EASEUS Partition Master Professional Edition Giveaway

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 03:02 PM PST

For a limited time, they're giving away the professional edition (handles 64-bit OSes) of this well-regarded Partition Manager for Windows.

Moscow’s stray dogs [FT.com]

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 12:50 PM PST

Relampago del Catatumbo [Atlas Obscura]

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 11:36 AM PST

"For 140 to 160 nights out of the year, for 10 hours at a time, the sky above the river is pierced by almost constant lightning, producing as many as 280 strikes per hour. Known as the 'Relampago del Catatumbo,' this lightning storm has been raging, on and off, for as long a people can remember."

Conan O'Brien turns up the heat on NBC [CNN]

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 08:46 AM PST

"Isn't it great to live in a country where a cigar-smoking dog puppet and a bear that masturbates are considered intellectual property?'" the comedian asked rhetorically.

The Great Megapixel Swindle: An Example [Petavoxel]

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 08:13 AM PST

Over about 7 megapixels, the small sensor sizes of point & shoot camera result in pixels being so small that images get distorted. Trading up to more megapixels in a point & shoot could result in less detailed, crisp images...

Apple’s Secret Cloud Strategy And Why Lala Is Critical

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 04:36 AM PST