Chinese Kid Sells His Kidney for an iPad and iPhone, Suffers Renal Failure

Posted on April 6, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

Though you might say youd give your left arm for an iPad, you only mean it figuratively. But one Chinese teen actually sold his kidney to make enough money to buy the Apple tablet and an iPhone, and now five people have been charged with intentional injury in the case.The bottom line? A kidney for an iPad is not a good trade.The 17-year-old, known only by his family name of Wang, received $3,500 when he put his kidney on the black market last April. Which is chump change compared to the organs $35,000 asking price, which was shared among the surgeon, the medical staff, the fixer, and the three other people charged in the case.

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These Nanostars Kill Cancer Without Ever Penetrating a Cell

Posted on April 6, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

Everyone cant stop talking about how nanotechnology is the future of healthcare, but so far weve not seen many useful applications. Finally, heres one: these nano-scale gold stars can kill cancer cells dead without ever entering them.

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Scientists Find First Definitive Genetic Links to Autism

Posted on April 5, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

Scientists have uncovered several gene mutations that sharply increase the chances of developing autism. Its the first time researchers have pinpointed a specific genetic component with the spectrum of disorders, which includes Aspergers.They also found that the risk is higher in older parents, in particular new fathers over 35. The findings are published in three papers in the journal Nature.A Genetic Autism RoadmapThe mutations are rare and account for a small number of actual cases, which have reached the alarming rate of one in every 88 children, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released last week. Despite the small numbers, the discovery of the mutations is significant because it gives scientists a road map to further explore Autisms biology. Follow-up research, The New York Times reports, could uncover enough rare mutations to account for up to 20 percent of Autism spectrum cases.

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Mac Flashback Trojan: Find Out If Youre One of the 600,000 Infected

Posted on April 5, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

Theres a new Mac trojan thats been floating around, and its terrifying everyone. Its written in an unknown language, doesnt even need your password to compromise you, and now its apparently infected 600,000 users. Heres how to use Terminal to check if youre one of the unlucky many.The instructions come from F-Secure, which also details how you can remove the trojan if your Mac is, in fact affected. But lets not put the cart before the virus; heres how to see if youre clean.First, open Terminal from your Utilities folder. If youve never ever done that before, dont be scared! Its a nice way to turn your Mac into a computer you actually have some control over.Then, once youre in, follow these easy steps to detection:

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Report: Apple Offering New iPad Replacements for Wi-Fi Issues

Posted on April 5, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

9to5 Mac has received what appears to be a leaked confidential AppleCare document Apple acknowledges that they are investigating reports of Wi-Fi issues with the new iPad. And that repair centers and Apple stores should replace the 3rd generation units if they exhibit specific symptoms.

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Dropbox doubles referral rewards, offers up to 32GB for those dripping in charisma — Engadget

Posted on April 4, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

That whole refer a friend thing must be working. Or maybe it isnt. Either way, Dropbox has felt the need to double the extra capacity you get as a reward for persuading your buddies that cloud storage really is 153x better than a USB stick. For each successful referral, youll now get 500MB up to a maximum of 16GB. Pro users will get 1GB per referral up to a limit of 32GB. Get in there quick before someone else in your gang starts promoting Google Drive and its rumored document editing capabilities.

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DisplayFusion: Multi-Monitor Taskbar, Multi-Monitor Screen Savers, HotKeys, Multi-Monitor Wallpaper, Windows Logon Changer and more…

Posted on April 4, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

Multiple Monitors Made Easy!DisplayFusion will make your multi-monitor life much easier. With powerful features like Multi-Monitor Taskbars, TitleBar Buttons and fully customizable HotKeys, DisplayFusion will make managing your multiple monitors easy. Take a look at some of the features below to learn how DisplayFusion can help you!

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Remove Paint with a Slow Cooker and Water

Posted on April 4, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

Paint removal usually requires a highly toxic chemical to get the job done, but for small metal objects, DIY site The Family Handyman recommends dropping your paint-coated hardware into a slow cooker with some water.

Obviously you don’t want to go grabbing your favorite slow cooker off the shelf for this, but if you have an old one collecting dust or you score one cheap at a thrift store, the paint removal process is incredibly simple. Fill the slow cooker with water, set the dial to high, drop whatever hardware you want to strip paint from inside, and leave it overnight. You do need to be careful what type of material and paint you’re working with though. The Family Handyman explains:

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Build Your Credit Score Without Credit Cards

Posted on April 4, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

We’ve discussed some ways to build credit without a credit card in the past, but the folks at Get Rich Slowly have a few additional suggestions, including taking out a small personal loan with a trusted bank or credit union and paying it down on time, and trying out a secured credit card that you load up with money and use like cash. Both options will build up your FICO score over time, and are great alternatives for people who don’t like or don’t trust credit cards.

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Make a DIY PVC Shoe Rack

Posted on April 4, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

If you’re looking for an inexpensive way to store your shoes that has a unique look consider making this PVC shoe rack. All you need to do is buy 4-in or 6-in diameter PVC pipe and cut it into lengths of 1.5 feet.

Tumblr user Why Not Do It Yourself advises that once you’ve decided how many PVC “cells” to have in your rack you can start gluing the first and second rows together with Gorilla Glue or any other glue that works with PVC. When you’re finished you can paint the rack to match your wall or go crazy and make it neon green.

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