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Urban Dictionary: Kimosabe Tonto greets the Lone Ranger with the expression “kemosabe”, which has also been written “Kemo Sabe” or “Kemo Sabhay”. The origin of this expression is somewhat unclear, but James Jewell, an early director of the radio series, said the name comes from a boy’s camp located on Mullett Lake, Michigan that his…

We picked up a new iMac core i5. Man is that 27″ screen wonderful and it is fast. Now for another $200, you get about 5% more performance with the core i7 🙂 Only thing missing is a Bluray drive…It basically shows the new iMac Core i5 is twice as fast as a mid-2009 MacBook…

I’m trying to use a Mac Mini as a server for the Drobo. It is going to run headless. The main issue is that I am trying to use Screen Sharing to access it, but somehow the screen sharing hangs and the application is there, but there is no window. One thing is that the…

The one application I really miss on Windows is a utility that makes it easy to run backups and synchronize important files like all your folders. It is called Beyond Compare and is amazingly fast. I’ve tried a bunch of utilities but they are unsufferably slow on a Mac. So trying again: Bob recommends Rsync…

I’m just amazed at the customer service differences that exist now. I’m willing to bet thy this eventually translates sinto loyal customers and more profits. But distinctions 1. I’m standing at te Apple Store. Bought an iMac. Screen was cracked when I opened it. In PC land this woul have been a disaster. Who do…

It’s been a long time since I’ve lost myself in a computer game, but the story of Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 is just kind of amazing. Piloting snowmobiles, boats and other things is just so cool. What story. Anyway, finally flew through at regular and it was haaard. Now is the time to…

No life is complete without the right gadgets for cooking on Thankgiving. Here are some highly rated ones” Pyrex Bakeware 9 Inch Pie Plate. It is only $4 but Model 6001003 is still the very best for making pies. Get is at shopworldkitchen.com Claphalon Contemporary Stainless Steel Roasting Pan was the best back in 2006…

On the road again and here’s the latest update on the cat and mouse of radar detectors Radar Roy’s Blog The one major drawback with these devices was the mobile photo radar vans that are moved, sometimes on a daily or even hourly basis. Trapster then emerged on the scene, building a social network of…

Netflix coming next month to PlayStation 3 Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. (SCEA) and Netflix, Inc. [Nasdaq: NFLX] today announced that they are joining forces to make thousands of movies and TV episodes from Netflix available to be streamed instantly to TVs via the PlayStation®3 (PS3â„¢) computer entertainment system. Netflix expects to begin streaming via…

Here are lowest prices so far. No word on how reliable these are. MacBook. 2.26GHz. $899 from Onsale ($999 Street) MacBook Air. 1.86GHz. $1400 vs. $1500 from MacMall iMac 27″. 2.66GHz Quad. $1790 vs. $1999 from ClubMac AppleInsider | Mac Pricing Matrix: Find the best prices on Macs AppleInsider’s Mac Pricing Matrix aims to make…