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Your Pet Computer

By Frank on December 19, 2009

Another reason for the lack of multiple posts per day lately is the fact that after a couple of years or so, I upgraded my computer. Taking advantage of the ridiculous discounts on Black Friday weekend, I secured a Dell Studio XPS 9000, with one of those brand spanking new i7 Intel processors, 6 GB [...]

Posted in Computers | Tagged Computers, Technology | 5 Responses

Verizon Says – A Little Advertising Jab Goes A Long Way

Verizon Says – A Little Advertising Jab Goes A Long Way

By Frank on October 19, 2009

Poor Glass Joe. He sometimes deserves better than to be the defacto Easy mode for Punch-Out players everywhere. Anyway, those of you who might not be aware, should probably pay attention to recent cellphone commercials from Verizon. The cellular provider has shifted from cute little commercials asking if you can hear them now to a [...]

Posted in Computers | Tagged apple, iphone, motorola droid, Technology, verizon | 1 Response

Back To School Tech Tools

By Frank on September 8, 2009

Image by kirainet via Flickr By now, many of my friends and those of you who have kids or know students have returned to the Back to School grind. With summer nearing its end, and beaches and grills giving way to schoolbooks and classrooms, students drag themselves off to yet another set of classes on [...]

Posted in Computers | Tagged Education, google, Technology, Wikipedia | 4 Responses

The Facebook Time Machine

By Frank on July 8, 2009

Image by angelsk via Flickr Just yesterday a whole bunch of photos of me in college popped up on Facebook, leading to a lot of having to explain to current friends and associates why I was somehow locked in a faux cage made out of a box and duct tape, or why I’m surrounded by [...]

Posted in Internet, Social Geekery | Tagged facebook, Social network, Technology | 3 Responses

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