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Mountain Bikes 2004
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Continue reading →: Mountain Bikes 2004Now that my knee is better, time to start thinking about a great mountain bike. Some things have changed, but here’s a quick review of bikes I’ve looked at: * Intense Spyder XVP Reviews, Specs and Shopping. The Intense Spyder has gotten incredible reviews. Main issue though is wearing out…
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AMD Athlon 64: Newcastle chips are here!
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Continue reading →: AMD Athlon 64: Newcastle chips are here!“Tom’s Hardware”:http://www4.tomshardware.com/cpu/20040601/index.html and “Anandtech”:http://anandtech.com/cpu/showdoc.html?i=2065 both report on the new socket 939 newcastle core chips shipping. Here’s a summary of performance: * The Athlon64 3500+ at 2.2 GHz and 512 kB L2 cache probably is the most attractive new processor. With an initial price of around $500, it is more expensive…
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Myr Retrievers can target each other
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Continue reading →: Myr Retrievers can target each otherAsk The Virtual Judge: A Magic: the Gathering Rules Lookup. Wow amazing, there is a virtual judge. Alex’s question was can two Myr Retrievers target each other. Answer yes, so if you sacrifice two you can get them both back.
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Magic Rules
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Continue reading →: Magic RulesCrystal Keep – Magic – Rules. We keep debating the rules for Magic. Here are the official rules and rulings.
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iPod Competitor: the iRiver iGP 100
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Continue reading →: iPod Competitor: the iRiver iGP 100iRiver iGP-100 – Convenience, Continued. Well, there are other iPod mini competitors now. This one uses a 1.5gb hard drive and is half the price of the mini. Also plays MP3, WMF and even Ogg Vorbis (my personal favorite right now!). Also connects as a USB hard drive to Windows,…
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Seattle Times on Fishing
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Continue reading →: Seattle Times on FishingThe Seattle Times: Fishing. A great resource for the latest on fishing in the SEattle area from the Seattle Times. Of note is that Cedar River is opening for catch and release. That Pine Lake is opening up on the Issaquah plateau.
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Hepa Filter
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Continue reading →: Hepa FilterABT Electronics – Product Page. Ok, we tried the Sharper Image filter, but the ozone just made Alex wheeze, so we’re headed up market to a HEPA filter. Mad by Whirlpool, this one is supposed to capture really tiny particles. We’ll see.
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Golfing for Kids
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Continue reading →: Golfing for KidsCalvin loves golf. Time to get him some clubs. Here are some great locations noted by Google: * U.S. Kids Golf :: Leading the world in kids golf. Pretty cool. You can get an all titanium club for juniors. Expensive, but fitted by size. Calvin is probably in the Green…
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Great 754 boards, 939s coming out next week
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Continue reading →: Great 754 boards, 939s coming out next weekAnandTech: Socket 754 Roundup: Comparing Generation 2 _Review of the mature 754 boards. These are going to be good buys when the 939 boards come out next week since they are about the same performance, but an older generation_ Based on features, implementation, value, overclocking performance and flexibility, the Epox…
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Guide to Hardware…
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Continue reading →: Guide to Hardware…Now that Anandtech is doing a monthly review of hardware, it sure is easier for me to do my guides. They are basically references to Anandtech now. Good recommendations are there. Here is my high end system recommendation. First point of course is that the ship of the Athlon 939…