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My impressions of the Motorola DROID

By On January 8, 2010 · 2 Comments

On a whim, I stopped into the Verizon store while I was in Charlotte over the holiday. I’ve looked at the DROID before – but didn’t think it was for me given the form factor. I’ve also been holding out on an upgrade – waiting for the Palm Pre to arrive at Verizon (now confirmed [...]

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My Review of the Amazon Kindle 2 (6″ World Edition)

By On December 26, 2009 · 2 Comments

I’ve had my Kindle for about two weeks now and I think I have a good handle on its capabilities and shortcomings. Putting my review into perspective, it is important for you to know that 1) I am NOT an avid reader (I read about 2 books per year) and 2) this is the [...]

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6 Cable Covers equals 60 days of frustration from Dell

By On October 21, 2009 · 2 Comments

First A little background….

I am an IT consultant who recommends tens of thousands of dollars of computer products for my clients each year. This year alone, we recommended our clients purchase over $150,000 in equipment from Dell. I choose to not sell equipment so that I can remain unbiased with my recommendations.

Over the [...]

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NEO: You may not want to wait in line for a Palm-Pre

By On June 4, 2009 · Leave a Comment

According to this post and the related files on EverythingPre.com the stock levels at area Best Buy stores is quite low.

After downloading the pdf file and skimming for stores near me, this is what I found:

Store# City On Hand On Order In Transit 162 Parma 5 5 6 168 Mentor 2 [...]

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MS Flight Simulator

By On June 3, 2009 · Leave a Comment

My 2nd computers was a IBM PCjr. Among my first games were ZORK, Kings Quest, and MS-Flight Simulator.

I never got past the landing and crashing phase of MS Flight Simulator. Perhaps I never had the desire to sit down and actually study everything involved with trying to fly a plane. Perhaps I was [...]

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