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Continue reading →: Blog Pingers Galore
a little ludwig goes a long way: Pinging Service Rundown. What a great idea. “Neil”:http://www.neilturner.me.uk/2004/Jan/30/pinging_service_rundown.html has a list of good sites to ping and “Doug Gunters”:http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2004/02/23/blog-service-pinger-enhancements is working on an automated version of this.
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Continue reading →: Incredible AT&T Wireless Snafu
a little ludwig goes a long way: ATT phone obsoleting. For those of you who have been wondering why AT&T GSM coverage is so horrible. Ludwig explains it. Basically, AT&T launched their GSM in the 1900 MHz range, but then built out their older 850 MHz TDMA spectrum, so now…
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Continue reading →: Video Cards: March 2004 Recommendations
Last review of these I did in early January, so time for the 2Q04 recommendations. As usual, “Digit-Life”:http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/digest3d/index.html has the very best comprehensive review. Here’s a quick summary. These figures were done with an Intel Pentium 4 3.2GHz Not much change here since January, no major new releases. These prices…
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Continue reading →: Guide to Cell phones in general: March 2004
Well, Jenn asked me about cell phones. She needs one or maybe two. Given the pricing right now and wireless local number portability, here’s what I told her (this applies mainly to Seattle) and is tuned for “just married” set for once vs. geeks galore: * “Wireless Local Number Portability”:http://wireless.fcc.gov/wlnp/.…
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Continue reading →: More Mac Blogging Applications
:: w.bloggar FAQ ::. Som e good tips on Mac blogging applications. The one I’ve been using crashes like crazy. Called Ecto. I’m not sure why. Mysterious, “Application Unexpected Quit” which is about as useful as the BSOD on Windows. * Netnewswire:http://ranchero.com/netnewswire/. Is a Mac RSS reader and editing off…
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Continue reading →: Disk Drive recommendations
Can it be that another quarter has passed. Here again are the recommendations for the best hard drives to buy. It basically is that you should get the WD740GD for system drive, the Hitachi Deskstar 7K250 ATA-100 for your data drive. If you are on a budget, then get the…
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Continue reading →: Best CD-Rs, DVD+Rs and other consumables
OK, now that I’ve run out of consumables, here’s a good place to get them. Its actually hard to find an inexpensive place to buy this stuff, but you can try Yesmicro.com as well as thenerds.net. Verbatim has done consistently well in benchmarks for media, but it is a mess…
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Continue reading →: Guide Books
Well, its the start of the new year and it seems like we are planning travel like crazy. Here are some of the things we sue for planning: * “Seattle”:http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/17405/ref=br_bx_c_2_2/103-9763570-0061442. Amazon has a nice list of the best selling travel books. Travel is one area where having the book ranking…
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Continue reading →: Been listening to…
With all the great new artists out there and the Internet, it sure is easier to find some great new folks to listen to. Lately, I’ve been gravitating towards alternative artists like: * NPR : Vienna Teng, Live at NPR. One of the few folks I learned about reading the…
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Continue reading →: iTunes and Pepsi Promotion
About.com : http://www.macmerc.com/news/archives/1270. Pepsi is doing a big giveaway where if you find the right bottle top, you can get a free iTunes song. Here’s a good post in about.com that explains how to tell if the bottle is the right one: # You find a bottle that has a…
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