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• 17 May 2013

• Opinion: Noisy neighbors in your cloud

  As data-transfer shifts increasingly to the cloud, the servers stacked in datacenters handling the data become increasingly crowded. Virtualization means multiple users can share a single server.

• Opinion: New tablet boots Ubuntu Linux, Android, and Windows 8

  We've seen several Linux tablets emerge over the past year or so, but examples with triple-boot capabilities are much less common.

• 16 May 2013

• Opinion: VRcade aims to be the world's first virtual reality arcade

  Turn a corner on the Internet and chances are you'll collide with some news about the Oculus Rift. Almost everyone seems to be working on some way to capitalize on this renewed love for virtual reality. As such, it was only a matter of time before someone (or a team of someones) took it into their heads to combine virtual reality with those coin-operated arcades your parents keep telling you about.

• Opinion: Why some Web sites are much slower than others

  John asked why one Web page "comes up right away, while another takes quite a long time to load."

• Opinion: Three simple ways to get a speedy PC

  There are three ways to get a faster PC or laptop: buy a new one, upgrade the hardware, or upgrade the software. We can show you how to do them all.

• Opinion: Five Dictionary tricks I can't live without

  You've probably ditched your paper dictionary, but do you know how to use OS X's built-in one? This week's video shows you how.

• 15 May 2013

• Opinion: Seeking a simple movie editor? Try QuickTime Pro 7

  Reader Cameron Chang seeks a simple movie editor. He writes:

• Opinion: Ultimate tech tools for the household CTO

  Running a household smoothly is like heading up a small business--even more so if you manage a home office on top of it all. You need to be detail-oriented, organized, and well equipped. Luckily, even if you lack those first two traits, the proper tools can go a long way toward filling the gap.

• 14 May 2013

• Opinion: Track your G-force with the Lit action activity tracker

  It seems strange to think that only a few years ago there were no Fitbits, no Jawbones, no Larklife, no Nike+ Fuelbands. These days, almost everyone at the gym has a smart device wrapped around their wrist or clipped to their waistband to measure how far they've run or how many steps they've climbed.

• 13 May 2013

• Opinion: This wooden record lets you listen to Radiohead the low-tech way

  TechHive intern and beard maven Albert Filice has been playing around with a 3D printer and managed to make a 3D-printed necktie. As impressive as this is, it looks like he may have some competition.

• Opinion: Nokia ad hints at another new Lumina phone with aluminum body, super duper camera

  Fresh off the unveiling of the Lumina 928, it looks like Nokia may have one more surprise waiting. This past Sunday, Nokia ran this spot on British TV in anticipation of the Lumina event to be held in London on May 14.

• Opinion: Blurring objects you want to hide in iMovie '11

  Reader Fred Hendricks wishes to be respectful of others' privacy but isn't quite sure how to go about it. He writes:

• 11 May 2013

• Opinion: Carbon nanotubes could be the future of transistor technology

  Though chip transistors have traditionally been made with silicon, a team from USC has developed carbon nanotubes that could replace silicon and allow for faster transistors.

• 10 May 2013

• Opinion: Korora Linux 18 aims to deliver a friendlier Fedora

  There's no doubt that desktop Linux has become increasingly user-friendly over the years, but it's equally true that some distributions focus more on ease of use than others do.

• Opinion: This Week in Lego: Zoetropes and ghosts and barons, oh my!

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• Opinion: How to undo accidental browser zoom

  Earlier today my dad called the Hassle-Free Hotline (also known as my home phone number). The poor guy seems to encounter more than his fair share of inadvertant computer problems.

• Opinion: Bugs & Fixes: When TextEdit won't save

  Occasionally, maybe once every few weeks, TextEdit refuses to save any documents I currently have open in the application. Any changes I have made to these documents appear in danger of being lost. When this symptom appears, any new documents that I open in TextEdit will similarly refuse to save. It's as if TextEdit decided to go on strike. I've seen this happen with a couple of other applications, but most often it's TextEdit. as well.

• 09 May 2013

• Opinion: Xerox scanner grades handwritten tests, scolds you for dangling modifier

  We're now one step closer to a completely automated classroom. Xerox recently pulled the wraps off a new program called Ignite that will turn photocopies into test grading machines.

• Opinion: Linux code is the 'benchmark of quality,' study concludes

  Fans of free and open source software (FOSS) may recall a report from Coverity last year that found open source code typically has fewer defects per thousand lines of code than proprietary software code does.

• Opinion: What to do when you can't boot from an external source

  Externe can't boot his laptop from a CD or a flash drive. He asked the Answer Line forum for help.

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