Use texting as reminder
There are lots of things you hear while you're out that you might want to remember later, such as the name of a movie to rent, restaurants to try or shows to program on the DVR.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jan 28, 2009
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Apple's Macintosh celebrates 25th birthday
The Apple Macintosh, born at the hands of renegade engineers in the early 1980s, changed the relationship between human and keyboard.
Hardware
Jan 28, 2009
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A virtual boost is sought for PCs
What if you didn't have a separate work computer to deal with anymore? Instead, you and your co-workers would use personal laptops to access work files and software - without having to download anything on your computer. ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jan 28, 2009
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Help! How to avoid fast-moving computer worm
Since early January, a worm that has been referred to by several names, including "Downadup," "Kido" and "Conficker," has been infecting millions of computers around the world. The worm exploits a previously discovered vulnerability ...
Internet
Jan 28, 2009
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Mammals that hibernate or burrow less likely to go extinct
The best way to survive the ill-effects of climate change and pollution may be to simply sleep through it.
Jan 28, 2009
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Researchers 'unzip' molecules to measure interactions keeping DNA packed in cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- Anyone who has ever battled a stuck zipper knows it's a good idea to see what's stuck, where and how badly -- and then to pull hard. A Cornell research team's experiments involve the "unzipping" of single ...
Jan 28, 2009
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Siestas Among the Drosophilae
(PhysOrg.com) -- Isaac Edery is concerned with biological clocks, internal mechanisms that enable virtually all plants and animals to behave in rhythmic biological cycles known as circadian rhythms.
Jan 28, 2009
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Viscosity-Enhancing Nanomaterials May Double Service Life of Concrete
(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology are patenting a method that is expected to double the service life of concrete. The key, according to a new paper*, is a nano-sized additive ...
Nanomaterials
Jan 28, 2009
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Taking the Stress Out of Magnetic Field Detection
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have discovered that a carefully built magnetic sandwich that interleaves layers of a magnetic alloy with a few nanometers of silver “spacer” ...
General Physics
Jan 28, 2009
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For Refrigeration Problems, a Magnetically Attractive Solution
(PhysOrg.com) -- Your refrigerator’s humming, electricity-guzzling cooling system could soon be a lot smaller, quieter and more economical thanks to an exotic metal alloy discovered by an international collaboration working ...
General Physics
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