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Tech news roundup for November 14

by on November 14, 2014 0 comments
This week: Amazon finally lets families share books, Raspberry Pi unveils their new $20 computer, Quirky shows off 7 new connected-home gadgets, and Chromecast gets some game. Also, check out: the world's smallest commuter bike, a gold-backed 78-inch TV, and a gorgeous...glowing...new bike path.
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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Damien Rice

by on November 11, 2014 1 comment
Damien Rice's music is a sound that is very uncommon these days. It’s sort of a throwback to the folk singers of the 50s and 60s—but modernized with the accompanying background sound. Rice heavily uses violin, bass, cello in his music, and even clarinet and a Wurlitzer organ. The attention to detail with in production is second to none. Combine that with his outstanding vocal abilities, and you have some amazing potential to make music.
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Weekly tech news roundup for November 7

by on November 7, 2014 0 comments
This week: new devices from Microsoft, Jawbone and Amazon (and Prime members get a new free service too!). There are also two more free things—fliers on Southwest now can stream Beats for free, MS Office for mobile devices is also free. Check out an AWESOME video of a bowling ball and feather falling a vacuum tube, learn about Star Trek-inspired communicators, and also take a peek at some new medical tech making blood draws much easier.
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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Eels

by on November 4, 2014 1 comment
Great music doesn’t always come from Casey Kasem’s Top 40 Countdown. Over the years of being a music nut, I’ve stumbled upon bands that have a totally unique sound that sort of sucks you in. In today’s case, this is a band I fell in love with when I was 12 years old. Here we are nearly two decades later, and they’re still one of, if not my favorite band of all time.
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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Icky Thump

by on October 21, 2014 0 comments
Normally when you think of bands, the image of a huge stage and a 4 to 10-member group comes to mind. It’s a rare occurrence to check out a band and come to find out it’s only a duo. Today’s Cheap Tunes Tuesday installment isn’t only just two people making amazing music, but perhaps the best music duo of all time.
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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: The Doors

by on October 14, 2014 0 comments
Ladies and gentlemen, from Los Angeles, California—THE DOORS! All the way back in 1965, a couple guys who went to UCLA to study theater and film met up to discuss forming a band. This self-titled album came out on January 4th, 1967 and it was the first album out of nine released by The Doors. It was recorded at Sunset Sound Studios over just six days, with the 11-minute conclusion track ‘The End’ taking two sessions to get just right. It's also today's Cheap Tunes Tuesday album.
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Weekly tech news roundup for October 10

by on October 10, 2014 0 comments
This week: Tesla unveils an amazing new car with auto-pilot features, HP splits in two, and Snapchat has been hacked (big time). In other news, Apple Pay is coming soon -- really soon, but you should also check out a cool all-in-one credit card coming next year (it appears to be way better than Coin). And believe it or not, there's a big change coming to yard tool technology and, if you need a chuckle, be sure to check out some age prediction software that has produced some hilarious results.
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Falling back into your school routine?

by on October 8, 2014 0 comments
The days of pens and crayons have been replaced by laptops, tablets, and smart phones. But what happens when they stop working correctly? It’s easy to be shaken when your devices suddenly start misbehaving—especially if you’re scared about losing important files. There are three things you can do to help keep your electronics running smoothly…and avoid that sinking feeling you’ve lost hours of work.
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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Radiohead

by on October 7, 2014 3 comments
OK Computer came out in May of 1997, and if you were a fan of Radiohead before this record, you probably picked it up on that spring day, put it in the CD player…and wondered what in the heck you just heard. The album was a strong departure from their previous efforts but the result is one of the best collections of songs in history—and it's today's feature on Cheap Tunes Tuesday.
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