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  1. Rob Williams

    $104,000 insurance premium

    He's only had two minor fender benders, oh and that one little accident where he totaled his car. So it came as a shock to Jason's mom when she called to renew the insurance on his Nissan 240SX, only to be quoted $104,556. By calling around, she eventually got that number down to $50,000, still...
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    Windows XP SP3 RC1 Available for Download

    From our front-page news:We are all well aware that Windows Vista has a service pack right around the corner, but so does Windows XP. Although Service Pack 3 has been in beta testing for a while, the RC1 has been released today... albeit unofficially. RCs normally denote a final product, but one...
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    Eight 1000W Power Supplies Tested

    From our front-page news: I am a firm believer that 1000W is overkill for 99.9% of computer enthusiasts, but it's hard to resist such a powerful beast when building a new machine. Because of this, demand is high and the choices tough. To make the decision a wee bit easier, Christoph Katzer has...
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    Because crime is so low...

    ... cops are now finding other ways to use their time. http://www.boingboing.net/2007/12/12/mall-cops-flag-juicy.html
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    DivX Pro Free (Limited time)

    http://www.divx.com/dff/index.php?version=win
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    Join "Windows Feedback Group" and Get Vista Free

    From our front-page news: Yeah. So I am not a fan of Vista, and yeah, I never get bored of using my "Killer of Dreams" image, but that's not what's important here. What's important is that if you are, for some unexplainable reason, wanting to own a copy of Windows Vista (I just threw up a...
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    SPEC Releases Server Power Efficiency Benchmark

    From our front-page news: Back in September, we learned that SPEC was in the process of creating a new benchmark with the specific purpose of evaluating power consumption and efficiency in servers. It seems the folks at SPEC worked overtime, because they've just announced a final product, ahead...
  8. Rob Williams

    Greatest Linux Innovations Of 2007

    From our front-page news: Although KDE 4.0 will not be released until January, the Linux desktop has many other reasons to finish 2007 on a high note. Looking back... it was an incredible year. Not a day went by without some notable mention of a Linux-related product in the news. To add to that...
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    KDE 4.0 RC2 Released - Final Release on Jan 11

    From our front-page news: KDE 4.0 has been on our radars for quite some time now, but the end to our wait is close. Although the final version has been pushed back multiple times, things are now shaping up to make a January 11th launch possible. For those who are in the tweaking mood, or are...
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    Canadian ISP (Rogers) Begins Testing Content Injection

    From our front-page news: Because of the power that your ISP holds, it's been worried for some time that they could easily take advantage of your web-surfing to exploit a variety of scenarios. One of these came to light this past June, when a certain Texas ISP was caught inserting advertisements...
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    James Bond "Ultimate" Collection - $109 shipped

    As posted on our front-page news. This is a ONE-DAY only sale, so if you don't order today, count yourself out.Amazon has been offering some great deals lately, which I seem to keep missing. Their Blu-ray and HD-DVD deals in particular seem to be rather well received, so you should keep an eye...
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    First Unreal Tournament III Patch Released

    From our front-page news: It figures! I've owned this game since launch, but haven't had time to load it up. Now, it appears I've taken so to get around to it, that the latest patch made it out before it happened. Well, I am a sad being, but you will not be sad when installing the beastly...
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    Presidential Candidates Queried On Video Games

    From our front-page news:Common Sense Media took the time to contact the entire roster of presidential candidates to get their thoughts on video games, media education, current youth issues and of course, possible video game legislations. These legislations are designed to help keep kids from...
  14. Rob Williams

    Donkey Kong Monster Truck

    I'm a big fan of most DK games... but man, this is die-hard. http://kotaku.com/gaming/donkey-kong/monster-truck-driver-sinks-to-new-low-in-donkey-kong-suit-332186.php
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    Canadian Copyright Bill Delayed

    From our front-page news: Canadian tech-enthusiasts cringed in unison this past week as a fresh DMCA bill was set to be passed this week. If passed, it would mimic the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which could result in stricter laws and harsher penalties. Up until now, Canadians have not...
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    AMD Streches Power Consumption Truths

    From our front-page news: It's a good thing that their ATI division is starting to shape back up, because AMD themselves are having one heck of a difficult year. Most of the problems have been directly linked to their Barcelona processors, with no solutions (in the form of a revision) until...
  17. Rob Williams

    YouTube Opens Up Revenue-Sharing

    From our front-page news: It seems like just yesterday that YouTube made headlines by offering revenue-sharing to a 20-year-old content creator. Well, all of those of you who've waited to see what came to fruition shouldn't waste time, as YouTube have just opened up offers for applications to...
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    Intel Marks 60th Anniversary of the Transistor

    From our front-page news: Although the first patents for transistors happened long before December 16, 1947, it was William Shockley of Bell Labs who first delivered the first efficient transistor with the help of a few colleagues. To say it has come a long way would be a massive understatement...
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    OCZ ATV 2GB & ATV Turbo 4GB

    Rugged thumb drives are nothing new, but they are from the folks at OCZ. They recently released their ATV and ATV Turbo drives, ranging from 2GB - 16GB, and have huge promises strapped to them. We put one of each through a battery of "real-world" tests as well as our normal performance testing...
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    Toshiba Unveils Spring SSD Line-up

    From our front-page news: Although solid-state disks are catching on fast, it took Toshiba a while before making an appearance. Today, they've finally announced their upcoming line-up, with production beginning in Spring of next year. Products will include both 1.8" and 2.5" models, with...
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