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Last weekend I was lucky enough to make it out of wintery CNY for a trip to Phoenix (Arizona, not NY, wise guys) for my brother-in-laws wedding. On the day of the wedding I had some downtime while the …

Tuesday, I hit up my local Best Buy on the way home from work. I headed over to the service counter and talked with a rep. I explained the situation. She disappeared for a bit to talk to a manager and …

Hmm, been a few more weeks. Time for another update! Last time, the TV guy came over tried to install the part he thought was causing the problem. After a bunch of screwing around under the hood, it …

So, Monday morning, the check engine light in my car was still lit up. Figured rather than blow something up, I’d better go get it checked out again. I left them my car for the day. About 4 o’clock, I …

Yes, the saga continues. After waiting about a month for parts, I got a call earlier this week that the needed parts for the repair have arrived at the repair center. A few days later, they called …

With the TV still being a problem, now my car is giving me fits. In the background, I hear the Long John Hunter song Everything’s Broken playing over and over again. Wednesday morning, it was about 4 …

Been a little busy with week with work and chores this week so I’ve been kinda quiet on the blogfront (well, except for that iPhone post.) I finally pulled the trigger and bought an Apple; a nice …

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard that Apple (now just Apple, as opposed to Apple Computer) finally let the cat out of the bag out their new cellphone. 30 months in the …

I’m real quick to point out when I get bad customer service and a little slow to point out when I get service above and beyond the call of duty. One company that continually surprises me with …

Editor’s Note: unfortunately images from the original post have been lost in Wordpress migration, many years ago. The text content is still pretty good. Introduction Ok, its time for a 2006 recap. …