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The 25 Worst Tech Products of All Time

From the Zip Drive (which I had the displeasure of owning) to the Pippin, from Microsoft Bob to Internet Explorer 6, PC World tacks off the top 25 worst tech products of all time, products that either never served a…

Alan HenryMay 30, 2006May 31, 2006 Entertainment, Gadgets and Gear, Geekery No Comments
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Top 10 Gadgets for the Filthy Rich

If you have a ton of cash to throw around (and I most certainly don’t, so I get to live vicariously through these photos) I can heartily reccomend some of these gadgets and gear. At the same time, some of…

Alan HenryMay 25, 2006May 25, 2006 Entertainment, Gadgets and Gear, Geekery No Comments
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Website Highlight :: The Swarm

Contrary to it’s slightly creepy and insect-thought evoking name, The Swarm has nothing to do with insects, but is instead an interesting new method of looking at the web. It’s a pretty interesting idea, and you can see the sites…

Alan HenryMay 25, 2006 Geekery, The Net No Comments
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Automatically Sync iTunes to Any Folder(s)

(image courtesy of LifeHacker) Today over at one of my favorite sites, LifeHacker, [ http://lifehacker.com/ ] posted an excellent how to to keep iTunes in sync with your music folder. If you’re like me (and Adam Pash, one of the…

Alan HenryMay 23, 2006 Apple, Entertainment, Geekery, Microsoft, Tips and Tricks No Comments
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Microsoft Releases Vista Beta 2 (w/Screenshots)

Microsoft has rolled out Windows Vista Beta 2, which has a ton of improvements over the past builds and is just as feature complete, was released this past weekend to the geekly masses like myself who have been waiting on…

Alan HenryMay 23, 2006May 23, 2006 Geekery, Microsoft, Tech News No Comments
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Case Mod of Mass Destruction

Where are those WMDs, anyway? Okay, okay, cheap shot, but I had to take it. Seriously though, this has got to be one of the coolest case mods I’ve ever seen. The case looks like a completely functional nuclear bomb,…

Alan HenryMay 23, 2006May 23, 2006 Gadgets and Gear, Geekery No Comments
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Explaining Net Neutrality, and Why We Need It

The topic of Net Neutrality is complicated enough, but as something of a public service, Save The Internet [ http://www.savetheinternet.com/ ] has posted several videos that cut to the heart of the matter and help explain it in a way…

Alan HenryMay 22, 2006 Geekery, Tech News, The Net No Comments
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MacBook: First Batch of Hands-On Reviews

Okay, last MacBook post for today, I promise. A couple of new MacBook reviews came through today, and I for one am glad to see them, and for all intents and purposes, Apple’s refresh of its portable lineup with Intel…

Alan HenryMay 19, 2006 Apple, Gadgets and Gear, Geekery, Product Reviews No Comments
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MacBook: Easy to Upgrade?

When I saw this video, posted today by MacWorld [ http://www.macworld.com ] showing how easy it is to upgrade the RAM and the hard drive in the new MacBooks, I was thrilled. It’s exciting that Apple has embraced some modicum…

Alan HenryMay 19, 2006 Apple, Gadgets and Gear, Geekery, Tips and Tricks No Comments
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Microsoft Publishes Windows Vista System Requirements

Microsoft has started its “Vista: Get Ready” campaign, and pulled the cloth off of the official Windows Vista System Requirements. The requirements themselves aren’t particularly hefty apparently, aside from the requirements of a modern graphics card and a full 1GB…

Alan HenryMay 19, 2006May 19, 2006 Geekery, Microsoft, Tech News, Tips and Tricks No Comments
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