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Technical

Fluff, The Silent Killer

Fluff can be a PC killer as I recently discovered, but the solution to the problem is straightforward. As a true geek, I built my own PC, but it's no speed demon with a mid-range quad-core processor. However, I'd been suffering from intermittent PC shutdowns that would always happen when I was at the PC and never when the PCs

Upgrading My NAS…Yawn

Last weekend, I upgraded my NAS from 2 TB to 4 TB and it was all too easy. The NAS is a Buffalo LinkStation Duo but as the drives are mirrored, I only get half the total 2 TB capacity, i.e. 1 TB. I was getting pretty close to having the full terabyte of data on the unit, so I decided

Mionix and the Indestructible Keyboard!

From time to time you may feel like pounding your keyboard in frustration, but Mionix has actually invented a keyboard that makes that possible.  Now, we aren't recommending that you take out your rage on an inanimate object, just pointing out that they claim that this thing is pretty much indestructible. Every key on this new keyboard is mounted on a steel

How to Prevent Traffic Jams

If you’ve driven at all you’ve probably been in a traffic jam at least once in your life. If you live in the Northeast or around any major metropolitan area such as Chicago, Dallas, or Los Angeles you may feel like you are in one almost daily. Sometimes there is a visible cause such as a car accident or roadwork,

Smashing Magazine’s 5th Birthday

Smashing Magazine is celebrating its fifth birthday and as a wee treat, has prepared a "Best of Smashing Magazine" ebook and is giving it away free. The articles are all about web design, Photoshop, typography and user interfaces (or the user experience as it seems to be called now). It's no lightweight either - there are 409 pages of beautifully prepared

Lenovo Think Centre A63 Computer System Giveaway

It is very important that you listen to my podcast on July 2nd as within that show will be instructions on how to win a Lenovo Think Centre A63 Computer System with dual screens. As you know I have been talking about this system in my show for a while now, and it is going to make a great computer

Talking to Phone Customers Before they go Over in Minutes… What a Great Idea!

Yes, there was sarcasm in the title. But the FCC proposed a really is a great idea. Tell people when they are about to hit their limits. I remember when I got my first overage bill. It was $130 more than expected. While I was a bit perturbed, I understood and paid it off. Definitely took a hit in my pocketbook.