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2013

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Fitbit Force Review

I received my Fitbit Force on Saturday, although I wasn't able to pick it up at the apartment rental office until Monday. I have now been using  it for two days now and overall I love it. In the package is the Fitbit Force, a charging cable and the wireless syncing dongle. The only directions you get is to go

MSI gaming computers land early CES 2014 award

While many of us are gearing up for the holidays and the shopping season, which will likely include a fair amount of electronics, the tech industry is getting ready to unveil a slew of new devices -- immediately following your purchases. The Consumer Electronics Show kicks off in early January, but awards are already being issued, including one snagged by

AVG Android Social Apps

Today's Android apps from AVG are aimed at social media users rather than performance junkies whose needs were covered yesterday. AVG has two apps in this space, Image Shrink & Share, and Privacy Fix. Very different apps themselves but both are worth a look.. AVG Image Shrink & Share works on the premise that the average smartphone camera takes photographs which

Dig out your wallet — white Xbox One on Ebay

In ten days Microsoft will launch the next generation game console, the Xbox One. The $500 device is designed to take over the living room, bringing just as many entertainment options as it does games. If you have pre-ordered one, or plan to grab one later, then you can expect it to come in black. However, if you have some

AVG Android Performance Apps

Anti-virus outfit AVG have released a suite of small Android apps which aim to improve the performance of your smartphone or tablet. The free apps Cleaner, TuneUp and Uninstaller all help to keep your device ticking over smoothly. Here's what each app offers. AVG Memory & Cache Cleaner - The Cleaner apps cleans out all the cruft and detritus that

Unprotecting Excel Spreadsheets Without The Password

Spreadsheets and Microsoft Excel in particular are great tools for any kind of numerical analysis, but they're good for handling and storing other data as well. I seem to recall a survey a few years ago that Excel was the #1 database in the world with Access, Oracle and SQL Server lagging very far behind. Of course, it all depends

If you thought the Adobe hack was bad, you should see the user data

By now you have likely heard of the attack on Adobe -- the one that seemed to grow worse with each new bit of information. What started out sounding like a problem quickly deteriorated into disaster. Originally said to affect some three million customers, the number swelled to 38,000,000 and finally landed at 150,000,000. But there were bigger concerns than

GoDaddy first to launch new vanity domains

ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, has been opening the playing field recently, allowing for more top-level domain names. The days of the simple .com, .net. info and the rest are becoming a thing of the past. Replacing, well complimenting, then is a whole new breed that opens the floodgates to your wildest imagination. At the forefront

GNC-2013-11-07 #905 Building Community

Last Chance for Glass! Feedback you can use, nice feedback from Steve listen to get the full story. It's time for a redesign here at GNC did not want to consider it this year, but the time has come to do a new design.. Have a suggestion or design you love email it over.. Insiders we have our coordinator email

Redbox Instant coming to PS4

We are only a week away from the next big gaming console launch -- Sony is set to debut its PlayStation 4 on November 15, inching ahead of Xbox One by a week. Both consoles have their pros and cons, and fans residing in opposite camps may cite a particular game or feature as the defining difference, but one thing

A Microsoft Fantasy

Microsoft and their “Windows Everywhere” strategy -- it’s a painful thing to watch.  Microsoft is becoming the new Blackberry. Technology is always improving at an ever-accelerating pace.  Mobile devices combined with ubiquitous, ever-present Internet, combined with ever-increasing bandwidth have come together to disrupt the traditional PC market, which itself was a disruption. Companies that ride the wave of technological disruption

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