As far as the PC universe is concerned, the high-capacity optical disc revolution began in May, when Pioneer shipped the first after-market Blu-ray Disc burner for desktop PCs. That drive was the opening salvo on the PC disc burning front–one that rival format HD DVD has yet to answer. (To date, the market has seen no announcement or shipment of desktop PC HD DVD burners; currently only HD DVD disc readers are available.) It also heralded an era of transition, one marked by the pitfalls of being an early adopter of a new technology.

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A USB adapter kit and two well-designed bags help you lighten your carry-on load.

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Art takes new forms for the Facebook generation, examining virtual lives and borderless technology.

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Reflecting on the company’s 40th anniversary, Intel execs forecast the next 40 years (and sooner).

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Readers share tales of the worst things that have befallen them when they’ve hit the road with their Macs.

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