Thursday, October 15, 2009

3D web browsing

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Lets take a step in our bright hopeful future on the Internet, wouldn't it be cool to surf the net in 3D?
Well, you have the chance to now to experience browsing in 3D, please don't feel down because this is the early stages of a possible future.
My source for this post is http://www.extremetech.com/article2//0,2845,1974347,00.asp.
These are the current 3D web browsers I could find: 3B, Browse3D and SphereXPlorer.
I won't go into boring and repeated details but the concept of using our graphics card other than gaming but for web browsing is amazing. Also, a cool plugin that you could experiment with is Exitreality. This a great plugin that changes your everyday 2D text and videos to 3D fun mixed with chatting.
You can experiment with these browsers just for fun and nothing serious, great when looking for pictures or shopping online.
Post for comments or questions!

What web age are we in?

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Hey guys, this is a random article about what web are we in, are we in web 3.0 or web 4.0 or whatever version it is these days.
Fact: Currently the latest is WEB 4.0 but that isn't till 1 or more years in the future for everyone! The list goes on till WEB 9.0 since this how far our imagination can take us. WEB 9.0 will take place around 2054, long time right? About 4 more decades and counting!
So our current web age that most experts agree on is web 3.0 since it is being used NOW!
OK, how is this helpful? Nice question to my next paragraph!
(Watch this Youtube video for facts)
Web 1.0 was as most of you smart people already figured was the beginning of the Internet back in the late 1970s created by (WAIT FOR IT!) US military originally as a project code named ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) which acted as a defense information network during the Cold war. This was the FATHER (or MOTHER) of the Internet which was created by Tim Berners-Lee in 1989 - 1990 while working at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research). All you had to do was read the information but you couldn't edit it.
Web 2.0 was created so that anyone could read and write data on the Internet. Not much to consider but the cool thing is that when this was created, people were PAID to write new information on the Internet.
Web 3.0 (our current age) is "Write, Read, Execution" - In order words its more SOCIAL with sites like Blogger and Facebook! It gives businesses and group events new meaning. Users Interact much more freely while mailing and chatting online.
WEB 4.0 (FUTURE) should be happening in a year or two. The main concept isn't clear yet but from a techy overview it's more security centered ...yadayadayada stuff.


While, simple answer is we are in WEB 3.0, YAY!

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Security MUST GET!

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Hey, Toby here! This post is about security softwares that I have reviewed and LOVE! IT IS ALL FREE!
Apps:
WOT - Web browser security! Check links before visiting them, always a step ahead!
Secunia PSI - Excellent software for finding vulnerabilities in your system! I have a laptop that is 98% secure!
AVG - PERFECT anti-virus scanner! Uses a new technology called behavioural detection (Or something like that!) in order words it doesn't need to register a virus against the database it can monitor it and make sure its a virus, Great for today's dynamic viruses! Completely free!
Comodo Firewall - Monitor and reinforce your web firewall! Its free and Thanx to it I know what goes in and comes out of my laptop on the web!
Avast! - Its ok, been protecting me for a long time! Great AV, 2nd below AVG in FREE anti-virus software.
Winpatrol - This is great to help monitor recent changes to systems and helps to trace viruses and spyware.
Ad-Aware - Its a good product that I use to make sure I am safe from Adware

Well, There lots more software out there but these ones I recommend HIGHLY! Post comments if you have questions!

Virus saga - The sly intruder

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I have been having trouble with my computer and I finally realised with great horror, it was a virus attack. This the first time and the last time that I will ever leave my computer without a password. I learnt the hard way what my friends are capable of especially after 'I' started the 'VBScript' wars. Here is my story:

Patrick is a nice and wild everyday dude who I strangely became friends with. He is also a prankster and keeps turning my computer off and hiding the battery. So, I planned my moves and inserted a HARMLESS trojan that shuts down your computer and sent to him as a warning, this was the beginning of the 'Scripts' war currently in the VBScript saga (LOL!).

So, I kept winning him with my skills as a 'Script Kiddie' and it was all legal because I wasn't breaking into his computer and all that trash. So, Patrick (being a natural prankster) planned his moves and waited like a snake stalking its prey and the one moment I was not on my computer he downloaded 2 VBScripts (according to him because I haven't found the second!) into my computer and played cool because it was the weekend and he knew I watched movies every Thursday.

Well tell you this, it took me a total of 12 hours to figure it out and fix my computer. 2 hours with trial and error to log on to my computer, 6 hours to scan computer with anti-virus engines while deleting recent files and changes and 4 hours to laugh off and delete the Script.
It was sunday and the school bus pulled up, I walked in pissed and he was laughing and asked if I liked the virus he put in my system and I said "This is not the last dance, I will get you yet!" he laughed and said "Whatever!"

THAT'S THE STORY, now the lesson is simple "DO NOT TRUST ANYONE WITH YOUR COMPUTER OR YOU MIGHT HAVE A SIMILAR STORY TO TELL!" Password your computer, get anti-virus and get experience online to better protect yourself.

Well, I promise this, I will get him yet (Evil laugh)!

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Largest phishing attack on Email servers in history

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A guy walk up to your front door asks for your keys to the house, will you give it to him? Or, your working on your computer and a woman/lady appears randomly and asks for your password to your computer, will you say yes? You wouldn't (HOPEFULLY) give it to them because your smart enough to figure out that they can do horrible stuff to your computer or home.

Recently, over 10,000 Hotmail email accounts were compromised and listed on the web for all to see including passwords. And now over a total of 20,000 mixed email accounts were also compromised. This was possible because of a phishing attack. a phishing attack is when spam is sent to email boxes and users open and read it. They follow links, phone numbers, etc on the email and are phished of their identity.
A phishing attack relies on user interaction MOST of the time. So, the smarter and more time we use our COMMON sense, the better protected we are!

The unfortunate event that recently happened is a reminder to the world that we must be smart while surfing the web. Don't go clicking and filling forms that look suspicious! If you get a suspicious mail, don't follow the link on the email but research the company and don't call the number if there is one, use google! Basic common sense is what is needed for basic protection against phishs!

Keep safe!

Monday, October 5, 2009

TokBox

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Hey guys, I have found another cool site while surfing the web. TokBox is a FREE video chatting site that lets you either IM, email or have a video conference call with your friends. I have currently been using this site for 2 days and the features are interactive and slick. I gave TokBox a 4.7 out of 5 because the site is a great site and delievers quality videos while chatting but has a couple of bugs (not serious ones) that can be fixed and the company CONSTANTLY updates their website in order to make much more user friendly.

Heres the site:
http://www.tokbox.com/
See my page at:
http://www.tokbox.com/tobytech

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Linux on Windows (ANY)

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As I write this I am filled with excitement. About a year ago, I tried to download Linux onto Windows with no avail but I finally was able to fulfil that dream with the help of a Sun (Java) product called VirtualBox.
VirtualBox lets you manage multiply Operating systems with one computer. I ran over VirtualBox by accident and so learnt that I use it to download operating systems like Ubuntu (Linux for average users!)
Ubuntu is a free source Linux distribution operating system. It is FREE and effective! It is also a useful tool for people who are switching over to Linux!

To download Ubuntu visit: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download and make sure to choose desktop version with a server in your country or close to it! Its a long download, 2-3.5 hours on a decent internet connection.
To download VirtualBox visit: http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads and make sure to choose your APPROPRIATE default operating system! That is your current operating system! Its a quick 5-15 minutes download on a decent internet connection.

I hope you enjoy using this!

Friday, September 18, 2009

Cyber Busting!

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A Pakistan based forum that offered black hat hackers a place to exchange information and wreak havoc on our world has been attacked and is now off line thanks to a group of white hat hackers called "War Against Cyber Crime." The forum let black hats skim and plan co-ordinated attacks on various sites around the world. The group that brought the site down has expressed hope that law enforcement agents will investigate the leaked information that was offered by the black hat hackers and make arrests. Meanwhile pakbugs.com remains off-line and I believe it would not show its face ever again!


Heres the site and title:http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/18/carder_forum_hack_attach/ - 

Carder forum drops offline after hack attack

White hat cavalry shoot up black hat site

ANOTHER POINT TO WHITE HATS, WOW!

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Google Chrome 3

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New Version of google's browser 'Google Chrome' is now available! It is Version 3 and has quite a lot of noticeable changes including Your Omnibox, Homepage and you can DOWNLOAD themes giving your chrome a new look! Of course GREATER speed with support for Java and Flash!
Get it from http://www.google.com/chrome

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Hoax

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We are warned off fake adverts like Evony and what they can do to our computers! But, what we don't expect is a REAL life encounter! These women were unfortunate to have witnessed such an event! This is another reason to THINK before you CLICK!

" 
Nine young women have been duped into appearing in internet pornography after starring in a fake Big Brother-style show.
Fake Big Brother style show in Turkey
Some of the victims who were filmed for two months

The 16 to 24-year-olds were locked in a house and filmed round-the-clock for two months.
But instead of fame and fortune from becoming reality show stars, naked pictures of the women were sold on the internet.
The scam in Turkey was uncovered when one anxious set of parents contacted police.

Girls were secretly filmed
Snaps of the women went on the net
Officers raided the luxury villa in Istanbul, where the women were being held, last weekend.
The victims had all responded to an advertisement on the internet asking for contestants for a new Turkish show called Somebody's Watching You.
They signed contracts agreeing to stay at the house for the two-month period and to pay a forfeit of £20,000 if they walked out.
Initially, the women were delighted after moving into the luxury villa, complete with swimming pool.

Suspect is arrested in Istanbul
When police arrived at the villa, they could hear the women calling for help from inside.
The victims were released on Sunday and one Turkish man was arrested, as the investigation continued. "

- 'Big Brother' Hoax

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Questions

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FOR QUESTIONS:
Comment and I will try my best to answer them! with slight delays ranging between hours to a day!

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

ALERT! ALERT! SECURITY BREACH!

BREAKING NEWS!

New evidence is showing Evony, an online popular gaming site as a fraud and a fake!
SITES:


This isn't new, it has been widely rumored that Evony was a scam but now has been proven.
Detail and user recalls give expericences best related to Trojans and Adware:
Something happened this morning. Just when i logged in my account to play Evony, my Anti-Virus detected 4 trojans horse in explorer.exe. They came right when i entered my server. I am no expert about virus so I don” - An Evony user

Hello, i would like to inform ye that your site is infested with Adaware. http://www.pctools.com/mrc/infection…e.Mostofate.E/ Every time i log onto evony this comes as part of it. I have tried it several times, deleting it THEN just opening up evony and presto its back on my Computer. Its the “monitors the users browsing activity.” that im not paticulary fond of !” - Another Evony user

First on the list of issues is that is had been alleged that the developers of Evony have been linked to a Chinese gold-farming company called WoWMine. The company that developed the game is Universal Multiplayer Game Entertainment (UMGE). A quick search of the web for information about this company showed up nothing. The websites for UMGE are currently unavailable as of the writing of this article.

Second on the list is that the viral ad campaign itself contained a trojan called SHeur.AYRM. It would appear that a computer could be infected with this trojan by clicking through on some of the Evony ads hosted on the game. The infected code has been removed from the game as noted by an administrator on June 8, 2009 on the GameAxis forums and Evony has submitted for a review from Google to be cleared.

I have also taken arms and currently undercover! More updates!

PLEASE BE CAREFUL AND REMAIN SAFE!



School

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Hey, Toby here!
SCHOOL is on and everyone is into books! So am I, In Kuwait! Kuwait is a desert country!
Life is ok! So, here a few links:
http://www.konradp.com/products/organizer/ - Lets get organized! Better NOW than sorry!

I will keep you posted!

Sunday, June 7, 2009

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YO! been busy with exams and all but its summer! and its time to catch you up with the summer tech!
techxav.com:

"Twitter to Become a Dating Site For Some Users?" - Can this really be?

"Google Hires The Vacationeers to Start ‘Googling’ Themselves Again" - Wow, online videos at youtube.com/thevacationeers

"The Next Generation Of Search Engines - Open Search Engine Platform" - Check http://www.snap.com/ for an example!

"Microsoft Mediaroom First to Bring Virtualization to IPTV" - LIke your DVR except better!

"A Report of our Inter-School NSI (Network & Security Investigation) Competition" - like CSI except cooler! I wish I was in a workshop like that!

Online PDF - Well, you never know when you have to get something done!

Google wave - Mixing Gtalk, Gmail and Gdocs together! Helpful for group projects!

Popular blogs through the years - Have a look at how popular blogs have changed!

Zap through any content - Improve your reading by about 300%, great for the busy bees!


Free texting whith iphones - Reduce your bills!

Cell phones for the future - Dreams do come true!

Top 50 twitterers in europe - You will be amazed!


Twithive - Tweetdeck, Twitbin now twithive?

Wibiya - Get more attention bloggers!

Future of web - Search engines gear up!

Basketball courts! - Now find baskball courts and keep your game!

THATS ALL! KEEP IN TOUCH!

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Let's both use the G.ho.st Virtual Computer

Hey look at this - G.ho.st ("ghost") is a free "Virtual Computer" in a web page. I'm using it to get to my desktop, files and apps from any computer and my mobile phone. If you use it too we can share files and chat. Also I get an extra 5GB of storage when you sign up ;-)

My G.ho.st ID is tobynwabu@G.ho.st

You can sign up too at: http://g.ho.st/vcweb/invitations/tobynwabu/tobynwabuogor.tech@blogger.com/433337569494a5374637

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Earth day!

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Earth day is a time for EVERYONE to sit down and think about the EARTH! It is a time to see what your doing about the environment and how you can improve. The Earth is home to over rillions of People and Creatures! Global warming is causing a lot of problems, increasing floods, melting polar caps and HEATING up the planet. THERE A LOT OF THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO: Buy a POWER STRIP, Shut down your PC/MAC when your not on it, Bicycle or walk a short distance, PLANT flowers in your home and don't WASTE WATER! most IMPORTANT - RECYCLE! Recycle old computer parts, some companies offer rewards for returned old PCs.
You can really do a lot to help the environment. The link below is from a blog called "Dear Librarian" by Mrs. Krembs and the post is about links and games you can play to help you be aware of the Earth.

What online resources are there for Earth Day?

Thank you for reading and LETS ALL DO OUR PART TO MAKE THE ENVIRONMENT SAFE!

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Birthday!

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Well its late and I had fun, my Gmail mail box is filled with mails from Facebook! Thanks everyone!
O, new stuff about tech in the headlines for today:
IE8 (not a big fan of) has been released! - Also how to install IE8!
Electricity nightmare come true - Hackers can turn off the POWER!
Twitter turns 3!
Well, you can't change the past with twitter anymore!

Well, that's about it! Cya around!

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Toby (Tobytech) invited you to join Erepublik

 
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Tuesday, March 3, 2009

TECH NEWS in a CRUNCH

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Monday, March 2, 2009

TECH NEWS in a CRUNCH!

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Cnet.com News:

Is it safe to post stuff on P2P networks?

Dolby 3D glasses
How soon would 3D home theaters come ALIVE?!

Techcrunch.com news:


Now shy people can flirt too!

Mashable.com news:

Go sites to help AUTHORS get a career STARTED!


If you haven't checked out their site, check it out NOW!

THAT'S ALL FOLKS!

Marine One

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Got a detailed Interview on the company that discovered the leak on President's Obama Helicopter Marine One.

Follow the link:


I found this question interesting:
Q: I would have assumed military contractors would use more secure networks to communicate.
Hopkins: Everybody uses (P2P). Everybody. We see classified information leaking all the time. When the Iraq war got started, we knew what U.S. troops were doing because G.I.'s who wanted to listen to music would install software on secure computers and it got compromised.

(FROM CNET.COM NEWS!)
THATS ALL FOLKS!

Sunday, March 1, 2009

News!

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Cnet.com News:


Is he truly guilty of CHILD PORN!?!?

That's all folks!

Security

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Security, drives anyone who isn't tech-savvy CRAZY! Well, found this really cool plug-in that delivers simplicity to the matter. WOT, if you haven't heard of it, you need to pay a bit more attention to the web! WOT stands for Web of Trust, as the name goes, everyone has a say in security! It warns about websites which could have Malware and Spyware and etc. I find it simple enough for non-tech-savvy users! Try it!
wot.png picture by hyperiousx

Another site you might consider to check is http://ow.ly/vPw! Its about security softwares that go for computers!
Have FUN!

New idea!

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Instead of having you look at a bunch of post on different software, web apps and yada-yada, I am sing a new feature I call TECH IN A CRUNCH! Basically I put a bunch of post into one and to try it out, I will do just that!

Cnet.com News:
Obama's helicopter breached and its design exposed to Iranian IP address!

Sony PlayStation 3
Anyone developing a game for PS3 might reconsider the technical details!


Users vote on facebook current and future plans!


Newspapers vs. E-newspapers!



Mashable.com News:
instant-messaging
For different platforms, keep social!

THATS ALL FOLKS!

Saturday, February 28, 2009

WOW!

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Been MONTHS since I have blogged! Well, what can I say? Lots of stuff has happened!
Ok, kidtechguru transferred his site to techxav.com!
New viruses, security issues!
New WEBSITES, try out www.camspace.com!
...... and i could go on!

Get the latest on techy news at news.cnet.com and mashable.com!
Promise to write a post every 2 days!

Friday, December 5, 2008

Koobface - facebook virus

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"You look funny in this new video", thats the subject for the mail you get in your facebook inbox. Please do not open it, its a VIRUS(WORM). It gives you a link and when you open it, it says "an update of Flash is needed before the video can be displayed", Then If the viewer approves the Flash installation, Koobface attempts to download a program called tinyproxy.exe. This loads a proxy server called Security Accounts Manager (SamSs) the next time the computer boots up. Koobface then listens to traffic on TCP port 9090 (To know more about TCP, check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve7_4ot-Dzs) and proxies all outgoing HTTP traffic. For example, a search performed on Google, Yahoo, MSN, or Live.com may be hijacked to other, lesser-known search sites. Good news, only a few people were attacked, Instructions on how to remove the virus is on http://www.facebook.com/security.

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Feed reader

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I got a cool tip from http://kidtechguru.blogspot.com/ which would help you get the the latest feed from your favorite site. You simply cpy the RSS site and paste it into feed burner, and you get it!

Monday, December 1, 2008

Power

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We are in the 21st centuary and we need to socialize. The problem arises when you have multiply social accounts. With Power.com you can be on them, we are still tasting it. Its easy, fast and free. Give it a try and let us know if you have any concerns.

Weebly

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Weebly.com is a very interesting website. It lets you create a website, but what highlights its features is that you can create a site with no knowledge of computer language. It also lets you make a blog and it is easy for everyone. Am creating a test site and will tell you when thats done.

Friday, November 28, 2008

Mumbai Help

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If you like to get through to relatives in Mumbai whom might be affected by the attacks, try Mumbai Help @http://mumbaihelp.blogspot.com/

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Photo trick

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If your bored of searching for photos or you want fun, heres a trick. Go to google images and search any image, click on that image, click see full-size image and in the url box(address box where you type the web address) type this:
javascript:R=0; x1=.1; y1=.05; x2=.25; y2=.24; x3=1.6; y3=.24; x4=300; y4=200; x5=300; y5=200; DI=document.getElementsByTagName('img'); DIL=DI.length; function A(){for(i=0; i-DIL; i++){DIS=DI[ i ].style; DIS.position='absolute'; DIS.left=(Math.sin(R*x1+i*x2+x3)*x4+x5)+'px'; DIS.top=(Math.cos(R*y1+i*y2+y3)*y4+y5)+'px'}R++}setInterval('A()',5); void(0);

And something amazing will happen, its not a virus but a trick.

Dandare




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Captain Dandare(Bottom Left) orginated from Britain during the 1960's and lasted till date. It features a British Sci-Fi hero who goes into outter space and fights aliens in Venus. He had an enemy called Mekon(right), whom ruled the Treens(further right) in the northern Hemisphere of Venus. The southern part liked Earth and was at peace with it. They were seprated by flamelands, it bascially divided the planet in two. Its main focus is advanced rocketery in the future. You can get episodes online if you want to watch it. Its action packed and entertaining.

British Tech through the ages

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"War brings advantages", thats the 1st thing that comes to my mind when i think of this video from http://www.silicon.com/ which features old technology and how they revolutized the British forever. Its a brief look at Britain, which went from Tea cups and guns to Automic guns, Airplanes and radar. Here's the link @http://hardware.silicon.com/servers/0,39024647,39352005,00.htm
Credits to Silicon! Comments are apprecited!

iPhone 3G ad Ban

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If you think only little kids get scolded, then you haven't seen iPhone. In the U.K, the new Iphone 3G ad which displays speed as really fast. In plain details, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in U.K put a ban on the new advertisment from iPhone showing the new iPhone 3G surfing the web at a fraction of a second, which 17 constumers says is misleading. iPhone in its defense said that the speed varied in different places, but ASA said that not everyone will undestand the techincal details. This isn't the 1st time either that they have got scolded at, it was the same with the iPhone 2G which claimed that users could view all the web contents but in fact, users couldn't use Flash and Java. So you see, even big companies get scolded at. Read more @http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10108679-37.html?tag=newsEditorsPicksArea.0 and don't forget to comment.
Credits to Natasha Lohman at http://www.cnet.com/

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