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Best Buy Bait and Switch (almost)


May 11th, 2008
Please see the update at the end of this post. I’m in the market for a new PC.  One of the machines I’m considering is the Dell XPS 420.  Dollar for dollar the XPS 630 looks like the better deal but the 420 is still in the running (as is building my own).  [...]

Neckstrap/Lanyard WTF


April 10th, 2008
I was searching around the web looking for a USB cable lanyard (like this) when I discovered this "Neckstrap/Lanyard for USB Flash Drive" at TheNerds.net.  I don’t know.. it seams a little bulky for a lanyard to me… what do you think?

Dell call center viral video


February 21st, 2008
I usually don’t post any of the viral videos I find online.  I figure by the time you read my blog you’ve probably already seen it on Digg, reddit, and another two dozen times in your feed reader.  But this one is just too good.  And I haven’t seen anyone track down all the [...]

Pendant Computer?


December 8th, 2007
Is it just me or is this Leapfrog “Pentop” computer out of place (here)?

1.5 Farad MP3 digital capacitor


August 8th, 2006
This little Fry’s ad caused a little ruckus among my electrical engineer co-workers. First a 1.5 Farad capacitor! That is just huge. Most capacitors are in the microfarads (millionths of a farad). From what I understand these large capacitors are used for the soul purpose of ensuring that your car [...]