Play .MKV’s in Windows Media Center (WMC)

For a long time I had resisted converting my DVD and Blu-Ray disks into any other format because I didn’t want to lose any quality.  I had lived by this rule for a long time, and thankfully companies like QNAP and Thecus came to my storage rescue.  However, the day has come where the cost of storing all the extra garbage that comes along with these movies has opened my eyes to benefits conversions.  With that, I have began converting my movie collection to a format that allows me to lose all the excess fat, but keep my movie loss-less. Read More…


Afterdawn.com

Borrowing Kindle E-Books: A Hands-On Guide
PCWorld
You can take notes, highlight passages and so on, and Amazon will hold on to that information so If you return the book and then take it out again (or purchase a copy), all your info will still be there. By Peter Smith, ITworld Yesterday Amazon ...
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Plain Dealer

Facebook expected to announce iPad app
San Francisco Chronicle
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, speaking at last year's F8 developer's conference, is expected to announce at least a couple of new features when he addresses developers today. At the Facebook developer's conference last year, Chief Executive ...
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ABC News

Why Facebook needs a hit
CNN
Facebook has rolled out a ton of features that give users more control over what they share with whom. Have you ever seen a single e-mail from a Facebook.com address? (CNN) -- As it prepares to host its annual conference ...
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Siliconrepublic.com

Nokia gets new CTO: Tirri in, Green out
SlashGear
Nokia has announced today that it has appointed a new CEO that will replace Richard Green who has held the position since May of 2010. Tirri has been at Nokia and held the position of head of the Nokia Research Center. Tirri will take his new position ...
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A deep dive into Windows 8 Developer Preview
Computerworld
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Reuters

Verizon CEO: There will be a legit No. 3 mobile OS
ZDNet (blog)
Summary: “Carriers are beginning to coalesce around the need for a third ecosystem,” says Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam. Wireless carriers really want a No. 3 mobile operating system to balance the power of ...
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OnStar Discloses that it Will Track Customers Without a Plan
PC Magazine
OnStar has begun notifying customers that it may continue to collect and use information about the vehicle even if the customer terminates his or her subscription. In a privacy notice that will take effect this December, ...
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Technabob (blog)

Splashtop Remote Desktop now available for Mac OS X, costs but $10
Engadget
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Al Gore says 'new iPhones' due out in October, report says
Los Angeles Times
Al Gore, former vice president and environmental champion, has dropped a big hint to Apple fans -- he believes "new iPhones" will be coming in October, a report says. iPhone rumors have been bouncing around for months, but Gore has an inside track: the ...
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Gamasutra

OnLive launches game streaming with 150 titles in the UK
VentureBeat
OnLive launched its games-on-demand streaming service in the United Kingdom today, marking its first major overseas expansion since launching in North America in mid-2010. The service rolling out in the UK is much more advanced than the original game ...
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