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My Current HDTV Setup

As some of you are aware, back in January, I purchased my first LCD HDTV.  I made this purchase on Amazon.com, after researching on both the Internet and at brick and mortar stores.  A review on this purchase can be found at the URL below.
 
http://www.lockergnome.com/dabrace1984/2008/01/08/buying-an-hdtv-from-a-bm-store-versus-amazoncom/
 
I have loved every minute of this purchase.  When I was […]

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Where Have I Been?

I know that I don’t write to often but May seemed to be turning into a month where I was going to be posting for about 3-4 times per week; way above my average.  Between May 1 and May 13, I posted 7 times.  Then came WicketPixe, the new WordPress theme that Chris and his […]

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Dell XPS Desktops, Laptops and Alienware

Yesterday (Monday) night at 10:02pm, Engadget made a blog post that Dell had announced that they were going to be getting rid of the XPS desktop and laptop models of personal computers.  Engadget made this post based on an article that was posted on the Wall Street Journal’s website.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/12/dell-dropping-xps-focusing-on-alienware/
This was a huge shock to me.  […]

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Current State of the Economy and the Presidential Election

With the current state of the economy being so bad, you would think that presidential candidates would be looking out for us.  When I say "looking out for us," I mean by offering us more than a Gas Tax Holiday that is only going to save use a couple cents per day.
Hillary Clinton is still […]

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Save XP

Today I got an e-mail from InfoWorld about their "Save XP" campaign.
Dear "Save XP" petition participant —
Thank you for signing our "Save XP" petition. You’re getting this message because you told us you wanted updates on new developments in the "Save XP" campaign. Here’s what’s happening:
Close to 200,000 people have signed the petition […]

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Windows XP Service Pack 3

Microsoft has finally released Service Pack 3 for Windows XP.  There are different versions of it available using the URLs below:
Windows XP Service Pack 3 Network Installation Package — 316.4MBhttp://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5b33b5a8-5e76-401f-be08-1e1555d4f3d4&DisplayLang=en
Windows XP Service Pack 3 ISO File — 544.9MB http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2fcde6ce-b5fb-4488-8c50-fe22559d164e&DisplayLang=en
The ISO file seems to be similar to be similar to the version Microsoft put together […]

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College Rooming Options

I did my undergrad study at a small private school in Hickory, North Carolina called Lenoir-Rhyne College.  One of the things that I believe made L-RC very unique is the kind of rooming options that were possible.
Freshman had two options:

One room with a total of two people connected to another room that also had two […]

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Legal Voting Age

Teenagers in the Lehigh Valley of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania are arguing for something that I find to be very relevant. As you are probably well aware, Pennsylvania held it’s 2008 primary election on April 22. The argument that these teenagers are debating is that if someone is old enough to vote in […]

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Gas Tax Holiday

I am all for saving money, as long as public services are not jeopardized at the same time.  Once again, Barack Obama (the candidate that I am supporting during the 2008 Presidential Election) is being ganged up on by John McCain and Hillary Clinton.  Somewhere around April 15, 2008, John McCain and Hillary Clinton started […]