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Windows 8 and the marginalization of geeks by Cyril Kowaliski — 10:23 AM on September 16, 2011 On Tuesday, Microsoft made the Windows 8 Developer Preview available publicly without demanding so much as a Windows Live login name and password in return.... Type: Blog post Tags: Operating systems Windows	108
The sweet sound of Koss' PortaPro headphones by Geoff Gasior — 11:47 PM on July 15, 2010 1984 seems so very long ago. That was the year Apple introduced its very first Macintosh computer with an iconic commercial featuring an unnamed... Type: Blog post Tags: Multimedia	38
The pool wants you! by Mike Uchima — 9:52 AM on November 25, 2009 As Chicago said back in 1970, does anybody really know what time it is?... Type: Blog post Tags: Internet Linux-Unix Networking	39
Trying out Windows 7's XP Mode by Cyril Kowaliski — 3:04 PM on May 11, 2009 Late last month, Microsoft revealed plans to offer a free Windows XP virtualization solution to users of Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate. In a... Type: Blog post Tags: Operating systems Windows	90
Let there be light! by Matt Butrovich — 11:20 AM on March 27, 2009 It all started a few weeks ago when I sent a picture over to Jordan, our resident podcast guru, showing off the light box I... Type: Blog post Tags: The Tech Report	39
HP's LP2475w monitor: IPS at a bargain price by Cyril Kowaliski — 11:08 AM on December 4, 2008 Those who follow my blog may have some idea of the trouble I've encountered trying to replace my aging (and dimming) 20.1" Viewsonic VX2025wm with... Type: Blog post Tags: Displays	102
Who needs a proper photo studio? by Cyril Kowaliski — 3:15 PM on November 7, 2008 After finally receiving one of Apple's new aluminum MacBooks last week, I've been doing some testing and working on my review of the machine.... Type: Blog post Tags: Mac The Tech Report	19
Experimenting with HDR photos on a $200 camera by Cyril Kowaliski — 4:40 PM on July 1, 2008 I've been giddily experimenting with high-dynamic-range photography over the past few days. Unfortunately, I don't own any professional photography equipment, and my best camera... Type: Blog post Tags: Multimedia	21
Introducing TR image galleries by Scott Wasson — 6:07 PM on February 24, 2008 We've just added a new feature to the site: image galleries, represented by the film-strip interface you can see at the bottom of this post. ... Type: Blog post Tags: The Tech Report	35

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tipoo

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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lilbuddhaman

Obligatory "what about Higher resolution desktop monitors" post. +26

chuckula

Good idea, and to expand on this point: A whole lot of people have already given... +26

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"Quark, drunk on money, power, and an estimated 90% market share, started behavi... +24

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