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Growl + iPhone Push Notifications = Nirvana
So Growl is the defacto standard for system wide notifications on your Macintosh computer. Wouldnt it be cool to get those Growl alerts as push notifications on your phone? Enter Prowl. Prowl is a Growl client for the iPhone. Notifications from your Mac can be sent to your iPhone over push, with a …
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Billy Mays, Dead at 50
This morning Billy Mays, legendary pitch man, unexpectedly died in his sleep. Television pitchman Billy Mays — who built his fame by appearing on commercials and infomercials promoting household products and gadgets — died Sunday. Mays, 50, was found unresponsive by his wife inside his Tampa, Fla., …
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MetroPCS Adds Unlimited International Calling for $5
No, there is no typo in the headline. MetroPCS, the budget cellular carrier, has launched an unlimited international plan for $5 that you can add on to any unlimited national calling plan costing $40, $45 or $50 per month. The unlimited international plan works with over 100 countries. “Unlimited …
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I Before E, Except, After C – FU
Seems that the prim and proper Brits have done away with probably the most well know grammatical rule. Advice sent to teachers says there are too few words which follow the rule and recommends using more modern methods to teach spelling to schoolchildren. The document, entitled Support for Spelli …
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So Yea, Zicam… Actually Not So Good For You
Seems like my favorite cold remedy will actually hurt you more then help you. Consumers should stop using Zicam Cold Remedy nasal gel and related products because they can permanently damage the sense of smell, federal health regulators said Tuesday. The over-the-counter products contain zinc, an i …
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Documents To Go Hits The iPhone… Exciting and Disappointing at the Same Time
Yesterday the folks at DataVis released Documents to Go for the iPhone for $4.99 an anxiously awaited piece of software. For those out of the loop Documents to Go allows the viewing and editing, as well as basic formatting of Word documents a feature long lacking from my iPhone. But sadly thats w …
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MacTV: Apple Retail Store Video – Summer 2009
As seen at your friendly Apple retail store right now. Enjoy!
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Watch Out McAfee and Symantec – Microsoft to Offer Free Antivirus Software
The ever targeted and much maligned OS, Windows, just got what I consider a surprising shot in the arm for free! Microsoft, via Routers, let it slip that they are taking Symantec and McAfee head on with a free Antivirus package. Microsoft Corpis getting ready to unveil a long-anticipated free anti …
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A Peak Inside the New 13″ MacBook Pro
Curious about the innards of the new 13 MacBook Pro? Click the image to check out a high resolution shot!
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Windows says “I’m in ur ATM givin’ away ur secrets”
As time goes on my decision to become a Windows free computer user makes me happier and happier. Cybercriminals are improving a malicious software program that can be installed on ATMs running Microsofts Windows XP operating system that records sensitive card details, according to security vendor T …
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Thats One Way To Destroy Your Data
Meet the Data Destroyer, this buster of bits is made of one task - and one task only - to mangle your sensitive hard drive. It takes less than 15 seconds to destroy each hard drive. All one needs to do is to insert the proper drive height adaptor (if applicable) into the slot and crank the handle 8 …
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Tip of the day: How To Shave Your Private Parts??
Yes this is official. Straight from Gillette, some tips for shaving *cough* other parts of your body. Check out the video below. Lifes questions answered and demonstrated for you by Gillette. Read More
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Pandora, Introduces a Subscription Service with New App and No Ads
The days of unprofitability behind them, Pandora took the curtain off its latest product called Pandora One ushering in a new era of the popular online music streaming service. Pandora One, costing $36 a year might actually be worth the fee. The most noticeable feature of Pandora One is the yearly …
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Boom. GMail Allows Importing of Hotmail, Yahoo, and AOL Mail and Contacts
Google is not fooling around with Gmail. Yesterday things got a little more competitive when Google partnered with TrueSwitch to support importing email and contacts from AOL, Yahoo, Hotmail, and dozens of other email providers. Gmail users can be a passionate bunch. Many of us have, at one time or …
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Sling Player Mobile of iPhone is Live, Sans 3G
Seems like ATT won the war between Apple and Sling Media. Today, everybodys favorite TV place shifting company the Sling Player Mobile for iPhone. Problem is, the App is stripped of its 3G streaming capabilities. Which is a MAJOR loss for Sling junkies considering you can use cellular data on …
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Bypass Rapid Share Waits and Limits
Tired of Rapid Shares seemingly meaningless limits they put on user downloading? Want more then one download at once? Well thanks to two sites (and some URL trickery) you can bypass all the waits and limits. At both SurfDump and RS Engine they run a service that is designed to bypass Rapid Share l …
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Self Defense Course: Umbrella Edition
While this videos intention is to show others how they can defend themselves with an umbrella, it looks more like a skit on Saturday Night Live. See for yourself! So now that you have been officially trained on umbrella bashing, will you start carrying an umbrella on sunny days? I wonder if Britn …
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Now This is Getting Childish: Verizon and Cablevision Resort to Name Calling
Im fortunate enough to live in a Cablevision service area and was quite excited when they announced the launch of their DOCIS 3.0 Optimum Online Ultra product. Now, Verizon via is official corporate blog is firing back. Verizon first demonstrated the ability to deliver 100 Mbps to the home over our …
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Pac-Man Pot Holders
Not much more to say other then available for $14.95. Read More
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Hello Kitty + Hello Becks = Hello Kitty Beer
Say it aint so! The world of Hello Kitty has invaded the scared world of Beer. Nobody is safe! Now, you may be skeptical because of the poorly displayed GIF, but CNET swears its real. Im skeptical, but with Hello Kitty wine, how ridiculous would branded beer be? Read More
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