What's left? A capable-but-geeky learning thermostat. A thermostat that learns? Three months with the Nest.Mountain Lion Server trades power for user-friendliness. Server, simplified: A power user's guide to OS X Server.Saul Bass pitched a new logo to AT&T execs at a time of impending crisis. The 'Psycho' designer who tried to save AT&T in the '60s.Spammers used stolen password to access list of Dropbox user e-mails. Dropbox confirms it got hacked, will offer two-factor authentication.How FBI technology woes let Fort Hood shooter slip by.Samsung's imitation wasn't flattering-it cost billions, Apple's lawyers say. Apple to jury: iPhone changed everything-then Samsung built knockoffs.RMS says Steam for Linux is better than Steam for Windows, but not by much. GNU founder Stallman calls DRM’d Steam for Linux games 'unethical'.

Maybe it's a bit of a stretch, but our Nest review also explored unlocking the traditional thermostat model, and whether it's worth the trouble. From Dropbox getting hacked to the Secret Service's hunt for three credit card hackers, the top headlines from this week were largely about getting past lock-and-key in a general sense. Richard Stallman, the founder of GNU and the Free Software foundation, decried Steam games published with a digital lock in the form of DRMs, and the FCC forced Verizon to allow tethering apps, finally freeing wireless from a lockdown that had frustrated many a user.

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