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Audible Audio Books: Great Service but a bit Buggy

With the popularity of the MP3 player, lack of free time to actually ‘”read” books, and with services such as iTunes and Audible readily available, many people are turning to books in a audio format....

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Create Your Stick Figure Family

I am a terrible artist, which is a real bummer sometimes, but those are the cards I’ve been dealt. Which brings me to this evening, I was actually looking for something to induce a gushing flow of...

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This Week in Singularity News

This week, New Scientist reports that a robot has mastered the art of deception while playing hide and seek with other robots.  “A robot that tricks its opponent in a game of hide and seek is a step...

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Decline Texting Service on Your Smartphone in Favor of Free Texting

I was recently looking into purchasing an iPhone for my wife, and was looking through the AT&T options when it dawned on me just how much the Text, or Instant Message service, is a scam. My wife...

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Cloud Based Computing to Begin Dominating IT

In the last dozen years working in IT, I have heard the concept of cloud computing tossed around as a "neat and interesting” concept, maybe good for hosting a service or two (such as Saleforce.com or a...

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Killing Time with YouTube Doubler Mashup Helper

Every once in a while I stumble across something on the Internet that makes me think to myself, “Now why didn’t I think of that." As a perfect example, check out www.youtubedoubler.com,  which provides...

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Microsoft Has Bet the Company on The Cloud

According to Steve Balmer, Microsoft has bet the company on Windows Azure and cloud computing:   Microsoft is “all in” and Balmer goes on to say that the majority of Microsoft Employees , about 70%,...

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A Climb Up the Tallest Tower

And you thought your job was tough, this guy gets to work by free climbing the last 168 feet of a 1768 ft transmission tower. OSHA allows free climbing because clipping, climbing unclipping, etc is...

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