Microsoft owns up to "E74" 360 errors, expands warranty

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Having just purchased a new Xbox 360, I'm glad to see things like this. Even though I really hope I never have to take them up their extended warranty on the Red Ring of Death.

A popular gaming blog tracked a new kind of Xbox 360 error, the E74, and Microsoft has finally owned up and added the issue to the three-year "Red Ring of Death" warranty. This is a win for consumers, but it's yet another black eye for Microsoft's hardware.

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Typing "Prompt Commands" Sufficient to Seize Your Property

You need to take the time to read the warrant available via PDF. Insanity. Someone's computer crashes and suspects it's a CS student's fault because he does things like "'jail breaks' cell phones" and he is sometimes seen with a "[computer with] a black screen with white font which he uses prompt commands on." Yikes.

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In defense of my vice: coffee

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Mmmm coffee ... I started in college to keep me awake for those 8am classes. What would it take to quit? Nothing. They will have to pry the mug from my cold dead fingers.

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AutoBrake Automates HandBrake for DVD Ripping

Over at lifehacker.com there is an interesting article about a new tool called AutoBrake. It automates HandBrake, a free DVD ripping and encoding tool. AutoBrake is windows only.

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What will you do when the zombies come?

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Personally I would just follow what's in the Zombie Survival Guide.

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