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These trees aren’t happy about being cut down [Amazing Photo of the Day]

Ashraf May 18, 2013 5
These trees aren’t happy about being cut down [Amazing Photo of the Day]

A bunch of cut down trees have sad faces on them.

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Beautiful scenery [Wallpaper]

Ashraf May 18, 2013 5
Beautiful scenery [Wallpaper]

This wallpaper is of a stunning photo of Lake Wakatipu taken from the top of a nearby hill.

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Running Windows is more painful than torture [Comic]

Ashraf May 18, 2013 0
Running Windows is more painful than torture [Comic]

Klingons from Star Trek prefer a pain stick over using a “Microsoft operating system”.

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France causes problems on Windows [Image]

Ashraf May 18, 2013 1
France causes problems on Windows [Image]

Error 5086: France

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Google tells Microsoft to remove YouTube app on Windows Phone because the app blocks ads

Ashraf May 16, 2013 1

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Google has not built an official YouTube app for Windows Phone. Why? We don’t really know but my guess is because Windows Phone is not that popular and Google doesn’t give a rat’s @$$ about the platform. However, Microsoft does care about the platform and they want people to use [...]

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Google CEO Larry Page feels Microsoft is “milking off” Google

Ashraf May 16, 2013 3

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In his keynote at Google’s 2013 I/O developer conference, Larry Page had a few words to say.

Page started off by commenting about how the tech industry shouldn’t be so negative because “being negative is not how we make progress”:

Every story I read about Google is us versus some

[...]

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Smart move or desperation? Microsoft adds Google Talk support to Outlook.com and SkyDrive

Ashraf May 16, 2013 1

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Microsoft has completed the move away from Hotmail to Outlook.com for its free web-based email service. As expected, many people are outraged that they are being forced to ditch Hotmail for Outlook.com. I’ve personally read many people pledging to leave Hotmail/Outlook.com because they preferred the old Hotmail to the new [...]

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Moon, Venus, clouds, and birds in one photo [Amazing Photo of the Day]

Ashraf May 16, 2013 2
Moon, Venus, clouds, and birds in one photo [Amazing Photo of the Day]

The title says it all.

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Mars [Wallpaper]

Ashraf May 16, 2013 2
Mars [Wallpaper]

Or any other alien planet.

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If only all gadgets were as spill-proof as this [Image]

Ashraf May 16, 2013 1
If only all gadgets were as spill-proof as this [Image]

This disk drive stands up on four legs when it detects a liquid spill.

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“Email security & usage” [Infographic]

Ashraf May 16, 2013 0
“Email security & usage” [Infographic]

This infographic looks at some interesting stats regarding email usage and email security from around the world.

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How do most people spend their weekends? [Image]

Ashraf May 16, 2013 2
How do most people spend their weekends? [Image]

You expect to do a lot on the weekend. In reality? You just surf the web all day long.

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“What to watch on Netflix” [Infographic]

Ashraf May 16, 2013 2
“What to watch on Netflix” [Infographic]

This infographic tries to help you decide what to watch on Netflix.

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Stunning waterfall in Australia [Wallpaper]

Ashraf May 15, 2013 0
Stunning waterfall in Australia [Wallpaper]

This is a wallpaper of Belmore Falls in Kangaroo Valley, Australia.

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Dog goes for a horse ride [Amazing Photo of the Day]

Ashraf May 15, 2013 2
Dog goes for a horse ride [Amazing Photo of the Day]

A dog sits on the back of a horse while they travel through water.

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Newt Gingrich, American politican, does not know what “smartphone” is [Video]

Ashraf May 15, 2013 9

Newt Gingrich, the guy who ran for president in 2012, is “really puzzled” and cannot decide “to call [smart cell phones] a ‘cell phone’ or a ‘handheld computer’”. How about “smartphone”, buddy?

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“Magical Hours of Productivity are the best time to get stuff done” [Comic]

Ashraf May 15, 2013 4
“Magical Hours of Productivity are the best time to get stuff done” [Comic]

For some reason, we work best during the middle of the night.

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In case of death or sickness, “format my hard drives” [Image]

Ashraf May 15, 2013 2
In case of death or sickness, “format my hard drives” [Image]

This medic-alert bracelet reads: “format my hard drives”.

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Janitor draws amazing (geeky) art on whiteboards at middle school [Image]

Ashraf May 15, 2013 9
Janitor draws amazing (geeky) art on whiteboards at middle school [Image]

A janitor working at a middle school leaves awesome artwork on cafeteria whiteboards. This person is obviously skilled.

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A natural heart, captured in a photo taken from space [Amazing Photo of the Day]

Ashraf May 14, 2013 0
A natural heart, captured in a photo taken from space [Amazing Photo of the Day]

Commander Hadfield snapped a photo while on the International Space Station showing land masses and water that, when combined, make a large heart.

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The end of a glacier [Wallpaper]

Ashraf May 14, 2013 3
The end of a glacier [Wallpaper]

Unique wallpaper captures where a glacier ends and meet dry land.

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What happens when you don’t ‘safely remove’ a USB flash drive [Comic]

Ashraf May 14, 2013 13
What happens when you don’t ‘safely remove’ a USB flash drive [Comic]

Be sure to always ‘safely remove’ your external USB drives, or else…

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“When will you lose your job to technology?” [Infographic]

Ashraf May 14, 2013 4
“When will you lose your job to technology?” [Infographic]

This infographic tries to predict when technology will replace humans in eight different jobs.

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This laptop has been… hot-wired [Image]

Ashraf May 14, 2013 2
This laptop has been… hot-wired [Image]

The power button on a laptop broke, so someone rigged it so it can be essentially hot-wired.

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The problem with printers [Image]

Ashraf May 14, 2013 4
The problem with printers [Image]

The problem with printers: when you want to print something, they don’t work but when you try to cancel an accidentally printed job…

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Dumb driver plays game on iPad while driving 65 MPH on highway in Scotland [Amazing Photo of the Day]

Ashraf May 13, 2013 5
Dumb driver plays game on iPad while driving 65 MPH on highway in Scotland [Amazing Photo of the Day]

Person in his mid 20s plays Real Racing game on his iPad while driving 65 MPH (105 Km/h).

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The problem with having a geeky mother [Comic]

Ashraf May 13, 2013 3
The problem with having a geeky mother [Comic]

Finding a Mother’s Day present for a geeky mom may be more difficult than expected.

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Awesome HDR photo of downtown Chicago [Wallpaper]

Ashraf May 13, 2013 0
Awesome HDR photo of downtown Chicago [Wallpaper]

The title says it all.

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Hilarious video of an Amish IT tech support guy [Video]

Ashraf May 12, 2013 4
Hilarious video of an Amish IT tech support guy [Video]

This is a hilarious clip from ABC1′s new comedy, ‘The Elegant Gentleman’s Guide to Knife Fighting’

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Watch a 95-year-old grandpa play Nintendo Wii [Video]

Ashraf May 12, 2013 2
Watch a 95-year-old grandpa play Nintendo Wii [Video]

95-year-old grandpa plays boxing on the Wii and “kicks arse”.

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Forget texting while driving, try playing video games while driving [Image]

Ashraf May 12, 2013 2
Forget texting while driving, try playing video games while driving [Image]

If you thought texting while driving was dangerous, how about playing Super Smash Brothers on N64 while driving?

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The reason why we are always tired during the day [Image]

Ashraf May 12, 2013 2
The reason why we are always tired during the day [Image]

The internet is evil.

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The irony of Windows 8 [Image]

Ashraf May 12, 2013 5
The irony of Windows 8 [Image]

A version of Windows that actually looks like windows… and no one likes it.

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Windows 8 fail [Image]

Ashraf May 6, 2013 4
Windows 8 fail [Image]

According to Windows 8, this machine’s My Computer (aka Computer) is “empty”.

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This panda is having a good time [Amazing Photo of the Day]

Ashraf May 6, 2013 2
This panda is having a good time [Amazing Photo of the Day]

A panda goes down a kid’s slide on his belly.

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