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Continue reading →: Coolest Bluetooth Headset
Since we are getting all kinds of new phone stuff, might as well try Bluetooth headsets. I’ve never liked them because they are so gigantic, but a little trolling shows this Bluespoon to be pretty amazing. Just 10 grams and not expensive. There is a big brother that has a…
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Continue reading →: Need MMC for Nokia 6620
MMC vs. SD and “Flashcards.co.nz”:http://www.flashcards.co.nz/knowlege-base/mmc-card-vs-sd-card.html. We are getting Nokia 6620 for various demonstrations and need a big memory card. It takes MMC, but I’ve never understood the difference with SD until now. Basically SD is newer and has a higher transfer rate, but has some mysterious copy protection scheme. They…
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Continue reading →: Hosting Your Blog
Hey if you are thinking of getting a blog, go hang out with Mark over at “tqbloghosting”:http://www.tqbloghosting.com/. I’ve been working with him for two years now and he’s great. We have about a dozen blogs all running on his servers.
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Continue reading →: Trek 5900 Headset Fix
_David Diamond wrote me pointing out that the 5900s from 2000-2003 had a problem where the headset was not loctited down so they are sticky. Its a little complicated to fix, but he has the procedure. Trek will fix under warranty too apparently. Here are his fix-it notes or maybe…
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Continue reading →: More on the NSLU2 Delayed Write Problem
_More on the delayed write problem from Erik who is struglling like me to get the thing to work_ I bugged tech support at Linksys and they suggested turning off write caching on the local disc of the machine doing the writing to the NSLU2, disable all software firewalls, and…
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Continue reading →: WMV on DVDs and Photo on a DVD
_Great questions from my buddy Dan about how to get formats back and forth_ Say Rich, what’s the best way to: # Burn .WMV files onto a DVD in DVD format? # Produce a photo slide show video? Well, there is the best way and there is the easiest way.…
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Continue reading →: Marketing Playbook is born
Hey for those of you who don’t know, our book, the “Marketing Playbook”:http://marketingplaybook.com was officially released. Hit #199 on the Amazon list and in the top 25 for business books on Amazon, so it is in the top 1% of all Amazon books! Wow. Kind of neat. Some good reviews…
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Continue reading →: Low-cost Hotel Rooms and Travel
Great ways to get low cost hotels: h4. Airfares Use “Fare Chase”:http://farechase.com, this is a meta search engine. As an example, tomorrow I’m flying back to Seattle. Rack rate on Alaska is $451, it is $251 on Jet Blue and $165 on Delta. That’s quite a spread! There are a…
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Continue reading →: Audio Books on the Road
Well, not exactly music, but the kids and I love to listen to books on tape or CD these days. They are really in an inconvenient format since a typical book takes 5 CDs because the encoding used on regular CDs is tuned for music. Even with MP3 or OGG…
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Continue reading →: Nokia 6620 and Bluetooth Headsets
Well, time once again to get a great phone. The prices are pretty reasonable right now. You can get a Symbian phone that has full stereo plumbing for $100 with a 2-year plan from AT&T. This is an EDGE phone, so it is incredibly fast. “Letstalk.com”:http://letstalk.com is about $50 more…
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