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I was loading an HTPC computer for a friend this weekend. The default search was set to Bing. I searched for VLC Media player. I clicked the first link because it looked official and instead it tried to download a "special" version with tons of spyware on it. I saw this right away and cancelled...

Consumer reports rates pretty much all the flatpanels TVs similar in reliability. Westinghouse is one of the few exceptions. They are four times as likely to have problems as a Panasonic or Sanyo which are the two best.

Far Cry 3 will run super fast on Crossfire! That is why I love AMD!

There was a story a few months ago about an Old couple that lived in the mountains. They were backing out of the driveway and somehow got into a ditch and could not open the doors to get out of the car. They repeatedly called for help on their ATT phone but could not get a call out. They ended...

360 cannot read files larger then 4GB last time I looked at this. That means 1080p files are more or less off limits. In addition most of the file around are MKV and neither of those can read them without converting. I would get either a Roku or Boxee Box. Either of those will excel at what you...

With the bonehead moves this company makes and the rise of Living Social they are on borrowed time.

My 26 digit wpa2 password is so random it's probably easier to just kick down my door and plug in a cable then try to hack in!

Hello Kyle and Dan. MicroCenter is offering store credit towards any board you want if you purchased a faulty P67 board. I think you would help a lot of [H]ard users if you wrote an article for us on how to swap in a Z68 board without having to reinstall Windows 7. This would make it easier to...

I was just readong a news story about Merced a few days ago. A developer built tons of homes there during the real estate boom. Now the jobs have dried up around this city that is in the middle of nowhere basically. No mater how cheap you try to sell your house for nobody will buy it because of...

Good thinf the RIAA hasn't read the news about the other way groups of people download stuff.

I have a GTX 295 and using the Hard settings I got 75.3 which is well over what the GTX 285 single card was getting. I am running a very lightly overclocked 920.

These people could have made tons of money in the market just by having common sense. I bought Ford this year at 1.75 and sold is at just under 8 dollars. I didn't have any insider information just a hunch that people if GM and Chrysler are screwed and begging for a handout then Ford might...

I hope I am the winner chicken dinner!!!

I remember in the days after Napster got shutdown there was a file sharing service that proudly advertised " We are run out of the West Bank in Gaza please try to come get us." Nobody did so maybe this is what Pirate Bay should try;)

“I happen to be a proponent of a single payer universal health care program. I see no reason why the United States of America, the wealthiest country in the history of the world, spending 14 percent of its Gross National Product on health care cannot provide basic health insurance to...

The estimate in the article says IPhone users download about 500 MB a month. Comcast gives me 250GB a month for not much more then ATT charges. I am always able to max my 16MB connection out using Usenet as well.

The question is was it his phone or did some poor sap forget their phone somewhere and these guys decided to do this instead of returning it.

I think the Blue USB ports may be USB/Esata ports.

According to Home Theater magazine the NPD is reporting that not only are teenagers not buying music, they aren't stealing/downloading it either. Basically they would rather listen to whatever is on Last FM, Pandora, or the FM Radio then buy a cd. As more years go by the Record Labels are going...

Sprint is rolling 6-12 Megabit Sprint 4G in the next few months including to Atlanta next month for sure. They are also rolling out Honolulu, Charlotte, Las Vegas, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas Fort Worth, Portland and Seattle. I saw some tests of it and they were getting 7Mb driving...

This is a big reason I support Amazon and even have a Prime membership. I know I will get free two day shipping and the item will at least be reasonably priced most of the time.

As a for instance. Lets say govt says they have a great new health care plan and I can keep my insurance I have now if I want. Am I lying if I ask if I can still keep it if they tax my employer to death on giving that benefit and they decide to drop it? Obviously not. I guess I could keep it if...

I am starting to become a Corsair fanboy. My 620W Corsair PSU is easily running my overclocked 920 and GTX295 and I am also using 6GB of their DDR3 as well. I think I might be in with Steve and get the case and cooler. I believe in supporting companies that know how to treat a Hard consumer.:)

There is obviously lots of money to be made off people's vices. They already make a ton off of cigarettes and alcahol. My problem with this is that they will be helping to encourage the breadwinners of families to go "all in" and blow their paychecks every week. I know a family in Chicago that...

They have a great credit plan for it. They give you the computer for free now but your grandchildren have to pay quadruple the price after your long gone!

Damn I wish I was the one who brought this out because it is going to sell like crazy. I am going to get my IPhone out of the car right now to buy this!

I find it interesting that according to Consumer Reports and PC Magazine etc Apple users are the happiest with reliability and service. I have one of these exact models sitting on my desk at work that I use for video editing. If the screen did this and then Apple told me to screw off I would...

In case anyone cares I am thrillled with my Corsair running a Quad Core and GTX 295.

Back during the window a few years ago when Ultra was testing out pretty good I bought a 600W Ultra as an "upgrade" to my 400 watt. The thing was far from an upgrade and my system would not run stable with it installed. I was sent out a new 600W unit and that one did the same thing. I suggested...

I was hoping for a new Fry's too but only because the two we do have are 15 miles from my office and 30 miles from my house. I couldn't even imagine not having Fry's and Microcenter around. Microcenter is my hook up for Made in Singapore Verbatim DL discs. Ordering from Newegg you take a chance...

Yeah and Sirius doesn't charge 1,300 for it either. ATT needs to spend money expanding UVerse to everybody not on this nonsense. I want my Uverse ATT 30144 is my zipcode so get working on it.

We have been using IBM machines at my office for a very long time. My experience has been that the mahcines have actually gotten better since Lenovo took over. The T61 laptops are very reliable even compared to the T60 models. One problem for them could be that in our case we normally replace...

The rough breakdown of the 47 Million without insurance is: 9.5 million Illegal Immigrants. 8.3 million who make between $50,000 and $74,999 per year 8.74 million who make more than $75,000 a year Of the 20 million that are left almost half are only temporarily without insurance, IE job...

I have what is now an ancient Gigabyte 965 DQ6 board and even I can boot from a USB stick. Try hitting F12 at boot, choosing Hard Drive and see if the USB is listed. Mine lists the USB stick first.

I would hate life without Amazon. I have a Prime account and use it to order things for everyone at the office. The inexpensive shipping and low prices cannot be beat by anyone.

I agree on the Corsair power supply recommendation. I have one of their units and the quality for the price is excellent. I also have had excellent experience with GSkill memory. They make some great memory with fast timings and don't try to soak you on the cost.

CEO Magazine did a survey of their own. They asked which cantidate did the CEOs think would be better for jobs and the economy. Of 750 CEOS 610 chose McCain.

I have played just about all of the MMO games to one extent or another. The one I consider the best is the one I still play and that is Lord of the Rings Online. I actually made it to the top level which is something I have never done in any of the others. The story and characters are very good...

We better hope Circuit City doesn't go under. Best Buy has been acting like a monopoly for several months as it is. They never have anything on a good sale anymore and they cut the size of the weekly flyers that come out in the Sunday paper. Circuit City regularly has better sales and better...

I wonder if Hyundai will ever decide to put a corporate office or factory in Germany after this. Sounds a little over the top to me. I hear they are doing the same thing to software companies that make M Rated games.