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March 2004

100 posts

Real Player version 10 launched

Real Player version 10 is on the streets, not sure what they have done to improve it but until they remove the advertisements from the releases I am not going to be using real. [Real]

Bluetooth phones allows people to hook up!

It all boils down to sex it seems phones enabled with Bluetooth in Britain are being used to meet people and sometimes leads to a little fling. I am sure we are going to hear a lot more about this. [Wired]

Identity Theft Out of Control

If your not looking at your credit report every 90 days or you haven't signed up for a credit protection plan time to start looking for one. [Tampa Bay News]

Our Content on Feedster

Some of you are already familiar with Feedster so this will be old news. If you have not visited in awhile you should. They monitor the heartbeat of the weblog world along with providing users to focus on subjects they want to review through their MyFeedster portal. We encourage you to visit Feedster if you haven't done so in a

PC Challenge!

This is a challenge to all of our readers. I need to buy a couple of computers for my kids. Find me the best deal in the United States. Here are the particulars: I don't want to spend over $700.00 per computer and it needs to come with a monitor no need for a flat LCD screen. I want to

Municipal Broadband

I sure like the guys over at Techdirt they seem to be able to dig up some of the gems I miss. Most of us are on broadband from a major provider, this is not a inclusive statement. As I have spent so much time overseas over the past 10 years and living in Hawaii that when I went home

5 Planets lined up last chance till 2036

Hmmm how old will I be in 2036 let me do the math, damn I better run out and look at the planets. If I don't in 2036 my grandchildren will be hurrying me along and I think at that age I may not be moving as fast. On a serious note living in Hawaii offers some great planet watching

Gadget site for your Pocket Protector Friends

Ok I am a geek but I consider myself a trendy geek. That said we all have friends or co-workers that are really the stereo typical geeks who walk around with a scientific calculator and can recite formulas as if they where reciting their telephone number. I am lucky that I get to work with a significant number of these

Windows Lite

Do you want to take control of your windows installation and trim the fat then Windows Lite is a application that you want into. Their motto is Windows your way. [www.litepc.com]

Walmart has destroyed small companies in America now it’s On-line Music

I do everything in my power not to shop at Walmart, many of you will be surprised to hear. America is littered with Walmart's small business's have been overtaken by Walmart Super Stores. It is sad but in their quest to bring a Walmart to every town they and other big name companies have ruined small towns across the United

Are you selling used hard-drives on the Internet?

I have covered this subject once but it seems the subject is in the news again. First of all if you answered that question yes. Then I am only going to say one thing (actually not) your being pretty stupid. Ever wonder why the US Government smashes hard-drives before they send older outdated models to the their government liquidation warehouses.

Tweak Windows XP to start faster

If your looking to get a little more start-up performance out of your XP installation then try some of these enhancements. [www.techreviewer.com] [Lockergnome]

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