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More Tech Troopers: Recreating iconic images from the life of Bill Gates

December 20, 2012, 3:56pm PST | 4 | Latest comment by bahnjee

Star Wars fan Greg Shultz shares more photos of his Tech Troopers recreating iconic images from the life of Bill Gates, including the 1984 Tandy 2000 ad and the pie-in-the-face incident.

Desktop Wallpaper: The spectacle of underwater photography

December 20, 2012, 1:17am PST | 23 | Latest comment by plandok@...

Many of the most fascinating places on the Earth lie beneath the surface of the planet's oceans, which makes for colorful photography and desktop wallpaper.

Desktop Wallpaper: Northern lights

December 20, 2012, 12:11am PST | 34 | Latest comment by fernblatt7@...

The Winter Solstice is approaching, which means winter, which means cold weather and long nights. And for the kid in all of us it brings up memories of the North Pole. Imagine going to work under the colorful aurora borealis (northern lights).

Gear you need to weather the apocalypse (pictures)

December 19, 2012, 10:00am PST | 1

The world as we know it could be over before the weekend, or it could last a few more years. Either way, now's the time to start gearing up. Consider adding these key products to your End Times stockpile.

Rail, auto, and aviation innovations at The Henry Ford history museum

December 18, 2012, 4:51pm PST | 9 | Latest comment by by.gad@...

The Henry Ford in Detroit houses a collection that includes a 1896 Ford Quadricycle, a 1900 Wood electric truck, a 1931 Bugatti Type 41 Royale limo, a 1941 Allegheny Locomotive, a 1946 diner, and more. Wally Bahny shares photos from his recent visit to the museum.

Shutdown Windows 8 right from the desktop

December 17, 2012, 1:25pm PST | 65 | Latest comment by remmeler

Greg Shultz has found a technique that will allow you to recreate a reasonable facsimile of the Shutdown pop-up menu on Windows 8's desktop.

Five App Store apps that make great gifts

December 17, 2012, 8:32am PST | 7 | Latest comment by Mark W. Kaelin

These five apps on the Apple App Store make great gifts - or purchases with your gift cards.

The 25 most anticipated games of 2013

December 14, 2012, 2:00pm PST | 15 | Latest comment by rogueart.rocks@...

What will 2013 bring gamers? Here's a list of CNET's most anticipated titles in chronological order.

The top 11 games of 2012

December 13, 2012, 3:00pm PST

Here are CNET's picks for the best games of 2012.

Access the Apps screen with a self-made Start button

December 13, 2012, 9:37am PST

Make money blogging with five WordPress plugins

December 12, 2012, 10:24am PST | 2 | Latest comment by ozgurvoner

Jack Wallen describes how WordPress can be used for much more than just blogging, particularly when it comes to generating income.

Darth Vader, Yoda, and lightsabers, oh my (images)

December 12, 2012, 4:10am PST

At Steve Sansweet's Rancho Obi-Wan in Petaluma, Calif., 'Star Wars' fans of all colors have a chance to see what might be the best collection of the films' artifacts in the world.

The Audiophiliac's holiday gift guide (pictures)

December 8, 2012, 8:00am PST | 1

A top-10 list of under-$100 gift ideas.

Cracking Open the HP Z820 Workstation

December 7, 2012, 12:35pm PST | 9 | Latest comment by bkindle@...

Bill Detwiler cracks open the HP Z820 Workstation, which packs two Intel Xeon CPUs and up to 512GB of RAM and 14TB of storage in a near tool-less case.

Once upon a time, in an art gallery far, far away (pictures)

December 6, 2012, 5:00pm PST | 1

"Star Wars" fans in Seattle can enjoy artwork from more than 40 artists at the 'Who Shot First' gallery show, starting December 13.