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We first heard about Samsung’s and Microsoft’s hybrid hard drive (HHD) over a year ago at last WinHEC 2005, and according to the Korea Times it would appear that after a year of waiting for the drive (and the operating system intended to run it — Vista), it will be launched at this year’s WinHEC. The world has yet to see what adding a 128MB [The Inq]
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Originally posted by Ryan Block from Engadget
If you’re using a pirated copy of Microsoft Office, you may be able to upgrade to a legit copy in lieu of the illegal one thanks to Microsoft’s new anti-piracy plan. According to a spokesperson within the company, it will offer users licensed copies of Office in return for pirated ones under one condition: they must prove that they bought the software without any prior knowledge of its illegal condition.
Mark Frauenfelder:
Photoshop can recognize money and refuse to let you open a scan of a bill (the latest version will open it but not print it). But Photoshop expert Deke McClelland has a hilarious five-minute podcast about the ins and outs of scanning US currency. He’s very energetic. I don’t have this much personality until I’ve had five cups of coffee.
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Originally posted by Mark Frauenfelder from Boing Boing
Mark Frauenfelder:
The Demeter frangrance library is selling the new, Play-Doh scented cologne ($19 a bottle). They library also sells lots of other interesting fragrances, such as “Cannabis Flower — The shredded flowers of Cannabis Sativa, the hemp plant,” and “Laundromat” — which smells like a laundromat. Link (Thanks, Dave!)
Originally posted by Mark Frauenfelder from Boing Boing