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These are some common questions to a pretty abstract concept. Whenever you “back up to the cloud” there will be
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The Facebook Messenger App for Android has gotten a LOT of bad press, lately, so I wanted to clear up
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A few years ago, I bought a Super Game Boy on eBay. Certain sounds appeared to work, like hitting the
Continue readingVideo game fun with Wolfram|Alpha
Ready to get your geek ALL THE WAY on for this holiday weekend (in the States)? Go to Wolfram|Alpha and
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I recently picked up a PlayStation SCPH-1001 at a flea market. I heard a little rattle inside, so I talked
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