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…
![]() LiveScience.com | Security Firms Warn of 'Stuxnet-Like' Virus PC Magazine Security researchers on Tuesday issued a warning about a virus, dubbed Duqu, that's similar in nature to the Stuxnet worm that targeted Iranian critical infrastructure last year. International researchers alerted Symantec about Duqu ... 'Son of Stuxnet' virus could be used to attack critical computers worldwide Son of Stuxnet? Researchers Warn of Impending Cyber Attack New data-stealing Trojan could be Stuxnet version 2.0 |
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![]() USA Today | Users Dislike Facebook Refresh but Privacy Isn't the Issue NewsFactor Network The principal benefit for Facebook is that the new features will deliver highly granular data on individual users that Facebook's advertising clients can harness to more precisely target their marketing efforts at the social networking ... Frequent Facebook Users Not As Worried About Privacy Facebook's new features remain unpopular More Facebook Activity, Fewer Privacy Concerns? |
![]() Business Insider | Report: Dropbox Rejected 'Nine-Digit' Apple Buyout Offer PC Magazine If you've concluded that the Apple iCloud is basically an iOS version of Dropbox, a popular cloud storage service, there's a good reason for that. Apparently the late Apple co-founder, Steve Jobs, tried to purchase Dropbox back in 2009 for ... Dropbox Raises $250 Million and Grows to 45 Million Users How Dropbox Will Die Cloud service Dropbox reaches for the sky |
![]() SlashGear | Google Encrypts Search to Thwart Wi-Fi Hackers Wired News Google radically expanded Tuesday its use of bank-level security that prevents Wi-Fi hackers and rogue ISPs from spying on your searches. Starting Tuesday, logged-in Google users searching from Google's homepage will be using ... Google Search to be encrypted for signed-in users Google Moves to Encrypt Search Queries, Results Google to Encrypt Search by Default |
![]() TechRadar UK | Michael Dell: We're seizing opportunity while HP dithers CNET SAN FRANCISCO -- Hewlett-Packard's uncertainty and confusion is unquestionably an advantage for Dell Computers, according to the company's founder and CEO Michael Dell. "It's a great opportunity for us to ... Michael Dell Won't Ditch Consumer PCs Michael Dell says confusion at HP has given Dell its opportunity Web 2.0: Michael Dell Sees Opportunity In Confusion At HP |
![]() Daily Mail | Chime.in Social Network Looks Like Twitter, Digg, Facebook - All at Once PC Magazine Ready for another social network? How about one that lifts from ones you probably already use? Meet Chime.in, which launched in beta form at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco on Tuesday. Chime.in, which is reminiscent of Twitter, ... UberMedia's new social platform chimes in Can Bill Gross Take On Facebook, Twitter & Google+ With Chime.in? Bill Gross Q&A: Can Chime solve the web's relevance problem? |
![]() BBC News | Drop test: iPhone 4S vs. Galaxy S II msnbc.com In case you were wondering whether an iPhone 4S or a Galaxy S II would fare better when dropped onto concrete, I'll give you a little hint: plastic tends to survive where glass does not. We're not saying there's a lot of scientific ... Samsung loses Dutch bid to ban Apple products Samsung Fires Back at Apple iPhone 4S Samsung Sues Apple in Japan, Australia to Halt IPhone 4S |
![]() Reuters Blogs | The Delorean returns, as an electric car TG Daily The car that was a commercial flop but still managed to be immortalized as a movie icon is making a triumphant return to the market. The Delorean Motor Company has announced that it will bring the infamous car brand back to the US. ... Back to the future: DeLorean Motor Company unveils surprise electric model DeLorean Returning In 2013 As An Electric Vehicle A.M. Awesome: DMC To Produce Electric Deloreans In 2013 |
![]() Moneycontrol.com | Canon Debuts EOS-1D X, New Flagship D-SLR Camera PC Magazine Canon has streamlined its flagship line of D-SLR cameras, replacing the existing 1Ds Mark III and 1D Mark IV with a single body—the EOS-1D X. The 18-megapixel full-frame shooter is capable of ratting off shots at 12 frames per second, ... Canon EOS 1D X Canon has produced 50M EOS-Series SLR cameras and 70M EF lenses Where to Pre-Order the Canon 1D X |










