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Diebold Finally Admits It’s Machines Drop Votes

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In an article on Engadget there is news that’s going to be cause for all voters to wonder.
Diebold has finally come clean, admitting that their voting machines have a flaw in them that’s been there for years and does in fact cause votes to get dropped. At the very [...]

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Beware Cheap Laptops

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Network world has a report of something claiming to be the “world’s cheapest laptop“. However just because this thing can be had for as little as $130 doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s a good idea.
It’s called the Impulse NPX-9000. This laptop has a paltry 400mhz cpu in it which [...]

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Instant On Linux Will Hammer Windows

Picture this: Joe Sixpack needs to check in on his fave blogs and online news but he hasn’t got the time to wait for Windows to boot. He flips on his computer, five seconds later he’s got a browser running and is getting up to date while the guy next to him is still looking at the Windows logo, waiting for his machine to boot.

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Fasten Your Seat Belts, Speed Limit 640 GB/S

I just read a story that’s going to be of interest those who like to be on the bleeding edge of speed capacities… Some physicists at the University of Sydney have come up with an optical chip that’s reportedly capable of speeds up to a hundred times faster than Australia’s current networks are doing.

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Which Cat To Use?

Recently, as part of my never ending effort to keep from falling behind on things technical, I find that the Cat5e cables that I’ve been using for so long are no longer the standard and haven’t been for quite a while now.

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Chrysler Offering Wireless Internet In 2009 Model Cars

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I just ran across something in the LA Times that I can’t help find a bit disturbing. It seems that some bright young genius has decided Chrysler should offer wireless Internet services … IN 2009 model cars. Is it just me or does anyone else have a problem with [...]

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Flashback

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Troubleshooting the monitor problems I had today got me into a kind of “digital nostalgia” frame of mind. Specifically I’m thinking about the differences between today’s computers and the machine’s I started out on.
Just touching on one aspect there is still a massive difference. Take memory as an example. [...]

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Disaster! Monitor Needs Replacement

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I had a disaster today. I was minding my own business getting organized for some things I was planning to write when all of a sudden with no warning at all my monitor went dark. The hard drive light kept blinking occasionally like it always does and the lights [...]

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Freeware App: FileZilla Portable

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I recently wrote about the FileZilla FTP Server and Client programs but there was a version of it that I hadn’t mentioned. The FileZilla Client program, which is the version that most people will need, is also available in a portable apps version.
Even though I’d spent time browsing the programs [...]

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Toshiba’s new High Def Disc Format Going After Blu-ray

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Ever since the “format wars” between HD-DVD and Blu-Ray ended a while back with Blu-Ray coming out on top, lots of people have been pretty much assuming that it’s now safe to go ahead and start buying Blu-Ray equipment and titles without having to worry about some other format coming along [...]

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