I’m running a Dell 8400 3.2GHz system with 1Gb of RAM and didn’t have a real need for more memory until recently. I’ve been contemplating getting VMWare up and running to play with Vista and Linux in an isolated environment. I was working on a friends system and while doing so decided to temporarily borrow [...]

Posted in Computer Hardware, My Gear, Technology, Tips No Comments »

My wife’s current hairdryer had just died. It was a pretty good one that had cost her ~$100 (I had no idea they could cost that much). But she really liked it. We went to Costco and she bought some $20 model they had over there and had been using it but knew that she [...]

Posted in Guide, My Gear, Tips No Comments »

I had recently come to the realization that it was that time again. The time to start looking for a new location for my blog to live. The search for a location where you can move your online life can be just as painstaking as trying to find a new home in the brick and [...]

Posted in General, My Gear, Technology 2 Comments »

Get your free Senseo pod coffeemaker by signing up for their giveaway here
The promotion requires you to take a digital photo of a creative way to use your old drip coffee pot. I sent a picture of mine filled with candy for use on Halloween. If you’re lazy you can google for an image like [...]

Posted in General, My Gear No Comments »

Item: Canon S2 IS Digital Camera
Status: Currently own
Bought from: Dell.com using coupon deal from fatwallet.com
Price Paid: $347
Other Consideration(s): Panasonic FZ5

Posted in My Gear 1 Comment »

UPDATE:
2/22/06 Dpreview has posted information on the newly announced Canon S3 IS Camera which will be replacing the S2. The biggest difference is that it now has a 6 megapixel sensor but there are many other new features as well. You can read more at the site by clicking here
12/12/05 BoingBoing put up a [...]

Posted in General, My Gear 8 Comments »

Item: Sony KDF-60XS955
Status: Own
Bought From: Howard’s
Price: ~$3,500
Last Owned: Sony 61HS10
Now drooling over: Sony QUALIA 006 (1080p)
Review: None I’d recommend
Essential Accesory: Bush VS74377 TV Stand (Sony’s is waaaay overpriced)
Best Product Page: Crutchfield (be sure to look at the photos)
Best Forum: AVS Owner’s Thread
Why I bought it: Well for me deciding on a new television [...]

Posted in My Gear No Comments »

Making purchases for electronic products or other technology has become a much more difficult task with the advent of the net. It generally used to be be a fairly simple process by comparing features and quality for a given pricepoint. Unfortunately it’s not that easy anymore. I usually start my hunt and narrow down to [...]

Posted in My Gear, Technology No Comments »