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- Cracking Open Samsung's BlackJack II
- That electronic leash around your neck just tightened a notch; Samsung has released the BlackJack II. In addition to being a cell phone and mobile e-mail machine, the BlackJack II features 3G network connectivity, Bluetooth wireless functionality, a 2.0 megapixel camera and integrated GPS –...
- Tags: cracking open, product photos, geekend, BlackBerry, BlackJack II, off-topic
- Image galleries 2008-02-27
- Cracking Open the BlackBerry Curve
- If you're a high-octane business exec (or if you just want people to think that you’re one) or if you’ve ever seen Office Space and thought "I don’t get it," you need a BlackBerry. These indispensable devices have let people stay connected to the Web, the office and their email...
- Tags: BlackBerry Curve, cracking open, product photos, geekend, off-topic, Handheld
- Image galleries 2008-02-07
- Cracking Open Hasbro's R2-D2 Interactive Astromech Droid
- We're going to crack open this surprisingly functional toy robot and make darn sure that Kenny Baker isn't trapped in there. by John Lee
- Tags: product photos, Star wars, geekend, R2-D2, off-topic, TechRepublic Inc., Hasbro Inc., Robots, Emerging Technologies, John Lee
- Image galleries 2007-11-29
- Looking back at Windows Screen Saver Easter Eggs
- Windows developers hid a lot of Easter Eggs in Screen Savers. by Greg Shultz
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Easter Egg, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Greg Shultz, screenshots, Easter Eggs, Microsoft, screen savers, windows, microsoft, software, office, off-topic, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp., Font, Microsoft Word 2000, Dialog Box, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Office Suites
- Image galleries 2007-09-20
- Looking back at Microsoft Word Easter Eggs
- Microsoft’s developers hid multiple Easter Eggs in Word 95/97/2000. by Greg Shultz
- Tags: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp., geekend, screenshots, Easter Eggs, Microsoft, Word, windows, microsoft, software, office, off-topic, Font, Microsoft Word 2000, Dialog Box, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, TechRepublic Inc., Easter Egg, Greg Shultz
- Image galleries 2007-08-23
- Human Rights
- A Canadian Citizen named Riad Abou Chami waz wrongfully accused after 911. The charge waz of sexual assalt, but later became an unjust arguement of weither or not he waz involved in the 911 attack. He has been trying to fight this case for years. The first 2 lawyers obviously...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, latifaruben55@..., Off-Topic, S/he, information technology
- Discussion threads 2007-05-28
- Hubble will be replaced with the Webb Space Telescope in 2013
- Im a big fan of the Hubble telescope. Beyond its obvious scientific merit, its photos simply have a lot of aesthetic and entertainment value. A nice place to browse through Hubble photos is HubbleSite.org. So I was excited to hear that yesterday NASA officials announced that the Webb Space Telescope...
- Tags: Webb Space Telescope, space, Off-topic, Off Topic, NASA, Hubble, geekend
- Blog posts 2007-05-11
- Windows Home Server solves three problems for home networks
- Like many IT pros, I have attempted to set up a full-fledged Windows server to run my home network. Yes, Ive even gone so far as creating my own Windows domain. But, like most of the techies I know, Ive also eventually abandoned the thing and gone back to a...
- Tags: Windows Home Server, Windows, Server, remote access, Off-topic, Microsoft, Home Computing, geekend, File Sharing, consumer electronics, Backup
- Blog posts 2007-05-08
- My picks for Kentucky Derby 133
- Since the TechRepublic editorial department and the product development teams are located in Louisville, Kentucky, everyone around here is lining up their picks for the Kentucky Derby. Im not a betting man, but I love watching thoroughbreds run. They are truly breathtaking athletes. So here are my picks for this...
- Tags: Off-topic, Off Topic, Louisville, Kentucky Derby 133
- Blog posts 2007-05-04
- RIP, David Halberstam, my favorite writer
- This has nothing to do with tech but Im going to post it anyway in the hopes that there are others in this audience that feel the same loss that I do. Yesterday, writer David Halberstam was killed in a car accident in California. Halberstam (1934-2007) made unforgettable contributions to...
- Tags: Off-topic, Off Topic, News, david halberstam, current events
- Blog posts 2007-04-24
- blip blip
- Hi I have a 4in1 usb add-on card reader, it is made to install in the p4 tower runing XP, the wierd thing about it is with headphones on, mic turned up, it seems to emit a blip blip sound like a heart monitor or pong. Is that normal? ThanX...
- Tags: windows, security, software, hardware, off-topic, bug, beacon, internal sound, realetalented@...
- Discussion threads 2007-03-11
- SEC freezes 35 stocks because of SPAM
- Holding them accountable? Sounds like they're validating them"When spam clogs our mailboxes, it’s annoying. When it rips off investors, it’s illegal and destructive," said SEC Chairman Christopher Cox. "Today’s trading suspensions, and actions that
- Tags: off-topic, SEC, spammer, george_ou@..., stock
- Discussion threads 2007-03-11
- HEY BALTHOR, WHAT TIME IS IT?
- Turn on a news or weather channel and check out the clock in the corner, or the display a cable or satellite TV converter box, or the reminder on the front of today's paper.NOW are you convinced???Probably muttering to himself as we speak...:
- Tags: dst, off-topic, Palmetto, information technology
- Discussion threads 2007-03-11
- Cellular phones botch DST
- Did your cell phone transition the DST correctly?Mine sure didn't. This is going to be ugly for Americans everywhere.My Blackberrychanged time to the correct time.I do not think that it will be that ugly, had my Blackberry not changed I w
- Tags: off-topic, DST, cell phone, telephone, george_ou@...
- Discussion threads 2007-03-11
- AMD's well may be running dry
- http://www.usatoday.com/tech/techinvestor/2007-03-11-amd_N.htm[i]Intel is known for its heavy research-and-development spending even during lean times. In 2006, the company said it was eliminating 10,500 positions in a massive restructuring. But it
- Tags: hardware, off-topic, investors., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., CPU, droolin, R&D
- Discussion threads 2007-03-11
- (Another) 60 Miles to Change Lives
- Well, I'm at it again. I am walking another 60 miles in the Twin Cities Breast Cancer 3 Day. Officially training begins tomorrow for the next 24 weeks. Unofficially, the first sponsored training walk was yesterday.I have recruited a couple of fr
- Tags: off-topic, at it again, 60 miles to change lives, time to walk!, ribbon, TiggerTwo, training, women
- Discussion threads 2007-03-11
- 7746--Tired of being scammed online?
- 7746--Tired of being scammed online?Find a scamfree job today.Visit our approved scamfree sites page, view scams, report scams, get scam free job directory or certify your business scamfree.For details visithttp://www.typeinternationa
- Tags: off-topic, shairabaldama@...
- Discussion threads 2007-03-11
- $40 to $200 worth Free Books
- I bought $30 worth of certification exams from www.examcheets.com. I passed the exams the stuff provided by this company was good and ¼ the price others are charging, plus they gave me some books worth $150 to $200 free. The books are not rubbish but e
- Tags: linux, hardware, mcse, networking, programming, emc, ccna, ocp, off-topic, db2, mcsd, nortel, ccip, study material, Books, jhon_055@...
- Discussion threads 2007-03-10
- How to disassemble a Fujitsu Lifebook S7110?
- Does anyone know where I can download details which tells me how to disassemble a Lifebook S7110?Fujitsu website only offers Spec sheets and I want to get to the motherboard.
- Tags: security, hardware, off-topic, Fujitsu Ltd., Fujitsu LifeBook, djrickyb@...
- Discussion threads 2007-03-10
- How do you deal with dumb?
- That is a stupid question.When being paid to provide a product or service, you are the one who might make a "blunder", not the [b]paying[/b] customer. When [b]you're paying me[/b] you may offer your opinion. When [b]I'm paying you[/b] you do your
- Tags: off-topic, professional courtesy mandatory, not optional, Absolutely
- Discussion threads 2007-03-10
