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May
12
A Parent Must Have: Flip Video Camcorder
Every parent goes through a video phase where they want to document their kids life. Most realize pretty fast that their $1,000 HD video camerapurchase was a waste since: It's a pain carrying around the video camera Extemporanous momentsdon’t happen
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Jan
31
Blackberry Dead Battery Problem
Since I bought my Blackberry 8830 from Sprint, I have been on and off having a dead battery half way through my day. In fact, just last week I thought of taking it back. I had noticed that I would take my phone out of my pocket and it would be slightly
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Nov
12
The 200 Dollar PC Christmas
It certainly seems to be shaping up to be a Christmas filled with $200 Computers: OLPC:(Although you will have to buy 2 – one for you and one for charity - to own one.) Walmart Green gPC:(Already sold out on Walmart.com) Asus eee Laptop:(Who wouldn’t
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Oct
30
WebTrends - Official Pricks
You may remember WebTrends from 10 years ago when they were just a web log analyzer. They would run reports based on your log files andgrind your computer to a halt in the process. Steadily over the years they increased their costs and we decided to drop
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May
16
Using Windows Live Writer For Wordpress Blogs
Here is my quick How-To for my non-technical friends and family so they can blog from Windows. (This will work for more than just Wordpress blogs, but since I am only giving them Wordpress…you get the picture.) Click the big green “Download”
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May
12
Myspace Statistics
I am watching a programming presentation from the Myspace tech team right now. They are going over their stats and was blown away by the numbers (as of April 2007): 185 Million Registered Users 50.2% Female / 49.8% Male Primary Age Demo: 14 - 34 Over
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May
03
Home Wireless Security Systems Review
A neighbor was burglarized a few days ago, and although the idea of yet another monthly charge was upsetting to me, I decided to check out what options were available. I called ADT, Brinks, Metro Guardian, Protection One and Protect America. I went into
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May
03
Protect America Home Security
In the process of evaluating many home security companies, I found Protect America. They assert themselves as the, “largest authorized installer of GE Home Security”, and on thephone I was told that they were the, “third largest home
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Sep
29
Microsoft Xbox 1080p - Possibly
Just recently, Microsoft went on record that their HD-DVD drive will also support 1080p. And according to their HD DVD Explained, "This new accessory will connect to the Xbox 360 console with a USB cable". Did anyone at Microsoft bother to do the math
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Jul
21
Track Your Conversations with Cocomment
This new update allows you to be able to track any comments you write anywhere, no matter if the blog uses cocomment or not. This is all over the news, but I didn’t understand how this was made possible. What I found was that after you signup, you
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May
13
Only Idiots Will Buy a PS3
Excuse me if I offend anyone, but you would seriously have to be some kind of moron to buy a PS3 for twice the priceof a much better Xbox 360: Sony has flat out lied to its fans that they were going to launch this March, when everyone in the industry
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May
01
Trade Your iPod
I would like to trade my iPod for a day with different people I know. It would be great way to get exposed to knew music, flirt (if you are trading with a potential hottie) andspice up your day. Maybe there should be a “Trade Your iPod Day”?
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Feb
22
Why the PS3 Will Suck
If you know me, you know I am a big Xbox 360 fan. Heck, I have a whole category devoted to my 360 diatribes. But the funny thing is I don’t want the PS3 to suck, although it is going to. Here’s the deal: Sony screwed up big time and got out-maneuvered
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Jan
01
iPod with Video Fun
The one gift I got this Christmas/Channuka was a new iPod. Technically, I got several gifts that I didn't like and took them back to get it, but whatev's...I got it. I have had an iPod since the day they came out for Windows. I mean, this thing
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Oct
14
34 Prius Tips You May Not Know
Well, 33 actually. I took this from a Priuschat forum because the forum has a tendency to get slow and sometimes not load at all. I wanted this not to get lost, so I took liberties to reprint it here. ;) 1. WHY YOU SHOULD INSTALL A MAGNETIC DRAIN PLUG.
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