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Google Checkout: very close to launching
Posted on 06.18.06 by templeton @ 4:22 am

Google is about to launch a service called “Google Checkout” (not GBuy) to compete with PayPal for website transactions. Garret Rogers from ZDNet does some digging and finds evidence the service is closer to launching that you think!

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A New Technique to Quickly Erase Hard Drives
Posted on 06.17.06 by templeton @ 11:53 pm

Sometimes you need to QUICKLY erase your Hard drive. The article explains how to do it when you only have seconds, and the data needs to be 100% unrecoverable.

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MacBooks Now In 24 Different Colors
Posted on 06.16.06 by templeton @ 9:11 am

Those guys at ColorWare PC have updated their product line now to allow you to have a MacBook that stands out from the rest of the crowd. For a premium price of course. Why doesnt Apple get in on this market and offer more stock color choices like they did in the original iMac days?

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Why S Korea is the Future of the Internet
Posted on 06.16.06 by templeton @ 9:09 am

Ninety percent of the country has blazingly fast, 3-megabits-per-second broadband at home, and similarly high-speed wireless connections on the road.
As a result, South Korea has become the world’s best laboratory for broadband services – and a place to look to for answers on how the Internet business may evolve

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World’s first 20″ notebook reviewed
Posted on 06.07.06 by templeton @ 3:19 pm

Here’s a review of a notebook with a huge 20.1” screen. It’s got pretty much everything inside it including both analogue and digital TV tuners, and twin 120GB striped hard disks. Could this replace your desktop PC?

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It’s no game at Apple
Posted on 06.07.06 by templeton @ 3:13 pm

It doesn’t take long to find a litany of negative comments on the Internet about how Apple’s most affordable consumer systems are just not up to serious gaming. Rather than complain, this should be taken as an outward sign of Apple’s most serious branding intentions…

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First ever benchmarks: Intel Conroe vs. Athlon FX-60!
Posted on 03.08.06 by templeton @ 1:14 am

Intel gave us an hour alone with Conroe and an overclocked Athlon 64 FX-60. And you better believe we bench-marked it… Turns out Intel has regained the performance crown.

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Treo 650 Boots Linux
Posted on 12.15.05 by templeton @ 8:10 pm

After a week of hacking, Matthew Mastracci finally convinced his Cingular Treo 650 to boot linux! A link with pictures is included.

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SCO Raises New Funding–And Experts Raise Questions
Posted on 12.15.05 by templeton @ 8:08 pm

“This added investment is a vote of confidence by our existing investors that will bolster our efforts over the long term to succeed in the marketplace with our products and continue protecting our intellectual property,” said Darl McBride, [SCO’s] president and CEO. TRANSLATION: “We have nothing good to provide so we’ll sue until we die.”

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The Story of an Arcade Cabinet Built in 24 Hours
Posted on 12.15.05 by templeton @ 8:01 pm

A cool arcade cabinet with very helpful tips for you to build your own. Also check Hak.5 vidcasts 4 and 5 as a multimedia aid to this story.

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