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The News: Fully Recharged Edition

Beth Snyder — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:05:58 +0000

Today marks the last day I will be at my niece’s house, and I think I have finally achieved the mental reset I was hoping for. Periodically you have to step away from your regular life and invite yourself into someone else’s in order to...

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Thousands of Trendnet Webcams Vulnerable to Public Spying

Dylan Duarte — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:28:44 +0000

And you wonder why some people don’t trust the internet? I had a friend who kept her computer in her kitchen and, every time she went in there to cook, she would turn the webcam around so that it faced the wall. I used to poke fun at…

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The News: Food Coma Edition

Beth Snyder — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:55:41 +0000

The macaroni and cheese was everything I had hoped it would be and then some. Stupid rich, stupid cheesy, and I swear we could feel our arteries closing off with every swallow. Certainly not something you’d want to eat very often due to its...

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The News: Cheese Overload Edition

Beth Snyder — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:07:39 +0000

So my niece and I went to the store today, because I am planning on making a new recipe for macaroni and cheese for dinner that is nothing short of amazing. At least I assume so. Hope so, really. It’s got cream cheese, Brie, Parmesan,...

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Can eyeIO Lower Streaming Video Bandwidth Usage?

Dylan Duarte — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:21:36 +0000

Palo Alto-based startup eyeIO is teaming up with Netflix to help lower the bandwidth used by streaming high quality video. This has been a rising problem for a while now. With movies, music, television, and even eBooks, streaming and downloading...

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San Antonio Robotic Throat Cancer Surgery a Success

Dylan Duarte — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:17:53 +0000

Traditionally, when a patient undergoes surgery to have a tumor removed from their throat, doctors will go in through the head to remove it. Then, the patient will have to wait a week before eating normal food and a little longer before they can...

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MSI Announces the R7950 Twin Frozr 3GD5 Graphics Card

James White — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:05:53 +0000

The Twin Frozr III achieves up to 10°C lower operational temperatures and 13.7 dB less noise under full load. The MSI R7950 Twin Frozr III just might be THE card to get once released.

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Antec Announces the High Current Gamer M PSU Series

James White — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:05:11 +0000

You may know I personally use an Antec High Current Pro 850W Gold for my test system. The new Antec High Current Gamer M series units have the same pedigree.

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The News: Vacation Edition

Beth Snyder — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:06:25 +0000

Finally it’s here! I still maintain that it’s a vacation, even though all I’m really doing is going to spend a few days with my niece and her family. It’s not my house and I’m not working, so therefore it’s a...

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Rechargeable Heated Gloves Melt Your Cares Away

Beth Snyder — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:27:25 +0000

OK, so maybe you will have some cares left, but at least cold hands will not be one of them. Because I don’t know about you, but when my hands are cold, I am absolutely miserable. Maybe because I spend a lot of time at a keyboard, maybe...

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