• Magellan Firmware

    Magellan :: Support :: Product Support. _I have a now old Magellan SporTrak Pro, incredibly confusing what firmware to load. The thing doesn’t have that much memory, so the tradeoff is that if you want tides and currents you need to use the specialized Marine firmware, otherwise, if you want…

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  • Comcast HDTV

    HDTV FROM COMCAST – CABLE FAVORITES HD PROGRAMMING. There are a lot more HDTV stations on Comcast here in Seattle. I’m actually kind of surprised. Also for $10/month, you can get a PVR as well. This is an 80GB Motorola 6802 box, so not that fast and only a single…

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  • ProntoPro NG TSU7000

    I’ve been using the ProntoPro TSU6000 for a long time now. In fact there is one at our house and both our parents house. They are the easiest I think to use because of the touchscreen. Now, Phillips has finally introduced a replacement RC: Philips ProntoPro NG TSU7000 & Marantz…

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  • Gearbox Software Forums – How to FIX Mouse LAG in Menu and Sound Errors. _Back from holiday and managed to fry one machine and can’t get Brother in Arms to work. Here is one fix. Arrgh. It is amazing how hard it is to fix things. This involved files not…

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  • Well if you don’t happen to be Sheryl Crow or John Kerry, where do you watch the Tour de France finish, not lots of advice on the web, but basically, they cruise in via the Rue di Rivoli past the Jardin de Tuileries and then hit the Place de la…

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  • On TV, undoubtedly, those of you in Comcast territory should kiss the earth. They now have Video on Demand and if you are smart, you can find 20 minute Tour de France highlights in their VOD section. Of course, good luck finding it. Here’s how: * “Comcast On Demand”:http://comcast.m0.net/m/p/com/mic/Sports.asp?email=&cmp=&custom=. Hit…

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  • Tour de France Stage 14

    _What an exciting stage. Of course I had to follow it all over my Blackberry’s mobile web access to cyclingnews.com. Pretty cool to do remote though._ The big news of course is that T-mobile blew out the Discovery Team. Boy are those guys strong. With three world class contender, Ullrich,…

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  • Scott CR1

    !http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2005/tour05/tech/saunier-scott/cntdf05-scott1tn.jpg! www.cyclingnews.com presents the 92nd Tour de France. _Another incredibly light bike._ Saunier Duval-Prodir’s American rider Chris Horner told Cyclingnews that he thinks his Scott CR1 team bike is “the best road bike on the market today” and he’s already won a Tour de Suisse stage this year to prove…

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  • Iceland Tours

    Quick highlights and must sees of Iceland: Here is the Sigfus tour: * Nesjavellir. Cool beyond words. This is a place where steam literally rises from everywhere in the ground. Its a big geothermal plant that products 90MW of power and incredible amounts of warm water. There is a 50km…

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  • Iceland Calling Card

    Most calling cards don’t work in Iceland. But, the local company called “Atlas Simi”:http://atlassimi.is is just $0.12/minute back to the US. It cost is 1,000Ikr for 450 minutes, so pretty amazing net, net. The card also works in the UK and Denmark. Kind of cool that you can buy it…

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