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Google Internet Throttling Monitor Tool

According to several sources (c|net, The Register, Gizmodo, Hot Hardware, Slashdot)  , Google is currently developing a tool that users will be able to will allows users to find out whether or not their Internet Service Provider (ISP) is throttling their Internet connection.
From “The Register” and “Hot Hardware:”

“We’re trying to develop tools, software tools…that allow [...]

Apple 3G iPhone

Announced today.  On July 11, 2008, Apple will be releasing the 3G iPhone.  It will cost $199 for a black 8GB model and $299 for either a black or white 16GB model.
Happy shopping!

Disturbed

In the past, I have mentioned that I live in Allentown, Pennsylvania.  To be a little bit more specific, I actually live in North Whitehall Township.  There is a new park that is located about 1 mile from my house and about 5 out of 7 days a week, I go up there to take [...]

Barack Obama Wins Democratic Nomination

Need I say anymore?  Hillary Clinton had a great campaign.  Congratulations go to Barack Obama.  Bring on John McCain.

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 originally [...]

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 [...]

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.  [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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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