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Wearable Tech: Happiness is a Warm Hug Shirt
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Meet Peter Karnig, Award-Winning Photographer, Disruptor, aNewDomain.net
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IT Guy vs Stupid Sales Guy Video, Viewer Discretion Advised
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Middle Earth Map, The Hobbit and JRR Tolkien infographic
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MOOCs: Reaching the Masses in Higher Education
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Infographic: The Health Hazards of Tablet Use
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Apple iOS 6 Worries? Read This First and Get a Tiny Umbrella
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Star Wars vs. Star Trek infographic: Technological Superiority Goes To …
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Burning Man 2012 Livestream and Video Roundup
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Dino Londis: How to Keep Your IT Job and Gain Fans Doing It
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It’s 1977: How Would You Caption This Apple II Ad? reader challenge
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Launch Education & Kids 2012: Demo Pit Gallery
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SF AppShow 2012: GiddyUp Social Planning, with a Twist (Freeware Friday)
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SF AppShow 2012: Ten Free Apps, Best of the Best for Apple iOS and Android
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SpaceX: Dragon Finally Takes Off Into Orbit, Makes History
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SF AppShow 2012: Beat the Traffic (freeware)
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Dino Londis: For the Apple iPad Owner Who Has Everything …
For the Apple iPad owner who has everything. And we do mean everything. Dino Londis offers this:
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The Ultimate Friday the 13th Infographic
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Would You Give Your Employer Your Facebook Password? OPEN to READERS
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Dino Londis: Netflix Lost the Plot
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Here's a wee app that really charms.
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Pi Day 2013: Happy Birthday, Albert Einstein
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The Occupy Movement is powered by personal tech -- in a powerful and unique way. How? Our NYC based Dino Londis explains.
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