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Challenge: One Week in the Cloud-> 0

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on Tuesday September 23 2008, @09:27AM

CorinneI writes "You can move your whole computing life to the cloud. Don't believe it? PC Mag's Kyle Monson did it for a week. Using no local applications he moved his whole daily routine online--from IM and e-mail to word processing and iTunes--up into the air. In fact, as he points out, "You're probably already living a large part of your computing life in the cloud, especially at work." Think you could do it, too?"
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The 10 Greatest Hacks of All Time-> 0

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on Monday September 15 2008, @11:20AM

CorinneI writes "If Hollywood had its way, the word "hacker" would be synonymous with the word "criminal." In real life, though, nothing could be further from the truth. Many hackers use their hardwire know-how for good--not evil. Here's a look back to computing's earliest days that uncovers the most paramount examples of hacker brilliance, including milestones like the Greasecar (1998), the Internet Coke Machine (1991), DeCSS DVD decrypting (1999), and more!"
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Apple's Crap Store (er, App Store)-> 0

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on Thursday August 14 2008, @12:14PM

CorinneI writes "It's a sad state of affairs in the land of software development — and even Apple is not immune. That's PC Mag analyst Sascha Segan's take, at least: "Ninety percent of everything is crap, science fiction author Ted Sturgeon once said. That's certainly true of the crud passing for 'software' in Apple's new App Store. While there are some useful applications in there, the vast majority of programs are half-fast, buggy, repetitive, or rehashes of useful Web sites." Do you agree?"
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R.I.P Usenet: 1980-2008 -> 0

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on Thursday July 31 2008, @12:00PM

CorinneI writes "In a way inconceivable in today's marketplace, Usenet was where people once went to talk — in days before the profit-centric Internet we have today. The series of bulletin boards called "newsgroups" shared by thousands of computers, which traded new messages several times a day, is now a thing of the past, and PCMag's Sascha Segan will surely miss them. Will you?"
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Gateway to End Its Online Sales-> 0

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on Friday July 25 2008, @11:08AM

CorinneI writes "If you were planning to buy a new Gateway by phone of Web, you're a bit late to the party. Gateway is planning to discontinue online and phone sales of desktop PCs and notebooks, and move entirely to an indirect channel model. "This change will dramatically simplify Gateway's business model and deliver significant cost savings, ultimately resulting in an improved value proposition for consumers," a Gateway spokesman told PC Magazine Thursday."
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Don't Buy the iPhone 3G-> 0

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on Thursday July 10 2008, @09:47AM

CorinneI writes "So you think you want the new iPhone 3G, huh? Apple's marketing blitz may have you fooled, because there are least six solid reasons you shouldn't spend your cash on one. (No seriously, you really shouldn't.) "The iPhone is a great little handheld. The touch screen is a ton of fun to use, the music- and video-playback capabilities are fantastic, and it's easily the best mobile Web-browsing device out there....The fact remains, the iPhone 3G simply isn't ideal for most people." Do you still think you want one?"
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Should Customs Be Able to Search Your Laptop? -> 0

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on Thursday June 26 2008, @11:40AM

CorinneI writes "An increasing number of U.S. travelers have found their electronic equipment subject to search after returning from abroad. Experts agree that laptop searches are permissible and, in some cases, necessary to thwart terrorist activity, but members of Congress and interest groups have expressed concern over the perceived randomness of these searches, an issue addressed in the Senate Wednesday. "It may surprise many Americans that their basic constitutional rights do not exist at our ports of entry even to protect private information contained on a computer," Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Patrick Leahy, a Vermont Democrat, said in a statement. Where do you think the lines should be drawn?"
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FireFox 3: Already King of the Hill?-> 0

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on Tuesday June 17 2008, @09:05AM

CorinneI writes "Finding a tech-savvy Internet Explorer devotee may seem like a tall order — especially ever since Mozilla's FireFox hit the scene. Today with the release of FireFox 3, it's gonna get even harder. A first look at the new browser gushes: "Speedy performance, thrifty memory usage, and, in particular, the address bar that now predicts where you want to go when you start typing (what Mozilla insiders refer to as the Awesome Bar) firmly plant Firefox at the top of the Web browser hill." But does it have the goods to stay there?"
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How Tech-Savvy Will The Next President Be? -> 0

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on Thursday June 05 2008, @10:33AM

CorinneI writes "We've got our candidates. We know their positions on the major issues of the day — healthcare, the Iraq war, the economy, yada, yada, yada. But Senators McCain and Obama will also have to be concerned with tech issues. Where do they stand on Net neutrality, patent protection, piracy, broadband, privacy, and H1B visas? Do their campaign positions match up with their voting records and public statements? Here's how they stack up on the big five tech issues of the day."
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Net Neutrality: WSJ's Kessler vs. PCMag's Dvorak-> 1

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on Monday February 25 2008, @06:21PM

CorinneI writes "The Wall Street Journal's Andy Kessler believes that when it comes to net neutrality, the "Internet will only expand based on competitive principles, not socialist diktat." An outraged John Dvorak is sick of these deregulation absolutists who throw out arguments that do not make any sense and confuse the consumer. "We have no socialist diktat going on, and we are falling behind other countries like crazy in broadband speeds and connectivity." So how can preserving net neutrality be a bad thing?"
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