Twitter is an online service that allows you to post public announcements of your current doings. The catch is that you can only post text blurbs of less than 140 characters (called a “tweet”). They have a desktop widget that allows you to enter updates whenever you feel like it. You can even send updates via your cell...
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I received my new HIS video card and memory from NewEgg.com yesterday (I switched from ZipZoomFly to NewEgg to get free shipping). Installation was a snap. Our Dell XPS G5 boxes open right up without any screws (just a latch that you pull up), and the whole side swings right out on a hinge. It was the easiest hardware upgrade that...
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I spent the better part of Sunday putting up the outdoor Christmas decorations. I generally don’t like to sit outside in the cold, but it’s impractical to bring every strand of Christmas lights into the house to check them where it’s warm. So I sat out in the garage, laying each strand out and then plugging them in...
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“Black Friday” seems to start earlier every year. Kohls announced that they would be opening at 4 AM this year, so the original plan was to wake up at 2:30 AM and get to Kohls by 3 AM to wait in line. After looking at the Kohls ad, however, Chrissy changed our plans. Instead, we woke up at 2:30 AM to arrive at Toys R Us...
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Lately I’ve been watching “Noein” and “Ergo Proxy” every week, but both series are coming to an end this week. “Noein” is on the Sci-Fi Channel’s “ani-Monday”, which was a fantastic idea for them. Although I don’t care for “Virus Buster Serge”, many of the...
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I normally keep an eye out for new anime on the Cartoon Network, so I set this one to record even though I didn’t know what it was and there was no synopsis. It took three weeks for me to get around to watching it, since I got better things to do than watch TV shows with no synopsises. But I’m glad that I finally watched...
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My knowledge of current video cards is woefully inadequate. For example, the last time that I upgraded a video card, I was looking for one that was AGP compatible. That means that the motherboard has a special AGP slot that you plug the card into. Well, it turns out that my computer has the newer video card port, PCI Express x16....
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I know that I’ve given up movie theaters, but I recently saw a couple of trailers that make me want to change my mind. Both “Cloverfield” and “Aliens Versus Predator 2: Requiem” are due out soon, and they both look really good. Normally, if I hear about a movie that I would like to see, I will wait for...
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