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Give me back my data! The curse of personal information brokers

Data mining companies sell our personal data for pocket change, without a care for our personal privacy. It’s time this travesty stopped.

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The Conference Call: Scourge of IT

While telecommuting has made lives more convenient for IT workers, it has also resulted in increasing occurrences of that life-sucking evil succubus: the multi-hour conference call.

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HP: If you want folks to hack the TouchPad, then Open Source it.

So let me get this straight. To get the HP TouchPad to perform as well as its main competitor, I have to hack the WebOS operating system?

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Wifi dead zones: Extending your home wifi network

If you need to extend your home wifi coverage, examine all of your options before deciding. The first choice isn’t always the best one.

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Wi-Fi dead zones: Extending your home Wi-Fi network

If you need to extend your home wifi coverage, examine all of your options before deciding. The first choice isn’t always the best one.

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Review: Tuff-Luv Saddleback leather case for MacBook Air

The Tuff-Luv Saddleback leather case for the MacBook Air is a high quality folio case for your laptop. Be the envy of all your friends!

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Electronic Calendars: It’s not the technology, It’s the interop and UI

Electronic calendaring systems have transformed our busy lives. But like many other advancements in technology, they are missing interoperability as well as the important human element.

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Windows 7 On The MacBook Air: Don’t Go There

Why would you want to install Windows 7 on a MacBook? It makes Steve Jobs sad.

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Tech Gear for the intrepid summer traveler

Going on a trip? Here’s a slew of high tech gear to help you on your way.

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Apple iPad Showdown: Battle of the eReader Apps

Here’s the lowdown so you can make the best choices in which eBook app software to use on your iPad.

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Dear Hollywood: Give us first-run movies on Netflix and iTunes

Many millions of Americans would probably be willing to spend real money to watch first-run movies from the privacy of their own homes for the sheer convenience and being able to avoid the aggravation of the modern theatre experience.

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Personal cloud solutions–own your data

The public cloud offerings may not be secure, but there are inexpensive alternatives to create your own–and keep prying eyes out of your personal data.

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OS X Lion: The iPadification of the Mac begins now

The unification of Apple’s Mac OS and iOS begins with OS X Lion. Perhaps too soon for some, including myself.

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OS X Lion Awakens: Can Akamai handle downloads for Apple’s Cloud?

Akamai’s servers and Apple’s datacenters are being hammered for OS X Lion downloads. But going forward, is it the right content distribution network for Apple?

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Will Vizio’s VTAB escalate the Android Tablet price wars?

At $349, Vizio’s VTAB could take Android Tablet prices to new, stomach-churning levels for the top tablet OEMs.

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Will Vizio escalate the Android Tablet price wars?

At $349, Vizio’s 8″ Tablet with Wi-Fi could take Android Tablet prices to new, stomach-churning levels for the top tablet OEMs.

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Breaking Android: Who is worse, Google or the OEMs?

Who is to blame for the fragmentation of the Android operating system? Google? The OEMs?

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SwiftKey X for Tablets: Good, but not quite ready

The SwiftKey X for Tablets application provides a powerful replacement to the built-in Android keyboard. But there are some issues with it.

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SwiftKey X for Tablets: Great replacement for the Android keyboard

The SwiftKey X for Tablets application provides a powerful replacement to the built-in Android keyboard.

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Toshiba Thrive: Boxy, but it’s good.

The Toshiba Thrive won’t win any beauty contests. But it should be on the top of your list if you are considering a full-size Android tablet.

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