch 16:9 Widescreen LCD Monitor Review @ PCSTATS.comDell's S2209W 22-inch Full HD LCD Monitor @ bit-techMotherboards and Chipsets:ASRock X58 SuperComputer Motherboard @ TweaktownMemory and Storage:Sunnytek ST-2320 S/UESR Two Bay Hard Drive Enclosure Review @ TweaknewsKingston HyperX DDR3-1866: 3GB Overclocker Memory Kit...
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While many have griped, complained (you name it) over the sad state of U.S. broadband, particularly when compared with other countries, some have said it's all a bunch of "hooey." A report released by economic consulting firm LECG, commissioned by Nokia Siemens Networks would tend to agree with that, putting the U.S. at #1 in broadband ---...
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As we wrote previously, Microsoft over --- and underpaid --- a number of the 1,400 workers it recently laid-off. After a wave of criticism which occurred after Microsoft asked for the, ahem, overpayment back, Microsoft caved in. Microsoft human resources chief Lisa Brummel said the company had changed course. Twenty-five workers were overpaid...
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Video:ASUS VW266H 25.5" LCD Monitor @ Techgage.comGeForce GTS 240 Card Exposed - VR-ZoneSapphire Ultimate Radeon HD4670 Graphics Card Review @ Bigbruin.comSapphire's ATI Radeon HD 4870 1GB Toxic graphics card @ bit-techMotherboards and Chipsets:ASUS P5Q3 LGA775 Intel P45 ATX Motherboard @ BmRMemory and Storage:Corsair Dominator GT 3x2GB PC3-15000...
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Last April, Seagate sued SSD manufacturer STEC, charging that STEC had violated four of its patents relating to error correction, memory-backup systems, and storage interfaces with computers. However, late last week STEC announced that Seagate had dropped its lawsuit against the company. The lawsuit was dropped after "extensive discovery and...
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Perhaps Microsoft used Excel when they calculated the severance packages of some of the 1,400 workers they recently laid off. At any rate, apparently they made some errors, and are now asking some of those laid-off workers for some of their severance package back.According to a report by TechCrunch, the letters have been sent to more than...
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Video:XFX Radeon HD 4870 512MB XXX @ InsideHWSapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 Video Card Review @ Legit ReviewsATI All-In-Wonder HD @ Viper LairMotherboards and Chipsets:Intel X58 Motherboard roundup @ CDRInfoJetway X-BLUE P45 Motherboard Review @ PCShopTalkAsus-P5Q3-DeluxeWiFi-AP-n @ t-breakMemory and Storage:Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB HDD...
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Best Buy is offering a significant discount to members of its Reward Zone loyalty points program, for one week only. From Feb. 22 to Feb. 28, those who were members prior to Feb. 21st can get $50 off an iPhone 3G, or $100 off if you are a Premier Silver Member. Premier Silver Members are those who have spent $2,500 at Best Buy during a single...
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Whenever we look at browser stats from various market research firms, we're surprised by the number of Internet Explorer 6 users there still are. Apparently annoyed by all these users who seemingly still having joined the "tabbed" browser generation, a prominent Norwegian Web site is fostering a movement kick IE6 to the curb. FINN.no, which...
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Video:Palit GTX 260 Sonic Review @ OCC Motherboards and Chipsets:Foxconn Quantum Force X58 BloodRage Motherboard @ TweaktownMemory and Storage:OCZ Vertex 120GB SATA SSD OCZSSD2-1VTX120G @ Benchmark ReviewsPower:OCZ ModXStream Pro 500W PSU @ CPU3DSystems:HP Compaq 6730b @ InsideHWShuttle Prima SP45H7 Intel Barebones System Review @ ThinkComputers.orgCases,...
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The bills (one in the Senate, one in the House) have nice names, but they would require you and us, assuming we have routers in our houses, as well as ISPs and hotspots, to maintain records on users for two years. Yes, you read that right, you and us, as well. The bills, Senate Bill S-436 and House Bill HR1076 are both named the "Internet...
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