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Golfing for Kids
Calvin 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 system. 5″ and 25% lighter…
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Great 754 boards, 939s coming out next week
AnandTech: 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 8KDA3 emerges as our Gold…
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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 socket (Newcastle) slipped into June,…
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Double Layer DVD writing is coming
The first sets of drives that support dual layer are coming. Here are some with good reputations: * BENQ DW822A. * NEC ND-2510A * Lite-on SOHW-832S. Also some older drives can be firmware upgraded with the usual caveats as The firmware page :: View topic – The Double Layer Upgradability Thread explains. Short story is…
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Athlon 64 and OCZ's EB memory go fast
“Anandtech”:http://anandtech.com/memory/showdoc.html?i=2057. An interesting piece about how the combination of the Athlon 64, plus locked PCI/AGP motherboards like the nForce 250 Pro really perform when using a new variant of memory called enhanced bandwidth done by OCZ. The new recommendation is the OCZ 3700EB available at “SVC”:http://www.svc.com/ocz466512ebdcpe-k.html for $183/512MB, Athlon 3200+, K8T800 PRO with nForce3-250 chipset…
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Medical Cartoons
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Notebook Guide: Ultraportables and Desktop Replacements
OK, My laptop died, time to get another. Here are some reviews that led me to the Sony VAIO TF3AP2. Its 3 pounds, has a CD-RW/DVD and runs on batteries for five hours. Tiny, its just what I need on the road. I’ll have to get a big desktop at home, but I still need…
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Binoculars Guide 2004
Well, the last thing we need for our big trip in the outdoors are great binoculars to look at all the wildlife. Some great resources about this, but its been a little confusing because there doesn’t seem to be a definitive source and there are *lots* of brands. The main conclusion is that an midrange…
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Gas Grills
Gas BBQ Grills Product Reviews and Reports by Consumer Search – ConsumerSearch.com. Just found this site ConsumerSearch which aggregates reviews from others. A good idea. Nice thing is that it reviews reviewers and it seems pretty accurate. Here’s the scoop on gas grills with full “reviews”:http://www.consumersearch.com/www/sports_and_leisure/gas_bbq_grills/reviews.html. Weber Genesis Silver B. $450. It’s the one that…
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Dress Shoes and Coupons
Well, I also hate shopping for dress shoes, but fortunately, I always am the same size. Here’s a great way to do it: * “Shoebuy”:http://shoebuy.com. Top rated by BizRate, these guys have a big selection. The prices are just typical list prices you’d find at “Nordstroms”:http://nordstroms.com though there is no shipping charge. * !! Best…
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Buying Sneakers
Sneakerland. If you’re lazy like me, then you hate going shopping. Sneakerland is a great place to buy any athletic shoes. They typically have free shipping and also 10-15% discounts are common once you use them, they’ll send email with coupons in them. Reliable so far for me. Got my running shoes (Asic Gels) and…
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Mariners with the Kids
Seattle Safeco Field Advice. Some great advice about enjoying Safeco Field and the Mariners (even if they are terrible). Good points: * In the outfield, there are three sections – the left and right field lower seats are reserved and are also $24. The left field bleachers are $13 and the center field bleachers are…
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NPR and CSpan Live
NPR Program Stream. Been listening to the Senate hearings on Iraq live. Have to say these audio streaming applications really work much better. NPR has their entire program on the web now. “C-Span”:http://inside.c-spanarchives.org:8080/cspan/schedule.csp. I had not realized it, but all three C-Span channels are now available online. Pretty terrific program guide too.
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Firefox Plug-ins on Mac OSX
mozdev.org – plugindoc: OSX. It is confusing how to get the plug-ins working right on OSX. A good writeup here.
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Fishing Gear Guide 2004
It’s been a while since I’ve bought much fishing gear, but with Grace growing up and actual success catching fish, I need two more rods. A good time to update the fishing guide. Resources like “TackleTour”:http://www.tackletour.com/editorschoiceall.shtm. They remain a great guide to fishing gear particularly their editors choice: * “Quantum Energy 20PTi”:http://www.tackletour.com/reviewquantumenergypti.shtm. Kind of expensive,…
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USB Flash Camera
More examples of, if it can be made, it will be made: * Camera added to USB Flash drive | The Register . Has a tiny battery in it so you can take pictures. And in this business there is not one, but two of these from JetFlash and Philips * “MP3 Wristwatch”:http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/ads?client=ca-pub-6455808816405956&random=1084947588008&format=160x600_as&output=html&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theregister.co.uk%2F2004%2F02%2F03%2Flaks_preps_mp3_wristwatch%2F. Another example…
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Offline Blog Editors
Time once again for a review of blog editing tools. I’ve been looking for the perfect offline tool and “Messyworkbench”:http://www.synaptic.bc.ca/MyMessyWorkbench/archives/2003/12/editing_your_blogs_offline_not_ready_for_primetime.php provided a good overview to which I’ll add: # I’ve been using “Zempt”:http://zempt.com for a while and like it. Unfortunately, its not been maintained for a while and sometimes doesn’t work. Fails to post. The…
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MT to WordPress migration guides
“Make the Switch”:http://wordpress.org/development/archives/2004/05/17/make-the-switch/. Some great posts on how to mechanically switch from Movable Type to WordPress. Some great tips from early adopters. Much is familiar since “Geekfishing.net”:http://geekfishing.net actually startes as a b2/cafelog site. Main question I have is how to convert over to MovableType like links. Main issue is that there is a problem with…
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iPod to get Video
AppleInsider | Source describes rumored video capabilities of future iPod. Logical extension and pretty cool idea for Apple. Next iPod will have a screen and video output
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Anandtech's Monthly Hardware Reviews
AnandTech: Weekly Buyer’s Guide: Entry Level System – May 2004. A great resource, Anandtech is bascially doing weekly guides to hardware. Every month they cover Entry level (week 1), Mid-range (week 2), high-end (week 3) and overclocked (week 4). This month, the recommendations are: * CPU: AMD Athlon XP 2000+ retail or AMD Mobile Athlon…
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More Advice for nVidia cleanup
eDimensional, the reseller of i-glasses had this to say about getting drivers to work: # Go to nVidia “cleaner”:http://download.guru3d.com/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=167 and get the nvidia cleaner. This file will clean the drivers from your system. We have heard from other users that this program works well to get rid of any old drivers that are still on…
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Starting off fresh to debug nVidia driver problems
OK, to really figure out what is wrong with an installation, here is what you have to do: # Guru3D.com Forums – How to properly uninstall detonators/catalysts. This is apparently a must. These drivers really leave junk everywhere. Read the guide above first # “Driver Cleaner”:http://www.driverheaven.net/cleaner/. This is a shareware program that cleans up junk…
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eDimensional Glasses Don't work
Stereoscopic 3D Virtual Reality Homepage – Complete Market Surveys of 3D-Glasses VR-Helmets 3D-Software. Well, I tried these eDimensional glasses. Plugged it in, but with the latest nVidia drivers, I get an instant blue screen when I start Windows XP and then get blown into some strange video mode where the screen is blank or blinking.…
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Debugging Firefox
Firefox Help: Extensions. I’m really liking Mozilla Firefox. The extension architecture is amazing. You get all the great features. The biggest problem is that extensions are buggy and it is hard to figure out how to reset the application. Even an uninstall won’t help. Nor will cleaning out the registry. It turns out the real…
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Choosing the 70-200 vs. 80-200 Nikon Lense
Well, Alaska is coming up as I pointed out earlier, need a great lense for taking those nature shots. Also, the kids are in enough sports now that a good high quality lense would really let me capture some great moments. Here are ones to consider. Thanks to David Ruether – SUBJECTIVE Lens Evaluations (Mostly…
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Binoculars
Leupold Wind River Katmai Binoculars. We’ll be headed out to Alaska pretty soon this summer so time to get some equipment to really enjoy it. We had a cheap set of compact binoculars but lost them. Also have a nice image stabilized set for boating. In looking at Outside Magazine, they rated these Katmai’s as…
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Marketing is Not Mystery Meat
Marketing Playbook. Well, folks have been saying heck, why don’t you write down all the stuff you’ve learned. Well, thanks to John Zagula, a few hard earned lessons on marketing are now going into print this fall. Check out the Marketing Playbook if you are interested in figuring out this crazy thing called marketing. No,…
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Atom vs. RSS
XML Syndication Supporters Mulling W3C Move. I’ve never gotten to understand the deep issues in this debate. XML is so easy to read (check the RSS 1.0, 2.0 and Atom feeds on this Blogs as an example), but maybe time to start thinking about it. Some folks like “Steve Gillmore”:http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1413403,00.asp have argued that RSS and…
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Textpattern Installation
_Don’t you love those packages that don’t stick a how to install somewhere up front. Here’s what I’ve been able to glean: # Textpattern Support Forum / I am lost Help!!!. Download textpattern_g118a, unzip it (I’m assuming you’re on Windows.) Set up a MySQL database w/ your host (mine had cPanel which let me set…
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Blogger Coding
the blogger code. Fun idea, take a survey and summarize how nerdy you are with a code. Mine is bq. B8 d++ t+ k++ s u f+ i o+ x e+ l+ c– FWIW, reminds me that I once taught Connie LISP, so know when she says bq. (geekp) I can answer bq. t And…