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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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Minimalistic wallpaper [Wallpaper]

Ashraf May 6, 2013 7
Minimalistic wallpaper [Wallpaper]

Do you prefer minimal wallpapers but don’t want just white? Then check this wallpaper out.

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“Your internets is plugged up with useless crap people send” [Comic]

Ashraf May 6, 2013 3
“Your internets is plugged up with useless crap people send” [Comic]

How many people receive endless junk from friends and family? Yeah…

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Spanish anti-child abuse group embeds secret message in ads to help kids [Video]

Ashraf May 6, 2013 1

Spanish group Aid to Children and Adolescents at Risk Foundation has come up with a unique way to try to help abused kids.

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“It’s a beautiful day, you can’t just sit inside gaming!” [Image]

Ashraf May 6, 2013 2
“It’s a beautiful day, you can’t just sit inside gaming!” [Image]

What do you do when it is beautiful outside and you want to play video games? Play video games outside, of course.

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[Windows] Monitor the registry for changes, including new startup items, and block them with Registry Alert

Ashraf May 6, 2013 3

2013-05-05_215814Many programs and processes like making themselves automatically start at Windows boot. Malware do it as do legitimate programs, and it is just as annoying for both. One of the ways programs and processes add themselves to startup is via the registry. Registry Alert is a program that helps you [...]

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This place looks like it belongs in Lord of the Rings [Amazing Photo of the Day]

Ashraf May 6, 2013 2
This place looks like it belongs in Lord of the Rings [Amazing Photo of the Day]

I don’t know why but the first thing that came to my mind when I saw this photo is: “Lord of the Rings”.

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“What your coffee says about you” [Comic]

Ashraf May 6, 2013 4
“What your coffee says about you” [Comic]

This comic diagnoses your personality based on the type of coffee you drink.

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More Firefox love [Wallpaper]

Ashraf May 6, 2013 0
More Firefox love [Wallpaper]

This is another wallpaper for Firefox fans, but a bit less creepy than the last one.

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“When will Google Fiber take over the world?” [Infographic]

Ashraf May 6, 2013 2
“When will Google Fiber take over the world?” [Infographic]

Very interesting infographic compares the speed and price of Google Fiber to other broadband ISPs in USA and UK.

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Censorship or justified? Google Glass blocks swear words and there is no way to unblock

Ashraf May 6, 2013 2

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Like Android smartphones and tablets, Google Glass comes equipped with Google’s voice-to-text translation engine; in other words, you can dictate to Google Glass and, using voice recognition, it will type what you want to say. It turns out Google pulled an Apple on everyone and decided to implement a filter [...]

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Netflix says people pirate due to lack of access to content, piracy is lower in countries Netflix operates in

Ashraf May 5, 2013 2

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One of the major arguments of why people pirate is due to lack of access. It is said (most) people aren’t inherently dishonest; rather, people pirate because they don’t have legitimate access to the content they want to view. How accurate this assessment is, the jury is still out, but, [...]

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Microsoft is selling cheap $150 no-contract Windows Phone smartphone at Walmart

Ashraf May 5, 2013 0

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Since the debut of Windows Phone, people have been predicting the only way for Windows Phone to gain a foothold is to target the low-end market. In other words, price the competition — notably Android — out of the game. For the most part Microsoft and Nokia, the premier Windows [...]

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This is hilarious: ‘Internet Password Minder’ is a “secure” password storage notebook [Video]

Ashraf May 5, 2013 7
This is hilarious: ‘Internet Password Minder’ is a “secure” password storage notebook [Video]

Do you tend to forget your passwords? Then you need ‘Internet Password Minder’, the one notebook you can use to “safely store passwords” and worry no more about “security and identity theft”.

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Google X Phone is leaked in photos, and it looks awesome [Rumor]

Ashraf May 5, 2013 6

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Last week we shared with you photos of what is most likely going to be the Google X Phone for AT&T. While those images were nice, they showed the X Phone (or ‘XFON’ as it is labeled) in a case… so we couldn’t really get a good look at it. [...]

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This one angry (and scary) dog [Amazing Photo of the Day]

Ashraf May 5, 2013 3
This one angry (and scary) dog [Amazing Photo of the Day]

When I think of the word “beast”, something like this comes to mind.

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The lone rock [Wallpaper]

Ashraf May 5, 2013 0
The lone rock [Wallpaper]

Is this an omen or just an ordinary surrounded by water? Who cares, it is a great wallpaper.

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Experiencing life away from your computer [Comic]

Ashraf May 5, 2013 1
Experiencing life away from your computer [Comic]

You can never get away. Just give up.

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Believe it or not, Major League Combat juggling is a real sport

Ashraf May 5, 2013 2
Believe it or not, Major League Combat juggling is a real sport

These combatants must juggle three clubs each while trying to screw up the other combatants. The winner is the one person left standing who is still juggling three clubs at the end.

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How to crack, open, or unlock password protected or encrypted ZIP, PDF, RAR, XLS, and XLSX files on Windows for free [Guide]

Ashraf May 5, 2013 12
How to crack, open, or unlock password protected or encrypted ZIP, PDF, RAR, XLS, and XLSX files on Windows for free [Guide]

Ever come across a password protected or encrypted ZIP, PDF, RAR, XLS, or XLSX file that you wanted to extract or open but couldn’t because you didn’t know the password? Yeah, it happens to the best of us. For such situations, you need a way to crack/open/extract/unlock the password protected [...]

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This is one really comfortable toilet [Amazing Photo of the Day]

Ashraf May 4, 2013 8
This is one really comfortable toilet [Amazing Photo of the Day]

It is a toilet-sofa. Or maybe a sofa-toilet.

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This is for Opera fans [Wallpaper]

Ashraf May 4, 2013 2
This is for Opera fans [Wallpaper]

Do you like (or love) Opera? Then this wallpaper is for you.

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Trying to find your phone by calling it… using your phone [Comic]

Ashraf May 4, 2013 4
Trying to find your phone by calling it… using your phone [Comic]

Come on, admit it — how many people have done this before?

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“Why it’s awesome to be a nerd” [Video]

Ashraf May 4, 2013 3
“Why it’s awesome to be a nerd” [Video]

Actor and writer Wil Wheaton responds to a request asking why it’s awesome to be a nerd.

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“How do we spend our time online?” [Infographic]

Ashraf May 4, 2013 4
“How do we spend our time online?” [Infographic]

This infographic provides info regarding the most popular websites around the world.

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How to install and use Windows Live Messenger without Skype on Windows [Guide]

Ashraf May 2, 2013 3
How to install and use Windows Live Messenger without Skype on Windows [Guide]

You may have heard, Windows Live Messenger (also known as Windows Messenger or MSN Messenger) has been depreciated by Microsoft and integrated into Skype. Anyone that wants to use Windows Live Messenger must move to Skype instead. If you are one of those people that hate Skype for instant messaging [...]

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