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Snow Leopard Compatibility Problems
In marketing-speak, I am a Mac and a PC. My primary computer is an iMac and my laptop is a MacBook Pro. But I also have several Windows rigs as well, running everything from Windows XP to Vista and...
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My View of the Vue Personal Video Network Wireless Camera System
Back in February, I met with some very smart folks from a San Diego-based company called Avaak. They were demonstrating a wireless camera system meant for remote video monitoring. What impressed me the...
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Adventures in Firewall Permissions: Getting BitDefender to Work With Netflix...
At a recent tradeshow, while I was walking by the BitDefender booth, a BitDefender representative literally shoved a copy of BitDefender Internet Security 2010 into my hands. Never one to say no to...
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Gabbing With the Sound ID 400 Bluetooth Headset
By Daniel A. BegunThose who know me well enough, know that I’m not much of a phone person--which is to say I don’t like to talk on the phone much… I’m more of a talk-to-you-in-person, eye-to-eye, kind...
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Seagate BlackArmor PS110 USB3.0 Performance Kit
Although USB 3.0 is a relatively new technology that is not yet natively supported by any of the core logic chipsets currently on the market, a number of motherboards from major players like Gigabyte,...
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Evaluating The Microsoft Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard 6000
I am a total keyboard snob; there's no ifs, ands, or buts about it. Over the last few years, I've personally tested virtually every possible keyboard type--and every key switch type--and am convinced...
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Psyko 5.1 PC Gaming Headset Impressions
Aside from a powerful graphics card and large monitor, one of the best ways to increase the realism and immersiveness of PC games is with a high-quality, multi-channel speaker setup. Hearing sounds...
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Evaluating The Phantom Lapboard
In an attempt to squelch my insatiable--and sometimes unhealthy--need to experiment with all kinds of keyboards and other input devices, I recently acquired three more 'boards for the collection, the...
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Performance Quick-Take With WD's 7200 RPM Scorpio Black 500GB Notebook Hard...
When it comes to notebook hard drives you almost can't get enough of two things, capacity and speed. Though SSDs (Solid State Drives) definitely address the speed issue, they only exacerbate the...
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The VueZone iPhone App—Don’t Use it to Spy on Your Children
While trying out the VueZone iPhone app, I consider the ethics of having my two-and-a-half year-old daughter under surveillance.By Daniel A. BegunA number of months ago I was watching one of the final...
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The Das Keyboard Model S Professional Silent
By now, regular readers of my blog should know that I have an unhealthy obsession with input devices. I constantly experiment with different mice and keyboards in an effort to find the “perfect...
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The Psyko Carbon 5.1 Channel PC Gaming Headset
A few months back, we took a look at a true-5.1 channel headset from Psyko. We started that post off with this opening, “Aside from a powerful graphics card and large monitor, one of the best ways to...
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Was The Cake A Lie? Retailers Say Social Media Is Not Growing Sales
"Social media will save the economy, unite the people, and shine peace and prosperity across the land!" ~ Random Social Media Marketer, 2010Fads come and go. In the business world, most have tried some...
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MonsterVision MAX 3D Eyewear System with Active Sync
While in the process of reviewing the ASRock Vision 3D home theater PC a few months back, I became entrenched in all things 3DTV. At the time, I had already been building up a new home theater around a...
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Silicon Valley: High Salaries, High Costs
The economy is still in shambles for many industries that are trying to recover, but one are that is exploding is tech. In particular, Silicon Valley has rebounded in the last 12 months ahead of the...
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Google+: The Best Thing That Could Have Happened To Facebook (And Its Users)
When Google+ first launched and started making waves in the social networking world, many things changed. The perception of Google as a search-only company changed. The way that people viewed social...
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Cadence 4-Bit Binary Watch: Upping Your Geek-Cred
We geeks are a diverse bunch that run the gamut from pretty-boy, genius, millionaire entrepreneurs that regularly change the world, to socially inept, stereotypical nerds that really have no place...
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Evaluating The Soundscience rockus 3D|2.1 Speaker System
I recently had the chance to test out an interesting set of speakers targeted at PC users, the Soundscience rockus 3D|2.1, designed by Antec. At first glance, these speakers may not stand out with...
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Logitech's Wireless BoomBox, Good Vibrations via Bluetooth
Sometimes with technology, what appears to be a fairly simple product opportunity in the market, isn't always delivered with timeliness or solid execution. Consider the current deluge of smartphone...
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Keyboards Redux: Rosewill, Ducky, Thermaltake, and More
It has been a long while since I last wrote about my favorite PC peripheral—the mechanical keyboard. Too long, in fact. Since my last blog post on the subject, there have been a number of developments...
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