In computer circles a well known statement when it comes to hard drives is that it’s not a matter of “if” a hard drive dies but “when”. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

Seagate has sold more hard drives than anyone else, and that number has now topped 1 billion. It has taken them 29 years to do it, and it represents 70 million terabytes of storage. More numbers in the article. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

Physicists in Netherlands and Japan are the first to flip the value of a magnetic memory bit by firing a very short pulse of circularly-polarized laser light at it. Unlike other magneto-optic data storage systems, no external magnetic field was required to flip the bit, which meant that its value could be changed about 50 thousand times faster than the fastest conventional memory. The result could... read full post picked by ogri2003 2 years ago

Not a mail in rebate. List price $149, now $99. picked by dollyllama 3 years ago

A court in N'Djamena, Chad, has sentenced six aid workers from the Zoe's Ark organisation to eight years of hard labour in relation to the kidnapping one hundred and three children and attempting to take them out of the country (mostly into Europe) picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

Hint: It weighed over a ton. picked by jaxomlotus 3 years ago

Scientists in the US have created a breakthrough substance that can change in seconds when exposed to liquid, shifting from hard plastic to soft and back again. The material, inspired by the skin of sea cucumbers, has astounding "mechanical morphing characteristics." picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Defrag your hard drive the right way; remove big, useless files; find duplicates. picked by whi73rav3n 3 years ago

Outpost has this huge 400 gig ATA hard drive for a mere $110 with free shipping. See if Bittorrent can keep up with that! Its also a Seagate so it most likely has a 5 year warranty. picked by iZ 3 years ago

Nintendo denies Wii hard drive add-on, despite rumours and WiiWare increasing DLC availability. picked by punthe 2 years ago

Die Hard 4: DodgeBall picked by mrnelson 3 years ago

ZOMG!!

A new Die Hard!!

Coming to THEATERS!!!

And it doesn't look like it sucks!!! picked by moNet 3 years ago

SANTA Claus has been forced to carry out his Christmas duties cowering under a hard hat after youths in a Scottish town pelted him with festive mince pies. picked by teaya21 3 years ago

UCLA scientists are now reporting a promising new approach to designing super-hard materials, which are very difficult to scratch or crack. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

The official title is "Live Free or Die Hard" and it opens July 4, 2007.
The good: Looks like it'll have lotsa action! (car smashing into helicopter in mid-air?! Nice!)
The bad: It's got that kid from the PC vs. Mac commercials in it. picked by Wingnut 3 years ago

Dad buys a Mike's hard lemonade for 7-year-old son. picked by arsphidius 2 years ago

Two-time Super Bowl champion says he's not washed up, better than ever even picked by jaxomlotus 3 years ago

Guy writes his order in a song, sings it at the drive-thru! picked by hypnotode 3 years ago

This is a must-watch for anyone serious about driving safety. Please also remember to drive drunk responsibly. picked by jaxomlotus 3 years ago

Most households today have more than one computer. Whether it's kids/parents, work/personal, or some other mix, multi-pc homes are now very common. With multiple computers comes freedom, but also some pain in accessing common files such as music, photos and videos. Setting up one central place to store a household’s media files and access via iTunes makes sense. It will also free up some har... read full post picked by iamamaniac 8 months ago