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Yesterday, I was updating iTunes on my PC and noticed that there was also an update to the iPod software. I think I missed the last update, so I figure its probably a good time to get caught up. So I …

In my last blog, I brought you up to date on the hell that is dealing with Time Warner Cable for service. In the comments, my pal Sean was surprised that I didn’t just dump the Time Warner DVR and buy …

So in the last installment, I was left with a HD cable converter, and a charge to keep calling Time Warner Cable to inquire if they had any HD DVR boxes available. So, Thursday I give them a call. I …

Was listening to All Things Considered on the way home and they had an article about the Westminister Kennel Club Dog show (includes audio), and one of the judges had this to say about the Best in …

Last week, Sandy and I were watching a DVR’d show. Suddenly, the playback started to skip (kinda like a scratched DVD), and then we hear the awful sounds of hard drive preparing to eat itself. But …

Was listening to NPR (on our local station WAER) on the way into work this morning and caught a story about tax preparation programs. One of the hosts who had never used tax prep software before was …

Nancies.org reports that Ben and Jerry’s is rolling out another Dave Matthews Band themed flavor, Dave Matthes Band Magic Brownies. Hmm, the name is a little suspect considering usually tries to down …

Maps. Props to Sean for passing on the info that Google’s Maps application is now in beta. I goofed around with it a little bit, and it seems to work pretty well. The most impressive stuff to me was …

Over the years, I’ve been known to fry a PC or two or random component, in my quest for the ultimate PC. Sometimes it was cheap faulty hardware, sometimes it was me being a moron, sometimes it was …

Jinkies, if the Chrysler 300C wasn’t powerful enough for you, stay tuned for the new SRT-8 high performance version. The regular v8 is rated for 340Hp (for reference, that’s twice as much as my Passat …