Happy New Years!!

I just wanted to get a jump start on wishing everyone a Happy and Safe New Years!  See you all next ye...

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Last Tech News of The Year! Kinect & WoW, Bad Frogger, OGA, and Duke Nukem!!

This will be the last tech news for 2010.  It seems like we just rang in 2010.  Now it's time to bid it farewell.  And with it, we have a great list of topics for this weeks news. -Kinect Meet World of Warcraft... -Playing Real World Frogger can be hazardous to one's life expectancy. -Linux News on the Front Page of Google's Tech News today! -Bye-Bye Office Genuine Advantage...Says Microsoft. -Duke Nukem Fan-Film...And yes, it's awesome! -First up is what will sure to be a warm meeting...

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Merry Christmas!

On behalf of TechieSmarts, we'd like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas! Take this time to enjoy your friends and family and remember the reason for the seas...

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Marvel's Thor: The Trailer

Okay, back in July I saw saw a few teaser shots Marvel had released from it's upcomming 'Thor' feature length film.  Admittedly, I was probably a little rough; if not judgmental about it's release.  The teaser shots did not give it justice (based on the scenes from the trailer).  However, I am still undecided about this movie.  I will end up seeing this film due to it being inline with the buildup to the 'Avengers' film.  I like how they are piecing the movies...

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Tron Guy!

With the flare of the release of the new 'Tron: Legacy', I stumbled onto this guy.  He has been around the net for a while.  Seriously, this guy is my hero.  With that being said, I'll do the world a favor and not show up in my own Tron suit.  So, with this being the case.  Sit back and enjoy... The Tron Guy!...

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Feed your Pod! Free Downloads for Your iPod/Media Player!

Well, happy Tuesday to all.  As we're counting down until Christmas, a lot of people are strapped for extra cash this month (due to wonderful Christmas shopping).  I can count myself into this group of people.  So what can you give yourself, that will not cost a penny out of your own pocket? Easy, a little lovin' for your iPod (or media player or choice).  Checkout these free podcasts for your listening pleasure.  These podcasts are Techie Approved! If you like audiobooks...

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Game Trailer!

This is one of the trailers from the VGA's from the other evening.  It was posted today on the offical Deus Ex Youtube Channel.  This game looks freakin' sweet!...

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Game Review: 'Donkey Kong Country Returns' (Wii)

This holiday season has already been a great one.  We celebrated Thanksgiving a few weeks ago and now we're coming up on Christmas.  I love this time of year, we get a lot of good food, and time with friends and family.  Also, we get some good games from developers trying to hit the Christmas shopping season.  And lucky us, this year is a good one. Up for a quick review today is 'Donkey Kong Country Returns' for the Wii.  I'm going to have to be completely honest, this...

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Restoring Data with DriveImageXML v.2.14

Okay, the last post taught us how to make a clone image of our hard drive using DriveImage XML.  Now, I figured I'd show you how to restore data from that image.  This is actually very easy to do. First up, run DriveImage XML.  And click on the 'Browse' button. Keep in mind, you can restore individual files from your backup image only if you left 'Raw Mode' unchecked when creating the image file. Once you have click the 'Browse' button, you should see a box pop up that says 'Select...

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Backing Up with DriveImage XML v2.14

Last week I decided it was time to wipe and reload my desktop operating system.  At this time, I also decided to move up to Windows 7 from XP (still not sure I'm too happy with that decision, but I will adapt with time).  During the planning stages of my plan, I didn't want to loose all of my data.  Especially not remembering what had infact been backed up to CD or DVD prior to reformatting.  I had an external hard drive handy and I decided to jump into making a clone image of...

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