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Spinning Gears :: The Age of The 1,000 Core Processor

(this brand new image for Spinning Gears columns is courtesy of Narilka, who graciously gave permission to use it!) When story broke a few days ago about researchers in Scotland managed to build a 1,000-core processor, I was amazed. As…

Alan HenryDecember 29, 2010 Spinning Gears, Tech News No Comments
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PC Mag :: Build It: A Cheap Gaming Desktop

Yes Virginia, you can still build an affordable gaming computer that can play most of the best recent titles available, and PC Mag can show you how. Don’t get me wrong – there are lots of configurations you could choose,…

Alan HenryDecember 29, 2010 Gadgets and Gear, Gaming, Geekery, Tips and Tricks No Comments
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BBC :: The One Ronnie – My BlackBerry Isn’t Working

Gadget names as fruit? Hilarious parodies of technology problems and the words we use to describe them? Yup, the brits have all of that, and it’s awesome. Check out this preview of a show called The One Ronnie that airs…

Alan HenryDecember 22, 2010 Geekery, The Net No Comments
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Does Kinect Work if You’re GWAR?

I dare not embed the video here, but if you’re planning to pick up Microsoft’s Kinect for the holidays (as we suggested in the 2010 Holiday Gift Guide) you may have had a very very important question that you needed…

Alan HenryDecember 22, 2010December 22, 2010 Gadgets and Gear, Gaming, Geekery, The Net 1 Comment
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Video :: Engadget and Professor Tim Wu Explain Net Neutrality

This is a video that I tend to fall back on when I hear people still – even now – misinformed about net Neutrality. I had a lengthy discussion with friends yesterday in the wake of the FCC’s ruling on…

Alan HenryDecember 22, 2010 Geekery, Tech News, The Net No Comments
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Rudolph the Normal Reindeer

This happy holiday video over at CollegeHumor is hilarious yes, but it rings true especially for our fellow geeks. Being normal never helped anyone! Happy Holidays!

Alan HenryDecember 15, 2010 Geekery, The Net 1 Comment
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A Look at the Google Cr-48 Chrome OS Laptop

I haven’t been lucky enough to get my hands on a Google Cr-48 Chrome laptop just yet, but I’m definitely in the pool of willing testers. The laptop may be a bit ahead of its time, judging from most people’s…

Alan HenryDecember 15, 2010 Gadgets and Gear, Geekery, Google, Tech News 1 Comment
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Spinning Gears :: A Curious Case of Mistaken Identity

(image above from the fine folks at Penny Arcade, from this comic in 2004. Click to enlarge!) Let me set the stage: a few months ago I got a semi-threatening e-mail claiming that someone – someone I didn’t know –…

Alan HenryDecember 9, 2010December 9, 2010 Meta, Spinning Gears, The Net 9 Comments
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Gears and Widgets 2010 Holiday Gift Guide!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, everyone – where we’re all feverishly looking for the perfect gifts for the people in our lives. If you haven’t started your holiday shopping (like me, sad to admit) it’s about time!…

Alan HenryDecember 8, 2010 Apple, Entertainment, Gadgets and Gear, Gaming, Geekery, Google, Tech@play, Tech@work, Tips and Tricks 2 Comments
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Chrome OS Goes Official, Coming Soon

Google announced its long teased Chrome OS this week, complete with an “app store” that will serve up Web apps that will run inside the operating system and a pilot program for people who want to try the new OS…

Alan HenryDecember 8, 2010 Gadgets and Gear, Geekery, Google, Tech News, The Net No Comments
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