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Back to the Future Hoverboard, only 30K

Got 30,000 dollars to spare? And then some? The original hoverboard from the Back to the Future movies is now in auction on eBay. Bidding starts at 30K. Awesome, now if I just had 30K sitting around.
Back to the Future Hoverboard.
Given the wood build and use of metal components, it looks and feels like a [...]

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What are these __MACOSX files and folders

I explain a little bit about __MACOSX folders. These folders get added to zip files when you create an archive from your Mac. It creates problems for other people using the zips you create so take a peek to see how you can correct this problem.

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Getting a ECCN to export a product.

Share on my experience on getting an ECCN for a medical appliance device. This is a mix of a computer with some specialized software that is now being shipped worldwide. Certifying a product for export is not as simple as I thought!

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Search a bunch of files in a directory at once

See how easy it is to search across multiple text files at once. Works on Windows, OS X, Linux and other Unix-type of systems. The tip is to use one of the greatest search utilities available. You simply run a short command and it will tell you where the search string is on any of the files in a directory. Easy to use and very powerful if you get into the advanced search queries.

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