Best of 2011: Technology

 by Penolopy Bulnick

Last update Jun 3

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I am not very good at being sentimental, so lets keep this brief. There were a lot of stellar projects in 2011. I have gone through the top 100 most-viewed and rated projects and picked some of the ones I felt most stood out in the Tech category. Congratulations to everyone who made the list and I look forward to seeing what everyone creates in 2012.

Randy
Tech Editor

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