January 2010
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Jan 29th
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Jan 29th
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Jan 27th
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Jan 27th
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Jan 25th
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Jan 24th
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Gadget Review: Drobo FireWire Data Storage Robot
I had a FireWire Drobo imported from the USA back in July and it was left lying in its package for four months. After having spent so much money on it, I didn’t have much of a budget to buy capacious internal hard drives and I didn’t want to make do with the smaller ones. I kept using my Western Digital My Book Studio II 2TB external hard disk during that time. Eventually, it started nearing...
Jan 21st
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Jan 21st
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Ease web searches with LaunchBar →
Learn how to use LaunchBar to quickly search your favorite sites, and how to use Google’s I’m Feeling Lucky feature to immediately jump to the results you (most likely) want to see. It’s the most handy LaunchBar tip I can give you. Saves me a significant amount of time on a daily basis.
Jan 21st
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Apparently, Tumblr likes me
Preshit brought to my notice that Penned Thoughts has been listed on the newly instated Tech directory on Tumblr. That explains why I suddenly have so many new followers. Thank you, Tumblr—it’s quite an honour. Let us continue then, ladies and gentlemen, shall we?
Jan 21st
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Bloomberg publishes touching Steve Jobs... →
At the risk of sounding vain, let me just point you to what I consider one of the funniest articles I’ve ever written and incidentally ran into today. I’m still chuckling.
Jan 19th
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“I accidentally pressed the voice input on my Nexus One right before a huge...”
– Twitter / Jon Stokes (via chartier)
Jan 19th
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Support Disaster Relief in Haiti →
A lot of Apple and Microsoft fans blame Google for not really living up to its motto “don’t be evil” but I disagree. No person or company is ideal but I genuinely believe that Google strives to always do the right thing for its users and the world in general. I love Apple for its products and Google for its ideals.
Jan 19th
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Jan 19th
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“It’s obvious that if one is determined and motivated enough, the only...”
– Prakash Bajracharya
Jan 19th
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iPod extraction tool roundup Review →
If you lose your iTunes library and need to copy files off your iPod and back onto your Mac, iTunes can’t help you. But these 10 utilities can.
Jan 18th
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“While it doesn’t appear Moscow has solved its pooch problem, the dogs of...”
– Ian Fortey, Cracked.com
Jan 18th
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“There should be a law that says the minute you say Apple is Microsoft, you lose...”
– The Macalope, Macworld
Jan 18th
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Jan 14th
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Mac developers band together to aid Haiti... →
Mac developers like Mike Piatek-Jimenez, Justin Williams, Peter Berglund, and several others have decided to donate proceeds of their software sales to charities working for the benefit of earthquake victims in Haiti.
Jan 14th
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Haitian Earthquake Relief – itsjustlight.com →
I have intentionally chosen one of the least graphical images for this post but do click on it to see some more images from the disaster-struck areas. Please donate to any of the charities listed on the page linked above and assist the people who’re out there trying to provide food, shelter, clothing and medical assistance to all those who are affected by the massive earthquake in Haiti. It’s...
Jan 14th
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The dark side of Dubai - Johann Hari, Commentators... →
A horrifying look at the real story behind one of the most glamourous cities in the world. It’s very lengthy but I highly recommend it. (via Instapaper)
Jan 12th
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