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After my foray into streaming content to my HDTV, I was hooked, and wanted more. Not just in quality but in quantity as well. Clearly I needed a new cable.After going through Amazon, I settled on one. It had a VGA connection on both ends, as well as a mini-RCA for the audio. It is 15 feet long, and was under $13 with the shipping figured in. These places often make the wire cheap and then

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While I generally plan what I am going to use my computers for, this time I didn't quite do that. When I bought my new notebook last year, I noticed that it had an S video port out on it, but that computer ended up in the basement, and never got moved to connect to the TV set.I bought a new computer this year, the MSI VR420, simply because it was too good of a deal to pass on. It also had the S

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I think those cellphone companies know that you're gonna want to leave, so they make sure to sign you up for their contract. I have to admit that two years is a long time to be stuck in anything. I'm currently on Verizon, but I'm already counting the months down.Today, I see that Wal-Mart of all place has come out with their own prepaid cellphone. I had looked at all the current offerings, and

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Regular readers have heard me go on and on how T-Mobile was the worst cell phone provider...ever. While that still may be true, I have a different perspective of the situation after almost two months with Verizon Wireless.The coverage by my house is considerably better with Verizon. While I couldn't go away from my house in any direction without hitting a 5 mile "dead zone" with T-Mobile. They

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So I had decided on getting one of those netbooks. The idea of portability,and terrific battery life seemed just too great to pass up on, and the low prices seemed too good to be true. I had decided in a Toshiba NB205, which retailed for $349. I was gonna buy it online, but decided that it was worth the trek to my local B&M see it before purchase.What a total let down. The item appeared to be

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Once again, it was time for the consumate Snake Oil Salesman, Steve Jobs, to present the latest iPod lineup to the press today. Thanks to liveblogging feeds, it was easy for me to feel like I was almost there without dealing with the hassle of airport security. Oh, and by way of a disclaimer, I've owned an iPod Touch 8 GB for several months now.Overall, I was disappointed. There were some

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Verizon has both the older digital network, and the newer EVDO network. Many times, I have coverage with both of them. The simple explanation is that EVDO covers data, and that the other one carries voice. however, I don't think it is that simple.There are plenty of times that I only have the older digital one, and no EVDO. In those situations, the browser is too slow to be used, but the

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After years of complaining about T-Mobile, I finally kicked them to the curb. They simply had too many dead spots to continue to use them. What is the point of getting more minutes when there is no coverage to use them?After some research, it was determined that Verizon or T-Mobile would have better coverage in my area. I wanted to go with AT&T, but every handset I looked up I found fault with

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Gotta love back to school season, and all these deals. With my Averatec notebook running hot, I decided it was time to upgrade it. I wanted something small and portable, oh, and a really good deal.The obvious choice was a netbook (like I ever do anything obvious...). After looking around, I decided to look at some up close and personal. I can tell you that while 10" is quite portable, it

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I was cleaning out a closet today, and came upon a stack of telephone books. No less than 4 full sized ones, and 2 mini ones. Some were from Verizon, and some from the Yellow Book company. I'm guessing putting out phone books are a profitable business, but storing them is taking up too much space.I'm really not sure why anyone needs them anymore. Between services like Google 411, and online

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Just wanted to give an update on my experience with Gazelle. I traded in my Palm T/X, and was promised $76 for the hardware with the accessories. My product got there via UPS, and was checked in to verify that it was as described. I was a little skeptical, but I'm pleased to report that today my check for $76 arrived. I'm glad to turn my old stuff into some dough. Of course, this can get

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I guess I'm late on the Spring cleaning, but today I came upon a pile of flash drives in my drawer. Actually, make that a pile of flash memory when you add in the pile of SD cards too. I decided to look into this, rather than keep buying more of these clever devices.Truth is, none of them were close to capacity. And more than one of them had a folder labeled "Important Documents" that had

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So I go into the ATT store today, to see what I might be able to get to replace my aging Motorola on T-mobile. There was no shortage of new phones, and the pushy salesman came right over. When he heard I was with T-mobile, I was immediately told that "ATT is more money, but the phones are better, the service is better, and it roams even in foreign countries." I have to say that the phones

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I bought a digital camera a few months back, a Canon PowerShot A590. While it was not too expensive, I'm still trying to figure out one thing- it came with a mere 32 MB card. This simply doesn't make much sense. If they want to be so cheap about it, they could just leave it out all together. I have a whole box of cards, and the next smallest one it 128 megs, on up to 4 gigs. They should at

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With all the scams I hear about, I've never bought or sold anything on eBay. For the most part, it seems so not worth it to deal with all the hassle involved. Recently, I heard of an alternative, that you didn't need to be a "top reseller" to make a buck at.Gazelle offers to buy electronic items. Hmmm. I checked my drawers, and there was a Palm T/X sitting there. Since I got an iPod Touch,

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Click to Play Thoughts on notebooks versus netbooks, and putting Bill's tips to use.Download the mp3 here.

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Click to Play Thoughts on the Palm Pre and the new iPhone.Download the mp3 here.

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Click to Play The update on how Windows 7 is running, and searching for a new word processor.Download the mp3 here.

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Click to Play Thoughts on Cablevision's new DVR plan, among other things.Download the mp3 here.

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Click to Play Think Windows 7 is smooth sailing? Not quite so far....Download the mp3 here.Jonas

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Click to Play A tale of the rise and fall of the Windows XP operating system.Download the mp3 here.Jonas

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Click to Play Thoughts on new Optimum channels, a backup strategy, and a new toy at the Lab of Doom & Pepsi Cola.Download the mp3 here.Jonas

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Click to Play WiFi troubles, and how a netbook saved the day.Download the mp3 here.

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Click to Play Benchmarking an Athlon XP-M against Intel's Atom N270 processor using Super Pi. The image is the final results obtained from the Athlon XP-M 2200+.Download the mp3 here.

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Click to Play What I don't understand about Samsung netbooks.Download the mp3 here.Jonas

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