RadioShack Mother’s Day Sale - Ok, so I am a big geek and it is always a challenge getting my wife something for Mother's Day because of how much I like geeky products. However, even though I am knee deep in technology and gadgets, it seems like RadioShack has found the perfect balance between typical things you would get for Mother's Day and things that are actually really cool! As we all know, RadioShack is a store that focuses heavily on electronics, gadgets and technology related items. RadioShack sells computers, some computer parts, accessories, diodes, batteries, wires, and all the fun electrical stuff that geeks like to buy and blow up the house with. After painting that picture of a geek's paradise, let's actually check out a few of the items ... Continue reading »
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Best Deal Ever on Gateway Computers - My husband found 2 Gateway computer towers, complete with memory cards and lots of other things. My uncle’s neighbors had a garage sale over the weekend, and apparently decided to just throw out all the stuff they couldn’t sell. They threw out a Gateway 2000 computer tower and a Gateway 400c computer tower. Now, my husband isn’t one to go out dumpster diving, but he couldn’t just leave them behind. He grabbed them and brought them home to see if they were any good or not. One had a big sticker on the side that read, "All Parts Work Great". But he wanted to see for himself. He hooked one of our extra monitors to the computers and they both worked with no problem. One contained ... Continue reading »
What Kind of Computer Is Right For Me? - Shopping for a computer can be very stressful. There are so many options available, so many different brands and way too much hype and propaganda about how wonderful each system is. If you're trying to find a computer for your family and having a difficult time choosing a system, this short and sweet article will give you a little push in the right direction. I am not going to make recommendations; however, I will guide up down a path that will allow you the ability to make a sound decision. Don't shop at the store. Do your research online and at the privacy of your own home. If this is your first computer purchase and you obviously don't have Internet access, go to your public library. ... Continue reading »
Make Money Online Selling Dual Action Cleanse - There is no hype about this. You CAN make money online selling Dual Action Cleanse. One of the funny parts about making money online is timing. If you have great timing with the products you promote and market, they you will find a huge difference in your level of success. I stay up later at night than most people. I do quite a bit of work on the computer during the late hours at night. Usually the television gets left on and in the background I listen to what is on the air. Last night, there was a huge one hour infomercial about Dual Action Cleanse. It was so compelling that I actually stopped what I was doing to listen in and watch. Today, I check my ... Continue reading »
Wholesale Computer Parts - If you are into building your own computers then it is vitally important to get the best deals on wholesale computer parts. Here are a few sources and websites that I found that will offer you some of the most competitive prices and discounts on wholesale computer parts. www.asus.com www.shopfujitsu.com www.CyberPowerPC.com These three sites should get you pointed in the right direction towards finding the best prices on wholesale computer parts. Continue reading »
Robot Road Warriors - $1 Million Race - Teams of scientists, engineers, and students from across the United States are gearing up for a very unique land race indeed. This race is a contest of unmanned vehicles, and the winner is the first vehicle to reach Las Vegas, winning $1 million dollars.The Grand Challenge, the races formal name, is the product of DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. It sole purpose, to advance the technology behind unmanned vehicles in hopes that the military can adopt some of the concepts. 25 teams were selected out of 86 applicants including everyone from high school students to Carnegie Melon University.I remember reading an article last year about this race, and the winner remarked on the original programming of the machine. The team built infra red ... Continue reading »
What Are RSS Feeds? - Part One - I wanted to take a moment to create this post because I have a feeling that there is a lot of people that don't know what an RSS Feed is. If you don't know what an RSS Feed is but see it mentioned on just about every site you visit, its now time to take the mystery out of RSS Feeds, and learn how they can make your Internet experience much more enjoyable! Please read on... Continue reading »
What Do You Do With An Apple Computer Without A Copy of Mac OS X? - I have an older Apple G3 computer... its very pretty and appealing to my kids because its blue and white and looks pretty cool. However, I don't have a copy of Mac OS X. It came with Mac OS 9 and it seemed very old and outdated... a few months later, I realized I probably made a mistake by erasing it and installing Ubuntu. But whatever angle you want to look at it... installing Ubuntu was fun, challenging and something to do to pass the time. Today the computer still works very well with Ubuntu... however, there are so many things that are very difficult to do that are normally pretty simple with a Windows computer and for an Apple computer running OS X. Today, I ... Continue reading »