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Facebook Notification of Alleged Copyright Violation

I recently uploaded a clip of my baby rolling over with some rocky background music on Facebook, and this copyright notice is what I get. The clip is less than a minute long and is only visible to friends. What … Continue reading

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Why Wouldn’t An Apple VGA Adapter Work With An Apple MacBook Pro?

I  purchased an Apple Mini Displayport to VGA adapter as a Christmas present for my sister this year.  Turns out, the adapter doesn’t work with her 2012 MacBook Pro, it causes the computer to “beach ball” or hang until it’s … Continue reading

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The “New” iPad Speculators Are Silly

A quick craigslist search shows that there are a ton of people trying to sell new iPads (3/HD/?) for $100+ over retail. It’s kind of silly considering you can still easily walk into a store and buy one. I knew … Continue reading

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Anyone Else Having Problems With CNN Live TV And Optimum?

Is it just me or is there a problem with CNN Live TV on the CNN iPad app? It used to work fine, but now when I try to log in with my Optimum ID it just shows a gray … Continue reading

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Google To Unify Your Data Across All Their Services

Google just updated their privacy policy yesterday to allow them to share data about you across all their services. Some bloggers are going as far as calling Google evil for this policy change. It’s just way too much data for … Continue reading

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Holy Cow, Megaupload Is Done!

Megaupload is done, kaput, no more. They’ve been shut down and the founders arrested. I seriously did not see this coming. Megaupload is just a simple upload and share (download) site, it’s all user uploaded. Seriously, does Megaupload really play that … Continue reading

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Report Says IT Salaries Are Back To Their 2008 Levels

A report says that IT salaries in the US are now back to their, get this, 2008 levels. So when are they going to be back to their pre tech bubble levels? Seriously, this is a bit surprising with the … Continue reading

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Phone Manufacturers Don’t Care About You

I’ve been saying this for a while, but phone manufacturers don’t care about us, the customer. They just want us buy the phone and that’s it, give them money and leave them alone. Apple, and now even Microsoft, have figured … Continue reading

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Carrier IQ, Phone Rootkit, Seriously?

I’ve been hearing about Carrier IQ everywhere the past couple of days, and rightly so. If what folks are saying is true, the carriers or handset manufacturers have been snooping on everything users have been doing on their phone. Carriers … Continue reading

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HP Replaces CEO, Hopefully Stops Digging Own Grave

HP just announced that CEO Léo Apotheker is being replaced by former eBay CEO Meg Whitman. It’s a bit of a surprising move since Apotheker was probably the mastermind behind HP’s recent strategic moves. Yea, I’m talking about dropping WebOS and getting rid of … Continue reading

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