http://tech.peekbase.com Peek technology in one base Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:20:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://tech.peekbase.com/combination-mac-mini-coffeemaker-and-subwoofer-stuck-in-an-imac http://tech.peekbase.com/combination-mac-mini-coffeemaker-and-subwoofer-stuck-in-an-imac#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:20:02 +0000 admin http://tech.peekbase.com/combination-mac-mini-coffeemaker-and-subwoofer-stuck-in-an-imac December 23rd, 2009 Have you ever wondered why the coffeemaker in your kitchen doesn’t have a subwoofer attached to it? Us too! And if you’re going to put a sub on there, you might as well include a Mac mini, right? And when you really think about it, isn’t the only case worthy of holding ... 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But a lemon is a lemon, regardless of who it’s made by, and must be labeled as such. ]]> http://tech.peekbase.com/introducing%e2%80%a6-the-27-inch-ilemon/feed 0 http://tech.peekbase.com/gwallet-reveals-secret-weapon-for-virtual-currency-platform-gltv http://tech.peekbase.com/gwallet-reveals-secret-weapon-for-virtual-currency-platform-gltv#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:00:06 +0000 admin http://tech.peekbase.com/gwallet-reveals-secret-weapon-for-virtual-currency-platform-gltv December 22nd, 2009 We recently wrote about gWallet, a startup that hopes to offer a legitimate virtual currency monetization platform, after OfferPal, and others have recently come under fire (a.k.a. “Scamville”) for scamming users of virtual games on social networks. The startup, which recently raised $10.5 million in funding, works directly with brands directly as ... 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Read More]]> http://tech.peekbase.com/engadgets-holiday-gift-guide-desktops/feed 0 http://tech.peekbase.com/ask-tuaw-syncing-photos-compressing-and-transferring-large-files-virtual-printers-and-more http://tech.peekbase.com/ask-tuaw-syncing-photos-compressing-and-transferring-large-files-virtual-printers-and-more#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:20:03 +0000 admin http://tech.peekbase.com/ask-tuaw-syncing-photos-compressing-and-transferring-large-files-virtual-printers-and-more December 17th, 2009 Welcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly troubleshooting Q&A column. This week we’ve got questions about syncing photo libraries, compressing and transferring large files, creating a virtual PDF printer, increasing screen readability, and more. As always, your suggestions and questions are welcome. Leave your questions for next week in the comments section at ... Read More]]> http://tech.peekbase.com/ask-tuaw-syncing-photos-compressing-and-transferring-large-files-virtual-printers-and-more/feed 0