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All the cool stuff that’s not really news, but is still awesome.

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iTunes Users Still Screwed on Vista

When Vista arrived, Apple was on the support lines again trying to get to the bottom of issues related to iTunes dying when users upgraded. Despite a fix released shortly after the discovery of the issue, it ... Continued
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Violent Online Videos to Carry Heavy Fines

It was only a matter of time till someone decided enough was enough. Earlier this week, we mentioned how a school district in Australia banned YouTube from over 1,600 government schools to crack down on Cyber B... Continued
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Human Bloggers Get a Helping Hand

Believe it or not, blogging every day is tough work. Well, the folks at NEC understand your pain and have created a product that should be able to help busy bloggers out. The PaPeRo Robot takes blogging to... Continued
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New Modular Robots Undertake Team Work

Modular, self-reconfigurable robots will be able to work either independently or as a single unit for search-and-rescue operations. They also have the potential to be used in industrial inspection and surve... Continued
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Wednesday Evening Review Round UP

Evening folks! Here's some light easy reading for you...well not really... Reviews HardwareZone reviews the Foxconn N68S7AA-8EKR2SH (blah blah) Motherboard Metku Mods reviews the Xbox360 Wireless Cont... Continued
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A Tale of Disaster: Vista Download

It was pretty bold for Microsoft to offer Vista as a downloaded upgrade to PC's, but after this tale of woe, you might want to think twice about the online route... I ran into Jim early one morning after he h... Continued
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Gender Barrier Broken as Woman Wins Award

She looks like she could anyone's Granny and Lord knows she's certainly old enough at 74, but Frances E. Allen doesn't spend her days baking cookies. Allen joined IBM in 1957 after completing a master's de... Continued
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Sit Geek, Sit!

Help the Geek in your life with his or her's decor. Get the "Sit" key stool to decorate that hip, happening "Geek Pad."  After a hard day of hitting the "QWERTY" with his or her fingers, they can now place... Continued