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How Astronauts Used a Toothbrush to Fix Space Station: Scientific American

It took hard work, determination and some MacGyver-esque ingenuity for a pair of spacewalking astronauts to fix a key power system aboard the International Space Station Wednesday (Sept. 5). NASA spaceflyer Sunita Williams and Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide spent nearly … Continue reading

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Is it Bad to Shutdown My Computer Regularly or Leave It On All the Time?

Dear Lifehacker, I’ve heard it’s bad to shut down your computer every night. Is it really better to leave it on all the time? I have a high-end machine and want to take care of it but I don’t know … Continue reading

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AntiSec Leaks 1 Million Apple Device IDs Obtained During FBI Breach

Antisec has released 1 million Apple Unique Device Identifiers UDIDs, claiming that it obtained them after breaching an FBI computer. It also claims to have over 12 million IDs in total, along with user names, device names, cell phone numbers … Continue reading

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Use Gmail and Google Docs to Easily and Quickly Track Anything

Google Docs and Gmail can be used together to create a simple yet flexible way of tracking just about anything. For example, you can easily track your expenses, create a workout log, or set up a food diary. Heres how.The … Continue reading

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Apple Will Buy Your Old iPhone for Good Money So You Can Buy a New iPhone 5

A new iPhone is coming and if you want to smartly get rid of your old iPhone before it gets even older, you would want to sell it off for as much as you can get. If that’s too much work, … Continue reading

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Do You Care About Punctuation in Text Messages?

Text messaging is arguably the most casual form of communication available—and, back when we all first began to text on our dumbphones, the sort of shorthand style that developed was perfectly reasonable. Why strain to type out full words, when … Continue reading

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Episode 6: The most extreme torture test yet | Always On – CNET

This is the week that the torture test really comes into its own, I think. We decided to toughen up and test the brand-new 11-inch Apple MacBook Air. Yeah, I know. Yikes. But I really want to test portable devices, … Continue reading

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App Store – First Aid by American Red Cross

Accidents happen. The official American Red Cross First Aid app puts expert advice for everyday emergencies in your hand. Get the app and be prepared for what life brings. With videos, interactive quizzes and simple step-by-step advice it’s never been … Continue reading

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Best Buy Wants You to Spend $1000 on a HDMI Cable

Best Buy, who must think that if people are silly enough to shop there, they might be a big enough sucker to get ripped off on HDMI cables, is offering a “diamond” “high-speed” 2-foot HDMI cable for the most ridiculous … Continue reading

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I Keep My Phone on Silent to Protect My Own Sanity

I’ve been doing this for about the same time and I have to agree it’s the way to go! STR At some point last year (or maybe two years ago?), I decided to abandon ringtones and alerts of all sorts, in … Continue reading

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