Posts Tagged ‘files’

10 Things You Must Do With Your New Windows 7 PC

Monday, December 28th, 2009

11a63091b5eeping 10 Things You Must Do With Your New Windows 7 PCIf you got a new Windows 7 laptop for Christmas, you are truly in luck. But here are 10 things you need to get the most out of it.

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Understanding the Windows Pagefile and Why You Shouldn’t Disable It

Monday, December 14th, 2009

b5711b3fdcfile 1 Understanding the Windows Pagefile and Why You Shouldnt Disable ItAs a tech writer, I regularly cringe at all the bad tweaking advice out there, and disabling the system pagefile is often a source of contention among geeks. Let’s examine some of the pagefile myths and debunk them once and for all.

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Fusion Garage JooJoo Tablet Hands-On

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

5ddc72f776tmk 01 Fusion Garage JooJoo Tablet Hands OnFrom the webcast yesterday, the JooJoo (previously titled Crunchpad) seemed flimsy and barely working. But now that we spent a good deal of hands on time with it, we can say that Fusion Garage executed an internet tablet quite well.

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That’s a Bad Cough, Let’s Examine Your Genome

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

5b9e26a420mpaint Thats a Bad Cough, Lets Examine Your GenomeIn 2003, we mapped the human genome, the 20,000-ish genes we all share. It cost $3 billion. Today, you can literally spit in a cup, place the saliva in the mail and get a peek at your own genome.

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Android 2.0 Review: Almost Human

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

f66d936ab0oooome Android 2.0 Review: Almost HumanA year ago, Android was an unfinished OS for nerds, bursting with potential. With Android 2.0, it’s evolved into something sleeker, more refined and focused—but still something not quite human.

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Giz Explains: How to Actually Make Coffee

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

43bdbff811g 0733 Giz Explains: How to Actually Make CoffeeYou probably brew coffee, like most people, the most insipid way possible: Using a Mr. Coffee that you fill with pre-ground coffee from the supermarket. There’s a million other ways to make coffee, and they’re all better. Updated.

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Why They Don’t Serve Snow in Restaurants (Yet)

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

6d418f262dn snow Why They Dont Serve Snow in Restaurants (Yet)People have been intake snow since the 4th-century BC, but nowadays the behavior is discouraged by parents the world over. People make cover creams, sorbets, gelatos, etc. every day. We wanted to make snow. In the kitchen. It’s hard.

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Logitech Harmony 900 Universal Remote Review

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

9a25e9f04demote1 Logitech Harmony 900 Universal Remote ReviewThe Logitech Harmony 900 is the updated Logitech Harmony One, which marries a traditional button remote with a capacitive touchscreen for expanded functionality. What makes this better are the charging dock and the RF to IR control adapters.

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Living With the Pre: 23 Things Palm Could Improve By Software

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

52f9eebbdfprefix Living With the Pre: 23 Things Palm Could Improve By SoftwareI love the Palm Pre. I’ve had it for just over a month, and it’s probably the best phone I’ve ever owned. But there are some nagging shortcomings and idiosyncrasies I think they could theoretically fix easily, by software.

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How To Get Music Onto Your Palm Pre (Now That iTunes Hates You)

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

e6224e039fetwist How To Get Music Onto Your Palm Pre (Now That iTunes Hates You)If you’re one of those unfortunate Pre users that updated to iTunes 8.2.1 without seeing our warning, there are two options. You could either downgrade to iTunes 8.2, or use one of these alternative apps and future-proof yourself.

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