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The $20 Mac, Part 2






How To Retrieve Your YouTube Uploads

By Adriana Lee |

You see (or create) something of interest, so you shoot that sucker for online posterity. But after the upload to YouTube is complete, a slow creeping dread starts to come upon you. You begin to wonder — “Can I get this back? Or is this forever…









The $20 Mac, Part 2

By Noah Kravitz |

Continuing my quest for a low-cost, low-power, iTunes-compatible media server from Part One took me to the classified ads. I first looked for a G4-powered Mac mini but quickly got caught up in wanting to spend “just a little more” to get a newer, more…


The $20 Mac, Part 1

By Noah Kravitz |

A few months back I decided to cut the cord. Tired of giving $150+ per month to Comcast, my wife and I decided we could live without cable TV for awhile, a decision made easier by the NBA lockout. As it turns out we didn’t…





How to Become a Nintendo 3DS Ambassador

By Joey Davidson |

Ever since Nintendo announced the price drop and the consolation prizes for Nintendo 3DS early adopters, I’ve been getting pinged with emails, text messages, phone calls and comments involving the same question: “How do I know if I’m a Nintendo 3DS Ambassador?” Before I get…


8+ Tips For Managing Your Mobile Data Usage

By Adriana Lee |

It’s official: Verizon Wireless will be unveiling a new tiered pricing scheme for mobile data tomorrow. Luckily for anyone who signed up for an unlimited plan by today, the carrier will be honoring grandfathered plans. But if you weren’t one of the lucky ones, and…





How to Use Windows 7 Speech Recognition

By Maximum PC |

Using a pen and paper is so yesterday. The same goes for typing. Come on people: We’ve been hunting and pecking for more than 100 years! Where’s the progress? Our thoroughly modern civilization deserves a progressive method for data input. If you haven’t already embraced…