Can Your Mouse Last 18 Years? A Mac User gets her money's worth

“I was working on invoices on my Mac,” she told me. “And my mouse just died.” Jo’s Mac is a Mac IIci. We’re talking a circa 1989 computer; We discussed the mouse’s problem. It was the clicker. It wasn’t clicking anymore. Not bad when you consider that she’s been clicking with it for 18 years. I think she got her money’s worth.

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Future 360 Games to Require Hard Drive

While the FF XI required the HDD for it's online gameplay, the 360 on the whole didn't require the HDD for gameplay. That's all about to change with the recent development in 360 news regarding 360 games needing the HDD due to DVD's lack of disc space. This news could mean the 360 can now handle titles like MGS4 that require a HDD to cache off of.

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'Unique Creature' Cheney Refuses To Say He's Part Of The Executive Branch

After rolling back his claims doesn't have to obey an executive order designed to protect classified national security information because he believes that the Office of the Vice President is not an “entity within the executive branch,” Vice President Dick Cheney refused to say today whether the OVP is part of the executive branch.

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Irony of Oil Spills: Clean-up does more harm than good

Dispersants, the chemicals typically used in eliminating the thick slicks that result from oil spills, have been found to be more harmful to ocean corals than the oil itself. Researchers/marine biologists speak to the importance of taking into account circumstantial considerations before following the typical dispersant-dumping procedure.

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Oscar the Cat Predicts Patients' Deaths

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Oscar the cat seems to have an uncanny knack for predicting when nursing home patients are going to die, by curling up next to them during their final hours. His accuracy, observed in 25 cases, has led the staff to call family members once he has chosen someone. It usually means they have less than four hours to live.

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Toyota Has Finally Done It! Japan Certifies Plug-In Hybrid For Road Tests!

Toyota, the firm which we all thought would never actually do it - have finally launched a press release and video of their plug-in Prius, the first commercial plug-in hybrid for Japan. While the car is still in testing phase, hopes are high that Toyota will soon release this car to the general public. Get ready to suck those amps!

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Why Women have a longer life Expectancy than Men [Funny picture series]

Series of pictures showing why the ladies have a higher life expectancy. And why men really never have a chance.

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