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8 Hours a Day Spent on Screens, Study Finds

The average American adult spends eight hours a day in front of screens, and computer use has replaced radio as the second most common media activity.

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OCZ’s Apex 120GB Solid State Drive, Competition For Intel

What makes the OCZ Apes Series different from OCZ’s previous SSD offerings, however, is the Apex series’ use of what OCZ calls an “internal RAID 0 configuration” Instead of relying on a single drive controller, the OCZ Apex series is equipped with two controllers and the dual storage arrays are linked internally in a pseudo-RAID 0 setup.

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15 Free Downloads To Pep Up Your Old PC

Got an aging Windows laptop or desktop computer, but money’s too tight to buy a new one? Here are some programs that will give it a quick system tuneup

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12 Excellent Tools for Picking a Domain Name

There are plenty of tools out there that can help you ease the burden of checking available domains and suggesting similar names that are related to your searches. In this article, you’ll read about 12 neat web tools that will lend you a hand in finding and choosing domain names.

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Happy 15th Birthday Linux!

Hey Linux kernel! You’re 15! You know what that means
—look band on fond times, recompile, and gather all of your copyright-reform-loving, terminal-typing friends and have a rager!


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8 Tech Tricks To Get Out Of A Fix

Before calling in the experts, try some of these tips to fix your tech problem.

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Microsoft wants refund from some laid off employees

Software giant sends a letter to some of the 1,400 employees it laid off last month letting them know they were overcompensated and that it would like the money back. Read this blog post by Steven Musil on Microsoft.

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Microsoft responds to Xbox Live denial-of-service attack

Microsoft says Xbox 360 owners affected by denial-of-service attacks should contact their Internet provider, although they’re threatening the malicious standard of banning any and all hackers. This is a new front in the war against talented players.

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Quick fixes for 10 common Mac problems

How to get your Mac playing nicely again.

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We Screwed Up Windows 7 Beta, So Unlimited Downloads For All

If you haven’t grabbed your free beta copy of Windows 7 yet, there’s good news: you’ve now got 2 weeks to do so. Microsoft made the offer Saturday evening after what started as a well received offer turned into a potential PR disaster for Microsoft.

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