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Dispatches from the Nexus by Geoff Gasior — 5:16 PM on March 28, 2013 This past summer, the power button my Palm Pre started misbehaving. At last, I had an excuse to replace the aging handset with something... Type: Blog post Tags: Mobile computing Operating systems Personal tech	39
Talk to the Dragon, NaturallySpeaking by Geoff Gasior — 10:03 AM on January 4, 2013 While I wouldn't consider myself to be particularly injury prone, I've managed to damage various bits of my body over the years. Muscles have... Type: Blog post Tags: Input devices	33
A tale of tablet flashing by Geoff Gasior — 11:14 PM on November 29, 2012 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... Type: Blog post Tags: Mobile computing Operating systems	61
My six days with Windows 8 by Cyril Kowaliski — 12:32 AM on November 2, 2012 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... Type: Blog post Tags: Operating systems Windows	175
Oh, Sublime Text, how do I love thee? by Cyril Kowaliski — 12:48 AM on September 21, 2012 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... Type: Blog post Tags: Software	63
A couple of months with Corsair's Vengeance M60 mouse by Cyril Kowaliski — 11:09 PM on July 19, 2012 It all started with a failing microswitch. It was the spring of 2011, and I was a perfectly contented MX1100 user. Logitech's latest high-end mouse had... Type: Blog post Tags: Input devices	66
Windows 8 frightens me, and here's why by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:43 PM on May 17, 2012 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... Type: Blog post Tags: Operating systems Windows	266
Windows 8-Ball Consumer Preview by David Morgan — 11:31 AM on March 2, 2012 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... Type: Blog post Tags: Operating systems	223
A roadmap for next-generation mobo firmware by Geoff Gasior — 10:43 AM on October 13, 2011 Later this week, I embark on a super-secret mission to Silicon Valley to get a sneak peek at Asus' upcoming X79 motherboards. At a... Type: Blog post Tags: Motherboards	37
A case for better keyboards by Geoff Gasior — 11:14 AM on September 23, 2011 PC enthusiasts have a tendency to focus their attention on what's inside the box. Indeed, we're guilty of that here at TR. Most... Type: Blog post Tags: Input devices	75
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
Ubuntu ushers me out of the Windows XP era by David Morgan — 11:02 PM on July 7, 2011 Well, it finally happened. Windows XP is no longer the primary OS on any of my day-to-day machines. The last holdout was my laptop,... Type: Blog post Tags: Operating systems	67
The more things change... by Fred Silver — 9:26 AM on June 13, 2011 Type: Blog post Tags: Motherboards	37
Motherboards and their owners by Fred Silver — 10:21 AM on June 6, 2011 Some motherboards are easier to work with than others. Type: Blog post Tags: Motherboards	46
A eulogy for my last good Logitech mouse by Cyril Kowaliski — 10:28 PM on May 12, 2011 Why, oh, why does this happen to me? Why must my privileged, middle-class lifestyle be marred by microswitch failures? Once, just once, I wish I... Type: Blog post Tags: Input devices	142
Musing on the state of motherboards by Geoff Gasior — 11:11 PM on March 3, 2011 Manufacturers routinely ask us what we think of their current products and what we'd like to see from future ones. Sometimes, I get the... Type: Blog post Tags: Motherboards	86
A cautionary tale by Scott Wasson — 10:04 AM on October 7, 2010 Boy, Tuesday was a rough day. Walked into my office in the morning expecting to get some testing done, only to discover that my... Type: Blog post Tags: Motherboards	88
LogMeIn and the joy of painless remote connection by Matt Trinca — 2:37 PM on August 5, 2010 Like many TR readers, I often find myself called upon to aid friends and family members with their technical problems. I'm usually happy to oblige.... Type: Blog post Tags: Internet Software	47

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CampinCarl

I'm sorry but if there's enough market demand for 13.3" 3200x1800 screens, there's MORE than enough demand for 24" 2560x1600 screens.

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lilbuddhaman

Obligatory "what about Higher resolution desktop monitors" post. +27

Mourmain

Pet peeve: "would have been". +21

Star Brood

Meanwhile on the desktop scene: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=... +20

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