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Symantec's renewal obfuscation

Today I got an e-mail saying my mom’s Norton subscription would auto-renew at the end of the year for $40. I forwarded it to her so she would be aware of this. I got an e-mail back from her saying that, just today, Norton Antivirus popped up a notice about this and prompted her to […] Add comment

Case mod of the day

It's called LUMINA, and it's a custom acrylic case that bucks the "fishbowl" image. Add comment

DDR2 memory roundup

Madshrimps reviews a plethora of DDR2 modules. Add comment

You did a text message breakup?

That's low, man. I love Kelly! Add comment

Nine SSDs in RAID. Yeah, they're fast.

Ahoy, nine SSDs in RAID! Your disk is a dingy in comparison to the Battleship Mtron. Add comment

Toshiba unveils next gen battery

Toshiba makes battery that charges in minutes, lasts for 10 years. Add comment

DivX Pro free

DivX Pro free for who-knows-how-long. (thx Vintage86) Add comment

Who …does, number…..two, …WORK FOR, *****!

WHAT? ...a funny summary just doesn't do justice. Add comment

Cellphone UIs and Reviews in one

Ever wish you could try a phone's interface out, without actually buying it? At the very least, just to see what the phone can and can't do? Add a dash of user reviews, and you've got the beginnings of something great. Add comment

Warner Bros. Blu-ray rumors false

Word on the street that Warner Bros. was going to shift from HD-DVD to Blu-ray in its format exclusivity is false. Add comment

Vista SP1 Analyzed

Vista with no service pack v. Vista with SP1: The registry, line by line. Add comment

Six thermal paste round up

Six thermal goos go head-to-head. Add comment

Independent Phenom testing

The Phenom gets tested outside of AMD's control setup at 2.2 to 2.6 GHz, showing the present and future of the chip. Add comment

Abit IP35 Off Limits motherboard

The Abit IP35 Off Limits motherboard is best kept off your Christmas list. Add comment

Crossfire Hybrid

Mix on-board graphics with low end graphics cards and you get ATi's Hybrid Crossfire. I'll take a real card, thank you. Add comment

Three-way SLI

In the pissing contest that is the graphics card industry, NVIDIA counters ATi's CrossfireX setup with 3-Way SLI. It's a video card orgy. Add comment

Movable Type opens up

Movable Type just went open source. Rawk. Add comment

Firefox 3.0 moving towards beta 2

Via Neowin, Mozilla Corp. has announced that the third beta edition of FF3 has been passed to internal testers and should be ready for public review by the end of the year. Mike Beltzner, Mozilla’s interface designer, reported in his blog: If all goes well during the testing, Firefox 3 Beta 2 will be released […] Add comment

Thermaltake goes public today

Thermaltake, purveyors of all things cooling related, is going public today. Investors take note. Add comment

Home made ghetto blaster

How to build your own ghetto blaster. Add comment

w00t!

I have had my morning coffee, but I’m still cynical. Merriam-Webster, proving that cranky old men are about 3(^100) years behind the rest of us, crowned “w00t” as the 2007 word of the year. We wonder why this wasn’t done when it was cool in the gamer microcosm, and hadn’t been ruined by blogtards (NSFW: […] Add comment