Monthly Archives: December 2005

Trade your old CD’s for an iPod

Posted on December 29, 2005 by admin

A place called Millennium Music has one heck of a deal for you. They’ll trade you an iPod for your old CD’s. They even have a scale that will tell you how many CD’s you have to send them and … Continue reading →

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Best DVD Media

Posted on December 26, 2005 by Thatedeguy

I thought this was a nice concise list of DVDR media and their rated quality. I’ve seen many other lists that have lengthy reviews and tests but this is nice in that it arrives at a simple list for easy … Continue reading →

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Microsoft to Buy Opera?

Posted on December 23, 2005 by admin

There have been perma-rumors surrounding the Opera browser for several months if not several years. Those rumors have heated up quite a bit in the last few days. It seems that Google was interested(rumor) and now the big rumor of … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Live Messenger 8.0 invites on Ebay

Posted on December 22, 2005 by admin

Been hankering to try out Live Messenger 8.0? (jake?) Well, unless your especially lucky enough to work for Uncle Bill, chances are you probably didn’t get an invite to the beta. Well, fret no more. Appearantly, there are quite a … Continue reading →

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Staples Charges Customers for ‘Virus Scanning’

Posted on December 21, 2005 by Thatedeguy

Staples is apparently charging customers a $2.49 fee for ‘virus scanning’ on their files when they bring documents for printing on discs. This is purely ridiculous as we all know it doesn’t cost anything for their automated virus software to … Continue reading →

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Seagate to buy Maxtor for $2 Billion

Posted on December 21, 2005 by admin

SeaMax? MaxGate? SeagateMaxtor? As of this moment, Seagate is the #1 Hard Drive manufacturer in the world. Maxtor? #3. In the world of Hard drives, this is monumental. Western Digital is currently #2. Soon to become a very distant #2. … Continue reading →

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There is no Spoon

Posted on December 20, 2005 by admin

There has been a lot of talk lately about whether Web 2.0 really exists or not. Richard MacManus says it’s dead and it was all hype to begin with. Dave Winer says we’re getting fleeced. and Russell Shaw started it … Continue reading →

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Sandisk Cruzer Micro 512mb Deal

Posted on December 19, 2005 by Brady Kittel

Radioshack has the Sandisk Cruzer Micro 512mb USB 2.0 thumdrives on sale for $29.99 through Christmas. Stock up for those stocking stuffers and gifts now (Don’t forget one for yourself!). I love mine and plan to buy another one this … Continue reading →

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Slow week for SGB

Posted on December 18, 2005 by Brady Kittel

Well if it isn’t already apparent… it’s been a slow couple of weeks for SGB. I’d imagine we can use the hectic nature of this time of year as an excuse. I plan to get back into the habit of … Continue reading →

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LG Releases Water-proof Cell Phone

Posted on December 16, 2005 by admin

LG announced the release of the worlds first Water-Proof phone Thursday in Korea. If dropped in a pool, tub or sink, this phone will survive in roughly thirty minutes since we sealed its tiny crevices with rubber packing,’’ LG Telecom … Continue reading →

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