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Everyone puts them out; the best – and worst – of 2007, all in one article. And Geekazine is no different. However, we’re taking a slightly different approach. It’s more of a look back to see what has happened in the last year and maybe some hints for what should be done in 2008. Gets you wondering what items you lived without a year ago and what you can’t live without today. So without further ado….

Let’s start with the beginning of the year. It was good. PS3 came out in the console wars, and it was predicted that it will win out of the 3 game systems. That still has to happen. SSD was introduced at CES, and it was tech that is long overdue. The static drives can reduce heat, battery consumption and wait times loading the machine. The technology is slowly coming down to earth prices, and when it does, watch out America.

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Transistor to turn 60 – Gizmodo
CompUSA to Close – WSJ
ISP Ads? – Techdirt
Service Pack Blocker Kit – PC World
Office2007SP1 – ActiveNetwork
Commodore64 Still Loved – CNN.com
VoIP on iPod Touch? – TUAW

On the Geek:

Cheaper Solar Cells?
Top 10 Games of the Year
Try a Phone Before you Buy
LCD Glut
AMD Quad Core Problems

Phishing 2.0 – PCWorld
NSFW Trademark? – Wired
AT&T 40 Gbps – BusinessWeek
Hard Drive Won’t Share MP3 – Wired
Lost in DRM – BBC
OGG! – PC Pro
FTC nails AdultFriendFinder – NetworkWorld

Geeks Remembered:

Anita Rowland
Marc Orchant
James Kim 1 Year Later

Saving Face(book) – CNNMoney
Response to “Saying No” – ComputerWorld
Advertising on your Phone – InfoWorld
Get Paid to YouTube – Wired
File Sharing Not So Bad – Techdirt
Ask.com AskEraser – New York Times

Caught the Eye:

R2D2 Translator
Sarah Connor Chronicles Pilot
GIANT SPIDER ATTACKS!
Atomic Clocks at Home
25 Cool Keyboards

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This week we talk about tons of stuff you can give your geek for the holidays. Also, looking for people to help write and link sites.

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Fake Online Friend leads to Girls’ Suicide – CNN
1/2 Million Databases have no Firewall – Network World
Firefox 3.0 leaves in over 700 bugs – AppScout
First Look at Firefox Beta 1 – ars Technica
Vodaphone Gets Restraining Order on TMobile iPhone – CNNMoney

On Geek.com

• PayPal Secure Card
• AT&T Offers First Napster Phone
• Patent Lawsuit for SMS messaging
• 2007 Holiday Gift Guide

Ron Paul Collects $4Million Over Internet – LinuxInsider
The Whole Internet on this Page – Wordtothewise
AMD Spider – Cnet
Commodore XX – Lockergnome
Sony Slashes PS3 Dev Kit Price – Engadget
Don’t want to buy a PS3 for Guitar Hero? Get Frets on Fire – Sourceforge
You Can Have Your Pac-Man and Eat, too. – Engadget
Wal-Mart Giving BluRay Movies with PS3 – Cnet
Dissapearing Gmail? – Network World
Gmail Crashing Browsers – Network World
Google Removes Pay Per Post – Blorge
Amazon Kindle. aka the e-book – Engadget
Digital Orchestra Debuts – Guardian Unlimited

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10 Year Watch:

Is Google 9 or 10? – Search Engine Land

Of Note:
Spiderweb Bike – ZDNet
Have Burt Reynolds get you a Dell through Spam – MediaPost
4000 dpi mouse? – Extreme Tech
Worlds Tiniest Projector – Engadget
Fireproof and Waterproof Hard Drive – Democrat and Chronicle
MySky – abcnews
Leopard Tweaks – Usingmac.com
See Your Website Through Different Browsers – Browsershots.org
Procrastination Flow Chart – Projectsidewalk

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