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Back to Skiing
Had a great time skiing, back at it after a year with a torn ACL. It is amazing how you knee won’t hurt if everything else aches :-). In any case, I had new boot, bindings and skis, but only got to use them a few times before blowing out my knee last year. Here’s…
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Sony VGN-T140PL
VAIO T140 Notebook (Sony-VGNT140PL) – PriceGrabber.com. John “Zagula”:http://zagula.com was using my laptop and loving it. Here John is a link with the lowest prices. Newegg has them for $1845 delivered.
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Getting towed
Nothing like getting towed. Actually, it hasn’t happened to me since I was 18 years old in Chicago, but that’s another Rock’n’Roll High School story. If it happens to you, here are some things to know: * “Finding your car”:http://www.ci.seattle.wa.us/transportation/parking/parkingtow.htm. It is actually not very clear where car disappears if you get towed. There are…
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Linksys WRT54GP2
TomsNetworking Product Reviews : TomsNetworking :. _Here is the perfect combo device for $100 or so. It has Wifi, router and also is a 2-port VOIP phone system. Quality on Vonage was only OK according to them._ The bottom line for me is that the GP2 is a very good, feature-rich, hardware based firewall /…
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USB Phone Charger
ZIP-KIT-NK1 ZIP-LINQ Retractable Nokia Phone Charger Kit at TigerDirect.com. NOw that I have USB connection for just about everything, I can charge my Blackberry, iPod, Bluespoon AX headset all from my laptop or any USB connection, the only thing left is my Nokia 6620 phone. Here’s the $20 solution from Tigerdirect. Its got the right…
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USB External Hard Drive
Deb asked me what’s the cheapest way to upgrade her Dell “Inspiron 8100”:http://www.gamers-depot.com/hardware/notebooks/dell/inspiron8100/001.htm and not have to buy a new laptop. A great question since laptops are not that upgradeable and they are expensive. She was thinking about buying a new 60GB hard drive and an additional 256MB of memory for a $300 upgrade. Given…
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Joysticks
Joystick Directory at Joystick Review. No one seems to be playing flight simulators anymore, so the reviews I’ve seen of joysticks are usually a couple of years old. Microsoft has even exited the business, although ebay has quite a few SideWinder “Force Feedback 2”:http://www.joystickreview.com/microsoft/sidewinderforcefeedback2.asp’s around. Thye have a great rating of 89.5 out of 100.…
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Sun Peaks
We are off to Sun Peaks. I’m actually kind of amazed how little information there is on the web about this ski resort. Well, maybe we can be the top hit đ Anyway, here are some resources: * Sun Peaks, British Columbia – Reviews and travel information. There are a bunch of sites like epinions…
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hdtv capture
HTPCnews Forums -> Recording HDTV FAQ Q. Can I record my satellite provider’s HDTV feeds? A. No you cannot. The satellite vendors employ encryption and use a different signal encoding scheme than OTA or even cable. Q. Can I record my cable provider’s HDTV feeds? A. Yes and No. Yes, you can usually record the…
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htpc software
Home Theater PC News – Your Source for Everything HTPC Related Then you will want to look at building an HTPC around Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE) 2005. MCE 2005 is a copy of Windows XP SP2 and a PVR/media center rolled into one. MCE requires a fairly new system with MCE certified drivers…