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So, you heard the news: PC sales are tanking. Apparently, nobody wants to buy Dells or HPs anymore; nobody cares about clunky laptops and bulky...

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This past summer, the power button my Palm Pre started misbehaving. At last, I had an excuse to replace the aging handset with something...

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So, we meet again. Last time, we were, ahem, discussing religion: the

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About a year and a half ago, I picked up Asus' original Eee Pad Transformer tablet. This precursor to the growing crop of Win8 convertibles...

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So, I installed Windows 8 on my desktop PC last week. It was late on the eve of the launch. The download link for the $39.99...

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Let me count the ways... Okay, so I never dreamed I'd ever spend $59 on a text editor. I mean, there are perfectly good ones out...

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Despite the pain that it causes us (and you, but mostly us), we are delaying this week's episode of the podcast. As usual, we want...

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I promise we're not making this a habit. We're delaying the podcast by one more week. I know you were expecting an episode, but I wanted...

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In an egregiously belated fashion, I'm checking in with a quick update to say that we are delaying the podcast by one week and will...

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Some people just hate change. It can't be helped. Those people cling to old versions of their favorite software as long as they can. When...

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Man, I cannot wait to get started on my next build. Nearly all the necessary components are already laid out on my workbench. Some were...

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The old adage says there are only two certainties in this world: death and taxes. Steve Jobs proved that not even the Reality Distortion...

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In what is sure to be a wildly unpopular decision, we've decided to push the podcast back a week. From the underground lair of Damage...

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There aren't many experiences in life more disconcerting than waking up and not knowing where you are or how you got there. I was...

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As I mentioned on the podcast this week, I have been working to re-fit Damage Labs with new hardware all around....

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You'll have to forgive me for the tardy timing of this blog post. What with Christmas vacation, followed by a crazy work week, topped with...

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A week after we posted our big 100th episode of the TR Podcast, we're now ready to draw and announce our 5 lucky winners of...

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If you're a regular listener of the TR Podcast, you're probably aware of the fact that our next episode, set to be released this Sunday...

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