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Tech gadgets we once loved but since abandoned (Photos)

February 9, 2012 12:00pm PST

Products that were once must-have items now clutter the family garage, check out these blasts from the past.

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10 flawed products that are really bad

February 7, 2012 4:53am PST

Certain well-known software and hardware products simply aren't very good — in fact some are barely usable, says Jack Wallen.

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Macworld 2012 - Gallery

January 26, 2012 7:00pm PST

I had the chance to walk the floor at Macworld 2012 and visit with some old software developer friends and make some new ones. Though it wasn't as big as previous years, both the presenters and...

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Here's to the technology builders: A hat tip

February 8, 2012 10:13pm PST

For all of the product builders in the technology world, here is a hat tip, a challenge, and a couple stories for inspiration.

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Strategic implications of new MS System Center 2012 licensing

February 14, 2012 9:00am PST

Microsoft has renamed, rebundled, and repriced its licensing for the System Center 2012 products. John Joyner explains the strategy behind the licensing choices.

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Four GM 'smart window' apps would provide a variety of entertainment (photos)

January 19, 2012 5:00pm PST

General Motors has no immediate plans to put interactive display windows into production vehicles, the company said. But the four "smart window" apps developed by students at Bezalel Academy of...

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Three tech toys useful for personal, work trips (review)

January 19, 2012 6:50am PST

There were a bounty of new products on display at CES 2012 for all sorts of purposes. Here are a quartet of goodies from a trio of makers that I tried out while visiting the show and could prove...

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Ethical-iPhone 5 activists deliver their plea to Apple (photos)

February 9, 2012 10:00am PST

Members of Change.org and SumofUs hand-deliver 250,000 petitions in a show of strength for their call for Apple to adopt more ethical practices when building its products.

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Harness the power of Word's AutoCorrect feature

February 6, 2012 11:00am PST

Show users how to work more productively and accurately using Word's AutoCorrect feature.

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Digital Experience: Intriguing products

January 10, 2012 10:00am PST

You never know what new products you'll see at Pepcom's annual Digital Experience show and press party. Take a look at some of this year's most intriguing devices.

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Tablets that never happened (photos)

January 5, 2012 5:00pm PST

A collection of tablets announced for 2011 that never made it into production.

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DIY: Create a distribution or backup of your Debian-based desktop/server

January 10, 2012 2:13pm PST

Jack Wallen thinks Remastersys should be one of your go-to tools if you have a production environment where Linux is deployed as servers or desktops.

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Quick Tip: Sort Gmail with an advanced keyword search

January 4, 2012 12:45pm PST

Google Apps users, assuming they want to be efficient and productive, have to master the art of keyword search.

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Quirky ideas rule at Eco-Products 2011 (photos)

December 24, 2011 5:00pm PST

From rickshaws to OLED lights, Eco-Products 2011 in Tokyo was full of bright, unusual ideas.

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Apple's unofficial presence at CES 2012

January 12, 2012 10:46am PST

Wil Limoges notes a few news tidbits and product announcements from CES that have consequences for Apple products.

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Poll: Do you want an Android computer inside your television?

January 9, 2012 12:16pm PST

CES 2012 once again features converging product lines. But do you really want a computer inside your television?

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tips for staying on top of tech

January 3, 2012 8:39pm PST

tips for staying on top of tech Bzzt! Wrong. "social networking' and "web 2.0" are terrible time-wasters, productivity destroyers, and privacy loss mechanisms. You're better off reading on-line...

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web services

January 9, 2012 4:30am PST

web services I have a backup server it is having latest products available information that is sql server the application is developed in vb.net,I want to use a webservice to pull data out off...

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Microsoft is pulling out of CES and it's not a good thing

January 3, 2012 11:36am PST

Microsoft is pulling out of CES and it's not a good thing article root Pulling out of CES Is Microsoft's decision to decrease the company's presence at CES a good decision or a bad one? ...

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Can multiuser collaboration be achievable with single OS on one PC?

January 11, 2012 1:05am PST

Can multiuser collaboration be achievable with single OS on one PC? Nowadays, without much software piracy and with the advent of faster multi-core CPUs, OS makers can target a new product line of...

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