Sun, January 31 2010
So, I’ll be headed home for a while and because I don’t have a laptop, keeping up with my typical computer-based activities can be difficult. Let me introduce you to FreeAgent Go, an external hard drive by Seagate. It’s not the one I was aiming for; I wanted a pink drive but the BX had [...]
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Sun, September 20 2009
I don’t generally review customer service but I recently had an experience that I felt pretty good about. I’ve reviewed my printer, previously, and I generally liked it. Unfortunately, the last time we tried to use it, it jammed and we had to remove the paper rather forcefully. Of course, this resulted in a no [...]
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Mon, September 14 2009
A few weeks ago I finally invested in some more memory for my computer. It’s only the second time I’ve done so in over 7 years. Pretty crazy, eh? I bought it on base, at the BX, because we had an AAFES gift card to use so I wasn’t really picky about brand. Before, I [...]
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Sun, January 11 2009
I’m a pretty big fan of hardware – the fixture, hinge and knob type – and have some pretty strong preferences (I love wrought iron). Of course, it’s easy to overlook the outside hardware such as lights, railings and shutters. I think because people no longer must rely on shutters for protection, with windows being [...]
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Tue, September 30 2008
I really have nothing but good to tout about the Peerless 5 Spray Shower Head. It totally transformed my shower for less than $20. Before, where the water fell straight down from the shower, I actually have a spray that shoots out and I don’t have to stand right next to the wall. This also [...]
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Sun, June 29 2008
When Ryan decided he wanted a new computer, he basically told me “I want to be able to run Crysis.” He doesn’t necessarily want to actually play the game, I don’t think; he just wants to be able to play it should he desire to do so. I never realized how difficult it is to [...]
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Thu, June 26 2008
The M:Robe 100 by Olympus, is sexy, really sexy. In fact, it was one of the first MP3 alternatives to the oh-so-popular Ipod that actually looked good. I had scoped out different players on the internet, focusing on, what was at the time, in between sizes between 4 to 6 GB of space. At this [...]
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