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Over the weekend I took the plunge and installed Windows 7 Professional on my Studio XPS. Starting with a brand new hard drive and a Windows 7 installation DVD made for a surprisingly pleasant upgrade experience...
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Whether you are a member of the Nintendo Generation or simply love timeless video games, the New Super Mario Bros. Wii does not disappoint. This new take on an old classic is a fabulous mash-up of many of the best and most nostalgic elements of Super Mario Bros. 1, 2, and 3 with some new, [...]
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Man, has TomTom flip-flopped (more than either major political party on the last few campaigns) as to whether its iPhone GPS app + dock will / will not work with the other iGuy – the iPod touch. Well, as of yesterday, it seems that the latest update to the iApp (v1.2) has brought good news [...]
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Attention San Francisco Comcast customers: Your favorite cable TV provider has just (well, yesterday if you want to be picky) flipped the switch on 75 new channels, including a whopping 47 NEW HD channels...
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The first official firmware update – 1.01.11 – for the new WD TV Live is now available for download. Unlike the older WD TV, the Live can download and install updates directly over Wi-Fi or ethernet connections. Ac...
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Originally scheduled to air on broadcast TV first, Family Guy’s second Star Wars parody – Something, Something, Something, Dark Side – is now set to hit store shelves (on DVD and Blu-ray) just in time for Xmas – Dec. 22, 2009. If it is anywhere near as good as the first episode – Blue Harvest [...]
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If you can’t wait for Firefox 3.7 (currently Firefox is on release 3.5.5), which will move the page-loading progress bar from the bottom of your window to each individual tab, then simply install the free Firefox add-on, Tab Progress Bar. ...
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Today, while on assignment in Dublin, Ireland, I had a chance to visit the world famous Guinness Storehouse – home of the freshest and best Guinness draught (aka draft, for my fellow Yanks) in the world! I can sum up my experience in one word – DELICIOUS! (more pics after the jump)
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One of my biggest complaints with the WD TV since its inception has been the lack of support for MKV chapters...
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That’s right, folks. 1.03.01 has hit the web, er WD’s official pre-release site. Th...
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What do you get when you cross the First Family, Sears, and traditional Russian dolls? No, its not a new international Sears trade agreement, but it’s close. It’s a 5 piece, 6″-tall Obama Family Nesting Doll set, that’s what! (Huh?!). For $4...
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Say hello to one of the most delicious (or disgusting, depending on your mood) goodies I’ve seen yet on Food Network’s hit series – Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives: the Maple Bacon Donut. That’s right. Maple. Bacon. Donut. Mmmmmm. (For the record, they looked even better on TV). Where ...
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If you have a blog/site with lots of images on it, chances are someone is hotlinking to them. What is hotlinking, you ask? Good question...
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Unless you live on a cloud (no, not that cloud), you are fully aware that Maurice Sendak’s revered and beloved children’s story – Where the Wild Things Are – has been (tastefully) adopted for the big screen by Spike Jonze (director of such films as Being John Malkovich and Adaptation). Just ...