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Chill OutIf you’ve ever felt the singe of your computer burning through your pants, you may have come close to experiencing toasted skin syndrome. This condition presents with mottled skin that is caused by long-term heat exposure. The culprit? You guessed it: laptops. Now, you can avoid a hospital visit and keep on working with the ThermaPAK HeatShift Laptop Cooler. The thermal pad sits between your laptop and legs (or table) and cools down your laptop using cooling crystals that absorb and dissipate the heat by melting into a gel. The cooler lowers laptop temperatures by more than 10 degrees and promotes airflow through its grooved design. This silent, simple accessory requires no refrigeration or power. Talent ShowIn what areas do U.S. companies expect to see talent shortages in 2011?   Moderate shortage  Severe shortage Source: Deloitte Talent Edge 2020 survey of 334 executives of U.S. companies with annual revenues greater than US$500 million.
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If you’re looking for a portable hard drive that really screams, check out Super Talent’s USB 3.0 Storage Pod. This 500 GB hard drive transfers files 10 times faster than USB 2.0 devices, at rates up to 90 MB/second. The Storage POD enables an external drive to function as fast as or faster than the internal hard drive. Not just for backups, the Storage POD is a great way to expand the storage capabilities of your current machine. It is fully backward-compatible with USB 2.0–enabled products, has no power adapter or drivers, and weighs just 7 ounces.
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