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20 Things They Don't Want You to Know

Posted by Zonk on from the they're-seekrit dept.

theodp writes "PC World spills the beans about a bunch of things technology companies would rather you didn't know, including the lowdown on exploiting Windows' bad security, unlocking cell phones, using an IPod to move music and useless specs." Nothing groundbreaking, but might be a good primer for the non-techie in your life.

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  1. My 2 cents by KarMax · · Score: 0, Troll

    Your CPU May Be Much Faster Than You Think

    When you overclock your cpu, its "lifetime" will be reduced.

    High-End Manufacturers Don't Always Make Their Products

    This one its true, but AFAIK the difference will be in the tests that the product has passed. That way they set the brand.

    My opinion about the other points, already has been treated in others posts. But in general the article is poor and somehow little useful.

    Good Bye

    PS: The other day I wrote an article, which was not published, so taking advantage of this space, check this out Nmap 3.90 Released!

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  2. Here's one they forgot! by soft_guy · · Score: 0, Troll

    Windows sucks.

    Use Linux or MacOS X.

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