Monday, September 14, 2009

20 Things They Don't Want You to Know

I am still not sure who "they" are, but in this case, "they" are a LOT of different peoples...

20 Things They Don't Want You to Know

#01 - Your CPU May Be Much Faster Than You Think (that's why we Over-Clock)
#02 - You Never Have to Pay Full Price (Overstock.com, etc)
#03 - Faster Shipping Isn't Always Faster (if you live 3 days away by regular mail, why pay for 3 day express?)
#04 - You Can Kill Messenger
#05 - Extended Warranties Aren't Worth It
#06 - You Too Can Exploit Windows' Bad Security
#07 - You Can Save Big Money on Big-Name Software Packages
#08 - That Dead Pixel on Your LCD May Not Be Covered
#09 - Your Cell Phone's Been Crippled (ATT disables WiFi on phones so you have to buy the Internet Plan)
#10 - High-End Manufacturers Don't Always Make Their Products (there are really only 5 Laptop Manufacturers in the world...)
#11 - You Can Call Amazon, EBay, and Other Web Businesses
#12 - Security Center Can Be Muted
#13 - Game Consoles Are Hackable
#14 - You Can Use an IPod to Move Music
#15 - You Can Get a Human on the Phone
#16 - MP3 Players Run Down Too Fast
#17 - Useless Specs - Digital Zoom
#18 - Useless Specs - Response Time and Contrast for LCDs
#19 - Useless Specs - Speaker Wattage
#20 - Useless Specs - Burst Transfer Rate

http://pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,122094,pg,11,00.asp

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