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Ok... so we haven't had the best of luck with Sprint (see here, and here) and while our company is slowly moving toward AT&T due to "some device" that came out in the last few months, I do have to hand it to Sprint for be one of the first companies to actually release a "why hasn't somebody thought of this sooner" product.

I just found a great backup app (utility) for my USB drive. The app that comes with PortableApps isn't very flexible and it drove me to finding something better. Luckily, I found Freebyte Backup through PortableFreeware.com. They even told me how to 'make it more portable' by avoiding the installation and simply running the .EXE & creating my own profiles. Hope this helps others looking for a stable, feature-rich USB backup utility.

A few days ago, Seagate released a statement about some new technology that they have dubbed "DAVE" (Digital Audio Video Experience).

From the release:

I'm now the proud owner of a 2GB USB Drive & I wanted to share a few tips/tricks I've learned for getting the most use from it! I want my USB to provide a self-contained computing experience that I can take with me. When I pop it in, I want everything that I'm comfortable with at my finger tips :) I'll help you setup your USB drive to address the following needs (no order):

1. Sensitive Data Storage - Examples include financial info, passwords, etc.
2. Email Access - Allowing you to comfortably check your mail from anywhere
3. Synchronization - As storage amounts increase, more data can be backed up
4. Buddies/Contacts - Instant messaging to friends is available anywhere
5. Office & Productivity - Work on docs, spreadsheets, and presentations

I just finished reading (SmartComputing) a quick blurb about a Virtual Keyboard that uses lasers and infrared to produce a fully functional 'virtual' keyboard. The picture was awesome and I thought it was revolutionary... but upon doing a little research, it appears that virtual keyboards like this date back to 2002 - possibly earlier.

If you own a single slot CD-R, you may wonder how you're supposed to burn copies of your disks and/or make exact images of your distributions. One popular way is to create an 'Image' of your CD-ROM in the format of an ISO. The ISO file is an actual image-copy of the CD-ROM - not the files itself. This may be hard to understand, but CD-ROM's have more info associated with them other than the files that are stored on them. Special security, volume info, etc. - all stored at the low level of the CD-ROM.

Apple continues to make headway in their attempt to remove the barriers that have divided the Mac/Windows world for so long. By now, everyone is well aware that Apple is moving the Mac platform to Intel x86 based machines. Significance: Cheaper hardware for everyone who loves the Mac OS.

We at CentreSource have noted a few posts about problems when ordering the heated mouse (read original post). We have had no real experience with this company and since the main issue was that you couldn't get anyone at the company to return emails/phone calls, we decided to do a little research for you and here is the information we found on the owner of the domain name. We hope it will help in actually contacting him

Hinojosa, Rodolfo rudyh32@hotmail.com
Laguna Systems
6237 Baymar Ln

Recently, my wife and I went to the Sprint store to get our two two Samsung N400 phones repaired. The repairs were covered because we had been paying insurance on them for 2+ years. We submitted both phones for repair and my wife's was fixed on site. My phone had to be replaced. We filed ticket and they said they would call us.

Before leaving - one of the reps asked us if we'd like to consider getting new phones because we've had ours for 2+ years. After checking out the new phones, I got the A900 and my wife got the Samsung PM840. Before we left, the Sprint rep said we had 14 days to return either phone if we were dissatisfied.

One week later, we decide to return my wife's phone because the ringer & speaker phone were too quiet. And so begins our saga...

Approximately 2.5 years ago, I ordered 2 shiny new Dell Inspiron 600m laptops (one for me, one for my wife). After conducting much research, the 600m looked like a clear winner in terms of weight and power. Before completing my purchase, I decided to get the 3 year warranty - my wife would be a student and may drop it... I would be toting my laptop everywhere to conduct work for clients. Ironically, I bought the Warranty thinking about ways WE would cause the machine to break. How far from reality that turned out being.

Since owning our laptops, we've had the following issues: