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It's been a long time since apple did something innovative, so I'm glad to see the fingerprint scanner. It works good enough for most people. So far it takes so long to beat it that the phone would be remotely wiped before the thief could do anything with it. Codes and pattern locks are much...

I'm about to jump into the market for an ultra book. This looks like it might be a really compelling alternative.

... and then everyone will cover it with a black case...

Google - it's in the terms of service. A free service. People should pay attention. Like google maps? Guess what... they track GPS info too. That goes for any of their services. Like your fancy android phone? They scan that too. Like your iPhone? Apple does it too. I don't mind because I agreed...

I'd be surprised if it wasn't gaining steam - yesterday I went into a Best Buy for the first time in over a year and they literally had 10 display tables with laptops and surfaces. All of them were running windows 8. I'm not sure that an average consumer would even know how to buy something with...

It's working already... I feel like snacking on a Kit Kat. I don't think I've had one since last Halloween.

Maybe I'm an optimist, but I like mine.I have a chromecast and a roku 2 plugged into out main TV. We use the roku more that the CC, but the CC is a lot more fun and convenient for two reasons - First is Google Music (which is where all of our music resides). It's easy to cue up songs and...

I hate to say it but I'm waiting for the improved battery life and cooling of the next gen processors before looking at w8 slates again. That's bad to day because there is always something better on the horizon, but in this case it sounds like there are significant improvements coming.

I guess it depends on your business - I work in the financial sector and I'm seeing widespread dabbling into iPads in our firms and our competitor's firms. But most people only need them to quote stocks, show presentations, or pull up client info. There's also a clear shift to web-based tools or...

Yep, count me in the "more-productive" category. Unfortunately, corporate market share is starting to be driven by consumer market share. People get familiar with iPads at home, so now they want to shoehorn them into a productive role at work. Obviously a more capable device like a surface pro...

I've looked at that but I was under the impression that it has a 10" screen - which isn't convenient for me atm.

Well if MS wants to compete they need to get into the 2/3 of the market that's exploding - soon. The nexus 7 is already on gen 2. Google, samsung, and apple have been really quiet about the large tablet arena. Regardless, I think they haven't done a great job explaining what an average...

The funny thing is - just about anyone with mutual funds in their retirement accounts own some microsoft... and apple... and google... But back on topic. I've owned a samsung slate for a couple years (basically is a surface pro, I5, 2GB, wacom, etc...). I like it a lot, but I find myself...

Local streaming would be nice - hopefully plex or xbmc will jump onboard to fix this like they did with AppleTV and Roku. Who doesn't have high speed internet? All streaming devices that use cloud services (netflix, hulu, amazon, etc...) live or die by their connection. Yes, this is targeted...

Wow - there is a lot of misinformation out there (esp in the media). The name of the game with this stick is convenience. Your easy-to-navigate device that you are already using will tell it what to stream off of the internet. That's all it does. Very fast, very simple. That's why it's $35. No...

I would've been interested in this a year ago for the same reasons as others (kids). But now their library is so worthless that my kids are the only ones who watch netflix so the rating filter is just set at PG for everyone. I wonder how this will work on devices like Rokus? Will there be a...

I haven't seen anyone mention the ebay factor. Let's say it costs $500 - ebayers are probably hoping to get $750 - $900 if it's in high demand and out of stock. We got several of our consoles over the years for free by buying two units and selling one of them for double its list price. It...

I think they only recently really started pushing/advertising it. Since a lot of firms already have office 2010, there's not a lot of incentive to upgrade now. I wouldn't make the change yet if I just dropped big $$ on Office 2010. Office 365 is geared towards businesses - it looks like MS is...

I would like bing a lot better if I could figure out how to limit the results to "last year" or "last month" like google. Try searching for any tech or programming related topic and there are usually a lot answers from 2008 :eek:

I've heard that since gmail doesn't use specific ports or protocols your QOS options are very limited. Hopefully your router allows you to prioritize a specific ethernet port over the others. We let 95% of the calls to our OBI go to voicemail since everyone we know calls us on our cell phones...

That's great news - Last year I ported my landline # to this and canceled my POTS. $40 for an Obi device $10 for a tracfone (had to port the landline to it first) $20 to port from the tracfone to google Now I have free unlimited domestic calls. Saves me over $30 / month so I made all...

Amazon Prime FTW. If I have to go to amazon.com anyway to find the better price, why don't I just order it while I'm there? Free 2-day shipping, $4 1-day shipping, no lines, no employees accosting me. Easy returns too. Or maybe I'll try this. Go to best buy. Scan the item's barcode with...

I've reached the point where XP doesn't really matter and I think I'm only level 30 or so. My loadouts are all set/maxed and there isn't much that I actually want. The new weapons haven't really excited me - I picked up the new mortar and ended up going back to the old one (bigger splash radius...

I'm in for a few copies. I have a handful of XP pc's that need an upgrade and I'm too cheap to pay for windows 7. I have a win7 pc that will not be upgraded and a slate that's already running win8. Has anyone here actually tried the win8 release preview? I feel like there's a lot of...

It's not only an unboxing fail, it's also a filming/editing fail. Why would you post video that basically says "I'm a Moron"? A collar stay? Really? If this happened to an Apple product, they would say that your personal bond to the device is strengthened by the temporary inability to touch...

I thought they were cutting their streaming costs by only offering junk that no one wants to watch.

Tribes Ascend - Yeah, it's free but don't let that fool you. Great game.

Yep, I've had one since the end of last year. I't been running windows 8 for a couple months now. GREAT device. Win8 really works well on a tablet. Battery life is around 5 hours. Newer tech should go longer. However, the build quality isn't great. With a plastic backside I keep it in a sturdy...

Just got this email (I'm sure you all did too): Double XP this weekend from Friday 10:00 Eastern to Tuesday 10:00 am eastern. So I think I'll get at least 3600 / day for my first win of the day for 4 days (1200 FWOTD * 1.5 VIP * 2). That's over 14000 XP. Sometimes it takes less than 10...

Several classes don't need any gold at all to be uber competitive (Jug, soldier, and path come to mind). The only classes that periodically annoy me with their upgraded weapons are the raider and the inf. But it's not a big deal because I know how to deal with them. If it's a big deal to you...

Thanks for all the info - we ended going with a second IP address. Since we can't change the ports on either end, port translation didn't look like it would work. The alarm company always looks at ports 80/443. The alarm always listens at 80/443. So no flexibility there. On the positive side...

It's all in one location, so I mean physically adding the SBS server to the network. Currently there are several computers / devices behind a basic router. We were going to put the MS SBS server behind the router (mainly to take advantage of its built-in exchange server). So it would go: DSL...

I have an extra MS small business server that I'm thinking about integrating into a buddy's network. It uses ports 80 and 443 for a number of things. From what I understand I can't change the ports. He currently has another device (alarms system I think) that uses the same ports. They can't...

Cloakers can be annoying, but they are part of what makes the game so diverse. I don't think they get a lot of use in competition since TA is still all about the flag and you can do ok without a functioning gen on most maps. Here are a some more ways to deal with them. In small gen areas...

Aaaannd.... nerfed. Latest patch: Modified the collision size of Raider’s Plasma Gun projectile. The weapon’s damage and rate of fire remain the same.

I'd argue that in pubs turrets are very useful in the right hands (especially tech turrets). Since you don't regen when you have the flag, every 65pt hit from a tech turret makes the chaser's job easier. A decent tech will put the turrets where they are semi-protected and will actually do some...

There are lots of good tips in this thread already. Distractobot.com has a great collection of how-to videos and information (like this http://distractobot.com/tribes-ascend-tips-for-beginners/). Capture the flag is a bit slower pace than Arena and Deathmatch, so if you are frustrated with...

Rudy has a good point - but if you really want to play the tech, you have to get the thumper somehow. It takes a long time to get 100k xp, so gold is a quick shortcut. Also, your description of the thumper "Pure ownage, destroy anyone at close range, especially indoors one of the best guns in...

You can probably find more detail at one of the tribes forums. Here are some good loadouts for newbies looking to fill a role in capture the flag (not deathmatch). Most of the upgrades are between 1000 and 7000 xp, so you can generally buy one after every two or three games. Jug (for havoc in...

It's not that hard to accumulate XP. Watch some how-to-ski videos. The other players are not necessarily going faster because of "upgrades". An average player without upgrades can out-ski a fully-upgraded noobie pathfinder. Focus your XP spending on one or two roles. I played sporadically over...