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Virgin America Tentatively Approved for Market Penetration
As much fun as it would be to make lame jokes about the name Virgin and how phallic a big steel tube flying through the sky is, we'll just leave it at saying Virgin America's just been tentatively approved by the US Department of Transportation.
Virgin, for the unfamiliar, has state-of-the-art planes that play Doom and have loads of music and video streaming appliances in every seat. It's essentially the ultimate airline for nerds who have to travel (us).

Device Allows People who are Paralyzed to Stand
Apparently, it's the future. There's a device out there that will allow people who are paralyzed from the waist down to stand, providing their muscles still work. It zaps the muscles into action at the push of a button, allowing people confined to wheelchairs to stand and get things from high shelves, use an ATM, or any number of other things. It's amazing, and it seems like it's only a matter of time before a way to get paralyzed people walking normally again is developed. –Adam Frucci
CureSpinalCordInjury [via MedGadget]

MapQuest's Send to Cell Makes Mobile Mapping Slightly More Convenient

How to mount a Windows shared folder on your Mac
from lifehacker.com — So you've made the switch to Mac, but kept your old PC, and now you've got both connected to your home router. How do you access your Windows files from OS X? Sure you could set up an FTP or SSH server, but that's overkill for a regular home network.

Michigan Teenager Creates Nuclear Fusion from His Basement
Using parts he found on eBay and at his local hardware store, high school senior Thiago Olson managed to achieve nuclear fusion from his home in Michigan.

For those of you still interested in the fate of the oft-delayed, might-never-actually-exist Optimus Keyboard, I have some bad news. They've lost their OLED manufacturer, leaving them without anybody to make the little screens that make the expensive keyboard so interesting

Dealzmodo: Up to $800 off Refurbished MacBook Pros
That oh-so-trendy Apple "Special Deals" store has been restocked yet again, this time with MacBook Pros. The store has a wide variety of models available with different discounts. See the list below for information about each, compiled by Dealhack.

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by Gina Trapani
Despite what Apple wants you to think, your Mac isn't invincible. While Macs may be less vulnerable to viruses and spyware than PC's, they're just as likely to get stolen or suffer from a hardware failure like a hard drive crash. When that happens, will it be a catastrophe, or just an inconvenience? It depends on whether or not - and how well - you back up your Mac.

FreeHand Gives Your Hand a Pocket


US Airliners to Get Wi-Fi Action by Next Year

7 Ways to Speed Up Vista
Vista has been out in the wild just a little while now, but the goddamn OS has likely already started to fudge its pants. Here's one of those too obvious "Speed up your OS articles" by Extreme tech. It would be completely useless, except, it gets into the nitty gritty of the OS. Just because you've had enough time to let Vista fuck up your PC doesn't mean you've had enough time to learn its intricacies. Go read.– Louis Ramirez Speed Up Windows Vista [ExtremeTech]

Nikon D40x Hands-On: Potent Power, Petite Price