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Don't go to Vegas—tales of a journalist's first CES by Cyril Kowaliski — 7:58 PM on January 9, 2011 It's 10:35 PM on the second-to-last day of CES as I sit on the hotel bed nursing my blistered feet, throat aching from the desert... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous	109
Yes, I still buy CDs by Geoff Gasior — 12:07 AM on October 8, 2010 This week's poll tackles the subject of music and, more specifically, where you buy it. That got me thinking about my own history,... Type: Blog post Tags: Multimedia Miscellaneous	74
A tribute to my under-appreciated home file servers by Geoff Gasior — 11:37 PM on August 19, 2010 I spend an almost embarrassing amount of time in front of my desktop PC. It's my workhorse, and the system that I endeavor to... Type: Blog post Tags: Storage Systems Servers	46
Getting to grips with thumb drive encryption by Matt Trinca — 8:40 PM on July 14, 2010 Join us in welcoming Matt Trinca, the newest addition to TR's roster of bloggers. I recently found myself in the market for a new thumb drive.... Type: Blog post Tags: Storage	26
The great upgrade: Tales from the ancient past by Scott Wasson — 10:51 AM on July 14, 2010 Our current contest challenges readers to relate their first PC upgrade experiences for a chance to win a copy... Type: Blog post Tags: CPUs Graphics Motherboards Storage	19
Portege R700 sampled briefly by Adam Eiberger — 10:50 AM on June 30, 2010 Though he might not publicly admit it, I think I could detect some jealousy in Scott's voice when I called to say I was hanging... Type: Blog post Tags: Systems Miscellaneous Mobile computing	19
Settling in the Great Green North by Cyril Kowaliski — 11:15 PM on May 20, 2010 One of our loyal readers recently asked why I haven't talked more about... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous	100
New Intel RST drivers hit performance scaling ceiling by Geoff Gasior — 12:11 PM on March 29, 2010 I was quite excited when Intel released its latest storage controller drivers last week. We knew these drivers were coming, and I'd been... Type: Blog post Tags: Storage	30
Where have all the good computer desks gone? by Cyril Kowaliski — 6:27 PM on March 23, 2010 As you may or may not know, depending on whether you listened to our last podcast all the way through, I've moved to beautiful... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous	147
What do you want to see in our new storage test suite? by Geoff Gasior — 3:12 PM on February 10, 2010 The number of new hard drives, SSDs, and other interesting storage devices due out this year is staggering. Heck, even what's coming in just... Type: Blog post Tags: Storage	81
Introducing the TR job board by Adam Eiberger — 8:04 PM on January 14, 2010 We may not be big enough (yet) to have an HR department and multiple positions available. However, The Tech Report does have a sizable enough... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous The Tech Report	56
Avatar: Take two by Cyril Kowaliski — 4:41 PM on December 23, 2009 A good number of you read my first impressions blog post about James Cameron's Avatar, in which I praised the visuals and cinematography but... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous	143
Avatar: First impressions by Cyril Kowaliski — 1:55 PM on December 16, 2009 Last night, I went to see the Avatar premiere. James Cameron's massively hyped CG epic came out in Europe a couple of days ahead of... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous	196
Tech Share moves forward thanks to large donation by Adam Eiberger — 5:57 PM on October 21, 2009 Earlier this year we shared how the students at Ebenezer Educational Center have been able to spend some time with the Eee PCs you... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous The Tech Report	12
Chance to win a Core i7 gaming PC by Adam Eiberger — 3:38 PM on September 8, 2009 Intel and a couple of its system-building partners are going out of their way to make this week's launch extra special. CyberPower and... Type: Blog post Tags: Systems Miscellaneous The Tech Report	47
It's a mad, mad Internet by Adam Eiberger — 11:04 AM on September 4, 2009 A relative recently created OddNod.com, which showcases unique social media profiles. My favorite is a Facebook group called "The Bertrand Russell group for... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous Internet	13
On fireworks by Scott Wasson — 3:41 PM on July 6, 2009 In the past few years, my brother and I have arrived at a place where we have the resources and venue to purchase and use,... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous	28
Enough with the booth babes, please by Dustin Sklavos — 3:23 PM on June 17, 2009 Continuing in the spirit of my last blog post, in which I tackled issues probably just a little bit too heavy for this kind of... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous	177

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It's not a benchmark suggestion, but a benchmark*ing* suggestion, I've always wanted to see more older CPUs thrown into what benchmarks they can to sh...

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