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View ArticleThe Geek Gifts You Didn't Get (But Still Can) for Christmas 2013
12 cool gadgets for a post-holiday splurge The Christmas morning gift unveiling is now over for most people. Whether you now have holiday cash for an indulgence or didn't quite get what you were...
View ArticleRoad Warriors' Essential Mobile Toolkit
Tools for life on the go You can do amazing stuff via smartphones and tablets, even when not in your office. But to tap their capabilities to the max, you'll need to pack some peripherals. The...
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Windows 7 PCs and laptops for the long term On April 8, Microsoft is ending all support for Windows XP, 12 years after its debut and seven years after its first successor, Windows Vista, debuted....
View ArticleThe Debt We All Owe the Macintosh
The 7 seminal technologies the Mac brought to us all "Image by AppleIt was 30 years ago today that Apple debuted the Macintosh, the iconic and expensive computer that has hugely influenced the...
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