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   Around $1000 to spend on a laptop. What say ye aw.com members 1 2

   January 17, 2014 by stevestevens

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   I rarely keep up with the laptop or computer world, there are just too many. I am buying a new laptop. Have around $1000 to spend. I would like to get something with a haswell processor to increase battery life. I would do mac or pc. What should i buy? I usually hang on to a laptop for about 4 years.

   

   Last reply by Count Orlok, January 24, 2014

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   av nerdism. 1 2

   May 16, 2013 by mrwicked

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   Generic thread for AV stuff - home theater, displays, controlled lighting, etc. I finally gave up on the mountain of remotes and just bought the new logitech harmony ultimate that came out a couple weeks ago. Anyone have any experience with these things? Thumbs up/down? http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-915-000201-Harmony-Ultimate-Customizable/dp/B00BQ5RY1G/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1368665088&sr=1-1&keywords=logitech+harmony+ultimate

   

   Last reply by Adam, January 24, 2014
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   What is the deal with iphones and texting

   January 9, 2014 by stevestevens

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   I hate when someone sends a group text and iphone users (who I have no idea who they are) start texting back. Can that crap be turned off?

   

   Last reply by Vegas Halo Fan, January 13, 2014

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   A Google Programmer 'Blew Off' A $500,000 Salary At A Startup

   January 10, 2014 by Chuck

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   Because He's Already Making $3 Million Every Year Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/a-google-programmer-blew-off-a-500000-salary-at-startup--because-hes-already-making-3-million-every-year-2014-1#ixzz2q1Pu3UKb

   

   Last reply by red321, January 10, 2014

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   Encrypted Password File

   January 3, 2014 by mp170.6

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   Does anybody use one to store their various website usernames and passwords? If yes, do you store it on your smart phone? Not sure what type of encryption is used. I'm curious how risky it is should you lose your phone...

   

   Last reply by mrwicked, January 8, 2014

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   Testing the "Apple Tax" re: Overpriced Apple Devices

   December 26, 2013 by nate

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   Probably not what most expect. http://bgr.com/2013/12/26/mac-pro-windows-diy-cost/

   

   Last reply by nate, December 28, 2013

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   Extended Battery Packs for Smartphones

   March 9, 2013 by Chuck

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   Anyone have one of these? I purchased one for my Samsung Galaxy III as I was getting 8 hours of text/talk time and just a little of social media and email, but as soon as I did any kind of streaming, plus the above mentioned, I would probably get about 4-5 tops. So I purchased a 4500 mAh extended battery and two days ago got it in the mail. It already had a 50% charge when I plugged it in and so I decided to drain it all the way down to 0 as suggested. Well, I put in the battery around 4 in the afternoon and taxed the battery doing facebook uploads, instagram, twiter, streamed music from pandora, browsed this forum on it and it finally pooped out at 6:00 am in the mo…

   

   Last reply by mp170.6, December 26, 2013

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   SIM Cards and Activating Phones

   November 20, 2013 by Spencer

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   My work provides me with a smartphone, and were nice enough to upgrade my older Droid 3 to an iPhone 5s. I've turned on the new 5s, and programmed in my Apple ID, but apparently still need to activate the cell service since I can't yet make any calls. As my personal cell phone, I have an iPhone 5. Hypothetically speaking, could I take the SIM card from my iPhone 5, and put it into the 5s, and then take the SIM card from the Droid 3 and put it into the iPhone 5? I ask because I would like to 'steal' the 5s for myself, and use the 5 as my work phone.

   

   Last reply by Vegas Halo Fan, December 21, 2013

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    Asus Phablet

    December 15, 2013 by gotbeer

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    Apple and Samsung Could Be Dethroned by Asus' Radical New Device While dethroned is a bit extreme. Sounds like an interesting idea. A 5 inch smartphone, that can be docked with a 10.1 inch screen.

    

    Last reply by nate, December 19, 2013
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    what a rip.

    December 12, 2013 by Jay

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    My nephew wants an iPod Touch for Christmas. No problem, 16 GB, $229. Oh wait, you can't take pictures with the $229 model. And you can only get Gray. To get the camera and choice of colors, that will be $299. Sheesh.

    

    Last reply by mrwicked, December 12, 2013

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    picture question

    December 8, 2013 by Brandon

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    stuck here and think this has happened before with this same DVD. watching season 1 of entourage and while everything is going fine, it switches to letterbox in the middle of an episode and becomes stuck in that format both with the show and DVD menu. there is no DVD setting to change, no ps3 setting I can find, and the TV is still set to 16:9 with the 4:3 option. doesn't make sense. I think this has happened before and had to reset the ps3, I don't remember and am going look up now. figures someone here might no a remedy and/or a cause.

    

    Last reply by Blarg, December 9, 2013

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    USB monitors

    November 23, 2013 by notherhalo

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    picked up one of those USB monitors off amazon for $130, seems like a good buy no power cable needed, and video connection comes through USB as well works good, auto adjusts orientation depending on if you sit it landscape/portrait only complaint is that its a bit bright, but there was some software to hack around that and dim the screen Im guessing this is a great thing if you are away for a few weeks/etc and want to carry a 2nd screen in your suitcase, so you can have two while working abroad

    

    Last reply by notherhalo, December 6, 2013

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    Amazon drone delivery

    December 2, 2013 by m0nkey

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    • 611 views

    There's no way it can work

    

    Last reply by mrwicked, December 5, 2013
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    moving "favorites/bookmarks" from one browser to another

    December 3, 2013 by 2002_halos_II

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    Need an easy way to move saved links (bookmarks/favorites)? TIA

    

    Last reply by 2002_halos_II, December 4, 2013
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    Official iOS7 Thread 1 2

    June 24, 2013 by RePLAY

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    Here it is. enjoy!

    

    Last reply by RePLAY, December 3, 2013

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    250GB PS3 bundle with Last of Us and Arkham Origins for $199 on Black Friday

    November 26, 2013 by Thomas

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    Seems like a great deal for those still lagging on the PS3 side of things. Safe to say though that the new consoles won't be hitting their strides for the next year or bit. http://www.polygon.com/2013/11/25/5144052/gamestop-black-friday-deals-include-199-ps3-xbox-360-hardware-bundles

    

    Last reply by Thomas, November 26, 2013
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    iPad Air

    November 4, 2013 by 1nutkruk

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    Bought it on Friday but don't ask me how it is. I haven't seen it since. Actually, the house is kind of nice now that both my wife and daughter are immersed into their iPads. It is very light.

    

    Last reply by Hollyw00d, November 20, 2013
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    Stabilized Spoon

    October 30, 2013 by Blarg

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    • 895 views

    Sometimes tech takes a step towards making people's lives better rather just facilitate their need to share pictures of their cat. http://www.wimp.com/introducingliftware/

    

    Last reply by mrwicked, November 12, 2013

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    Twelve year-old is already an expert on Robotics.

    November 8, 2013 by Angel Oracle

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    • 534 views

    http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/this-could-be-big-abc-news/robotics-ceo-12-old-wiz-smart-ph-ds-194012375.html?vp=1 Dude is already building robotics that grad school level dudes build as interns. Not to mention, he could be the Karate's Kid's clone at age 12 (check the facial likeness).

    

    Last reply by Blarg, November 11, 2013
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    Your Homepage?

    October 14, 2013 by Lhalo

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    So I've used iGoogle as my homepage for years but it is shutting down on November 1st. What do you guys use for your homepage? I'm thinking of using Netvibes from now on.

    

    Last reply by nate, November 7, 2013

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    Good guy, Samsung

    November 7, 2013 by nate

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    http://i.imgur.com/60JoJIl.jpg

    

    Last reply by HaloMilliVanilli, November 7, 2013
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    Windows IE 10 not working

    October 27, 2013 by 2002_halos_II

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    Anyone experiencing repeated problems with Windows7? First Security Essentials refused to work so I downloaded AVAST. Then WINDOWS UPDATE (screen interface) stopped working - get an error. I have AUTO Updates set and I do get updates but I've been getting the SAME KBnnnnnn updates repeatedly. UNINSTALL updates screen is blank. Now IE10 takes forever to load and switch pages. Or the page is blank or times out. I have google chrome but I want all the IE problems fixed. Checking the MS "community" I see several problems posted but no fixes....

    

    Last reply by Vegas Halo Fan, November 7, 2013
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    Verizon, ATT, Comcast,,,screw you all

    November 5, 2013 by Make Angels Great Again

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    http://www.wired.com/opinion/2013/11/so-the-internets-about-to-lose-its-net-neutrality/ I hate ISPs, I really do. This whole situation is a joke.

    

    Last reply by Tank, November 7, 2013
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    Question about the message boards

    October 3, 2013 by Stradling

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    I use the mobile version of the message boards mainly because I like that it automatically takes you to the last post you have read. Is there a way to go back to the list of threads while you are at the bottom of the page, or do you have to be at the top of the page to get this done? Also, if any of you have little short cuts or settings for the board you would like to share that would be awesome.

    

    Last reply by Stradling, November 5, 2013

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    Ticket: Driving with Google Glass

    October 31, 2013 by Lhalo

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    Cecilia Abadie was pulled over for speeding on Tuesday in San Diego and given an additional citation for driving while wearing her Google Glass. http://edition.cnn.com/2013/10/30/tech/mobile/google-glass-driving-ticket/

    

    Last reply by 2002_halos_II, October 31, 2013

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    Holding out for the Samsung Galaxy Note III 1 2

    September 21, 2013 by Chuck

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    I decided to hold out till next week and get the new Samsung Galaxy Note III. Out of the box with 3G of Ram, the best battery (3350 mAh) and the fastest quad processor (3.4Ghz)of any smartphone on the market. I love the big screen, stylus, 13 Megapixel camera with a 1080 x 1980 HD resolution. The best part is I can use my 32 Gigabyte SD card in my S3 in the Note III giving me 48 gigs of space with the option to always upgrade my SD card in the future. I went in today to purchase a S4 but was sold on the Note III which is supposed to be in stores by next week for $299 with the upgrade. I thought about going over to the dark side today and pickup the new iPhone 5s but…

    

    Last reply by RePLAY, October 19, 2013

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28. 

    Disconnect Search

    October 7, 2013 by gotbeer

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    • 605 views

    Disconnect Search, Built By Ex-Google And Ex-NSA Engineers, Lets You Use Google, Bing And Yahoo Without Tracking Anyone try this addon before? First I've heard of it, but it sounds very interesting. And if it stops streaming crap advertisements, it might be worth it.

    

    Last reply by gotbeer, October 16, 2013
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    fox news deck.

    October 7, 2013 by mrwicked

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    i thought this was an onion video. those monster displays at the workstations are hilarious. Fox News And Its Big-Ass Touchscreens http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/07/fox-news-and-its-big-ass-touchscreens/

    

    Last reply by Vegas Halo Fan, October 12, 2013

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    transformers yo.

    October 4, 2013 by mrwicked

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    pretty killer. MIT’s self-assembling robots bring us one step closer to real-world Transformers http://venturebeat.com/2013/10/04/mits-self-assembling-robots-bring-us-one-step-closer-to-real-world-transformers/

    

    Last reply by mrwicked, October 4, 2013
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    iTunes Radio

    September 27, 2013 by red321

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    What a piece of frackin' trash. Start with Larry and His Flask -> Hank III (don't see that, but ok) -> one screaming wanna be green day after another...including songs I told it never to play again...which then appear to get in to a loop. I guess we know where the Map makers were "promoted" to

    

    Last reply by HeavenlyHalos, September 29, 2013

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