The folks by at McAfee are probably scrambling to do their best to limit the damage to their image caused by the recent fiasco of a botched update. The mistake took down tens of thousands (possibly millions) of computers around the globe. Now the safety measure company is offering to reimburse fair expenses associated with the repair of your computer that was botched by that update. To further try and claw back user support, McAfee has additionally offered to extend your existing McAfee subscription by two years, though it’ll be interesting to see how many users take up the extended subscription, considering what just happened. Were you affected by the recent mistake by McAfee?

McAfee announcement.

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Getting clean drinking water might be something we take for granted for those of us living in developed countries, but countless others around the globe see it as a luxury. Anyways, whether you are not certain about the kind of water that you’re about to down when outdoors (or in a dodgy area), why not consider the $10 Water Bobble? It is patented filtered water bottle that comes with its own filter, ending up looking like a baby bottle. All you need to do is fill it up and let the filter do all the hard work. No concept whether that will kill bacteria or not though.

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There’s no denying that there are pros and cons to Apple’s iPad, but here’s one more positive point for it. whether you’re running Citrix XenDesktop or XenApp in the office, the iPad is going to be rather useful to you, thanks to its 1024 x 768 screen. At that resolution, it meets the minimum requirement for a good Citrix client, it’s cheaper than some Windows-based netbooks, and let’s not forget, most netbooks run at a lower resolution that the iPad. With that in place, you could effectively fiddle with your Windows 7 computer via your iPad while you’re on the go. Do note that we’re talking about remotely controlling your computer here, not installing Windows 7 on the iPad (though we’re certain many folks out there will try to achieve that). Could the iPad become the next big thing for IT professionals around the globe?

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Now here’s a DIY gadget that you don’t see everyday, a DIY reverse geocache puzzle box, given as a wedding gift. Using the Arduino prototyping platform and a GPS device, it will lead you to a specific location on the globe, before you’re able to open the box. Of course, you’ll need to assemble certain the person who receives such an item is fairly adventurous, whether not you’re going to run the risk of them just throwing it in the junk pile at the back of their home.

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Now here’s a DIY gadget that you don’t see everyday, a DIY reverse geocache puzzle box, given as a wedding gift. Using the Arduino prototyping platform and a GPS device, it will lead you to a specific location on the globe, before you’re able to open the box. Of course, you’ll need to manufacture certain the person who receives such an item is fairly adventurous, whether not you’re going to run the risk of them just throwing it in the junk pile at the back of their home.

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