Microsoft is hammering another nail in the coffin of Windows Phone by discontinuing support for several parts of the operating system. So if you’re still using a smartphone running Windows Phone 7 or Windows Phone 8 then it’s not going to be quite as smart from here on in. Windows Phone is decidedly dead. We […]
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We’ve all been there: a crashed or frozen system that won’t respond to keyboard or mouse input, forcing you to perform a hard reboot with the power button. But hard reboots can be scary — cutting off power to your machine doesn’t seem safe, does it? — and you may be wondering if this is okay […]
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Though we mean well, sometimes holiday shopping can be a guilt-ridden activity. Maybe you spent too much. Maybe not enough. Maybe you over-indulged on yourself. Many say shopping is their form of therapy, and perhaps those folks are onto something. On many levels, holiday shopping is just a capitalism-driven activity that also lets you show […]
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A language that runs on any computer in the world. A language that does not need any special software to run. A language ranked among the top in the world. Why wouldn’t you learn JavaScript? There are close to 300 programming languages in the world, but JavaScript is almost essential education for any coding career. It is […]
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If you’re a geek and on Twitter, there’s a good chance you already follow some of the nerdiest celebrities out there. People like Wil Wheaton, Felicia Day, Nathan Fillion, and Kevin Smith, who have built reputations out of their identities as geeks. But there are a lot of other celebrities out there that are proud […]
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I’ve recently misplaced a pair of decent Klipsch earphones. As I’m partial to using over-ear headphones most of the time, I haven’t managed to justify a replacement yet. As a stop-gap, I’ve been reduced to relying on one of the seven or so pairs of Apple EarPods I have lying around the house whenever I want to […]
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