eVGA P55 LE LGA1156 Core i5 Motherboard Unboxing Linus Tech Tips

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The eVGA P55 LE is a cost down version of the P55 SLI that does NOT include (you guessed it) SLI. Otherwise the feature set is quite complete including onboard power switches, great looks, and a good overall layout.

William Kamkwamba: How I harnessed the wind

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http://www.ted.com At age 14, in poverty and famine, a Malawian boy built a windmill to power his family’s home. Now at 22, William Kamkwamba, who speaks at TED, here, for the second time, shares in his own words the moving tale of invention that changed his life.

TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the “Sixth Sense” wearable tech, and “Lost” producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate. Watch a highlight reel of the Top 10 TEDTalks at http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/top10

Steelseries 4HD Gaming Mouse Pad & XAI Laser Gaming Mouse Unboxing Linus Tech Tips

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Got these in the mail today and thought I’d give you all a quick look at them. This is the brand new XAI laser gaming mouse from Steelseries and one of their new gaming surfaces, the 4HD. Spent some time using them tonight and while I really like the tracking on the XAI, the ergonomics are just not up to par with the Ikari Laser (my current favourite). The 4HD doesn’t do anything for me (cloth user), but the medium-rough surface user in the house really likes it so far.

Evgeny Morozov: How the Internet strengthens dictatorships

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http://www.ted.com TED Fellow and journalist Evgeny Morozov punctures what he calls “iPod liberalism” — the assumption that tech innovation always promotes freedom, democracy — with chilling examples of ways the Internet helps oppressive regimes stifle dissent.

TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the “Sixth Sense” wearable tech, and “Lost” producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate. Watch a highlight reel of the Top 10 TEDTalks at http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/top10