50 years ago, the standard hard drive was the width of two refrigerators and stored the equivalent of one MP3 song. Today, we have 15,000 times the capacity of the original. Who knows what the future hard drive holds... picked by ybne1else 3 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

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

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

Now that consumers are getting a handle on spam and infected junk mail, they have a new problem to worry about. Malicious code embedded in many web pages will quietly download programs to your computer. Google ran a couple billion pages through a filter and over 4.5 million tripped the alarm. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

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

Football players would be better off drinking chocolate milkshake after a game than expensive recovery drinks, claim scientists.

Researchers found that chocolate milkshake's "natural" muscle recovery benefits match or may even surpass a specially designed carbohydrate sports drink. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

After several months of growing optimism about the state of the economy, suddenly there's a lot of concern that a recovery has come off the tracks.
Many economists say weak June jobs and retail sales aren't reason to give up on hopes for a solid bounce back later this year. picked by Bingo 5 months ago

Microsoft and SanDisk are teaming up to try and offer people the technology to carry an image of their desktop on a USB drive.

There's already USB apps out there. picked by TheStep 3 years ago

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

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

A DRUG that boosts female sex drive while helping women lose weight is being developed by one of Scotland's leading experts on human reproduction. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

A woman in Hohhot, the capital of north China's Inner Mongolia region, thought it would be a good idea to teach her dog a new trick by having the dog drive her car. The two didnt make to far on the open road before crashing her car. 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

It’s no secret that we here in the United States love our cars. As a result, you quickly learn the fine nuances of driving etiquette – what to do and what not to do. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The Beancat is an all-wheel drive, battery powered bean bag chair, controlled by a Wii nunchuk. Getting a drink from the fridge has never been so much fun. The low profile drive, frame and controlling hardware are completely concealed so at first glance it’s just a simple bean bag picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago

IMSaferTM - IMSafer monitors the instant messenger conversations of your children to help you balance protecting your children and respecting their privacy. The IMSafer service will only notify you when your child is engaged in a potentially dangerous conversation on IM. At IMSafer, we have worked with law enforcement officials to learn how potential predators initiate, develop and maintain ina... read full post picked by MissParker 2 years ago