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Steelseries Ikari Laser Mouse The best mouse you have ever used. Steelseries Siberia Neckband New gaming kit from the series of steel – got to love this one. Steelseries SX PRO Gaming Mouse Pad Smoother than a baby’s bottom – really. Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 We took Intel’s new dual-core flyer for a spin on Asus’s overclocking-friendly PSK3 board. 2GB of speedy DDR3 memory and an 8800 GTX helped things along. EEE PC 900 Laptop Is bigger better on the portable playing field? Asus EN9800GTX BFG 9800GX2 Technological leap or marketing necessity? Is ReadyBoost worth the Bother? The real reason why Windows XP is better than Vista. Brand Wars Not content with having to compete with the behemoth that is Intel, AMD's acquisition of ATI sees it slugging it out with NVIDIA as well. Operating System: Linux Is it finally the year for Linux to take the throne? No, it really isn't. Going Mad? It's just November As the year winds down, stresses more easily wind us up. Make sure you don’t snap. Puma Unveiled Desktop GPU grunt on a notebook. Get a PC that doesn’t look like it came off a PC Hypermart Shelf Welcome to the terrifying, exhilarating, time-consuming world of case-modding. Memristors After 36 years of theorizing, are we about to see a computer memory format revolution – where size matters? An Injury Avoidance Strategy Trying to improve your range of motion should be a continual affair. Ripped and Ready To maintain a sleek physique, workout at least 5 times a week. Use a variety of exercises to keep abdominals and other muscles perfectly toned. Toshiba Satellite P300-134 The P300 encroached on high end products and low end price. Acer Aspire 8920 The Aspire 8920 is the Gisele Bundchen of entertainment notebooks. Asus P5Q Deluxe The final socket 775 Intel chipset is deployed, but is it worth it? The CD Revolution and Graphics Expect to see full physics support built into future graphics accelerators. Office Action The best way for busy executives to avoid burnout and relieve muscular tension is to do these energizing exercises. The Technologies that Failed A look back at some of the big ideas that failed. Prepare for the Graphics War GPU and CPU monoliths prepare to unleash their chipset soldiers. Boosting Internet Explorer 6.0 In the following walkthrough, we'll show you how to speed up Internet Explorer 6 with a range of handy hints. Tips to make your Internet Connection Faster Only so much data can be squeezed down a phone line. Here are some tips to get your Internet connection working faster. Warp Speed Internet Connecting with a modem doesn't mean you have to be stuck in the slow lane. A few simple tweaks can make a big difference to your connection speed. 5-Minute Energizers at Dawn Dogs and cats always stretch upon awakening. Take the hint. Make the most of your days first minutes by doing some easy exercise in bed. Heart-Healthy Walking Workouts Step lively with this walking exercise program that will have you improve cardiovascular fitness and benefit your overall health. Work with WAP Make your web pages appear on mobile phones thanks to the wonders of WAP. We discover just how easy it is to jump from HTML to WML. Flash Authoring When creating motion tweened animations, remember to insert the second Keyframe after you’ve created the tween. If you don’t, the Create Motion Tween command gets confused. Web Navigation Systems The way you help visitors navigate your site is essential to how long they stay and whether they come back. Is the established model up to the job? Cookie Security Scares Spreading viruses and giving out personal information are among the many accusations leveled at cookies. This article quashes the half baked ideas and reveals the truth. Digital Hardware Choosing digital hardware has become rather complicated. You have to compare prices with power, image quality, functionality and versatility, according to your specific needs. Lunch Break Burn If you’re keen to get fit but don’t have the time, try this lunch-hour gym or park workout. Running vs Walking Does slow and steady or fast and furious win the exercise race? Amp Up your Workout Lose those time wasting gym habits now and see results. Eat Yourself Fitter Being fit and healthy is as much about what you put into your body as what kind of workout you give it. What you can eat to achieve optimal results might surprise you. Is your Personality making you Sick? Research into how our personality affects our health has produced some interesting findings. For instance, being cheerful isn't necessarily good for you. Be Realistic about Weight Loss Extreme exercising may help you lose weight but keeping it off isn’t always easy. Instead of stressing about being skinny, why not make peace with your happy, healthy weight If it Makes you Happy, it can't be that Bad Next time you’re feeling low, have a little of what you fancy and ditch the guilt. It can be good for you. Amp up your Empathy Make time to acknowledge your feelings on a daily basis. Give yourself time to just be – have a cup of tea or go out into the garden. Uncover your Core Strength Strength is a measure of personal power. Inner strength is about having a stable, solid core of integrity. It conquers through collaboration, empowering not just the wielders but also those around them. Hair Play Whether you color it, cut it, toss it or chew it, you’re sending out a message. Here’s the head’s up on the secret language of women’s hair. Why is it that old Flames still have the X Factor? One guy explains why an ex girlfriend still excites a man, even if he was glad she left the first time round. A Strategy for Dynamite Deltoids To build shoulders into hard, round boulders, the rear, front and outer deltoids must be addressed. Shock training accomplishes this via dual workouts, one with dumbbells and one using a barbell. A Dozen Drills for Amazing Abdominals Most men understand how important it is to keep their midsections trim, but do little or nothing about it. The majority of men who do make an effort to flex their abdominals usually do standard sit-ups. But hardly anyone does what it takes to truly define the stomach muscles. 5 Ways to Maximize Muscles Shape up strategies that help you build maximum muscle without the hype. Drink Water to Fight Cancer Everyone knows that drinking water is good for your health. New research now shows that water may even help prevent certain cancers. Training for Life Tips to help you keep motivated and enjoy the lifetime benefits of training. Does Exercise Boost your Metabolic Rate even after you've hit the showers? The more muscles you use to perform an exercise, the more your metabolism will be boosted. Can you Eat to Boost your Metabolism? An efficient metabolism relies on enough vitamin C and B vitamins for your body to function smoothly. So make sure you eat at least 5 portions of fruit and vegetables daily. Protect yourself against Age Related Macular Degeneration Macular degeneration may mean less to you than the price of spinach, but bad eyesight is no laughing matter. You can do something about it right now. Regardless of your age, give your eyes the nutrition they need to stay healthy. Iron Rules of Training Remove your comfort zone so the body has no choice but to improve. By training like this, not only are you going to look strong, you’re also going to be strong. Follow these principles and you’ll become stronger, bigger and leaner. Young at Heart Over the past few years, cardiologists have aggressively started trying to prevent heart disease in at-risk men, rather than treating them only after their blood pumps have broken down. Those patients who follow a preventive treatment program almost always live free of heart attacks. Women you Should Date Sure, you’ve gone out with 20, 30 women. But we’re willing to wager that you’re actually dating the same woman over and over again. We often return to similar patterns, to familiar personalities and modes of interacting. My Kingdom for a Cocoon To be perceived as a bit unfriendly, dangerous and unwelcoming is excellent for one’s image. People are drawn and attracted to this kind of character. It adds mystery, danger and unpredictability to your character. Relaxing Natural Sleep Solutions If you’re one of many people whose bedtime activities are dictated by TV, or how much work you’ve still got to get through, beware: Not only can this adversely affect how many hours of sleep you get, but also your ability to fall asleep in the first place. A Beautiful Mind The mind and body are not designed to work independently from each other. They form one entity that works together to ensure survival and perfect health. Tune in and Tone Up You can stay slim while you watch your favorite shows with this TV friendly circuit. The half hour workout alternates between moderate cardio moves during your show and high intensity cardio bursts and multi-muscle strength exercises during commercials. Fitness Training for Winter By cultivating a better mindset this winter, you could look and feel great all year round with a body that’s bursting with energy and a physique that will turn heads in your direction wherever you may go. Exercise for Bone Health Current thinking is that exercise may play an even more important role than we previously thought in keeping bones healthy and strong. To keep your bones healthy, experts recommend you make the following forms of exercise a part of your life. The Dangers of Virtual Hanky Panky How do you feel about emotional infidelity? Does it count as cheating, or not? Dangerous Liaisons Infidelity as we know it is changing as friendships become more intimate and more threatening to couples. So when does flirting, or even chatting, become cheating? The Integrated Package The body has an innate healing power and all we need to do is harness that power through proper eating, exercise, and physical massage to improve circulation. How to Make Yourself Attractive Beware of masking with too much make-up to hide all flaws and blemishes. Research has indicated that when it comes to desire, people prefer symmetry to vividness and find utter perfectionism daunting and unapproachable. Weapons of Maximum Seduction If you’re sending out seductive signals of availability, rather than playing channel ping-pong with the remote, he’s more likely to respond by carrying you off to the bedroom. Tonight’s the Night Turn into her Prince of Passion with the ultimate ‘lay’ man’s guide to hosting a romantic evening. Stretch Away Stiffness Stiff hips are no fun, and can sideline your workout. Banish them with pigeon pose. Live Healthier and Longer If you’re a meat loving, pasta guzzling kinda gal, it’s time to revamp your diet. It could mean the difference between sickness and glowing, good health. Guidelines to Keep the Weight Off Your regular meals might seem healthy enough but if you’re struggling to keep the weight off it could be those in-between snacks or tiny add-ons that are weighing you down. What Everyone Should Know about Weight Loss Should you be worried about that fat around your stomach? Does eating late at night make you fatter? Read on for answers to these common questions. Yes, You Can Get Over a Crisis Whatever it is – heartache, rape, the death of a loved one – there are stages you need to go through to heal. Here’s how to deal with them and move on. How to Write a Love Letter This article deals with writing a love letter on paper. Yes, many of us have forgotten what it’s like to write an old fashioned, love letter in our own hand. Letters written on romantic paper and sealed with a kiss and audaciously mailed to someone you love will be remembered for ever. The Write Stuff for Love Emails and SMSs have edged out the old fashioned love letter but there’s something specially seductive about words written in your own hand. Is E-venge Sweet? Online vengeance sites are showing that revenge can indeed be sweet – but if you’re on the receiving end it’s a real bitch. Go Green No, this isn’t about saving the planet or fashion’s latest trend. It’s about jealousy and whether it’s really such a bad thing. Fixed Match My wife, Julie, and I decided to throw a party. To me, that means a guest list of 45. To Julie, it means four couples, max. That’s where the agreement came to a tire-smoking halt. Eight Foods you Should Eat Every Day Want to be in control of your health? Get energized and live longer; just eat these eight food – along with a little protein such as salmon or lean steak. New Rules of Exercise Try the 50-40-10 Plan for Strength, Endurance and Longevity. A strong, flexible body makes Everything in your Life Better A strong, flexible body makes everything in your life better, from running a 10km and starting a business to catching her eye. But if you’re working out the same old way, you’ve got to change. Exercises for increased Power, Stability and Injury Prevention Key exercises that develop your core muscles include the deep transversus abdominus muscle (naval to spine action) and the deep pelvic floor muscles (holding a full bladder in action). Here’s how you can raise your game. Build a Beach worthy Body in the Dead of Winter Despite all of your gravy soaked gluttony, you’ll probably gain only half a kilogram between autumn and spring. Unfortunately, research shows that most guys never lose their winter weight. Vet your Daughter’s Date with these Tips from FBI Profilers Regardless of your daughter’s age, in your eyes she will always be innocent and vulnerable. So when her date comes to the door to pick her up, it’s natural to feel protective. After all, you were just like that young chap once and, honestly, would you have let your daughter date you? Carbohydrates are Fuel for our Bodies We use carbohydrates as energy, our brains need them to function properly and our muscles need them to work effectively. Just When you Thought it was Safe on the Net, comes Digimask Picture this. You’re playing Quake online and from the corner of your eye you spot your friend hiding in a corner. You can’t quite see his face, but you recognize their profile. You sneak up, point your shotgun firmly behind their sneaky little head and… Fine Tune your Digestion Nourishing advice to help keep your digestive system functioning properly and keep away constipation, stomach cramps, and other discomforts associated with bad eating habits. Locking your Computer’s Doors Firewalls can detect and stop probes into your system. If your system is properly secured, any probes will have no effect at all, so all the firewall is doing is telling you about them. It’s better to spend time checking your computer’s security rather than spend money on a firewall. How Safe is it to be Online? There are plenty of sites with misleading security information, or others trying to sell you protection software based on promises that simply cannot be true. Picking fact from fiction can be difficult, so what should you do? Is the Internet Better than Real Life? Whether it’s flirting in chat rooms, blowing people up in online gaming arenas or arguing in newsgroups, the Internet is home to a vast and varied population. With such a range of activities available, is the Net better than real life? Kiss Tangled Wires Goodbye Bluetooth is a new low cost, low powered way of connecting up to eight devices within 10m of each other, with possible connection speeds of up to 1Mbps. Personal computers, mobile phones, PDAs and a variety of other devices will be able to communicate and share information. Encryption Keeps Your Personal Data Private When something is stored on your computer or sent by email, it means others can get their hands on it. While few of us store secret blueprints for atom bombs on our PCs, we’ve still got information we’d rather keep away from prying eyes. Wired Homes in a Wired World Home automation was a fun fantasy long before it became a reality for the average American home. The latest fridges and ovens boast Web appliances and Internet connections and cars come complete with satellite positioning systems. Your Daily Bread There are so many different types of bread, each offering you the opportunity to obtain better health than the next. How do you choose? We help you make the most sensible choice for your next cheese and tomato sandwich. Build your Legs and Torso at the same time This plan will allow you to throw down a 45kg goblet squat in just six weeks. For all exercises, make sure that your upper body stays rigid so that your glutes, quadriceps and hamstrings do most of the heavy lifting. Pack on Leg Power and Transform your Body A young man once told me that squats hurt his knees. So I asked him to demonstrate a squat. He tucked his head into his chest like a tortoise, brought his knees towards each other, and bowed forwards. I told him, ‘Squats don’t hurt your knees; what you’re doing hurts your knees’. The Bug Stops Here Your immune system is your body’s first line of defense against some very bad enemies. Fortify your internal sentries with this plan. Hardware: Keyboards Ask a roomful of computer users to make a list of the sexiest peripherals, and you can be pretty sure keyboards won’t be at the top. Despite being the part of the computer we touch most, they’re more like elbows than, say, breasts. They’re functional, and you wouldn’t want to go without, but do they get your heart racing? No. Counters and Guest Books After hours of loving design and careful tweaking of your pages, and valuable time spent online painstakingly submitting your URL to every search engine you can find, you want results. And, more importantly, you need to know what your visitors think of your site, so you can plan any changes or upgrades. Coping with Crashes General protection faults and invalid page faults are guaranteed to strike fear into the hearts of PC users everywhere. We show you what to do when your digital world is crashing around you. Buy an eBook and you won’t need any more Bookshelves There’s nothing sacrosanct about the printed word. The paperback is a ludicrously ineffective device. It’s too bulky. Besides the portability advantage paperbacks aren’t environmentally friendly, and a vast percentage of them get pulped. If you can see every single word that’s ever been written on one computer screen, then it’s evidently more efficient. Pulped Fiction & Paperless Books Close your eyes and imagine you’re on a beach straight out of one of those rum adverts. You’re in a tropical paradise surrounded by sun, sea and sand. You stretch out on your towel, liberally applying suntan lotion and reach into your bag for a good read. Out comes something the shape and size of a hardback, but instead of pages it has a screen.
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