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Geekend, well kinda

February 23, 2013 1:28pm PST

Geekend, well kinda With the Geekend gone guess we must improvise, how about a 320-gigapixel panable zoomable view of London. IMHO the largest Panoramic Photo in the world is worthy of the tag...

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Navy X Planes from the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center

February 13, 2013 2:08am PST

View this image gallery of examples of Navy X planes.

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World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria

February 13, 2013 1:03am PST

World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria expansion launched September 25, 2012. Here is a look at some of the key points of interest in the new continent.

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I miss geekend

January 21, 2013 7:56am PST

I miss geekend No Friday jokes, no geekend, what happened to this place!? It's like walking into what used to be your PC games store and discovering it now only sells business applications. No...

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NASA Images: More desktop wallpaper from the space program

December 21, 2012 1:43am PST

Last week's NASA-based desktop wallpaper gallery was so popular we thought you would like to see more examples of the kind of images available for free from the NASA website.

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Take a look back at Microsoft Word Easter Eggs

December 21, 2012 1:02am PST

Microsoft’s developers hid multiple Easter Eggs in Word 95/97/2000.

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

December 20, 2012 3:56pm PST

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.

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Desktop Wallpaper: The spectacle of underwater photography

December 20, 2012 1:17am PST

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.

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Desktop Wallpaper: Northern lights

December 20, 2012 12:11am PST

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...

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

December 18, 2012 4:51pm PST

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...

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Geekend is coming to an end: Share your favorite posts and/or discussions

December 14, 2012 7:27am PST

Geekend is coming to an end: Share your favorite posts and/or discussions TechRepublic's Geekend blog (http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/geekend) and newsletter are coming to an end this year in...

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December 2012 Geekend movie rundown

November 30, 2012 8:37am PST

December 2012 Geekend movie rundown article root No mention of Le Miserables? Maybe its not really a Geek movie...

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December 2012 Geekend movie rundown

November 29, 2012 1:06pm PST

The four sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and generally geek-related flicks that will hit U.S. cinemas in December of 2012.

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LEGO Architecture exhibit visits The Henry Ford

November 21, 2012 4:37pm PST

See Wally Bahny's photos of the LEGO Architecture exhibit, which is currently on display at The Henry Ford museum in Dearborn, MI. The traveling exhibition contains 14 scale models of buildings...

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Desktop Wallpaper: Warm tropical beaches

November 21, 2012 7:13am PST

Winter has been particularly harsh for many this season, so perhaps it is time to picture yourself on a warm tropical beach with this Desktop Wallpaper Photo Gallery.

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Desktop Wallpaper: NASA concept art

November 21, 2012 1:15am PST

Some of the most interesting images available on the NASA.gov website are artist renderings of space exploration concepts. Here are a few of my favorites.

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Cosplay at Wizard World Austin Comic Con 2012

November 2, 2012 5:59pm PDT

TechRepublic contributor Jessica Mills was a speaker on the Web Series Anonymous panel at Wizard World Comic Con 2012 in Austin, Texas. She took these photos of some attendees in Star Trek,...

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November 2012 Geekend movie rundown

November 1, 2012 10:07am PDT

November 2012 Geekend movie rundown article root Quick correction Wreck-It Ralph is not Pixar. What I want to know is in skyfall.... Does he finally use his ears to fly? Because I'm pretty sure...

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