Software & Design
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E-Waste Innovator Will Go To Jail For Making Windows Restore Disks That Only Worked With Valid Licenses
California man Eric Lundgren, an electronic waste entrepreneur who produced tens of thousands of Windows restore disks intended to extend the lifespan of ageing computers, lost a federal appeals court case in Miami after it ruled “he had infringed Microsoft’s products to the tune of $US700,000,” the Washington Post reported.
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Researchers Figured Out How To Turn 3D Models Into Cute Knitted Toys
If you consider yourself a master of the yarn but have grown tired of knitting socks, sweaters and scarves, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University’s Textiles Lab are about to breathe new life into your craft with software that can turn almost any 3D model into a knitting pattern.
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All The Annoying Tech Chores You Need To Do When You Have Time
Like your car, or your kitchen, your tech devices will run best when they’re maintained properly – and that means finding time to do all those low-level maintenance tasks that aren’t much fun, but can keep everything stable and smooth, and avoid problems in the future.
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Declutter Your Chrome Browser Tabs Or This Tamagotchi Clone Will Die
Google cleverly designed Chrome to prevent inevitable website crashes from bringing down the entire browser. But that stability comes at the cost of tremendous RAM usage when you have countless tabs open. There are tools you can use to help curb Chrome’s memory appetite, but turning tab maintenance into a game might be the best…