Ron Schenone
Panasonic 42″ 1080p Plasma For $649.99 – Sears Has It
You may recall that last week I had mentioned about not forgetting Sears when looking for electronics. Today I received an advertisement from Sears offering the following HDTV for a great price. The HDTV is a Panasonic 42″ 1080p Plasma on sale for $649.99. On their web site Sears provides the following information about this [...]
What Is ‘Best Buy Optimization’ And Is It Worth $39.95? You Decide
Though I have personally purchased items from Best Buy, including a recent laptop purchase, I usually buy online when shipping is free. I have not purchased a laptop or any computer system from a Best Buy retail store so I am not familiar with their purchasing policies. I am therefore relying on others who have [...]
Testing The Chevy Volt By Jay Leno
Jay Leno is a car buff and his Big Dog Garage hosts amazing vehicle from the past, including a Stanley Steamer and also a 1916 Owens Magnetic. Both the Steamer and the Magnetic were vehicles that were ahead of their times and were the world’s first green vehicles. Neither the idea behind the Steamer nor [...]
Microsoft Has Eliminated Upgrade Pricing For Office 2010 – Is This The Future For All Microsoft Products?
It has been confirmed by a Microsoft spokesperson that Microsoft has officially eliminated the pricing for upgrades to their Office 2010 product line. Since as long as I can remember, and I am sure as long as some of you can remember, most major software companies have always had a two tier pricing system. One [...]
Washington DC Sues AT&T Over Unused Calling Card Minutes – But There Is A Twist
I must admit every once in awhile you read about a creative way that some government entity has come up with to line their coffers, but this seems to be unique. The Washington DC Attorney General is suing AT&T for all of the unused minutes left behind by consumers who have not used the entire [...]
Justice Department Asks FCC To Expand Wireless Spectrum
In a country that prides itself as being technologically advanced, it is still an unbelievable fact how many people in our country do not have a broadband connection. By freeing up more wireless spectrum, the hope is that other companies, besides the teleco giants, will be able to provide broadband service for a lower price. [...]
Google Nexus One – Not At All What Some Of Us Were Hoping It Would Be
For the past few years I along with a lot of others in the blogging community, wrote about the future Google phone. What many of us had envisioned was a inexpensive phone that would be supported by advertising and provide a cheap cell phone experience. Many of us were fed up having to pay out [...]
Wilson Cell Phone Signal Booster – New Slim Model Coming Soon
It has happened to all of of us.The dreaded down zone with no cell phone service. Wilson electronics has been making cell phone boosters that can solve this problem, but the units have cost over $300. But the company has recently announced a new slim model that will sell for under $130 once it is [...]
How To Play ‘God’ With Windows 7 – But Be careful
Over at CNET, Ina Fried has posted a very interesting piece on how to enable ‘GodMode’ for users of Windows 7. The article also states that this trick should work with Vista, but Vista users are being warned that those running the 64 bit version should be very cautious. So what does this mean to [...]
Beautiful People Site Kicks Out Over Weight Members
Over at BeautifulPeople.com, they don’t want any over weight people as members. It seems that some 5,000 members were expelled from the site after putting on weight during the holidays. I bet you have the same question that I had. How did they know that those members put on the pounds? It seems that they [...]
