Geek Squad Backs Up Your Desktop Shortcut Instead Of Your Data
Reader Mike consulted Best Buy about removing a Trojan that was infecting his computer. They suggested that he buy an external hard drive, pay Best Buy to back up his data, and use his computer’s...
View ArticleAirlines Have Bumped 343,000 Passengers This Year
Over a quarter-million passengers were bumped from flights in the past eight months, a number that is set to grow as airlines try to boost anemic profits by slashing fleets. The Department of...
View ArticlePixar Arranges Home Screening Of "Up" For Dying 10-Year-Old
We know, that headline just oozes treacle. But it’s for real! The family friend of a dying child cold-called Pixar’s offices and guessed her way through the phone tree to a live person, then pleaded...
View ArticleDisney Removes Closed Captioning From "Up" Rental Release
Imagine you’re deaf or hard of hearing, and put off watching Pixar’s “Up” until the DVD release. You rent the DVD from Netflix, Redbox, or Blockbuster, and the box or Web listing promises captions. But...
View ArticleIt's About To Become 5% More Expensive To Ship With UPS
In news that must surely have folks at the Postal Service cackling with delight — or at least it would if it weren’t after 4 p.m. and they hadn’t all gone home for the day already — UPS announced that...
View ArticleObnoxious Or Delightful?: Couple Paints Victorian Home Like The House From ‘Up’
(NBC Bay Area)The first thing I think of when hearing that a family painted its home to look just like the colorful house in the animated movie Up is, “Aww/I wonder if it’d float if you attached...
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