Is Illegal Filesharing Getting Less Popular?
My girlfriend used to ask me to download music all the time. She'd ask: “Can you get me the new Fall Out Boy album?” or “Can you download that classic…
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Kole McRae
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Kole McRae is made from the parts of lesser writers. He was built to destroy Ty Dunitz but ended up just writing tech news and eating Ramen noodles all day. He writes for Techi and Geek Juice.
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Pre-pivot work
10 articles from Kole McRae's earlier editorial era on TECHi. These remain available at their original URLs but aren't part of the current beat.
Intel to Malware: "You Shall not Pass!"
You may have heard that Intel bought McAfee a few weeks ago. Well that decision had a lot of people scratching their heads. Personally, I...
Google Lets the Bed Bugs Bite
Your mother used to say it all the time. “Good night honey, don't let the bed bugs bite!” And yet Google can't handle that simple warning. "jeepers i...
Tickets to Space now Available for $200,000
I was bored and decided to check out the Virgin Galactic site earlier. I ended up accidentally swallowing an entire ice cube and giving myself massive...
Google PWNS Bell, Verizon, Skype and Every Telephone Company
The senior editor for TECHi just told me they put a bunch of money into Skype. So I want to take this once in a lifetime chance to laugh at my boss.
Samsung: Helping Overprotective Parents Become Even more Obsessive
This is how it works. The parent tells the kid “you must be home every day by 9pm.” The kid then says “Yes, mom.” The kid will proceed to come...
That $35 Tablet Might Actually be Real
A few weeks ago India's Human Resource Development minister, Mr Kapil Sibal was throwing words around the tubes known as the internet about a planned $35...
Microsoft Tech Advice: Hotmail is broken Sir, what do I do? Tell them to use Google Chrome!
Microsoft just made a dumb move. I decided to recreate how I think the conversation went between the tech guy and his boss. Tech guy: It seems a lot of...
A Dating Site for Virgins. What's Next, a Dating Site for Unicorns?
The Internet is a beautiful place. Filled with almost limitless information on any topic imaginable, chances to connect with huge groups of people that...
Pack your Bags and Update that Passport, Europe Finally has a Universal Cell Phone Charger
This is what you do when you accidentally run over your cellphone charger with a lawnmower and have to call the girl of your dreams to reschedule your...