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…


Bloomberg

Verizon Communications Said to Be Probed by U.S. Over Cable Spectrum Deals
Bloomberg
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CANOE

Apple EU Design May Be Less Valuable in Samsung Case, Court Says
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Fox News

Apple's Siri Still Hates the British. And Southerners
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VentureBeat

Nuance set to acquire Vlingo for Siri-fighting combo breaker
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ReelSEO Online Video News

Time Warner and Cablevision Now Provide HBO GO
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PDF Devices

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Daily Mail

Green Bay gas prices continue to fall
Green Bay Press Gazette
Average retail gasoline prices in Green Bay have fallen 2.9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.25 a gallon. The national average has fallen 5.3 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.22 a gallon, according to gasoline price website Green ...
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Siliconrepublic.com

Google+ Gets Noise Filter, Photo Redesign, Pages Management
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Irish Times

Samsung takes top position in Australian mobile market, overtakes Apple as leader
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Shortly after prevailing over Apple in a legal battle over the the overturned ban on its Galaxy Tab earlier this month in Australia, Samsung has vaulted to the top of the mobile market, overtaking Apple to take the top position in the country's mobile ...
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SlashGear

Nokia prepares Windows Phone press event for CES 2012
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