February 2009

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Top 5 Tech Do-Withouts

The economy stinks, and everyone is looking to cut back and save money right now. Unfortunately, the idea of cutting back and technology don’t often go together. Believe it or not, but it is possible to waste money on useless tech and there are ways you can save money.

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Starbucks Enters Instant Coffee Market with VIA

In an effort to appeal to cost-conscious consumers, Starbucks has announced the availability of its new VIA instant coffee starting March 3. The Seattle coffee giant, however, would be taken aback if you referred to its new product as “instant coffee,” claiming that VIA offers the same quality and taste regular whole bean brew. VIA … Continue Reading

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HP iQ506 TouchSmart PC

Hewlett-Packard is currently on tap to release the TouchSmart IQ506 a second generation to the IQ770. The IQ506 promises easy access and a simple design with touch screen access that reminds me a bit of an IPod Touch.

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What’s on Obama’s Playlist?

It is always interesting to know what your politicians are listening to. It gives you a pulse on their thinking, and their taste. This week according to VH1 we now get to know all about what is on Barack Obama’s Ipod playlist in the new issue of Rolling Stone.

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Hate Your Cell Provider? You Are Not Alone.

Recently cell phone providers in the United States are according to Forbes magazine are ranked one of the worst when it comes to customer service. In fact, one customer for Verizon was so unhappy with his service, he got his friend to send in a fake death certificate to get him out of his contract.

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Sick of your life? Buy His!

Yes… we have seen a lot of strange things being bought and sold on eBay. Some of them have been disgusting (like people selling their children), some have been normal, and well…one guy has decided to sell his life.

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Samsung YP-S2ZB/XAA S2 1GB Slim Portable Media Player

Samsung is trying to get a bigger jump on the mp3 market with their YP-S2 models being touted as the player for those of us on the go. The device which is according to Samsung is small like a pebble and can be worn like a pendant around the neck.

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Developers Are Not Liking Windows Vista and Neither Am I

I know… it seems like the worlds most shocking news, but according to a recent report from Evans Data only 8% developers are writing applications for Windows Vista. To pour a little salt on the wound there is other data shows that 49% are writing applications for Windows XP.

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More Reasons Why Firefox is My Browser

I love Firefox. Not in the star crossed lovers walking down the beach somewhere in the tropics, but I do really love this browser. I am that tech nerd that when fixing my not so computer savvy friends’ computers that installs Firefox on their computers and then tells them that they are so outdated for … Continue Reading

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Delicious Library 2.0

With all the different forms of media out there, it seems to get harder and harder for us to keep everything in our collections in some form of order. Delicious has the answers for Mac users and is releasing the latest version of their media organization software Delicious Library 2.0.

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