Negative Tech Ads: A Short History in Video

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Negative Tech Ads: A Short History in Video Tech companies have gone negative in their ad campaigns since long before Verizon's "map" ads and Apple's John Hodgman romps. Here are 26 landmarks in the history of scorched-earth marketing. News Apple Bans the Word 'Android' From App Store Apple has apparently forbidden a developer from using the word "Android" in his App Store description. Has the company's notorious need for control gone too far? Apple's iPad Will Be the Death of the Mobile Web Who needs an iPhone if you have an iPad? And who needs the mobile Web if you don't have an iPhone? Publishers Short-Sighted in E-Book Price Fight Amazon's struggle with book publishers seeking a bargain could bust the e-book market in its infancy. How-To How to Fine-Tune Your HDTV Tools and tips for getting a better picture on your your high-definition television, including color, brightness, and contrast settings. Take Exciting Photos at Night Leave the shutter open after dark for engaging, dynamic photos. Move Paragraphs in Word Using Only Your Keyboard More keyboard-shortcut goodness, this time for Word users who want to shuffle paragraphs without touching the mouse. Downloads 10 Great Digital Photography Downloads Want help editing and managing a passel of pics? We've rounded up ten downloads that will let you take control of your photos. Whether you're looking for a top-of-the-line photo editor, a great photo manager, or nifty utilities to find duplicate pictures and perform other tasks, these downloads can help. And every single one is free. Duplicate File Hunter Duplicate File Hunter is a welcome app indeed. While other operating systems have commands to root out duplicate files, it's next to impossible to do so in Windows. Duplicate File Hunter finds duplicates then creates list that you can sort by a several critieria. VisiPics If you spend any time with a camera, you're likely to have duplicate photo files taking up disk space. Run VisiPics to ferret out duplicates--it doesn't rely on looking for duplicate file names, but actually compares the photos themselves Print Without a PC See the world's first Web-connected home printer with web apps. Learn more and watch the demo. Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 Get great deals on Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007. Buy Today. 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