Detroit Bankruptcy: The Failure of Liberalism

Detroit Bankruptcy: The Failure of Liberalism: "Detroit is a showcase for the liberal agenda — and now it is bankrupt. More than 50 years of control by big-government liberals and union bosses have left a once-great American city crippled and deteriorating."

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How to Build Your Own Internet Security Suite For Free

How to Build Your Own Internet Security Suite For Free: "We’ll be using a variety of free programs to get you all the features you would get out of a comprehensive security suite. All you lose is the integration — there’s no single interface that brings all of these features together."

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8 Essential Tools For The Digital Hoarder

8 Essential Tools For The Digital Hoarder: "Home » The Internet »
8 Essential Tools For The Digital Hoarder
July 19, 2013
By James Bruce

Hello. My name is James, and I have a hoarding problem. Yes – I’m a digital hoarder – and my hard drive was so full I had to buy a 4TB NAS. Movies, music, photos, eBooks, stock footage — I just know I’ll get around to watching, listening, reading or making use of them someday. Without the proper tools (or counselling, probably) a collection like that can quickly grow out of hand. But I’m not here to judge – no, I’m going to enable you. These tools should help, at least until you realise it’s time to purge yourself of these meaningly virtual things."

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8 Things You Probably Didn’t Realize Siri Could Do

8 Things You Probably Didn’t Realize Siri Could Do:

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How Does a Transistor Work?

How Does a Transistor Work?: "Transistors are an important, integral part of all the electronic devices we love to use every day, but how do they work? Veritasium discusses the science of semi-conductor materials, doping with impurities, gates, and depletion layers that make transistor technology possible."

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Walmart debut for OLPC XO Tablet

Walmart debut for OLPC XO Tablet: "For the last few years, non-profit One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) has been steadily producing rugged, low-cost, low-power connected laptops for children in the developing world. 2.5 million units and 60 countries later, and its latest learning package is headed for decidedly First World hands courtesy of Walmart. Made by Vivitar, the 7-inch XO Tablet features a unique Dreams interface that organizes content by aspirational topics rather than by apps."

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Which device early upgrade option offers the best value? | Mobile - CNET News

Which device early upgrade option offers the best value? | Mobile - CNET News: "AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless have each introduced new "early upgrade" programs that allow wireless customers to trade in their smartphones as often as every six months. Are these plans really worth the cost? And which one offers the most value?"

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How to use Facebook's Graph Search (and why you would even want to) | TechHive

How to use Facebook's Graph Search (and why you would even want to) | TechHive: "Facebook in January trumpeted Graph Search as the social network’s “third pillar” (pillars one and two are Timeline and News Feed), which sounds very impressive and important, but few people have been able to experiment with the tool until now. Last week, the beta of Graph Search finally began rolling out to U.S. users, which means you too can try out the seven-month-old feature. Good news: It’s not just for being a creeper. Bad news: Its usefulness is limited. For now."

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Is OneNote for iPad now usable? | How To - CNET

Is OneNote for iPad now usable? | How To - CNET: "When we last saw OneNote for the iPad, we felt that as though Microsoft released its venerable note-taking app for its chief rival's device against its own will. The OneNote iPad app was so severely limited that only the most ardent OneNote users could find it useful. The updated app offers a boatload of improvements, though it still holds onto one limitation that makes the iPad users feel like second-class citizens to their Windows brethren."

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How to access browsing history on the new Chrome for iOS | How To - CNET

How to access browsing history on the new Chrome for iOS | How To - CNET: "Chrome for iOS received an update on Wednesday with tighter integration of Google's other apps. The update also included access to browsing history, which had previously been unavailable to iOS users. Android users have had access to browsing history for some time now, but with Chrome 28, iOS users get it too."

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