Wednesday, February 16, 2011

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Latest News Feb 16, 2011

Protect Your Data With Vipre Antivirus Software – Win with Vipre Software and The Gadgeteer

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Sunbelt Software. All opinions are 100% mine.

I was a Windows user for many years, and I fell victim to malicious software a couple of times. My home computer has files that are vitally important to me. I have tax records, bank files, and other files that would be bad to lose. I have photos of my daughter and my family that would be devastating to lose. To protect my files, I've used antivirus software, but it wasn't enough. I also had to use antispyware and other programs to try to find and remove tracking cookies and other malware. It seemed that as the malware evolved over the years, there wasn't one package to protect me completely. And running all these various programs took a lot of system resources and slowed everything down. ...

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Deal of the Day – Up to 16% Off Games at GameStop

Today's LogicBUY deal offers savings on new and used games at GameStop.

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HTC Announces….The Flyer

HTC has recently announced it is jumping into the tablet fray with a 7″ Android device named The Flyer. The Flyer has a 1.5GHz processor, 32GBs of storage with microSD expansion, pressure-sensitive stylus, 3G and WiFi, 5MP rear and 1.3MP front cameras, internal GPS antenna, 7” screen (1024�600), and Android OS with HTC Sense. Sadly the HTC website has video playback @ ‘up to 4 hrs’….a bit weak in today’s very competitive tablet market. ...

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The Windows 7 Guide: From Newbies to Pros

The Proper Introduction to Windows 7

Cambridge SoundWorks i525 iPod/iPhone Table Radio Dock Review

With the abundance of table radio/iPod docks on the market, it ca be overwhelming in the quest to find out which one will fit your needs. Cambridge Soundworks ...

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Samsung Announces the GALAXY Tab 10.1

Samsung has announced their newest Android tablet, the GALAXY Tab 10.1.  The Tab 10.1 will have a 1280 X 800 10.1″ display and a 1GHz Dual Core processor running the Android 3.0 Honeycomb platform.  There’s a rear camera (8MP) and a front-facing camera (2MP) for video chatting.  You’ll have 4G and WiFi connectivity.  You can watch HD video with surround sound (with the dual speakers) and surf the net with Flash support.  You’ll have full access to Google Mobile Services, like Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Maps, and Google Books.  There’s no price nor release date information yet. ...

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Chalkboard iPad Case

The Brokesy shop at Etsy combines old school with new school to create the Chalkboard iPad Case.  This case has a soft, flocked fabric lining to protect your iPad from scratches.  It’s padded with a dense foam designed to protect electronics from bumps.  The outside is made of a black vinyl with chalkboard characteristics.  You can write on the exterior to leave yourself a quick note or just to decorate your case.  Brokesy recommends the use of dust-free bistro-style chalk markers for their “staying power” and to protect your iPad from dust.  The ...

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Your PC, Inside and Out: Part 1 - Chassis, Power Supply and Motherboard

This guide is written a little more towards the budding computer buff than the expert or the complete beginner, but there should be something for everybody.

App Spotlight – Androidify

Androidify is a fun little app that will let you create your own Android robot avatar. Choose from different shirts, pants, shoes, hair styles, glasses and hats to create an avatar that looks just like you. You can even change the height and width of the robot if you want to really get specific. I had a lot of fun goofing around with Androidify last night. What do you think of my doppleganger? I even have a cup of tea in my hand. ...


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Boxee Box finally gets Netflix

Great news today for Boxee Box owners. D-Link and Boxee have just announced that Netflix is finally available. Sure enough, I just finished doing a firmware upgrade my own Boxee Box and was able to play a Netflix movie. Joy! Previously, our main solution for premium movie rentals was ...


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Fetchtastic – Automated Fetch for Dogs

Humans were too lazy to get up off their bums to change the channel on the TV, so the remote control was invented. We were too lazy to go to the library so eBook Readers were invented. Now we’re apparently too lazy to play ball with our dogs, so the ...


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