Tag Archives: systems

The Optimum Desktop [Featured Desktop]

By anthony | Published: June 25, 2010
Reader nitzua's pixel-perfect desktop customizes pretty much every single element of the display down to the finest level of detail, with a custom theme, LiteStep configuration, and a ton of resource hacks. More
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Shutdown Timer Triggers Windows Lockdown, Shutdown, and More [Downloads]

By admin | Published: June 25, 2010
Windows: If you're looking for a way to shut down your Windows machine—or lock it, hibernate it, and more—when certain triggers are activated such as CPU and memory usage, bandwidth saturation, or at a specified time, Shutdown Timer can help. More
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Unconfirmed Leak: AT&T Will Lock In iOS 4 Phones With OTA Updates [Rumor]

By anthony | Published: June 23, 2010
AddictiveTips sources this leak from a supposed Apple informant, which goes into detail AT&T using iOS 4 to prevent users from unlocking their phones, lest they be completely locked out. We're not sure if it's legit, but it is interesting. More
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Inspiron R Series: Dell’s Razzle Dazzle Everyday Laptops [Laptops]

By melissa | Published: June 19, 2010
Dell's Inspiron line has never been stodgy, exactly. They're steady, workaday notebooks that you'd take to college or have kicking around the living room. And that's been just fine! The R series, though, seems determined to give Inspiron some flair . More
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Top 10 Windows Applications that Should Be on Macs [Lifehacker Top 10]

By shervin | Published: June 19, 2010
Macs are their own little universe of hardware, design, and software. It's an incomplete universe, like any other, but a nerd can dream. These are 10 applications we wish made the jump from Windows to Mac to make it a better place. More
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The Human Modem Video [Retromodo]

By shervin | Published: June 17, 2010
Remember the analog modem? Those noisy unreliable screamers that used to rule our online life? Anna Jane Grossman* —Gizmodo collaborator and author —made this video of people paying homage to the venerable device: The human modem handshake, 2400bps full-duplex. [ Obsolete ] More
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Brando Steps in With a USB Itching-Removal Device [USB]

By shervin | Published: June 17, 2010
Ever get that feeling where you just hear or see the word "itch," and suddenly you need to scratch something? Brando's obviously playing on our hypochondria with this USB-powered "itching removal instrument." I think I need it. More
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Mac OS X 10.6.4 Available Now, Brings Safari 5 And Bug Fixes [MacOsX]

By admin | Published: June 15, 2010
Mac OS X 10.6.4 is currently sitting pretty in your Software Update and brings Safari 5, if you haven't already jumped on the train , and what looks to be a ton of bug fixes with it. Our update weighs in at 640MB but we've seen some as low as 300MB. Guess we need the fixin'. More
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iPhone pre-orders jam AT&T, Apple systems

By melissa | Published: June 15, 2010
Pre-orders for the new iPhone 4 began today, and both AT&T's systems, as well as Apple's, were inundated with orders, bring the systems to a crawl, and in some cases, according to reports, taking customer data without orders being completed. Apple - IPhone - AT&T - Smartphone - Handhelds
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The Island of Apple-Banished Toys [Humor]

By anthony | Published: June 15, 2010
When Apple breaks with a technology—like, say, Flash—where does it go to live out the rest of its days? Looks like a nice little purgatory, actually! I think in this scenario, HyperCard is Gilligan. [ Joy of Tech ] More
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