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Bob Olsen on July 22nd, 2008

If your MP3 and downloaded video collection has outgrown its storage media, you will be thrilled to note that Seagate has won the manufacturer’s race by being the first to announce a 1.5 terabyte hard drive. The huge Seagate 1.5TB Barracuda 7200.11 will use four platters and should be in stores in August.
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Bob Olsen on July 21st, 2008

Have you given much thought to what happens to your data when you no longer want to keep a PC around because of its being replaced by a new model? Well you should. Before you get rid of your old computer you need to securely erase all data that can be used to steal your […]

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Bob Olsen on July 17th, 2008

I want this! Are you listening, Peggy? It is the "World’s largest triple-screen display". Its the Zenview Trio Ultra Elite. Three 30" Samsung ultra-high-resolution LCD panels.

Total diagonal size: 77.8" (screen area, excluding bezels)
Total screen resolution: 7680 x 1600 pixels
View 210% more screen content than with triple 19" display
Ultra-wide 178º (H) / 178º (V) viewing angles
1000:1 contrast ratio + wide […]

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Bob Olsen on July 9th, 2008

Microsoft has released a new version of their Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool. According to Microsoft, there are more than 450 million executions of the Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool every month. The Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool is available for download here.
"The Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool checks for and helps remove infections […]

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Bob Olsen on July 1st, 2008

OK, in response to a small, but vocal, group of inquiring minds — here are the missing names. They will identify the furry heads in the original picture and the "money can buy anything", plastic surgery and contact lens altered current view.
A photo of the "Albuquerque Group", the original 11 members of Microsoft that worked at […]

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Bob Olsen on June 29th, 2008

I hate to admit it, but there exists some radio station promotional material that contains a photo of me resembling the dork on the right side of the middle row of the`70s shot. No, it will not be posted here any time soon.

Classic! Everyone has seen that awful 1970’s era Microsoft photo, well, Newsweek has […]

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Bob Olsen on June 23rd, 2008

This tweak is worth hacking Firefox 3’s configuration file for.

Firefox 3 introduced a new coloring scheme and design for secure websites. You might remember that Firefox 2 displayed a yellow URL bar when the user was accessing a https site. This changed drastically in Firefox 3 which is now displaying blue, yellow and green colors […]

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Bob Olsen on June 20th, 2008

Firefox 3 was downloaded more than eight million times in a 24-hour period last Tuesday. It is as yet unverified by Guinness, but should be more than enough to secure the all time download record.
Those of us who participated were rewarded with a personalized Download Day certificate.

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Bob Olsen on June 8th, 2008

Want to learn how to spot fake photos like they do on TV?  Scientific American has some tips that should make it easier.
The art of doctoring pictures to reflect your needs has even spawned a new verb, Photoshopped. That is in honor of the image editing software that makes most of  these visual tricks possible.
As an […]

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Bob Olsen on June 7th, 2008

Let us hope that this “test” amounts to more that just a PR campaign. Electronics waste is now a real issue to be concerned with.
Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) has launched a test of its newest electronics recycling program to in 117 U.S. stores, a complementary addition to the existing programs offered by Best Buy stores […]

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