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Win a Lifetime 50GB Dropbox Account!

In my Top Daily-Use Products post, I listed Dropbox and it would still make the list if I revised that list, and that’s not even including the premium version; the free version is that good. Tech deal-of-the-day site, AppSumo is running a giveaway where 10 lucky winners will get a lifetime 50GB account, which normally [...]

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My Top Must-Have Tech Products that I Use Daily

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Here’s my list of favorite, must-have, daily use Web and tech products (mainly software) inspired by Michael Arrington and his annual list over at Techcrunch. For some reason, this year, he hasn’t published a list (yet?). [Here's his list from Jan 1, 2010.] There are 19 products on this list most of which I feel [...]

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AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint and Verizon: Their Smartphones with the Best Specs

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In the last few years the smartphone market has exploded. New devices seem to come out on each network nearly every month. In general, a good strategy for buying a new smartphone is to buy the highest spec smartphone available at the time in hopes of not being too obsolete until you get another upgrade. [...]

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What’s The Difference Between an iPad and an iPhone?

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Here’s another back-to-basics article that will straighten out this question once and for all. If you type “What’s the difference between an iPad and an…” into Google, it auto-suggests that you mean “What’s the difference between an iPad and an iPhone“, which implies that there are more than a few people searching for the answer [...]

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SignNow Lets You Electronically Sign Documents from Desktop or Mobile

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Finally signatures have a chance to move into the digital world with the forming of a new company, SignNow. SignNow offers you software for your computer or smartphone that allows anyone, anywhere to sign documents. Since electronic signatures are legally binding in the US the system is an improvement on traditional pen and paper as [...]

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Equipios x-Ar Exoskeleton Gives Humans Super Strength

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The exoskeletons we see in Sci-Fi movies are usually huge whole-body structures and used for complete war. Now Equipois have the x-Ar which makes your arms stronger for use in a variety of roles. The manufacturers envision a world where the heaviest of manufacturing jobs can be carried out by both men and women, surgeons’ [...]

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GMail Gets Background Sending, Saves You Time

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Here’s another productivity- and efficiency-based reason to use Gmail – background sending. This new Gmail Lab lets you quickly return to reading and processing email without having to wait for the current one to be sent. To turn the feature on, just go to the Labs tab under Settings and enable Background Send. This one [...]

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The History of the Podcast and its Ties to RSS Feeds

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When the iPod was introduced and people discovered how great it was for playing music, it became obvious that it could be used for playing other types of audio files as well. What is today called a podcast traces its origins to a form of distributed MP3 files that could be downloaded and played on [...]

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Will Microsoft Spoil the Skype Home User Experience?

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So what will Microsoft do with Skype now that they’ve paid a staggering $8.5 billion for the Internet-based communications company? Are you worried that your free video conferencing service will die at the hands of Bill Gates’ former empire? The Internet is rife with our patents and rumors regarding what Microsoft plans to do with [...]

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Secure your Wi-Fi Network and Avoid the Feds Knocking Down Your Door

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A man from Buffalo, New York received a harsh lesson in securing his home Wi-Fi network after federal agents raided his house in the early hours on suspicion of downloading child pornography. According to the unfortunate homeowner, federal agents burst in at 6.20am on March 7, knocking down the back door. The man jumped out [...]

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