The new wave of smart phones, large SD cards and ideology of “carry less is smarter” only spells one thing; the death of mp3 players.  More and more, I see people using their phones for music rather then the once popular Apple iPod.

Apple recently reported declining sales on the product supporting the theory and who can argue against it.  I’ve moved to a 16 gig SD card in my blackberry or Android phone which is already in my pocket and some flimsy fold-able ear buds; its great!

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Can I bypass the password protection on my external hard drive? My old laptop’s motherboard is toast, and I’m waiting on a new one. The external hard drive has some things on it that I need to retrieve for the new computer, but I can’t remember the password to save my life. If I can’t bypass it, then can the password be retrieved?

It’s difficult when you forget a password, especially if the data on the password protected hard drive is of value.  Unfortunately, I’m not sure there is much you can do.  Try some of these steps to see if they can help you unlock your external device.

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Can you provide some thoughts on the Apple iPad?  I’m wondering what the tech people think about it and if it is worth buying.

Apple is known for its cutting edge innovation as well as its originality and smart designs.  I have to say that they missed the boat entirely with the new Apple iPad.

The iPad is the worst innovation to come out of Apple since Apple TV.  Will I be buying it the way it is now? No way; here’s why…

Why the Apple iPad is a bad product

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How do I remove the Rootkit.Win32.TDSS infection on my computer?  I searched and found out it is a root kit.  What is that exactly?

A rootkit is one of the most dirty infections out on the internet today.  While most other infections like to pride themselves on taking control of your machine by parading around with massive banners and ugly programs, a rootkit discretely takes control of a computer and tries to act as if everything is normal.

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If you read my first impressions on the HTC Imagio you’d know that I had some mixed feelings about the HTC Imagio’s touchscreen. Now that I’ve had some more time to use the Imagio, my impressions of it haven’t exactly changed all that much, but I now at least have a better idea of what it is exactly the pro’s and con’s are about this touchscreen.

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The newest product that’s taking the tech world by storm is the new E-Readers that are being released by companies globally.  The e-reader that started the new wave was the Amazon Kindle which has gotten some incredible sales numbers but the Kindle is soon to lose its market share with the release of some similar products.

While I’ve never had first hand experience using one of these e-readers, the idea really intrigues me but I can’t believe this is the future of our electronic reading…another device to add to the pocket/back pack?  It’s starting to get pretty heavy in there already…What the Tech?!

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Whenever I play video on my computer, within 10-12 minutes, it restarts.  I am running Windows XP and it only restarts and has these problems when I try to watch and play videos.  Is there anyway I can fix this or figure out why it is restarting?  Thanks for your help.

As you identified above, you should always know the error your computer is encountering that is making it restart and reboot whenever you are watching videos.  We’ll try a couple of suggestions that might help identify your problem and then you can take it to the forums here if you need further help!

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What are your thoughts on the HTC Eris and the touch screen.  I have a phone that has a full real qwerty keyboard and I’ve heard coming over from a phone like that it won’t be comparable and I will be annoyed using the touch screen on the Eris.  Is this true and is it fast enough to keep up?

The HTC Eris has a virtual keyboard and normally I’d be skeptical of switching over entirely from a phone that has a physical keyboard but the word recognition software on the HTC Eris as well as the ability to customize the keyboard is a huge plus with this phone.

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I’ve heard some things about this Windows Steadystate but I’m curious as to what it is?  As a parent, is it something I can use at home or is it for big business and schools?

Windows Steadystate is the newest way to share a computer with multiple users.  Dubbed as a “successor to Shared Computer Toolkit,” Windows Steadystate is ready for Windows XP and Vista users, but don’t be fooled; it’s a great addition for any household!

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Just a few years ago if you bought a “smart phone” you basically had two choices: Windows Mobile or Palm OS. Nowadays you have a whole slew of choices from iPhone OS, Blackberry OS, and Android. Choosing a mobile OS is a highly personal choice, and while Android has been getting a lot of attention lately as being the latest and greatest mobile OS, Android may not be the choice for everyone especially with the limited hardware offerings available at the moment.

Enter the HTC Imagio, one of the latest phones to launch sporting Windows Mobile 6.5. The Imagio sports a 3.6-inch WVGA touchscreen display, a 5 megapixel camera GPS and GSM connectivity in addition to Verizon’s CDMA/EV-DO connectivity.

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