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Entries for January, 2008

eBay raising the rates on the sneaky

eBay is raising the rates again! The best part is the sneaky way they are going about the increases. They are lowering the insertion fee (the cheapest part of the transaction) while raising the percentages for the final value fees. So you will save 5 pennies on the insertion fee while paying […]

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Cheeseburger in a can… WTF?

This is a tough one to categorize! The biggest letters on the can should be something to the effect of, “Object in can may look different than actual product”. The title on the can is - Trekking Mahlzeiten - which translates to trekking meals. Do you think diarrhea on a trek is […]

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Short on height and tall on cash? Check the Tesla Roadster out

If you are a man of small stature (under 6′) and have $100,000 to burn… this detailed review by AutoblogGreen is the best we’ve seen. The all electric Tesla Roadster has been in the news quite a bit… but details have been lacking. Being that the car is basically built on the same body as […]

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The good ole fashioned cracked LCD screen prank

A simple but fun office prank that is quick and easy to do. Make the ones you love think that their LCD screen has been cracked and broken.

Read on for detailed instructions and video…

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Run homebrew on your Wii without a modchip

If you are the type who can’t leave well enough alone with regards to your Wii … and you want to run Linux here goes. All you need is a modified save game from Zelda: Twilight Princess and about 15 minutes. Click here for details.

 

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Microsoft Windows Vista on a diet

The bloated Microsoft Vista operating system gets a personal trainer to shed some fat. A free software tool created by Dino Nuhagic called vLite promises to slim the pig down a bit. If you are already dating the chubby Vista don’t get too excited. The software only allows users to remove Vista […]

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Palm retail stores closing this month

Considering the level of innovation at Palm for the last, say umm 5+ years (?) this is not a total surpise.  Still a bit sad, as this seems to be yet another nail in the coffin for Palm as a company.  Personally I like the Palm product even though it hasn’t changed much in quite […]

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