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2007 November

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Santa Claus Conquers the Martians

I love B Rated movies.   Now that Christmas time is here, I am thinking about what is the best B Rated Christmas Movie.   This has to be Santa Claus Conquers the Martians.   This movie has rated on the top 100 worst movies ever made.   Sometimes really bad movies can be the funnies to watch.   The […]

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Dell 22″ Widescreen LCD Monitor w/built in webcam $319

LCD monitors have been dropping in price like crazy.   Dell just released the SP2208WFP.   This is a 22″ Wide-screen LCD Monitor.   It has a 2 megapixel web-cam built into the top.   1,680 x 1,050 resolution.   Dynamic contrast ratio of 2000:1.   D-Sub 15, DVI-D (with HDCP).   HDMI and 4 USB 2.0 hub ports are also available.   This […]

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Sci Fi Channel - Tin Man

This sunday, Sci Fi will be premiering the new mini series Tin Man.   This is very loosely based on L. Frank Baum’s book “The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz”.  
Instead of being in Oz, they will be in The O.Z. “Outer Zone”.   Instead of Dorothy Gail, we will have DG.   The Cowardly Lion is now half human, […]

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Will It Advertise?

I have been helping a couple of companies put up videos on YouTube to use as advertising. This is a great way to show who you are or what your products are. Hosting is free, and in a world where advertising is expensive, this is hard to turn down.
I am thinking about companies that […]

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SMTP Email Server Rant

SMTP is a horrible protocol for sending email. I prefer Exchange services but do understand that SMTP is required. All email providers that use SMTP need to make sure that they are using authentication. There are still a lot of companies that does not do this. Without […]

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Gateway Computer Handling Charges Rant

I am helping a coworker look for a laptop, and for the fun of it I went to look at Gateway Computers. They were offering free shipping, but I noticed that they were still charging $20 handling charge. I think that this is bad business, and I am really disappointed in Gateway. This is not […]

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What Geek Gifts Do You Want For Christmas

I have been thinking a lot about what to get others for Christmas.   Now I am wondering what the tech geeks out there are wishing for.   I would love to read you comments below for ideals for others.

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Geek Term Of The Day - Chimping

Being a geek requires learing a new language.   Todays geek term of the day is Chimping.
Chimping is a digital photography term use to explain the action of checking out photos you just took on the built in LCD screen.   There is debate on whether this is good or not.   Pro photographers even make fun of […]

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Microsoft Windows Vista - Thoughts

When it comes to computers, I am platform neutral about Operating Systems.   At home I am running both Windows Vista and OSX Leopard.   I have been thinking about Vista, and have come up with a few opinions. 
My Windows Vista computer is a Dell XPS 410.   I bought this the same week that […]

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Christmas Gift Ideas - Photobooks

Are you looking for a good Christmas gift for that loved one?   Want to have something that is special and personal?   How about a photobook?   You can upload your photos to a printing company, select the paper and cover type, and you will have a professional looking book mailed back to you.
If you have used […]

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Dell Laptop for $399

Dell is stepping up and have lowered the price for their Vostro 1000 laptop.�� You can now purchase this laptop for $399.�� This is to pricemath Asus EEE machine.�� This same machine sold for $700.��
Link: Dell Vostro 1000
Specs
AMD AthlonTM 64 X2 Dual-Core processor TK-53 (1.7GHz/512KB)
Genuine Windows Vista� Home Basic
15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA LCD Anti-Glare […]

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Final Cut Express 4 - 1st Impressions - Review

Last week Apple released Final Cut Express 4.   I wanted a better video editing program instead of IMovie, so I went ahead and purchesed.   I have always enjoyed timeline based editing instead of even editing.   Years ago I was using the original Final Cut Pro, and I have been using Adobe Premiere CS2 recently.
So far, […]

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Can’t Afford A New Dell? Try yoursishere.com

Have you been trying to figure out how to afford that new Dell Laptop or Plasma Television that you want? Are you short of funds? Dell now wants to help you raise the money. It has even enlisted celebrities to help you. Visit Dell’s new site yoursishere.com […]

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OS X Leopard 10.5.1 Update

Apple just released the OS X Leopard 10.5.1 Update to the general public. You can run your OS X software update now. The installation just ran smoothly. I will be testing it throughout the day.
OS X Leopard 10.5.1 Update - Added Features
OS X Leopard 10.5.1 […]

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Free eBay Lister & Free Image Hosting - Auctiva.com

I have been selling on eBay for many years. With eBay’s clucky Web page listing, and Turbo Lister working poorly with Windows Vista, I have resorted to using Auctiva.com for ALL my listing and image hosting for eBay. They have great Web-based software. They have reporting. You can purchase […]

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Big Bang Theory - CBS TV Show - Rant

I was watching the CBS TV show The Big Bang Theory last night. I have Dish network HD and tried to view it in both HD and SD. CBS really messed up the audio volume on this show. The volume of people talking was extremely low (where I had […]

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DVDs Need To Go Green - Rant

I really enjoy watching movies at home.   I have a large DVD collection.   While setting up a DVD yesterday, I was realizing how UNGREEN newer DVDs are.   Quite a few of the newer DVDs are coming with a paper sleeve that is wrapped around the DVD Case.   There is no need for this.   The case […]

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Disneyland Submarine Voyage

I have been going through some old 8mm videos I have, and converting them over to digital.   I found this segment, and it brought back a lot of memories.   This is the old “non existant” Disneyland Submarine Voyage.   Enjoy.

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Free Server Monitoring Software

I work as a network administrator.  I have a lot of servers that I am in charge of.  I have been looking for a decent ping based network monitor that will watch all of my servers and routers.  Today I found DreamSys Server Monitor.  Finally, this is what I have been wanting.  I have linked […]

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OK Folks - Secure Your Wireless Networks

Make sure you secure your wireless networks. I have been running Istumbler on my Macbook, and it always amazes me how much of the population does not secure their home or business networks. I was just a a friend’s home, and I was able to see five open networks. […]