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Switching from a Mac to a PC: Five lessons from an Apple fanboy
The Internet is filled with testimonials of people ditching their PC for a hip new Mac. Where once they trudged through stodgy spreadsheets, they now write screenplays and edit flashy videos (if the ads are to be believed). But there's almost no material documenting the opposite experience. Most of the personal switching-to-Windows stories are many years out of date and center around now-obsolete "But you can't play games and none of your software will work!" arguments.So, here are the top five things an Apple fanboy learned from two months using Windows.
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Thanksgiving Google doodle turkey lays 12 Easter eggs
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The best online April Fools' pranks of 2011
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Firefox 5 goes live. But is it any better than Firefox 4?
Firefox 5 launched today, and it has received some flak from bloggers, who point out that Firefox 5 is only a minor hop ahead of Firefox 4.
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Happy IPv6 Day! How Internet traffic will soon change forever.
Internet traffic is about to undergo a major change. IPv6 will soon rewrite the inner workings of the Web. But will this overhaul of Internet traffic affect you?
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Chrome OS-powered 'Chromebooks' introduced by Google
Chrome OS laptops by Acer and Samsung will hit shelves next month, Google says.
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Internet Explorer 10: Microsoft ramps up its release schedule
The Internet Explorer 10 preview follows close on the heels of the full launch of Internet Explorer 9.
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The best online April Fools' pranks of 2011
April Fools' Day tends to be a bonanza for tech pranksters – from Twitter-only newspapers to upside-down YouTube pages and browsers that read your facial expressions. This year was no different. Click through for a look at the funniest Web gags of 2011.
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Is Android really faster than iOS?
Android loads pages an average of 52 percent faster than the iPhone iOS, one tracking firm said this week. Others aren't so sure.
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Tired of hearing about Charlie Sheen? A new browser plugin will fix that.
Tinted Sheen, an add-on for Chrome and Firefox, will redact all online references to Charlie Sheen, leaving you to surf the Web in peace. But is it wrong to create online lacunas?
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Should HP bet big on cloud computing?
Cloud computing will be a core part of HP's upcoming devices.
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Caps lock key: An endangered species?
Caps lock key replaced with a search key on the new Google Chrome OS notebook. For caps lock key aficionados – and Internet trolls of all stripes – this is dire news indeed.
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Chrome 8 quietly rolled out by Google
Chrome 8 – which includes a new PDF reader – got a very hushed launch from Google this week.
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Internet Explorer 9 beta makes the browser wars interesting again
Internet Explorer 9 will hit the Web on Wednesday night.
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Google Instant: How it makes searches zippier
Google Instant starts hunting for results from the very first keystroke.
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Google logo: Is there a secret message hidden in the bouncing balls?
Google logo secret message rumors abound. But what's really behind all those bouncing Google balls?
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Google Chrome 6: What it is and how to get it
Google Chrome turns 2 today – and Google is celebrating with the release of Chrome 6.
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Internet Explorer 9: What Microsoft cribbed from Google
Internet Explorer 9 sure looks a lot like Google Chrome, if this early screenshot means anything.
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HP tablet confirmed for 2011
HP is set to launch two tablet computers in coming months, HP confirmed this week. One of the HP tablet devices would run WebOS, the operating system currently found on Palm smartphones.
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The economics of privacy
People value privacy, but they also value convenience and free internet.
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What's wrong with Firefox?
Firefox, a browser developed by Mozilla, has lost valuable market shares to Google Chrome and a resurgent Internet Explorer. Some analysts now wonder whether Firefox will rebound or go the way of Netscape.
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Flock browser gets faster but way behind Explorer, Firefox, Chrome
Flock? The Flock browser just got a big upgrade but is light years behind Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and Opera.
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Technology that translates, and unites
A cellphone may let a U.S. soldier 'speak' in Pashto or Dari. A browser can pick up on linguistic nuance.
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Why you should immediately upgrade to Internet Explorer 8
IE6 and IE7 holdouts are vulnerable to exploits, say Internet security experts.
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Free software: 14 programs to keep you organized
These 14 free software programs can organize everything from email to music.
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Firefox sees popularity fade
Firefox, a browser managed by Mozilla, appears to be losing ground to Google Chrome. What's wrong with Firefox?
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After the Apple iPad, a busy 2010
Apple isn't the only company rolling out a tablet this year. Google is reportedly readying a sleek new netbook to compete with the iPad.
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Google Chrome's analog ads impress without the CGI
A new Google Chrome video uses knitting, perspective, and, um, mercury to illustrate the features of the browser.
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