When rocket scientists shoot lasers at mosquitoes, does it mean they're bored and inhumane? No, it means that they can build lasers using parts bought off eBay... all in the name of battling malaria. Read more
Piracy of films and recordings are a serious problem. Measures to thwart piracy has ranged from harsh Digital Rights Management schemes to personal searches of movie patrons. However, audio watermark maybe the newest weapon in this war. Read more
We've been hearing rumours since the beginning of the year that the ASUS' highly successful EeePC would soon spawn other models. Now it's official. The "EeePC 900" will be much better equipped than its predecessor. Read more
Microsoft Windows never lets us down when it comes to BSOD amusement and at the 2008 Summer Olympic Opening Ceremonies it strikes again With 70 million viewers watching, a record for non-U.S. Olympic Summer Games viewership, how many people do you think Read more
Once you've used a multi-monitor setup, it's almost impossible to go back to a single screen. Notebook users likely feel this pain most sharply. However, Village Tronic's ViBook proposes a USB-based solution for the folks looking for more display space. Read more
You already know how to build a PC. But do you know how to take desktop hardware components and turn them into a digital audio workstation? John Brandon discusses how he pieced together his latest musical creation, along with the accompanying software. Read more
Windows Vista was never really an option for netbook users, but the release candidate of Windows 7 piqued our interest. Can Microsoft finally retire Windows XP in the netbook space? Even now with RC1 available, the answer seems tied to driver development. Read more
If you aren't regularly backing up your data, now's a good time to start. In this piece we cover some of the basic backup strategies, a handful of available tools, and backup performance over USB 2.0 using Samsung's newest Story Station external drive. Read more
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