Tech Bones

I recently decided my Dell Inspiron Core2Duo notebook was obsolete so I ordered an Asus G73SW-XT1 to replace it. The Asus came equipped with an Intel Core i7 2630QM CPU, 8GB of PC3-10600 1333MHz RAM, Seagate 500GB 7200RPM HDD, an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M 1.5GB DDR5 VRAM video card, a 17.3" LED backlight screen (full HD @ 1920x1080 w/ 3DTV Play support) and Windows 7 Home Premium installed. Among the additional bells and whistles it includes: A back-lit keyboard, 2.0 Mega Pixel Web Camera, Blu-Ray DVD Combo, THX TruStudio sound w/ built-in subwoofer, 802.11 b/g/n, 10/100/1000 Base T, USB 3.0 support and quite a few other minor, butvaluable, features.  Needless to say, this jet has after burners compared to my old propeller powered Dell. Anxious to start playing with my new toy but not one to leave well enough alone, I replaced the base Seagate Momentus 7200.4 500GB 16MB Cache HDD with a Seagate Momentus XT 500GB 32MB Cache Hybrid SSD which " combines SSD-like performan...

Recent updates by Facebook have many of its users pounding their keyboards in protest. While the uproar may possibly result in some minor tweaks, the reality remains that it will most likely be short-lived because most users have become so addicted to socializing that they will eventually accept the intrusion. Some might choose to drop Facebook for Google+ in protest, but the vast majority will not be willing to go cold turkey with social networking. Personal Privacy and Social Networking exemplify oxymorons, just like Network Security, Virtual Reality and Legally Drunk. Something " personal " implies private not " social ," and any expectation of " privacy " cannot coexist with " networking " or " socializing ." Such reasoning resembles constructing a billboard of your life in your front yard while expecting that only your best friends will notice. Social Networking provides a lazy way to share information with a vast audience. Why s...