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The Hard Drive Turns 50
It cost about $50,000 a year to lease in 1956 dollars — equivalent to nearly $350,000 today — and had 5 megabytes of information, about enough space to store one song on an iPod. 50K for 5MB that’s 10K per … Continue reading
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Build Your Own Wind Generator
Step by step instructions on how to build your own wind generator can be found here. With my electric bill going up monthly, I wonder if something like this could help lower it, even if it’s just by 20-30 dollars … Continue reading
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I Want One
Logitech has announced a sweet new mouse. All I can say is, “I want one”
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Apple, Creative Announce Settlement
Over at iLounge there is a small summary about the settlement that Apple and Creative reached on Creative’s suit against Apple for the iPod interface. Apple countersued Creative a short time later. A settlement has now been reached with Apple … Continue reading
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Mozy Online Backup Service (How to Backup Your Data)
We have all heard it said, “You should back up your data” and we have all also heard after that hard drive (or computer) crash that we always thought could never happen to us. I myself have been found guilty … Continue reading
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Record label boss blasts RIAA tactics
Nettwerk Music Group CEO Terry McBride says the record industry’s litigation against users of P2P services are hurting musicians and the overall music business. McBride urged his cohorts at the major music companies to cease their litigation-driven anti-piracy efforts and … Continue reading
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