Archive for July 2007

15 Ways to Extend Your Laptop’s Battery Life

Laptops tend to lose their charm quickly when you
’re constantly looking for the nearest power outlet to charge up. How do you keep your battery going for as long as possible? Here are 15 easy ways to do so.

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Real World 2900 XT CrossFire - A Total Waste of Money

Radeon HD 2900 XT CrossFire is most certainly not a good gaming solution. It just does not deliver the kind of performance advantages ATI needs to compete with what NVIDIA already has in the marketplace. - “To summarize the value of two HD 2900 XT cards in CrossFire, it just isn’t worth it.”

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Could this become the fastest fuel cell Ford car ever? [PICS]

Ford unveiled the Hydrogen Fusion 999 (formerly known as the fusion XV1) at their Dearborn Development Center today during a presentation of their recent concept and technology demonstration vehicles. They plan to get 200mph Club veteran Rick Byrnes to drive the Fusion 999 faster than 200 mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats next month. Can they do it?

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A mouse that waves

Logitech’s new MX Air Mouse doesn’t need to sit on desk to work, you can wave it around–just like the Ninetendo Wii controller.

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ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT - A Flop in Real World Gaming - Great UVD HD Decode

The ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT is here for us to put it through its DX10 paces. Who will take home the crown in the first full DirectX 10 game under Windows Vista? New games including Oblivion: Shivering Isles, WoW: Burning Crusade, Lord of the Rings Online, and Lost Planet. “The ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT is simply not a good value for gaming”

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How to set a Ford Taurus on fire with a cellphone car charger

“I borrowed a friends car yesterday so I could get some work done on mine. On my way home from the mall I decided to charge my cell phone. The moment I plugged in my charger a zap and some smoke came from behind the stereo, within 25 seconds flambes and melting plastic engulfed the entire dash…”

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What happends when you turn off AC in a computer room.

A tragic tale of stupidity.

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What happends when you turn off AC in a computer room.

A tragic tale of stupidity.

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The future of Windows should be open source

Nice column talking about why Windows will be doomed if it doesn’t go open source. Reasons: the Internet, Web 2.0 and the open source movement. Gives Windows about 10 years before it meets its demise. Really great argument for open source. But the real question is: will it ever happen?

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How to Optimize Your Video for YouTube

Tired of grainy YouTube Videos? Here’s how to solve common encoding problems and make your YouTube videos look great.

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