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Category Archives: Tech
When Is SysAdmin Day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MOqNC5YrKs System Administrator Appreciation Day is a 24-hour event occurring on the Last Friday of July. Always has been on the Last Friday of July. It has never been on any other day. It has never been on … Continue reading
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Introducing Microsoft Surface Hub: The first team device designed to unlock the power of the group – The Official Microsoft Blog
Some of the most productive work happens when you can harness the collective knowledge and skills of a group. When you bring the right backgrounds and experience together, suddenly the most challenging problems feel like they can be solved.We want … Continue reading
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I played ‘Minecraft’ with Microsoft’s HoloLens
“Try to look straight,” a Microsoft employee tells me in a bright, cheery tone. I’m staring through an unusual pair of binoculars — the kind that’s normally used to test your eyesight in an optometrist’s office. My gaze is locked … Continue reading
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Does Safely Ejecting From a USB Port Actually Do Anything?
Is there any harm to be incurred by just pulling a flash drive out? Why do we need safe removal at all? Historically, Operating Systems treat disks as objects that can be trusted not to change state suddenly. When reading … Continue reading
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Lexus video teases a ‘real’ magnetic hoverboard
Yes, we know – it’s 2015, the year Marty jumped to in Back to the Future 2 and you still don’t have a hoverboard. Right on time, Lexus has presented the latest example from its “Amazing in Motion” series of … Continue reading
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iPhone 6 10,000 mAh external battery costs just $10 on Amazon | BGR
The KMASHI 10000mAh MP816 usually retails for $49.99, but for a short period of time it’s discounted to $13.99. Using coupon code GOQL7EVL at checkout will get the price down to $9.49. Obviously, the external battery pack doesn’t work just … Continue reading
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Smart thermometer is ready to track your kid’s fever all day long
You no longer have to disturb your kid’s sleep just to see if that fever is getting any better. Months after its CES debut, Blue Spark’s TempTraq thermometer is available for a fairly reasonable $25. The Bluetooth patch keeps tabs … Continue reading
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Skype Translator
Skype Translator helps you communicate across language barriers, bringing people closer together. Simply set up a Skype Translator video or voice call with someone on almost any Skype client who speaks another language and start talking. Translator is currently available … Continue reading
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“In The Shower Eating Cherries” and More Tales of Nightmare IT Calls
We asked for your worst stories of working IT phone support — and boy, did you ever answer our call. You have the patience of saints and the fortitude of soldiers. We’ll never look at a phone the same way … Continue reading
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Microsoft Retail Store San Juan Puerto Rico – Love My Surface
Our Trip To Microsoft Retail Store in San Juan, Puerto Rico: In case you haven’t noticed, \we like to check out Microsoft Retail Stores as we travel, pretty much everywhere we go. For one thing, we always have something to … Continue reading
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