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They’re selling on eBay for as much as 60 to 100 bucks. They’ve inspired a swap site dedicated solely to them. They’re fast. They’re in demand. And they’re not yet available to the general public. Yes, I’m talking about the coveted Gmail beta accounts. I got mine tonight (directly from Google). Some people seem to […]

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I’ve long been a big fan of Ofoto and have been using the site for storing and printing photos since December 2001 (before that, we used Photoworks and, briefly, Snapfish). Ofoto is, by far, the best in terms of online storage (super-fast site) and print quality. With nearly 6,000 high-resolution photos currently stored in the […]

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Mozilla creates better software than Microsoft, there’s no question about that. Yet somehow I always find myself stuck in a world of Internet Explorer and Outlook. That’s because, like most folks, much of the corporate world and the software and systems built around it are Microsoft-centric. I’ve had Firefox 0.8 installed on my PC for […]

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It’s funny to flip through Newsweek and come across a story about your former employer and the CEO who now looks nothing like she did the first time I saw her. Extreme Makeover: “After 12 years at the helm of Autodesk—the San Rafael, Calif., company that creates the computer-aided design applications that help create ‘everything […]

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Update (4.14.2005): I ended up getting the DVI monitor (I actually use two side-by-side 17″ DVIs now) and it makes a WORLD of difference. If you’re debating whether or not to go DVI, do your eyes a favor and do it. I have a new Dell E172FP 17-inch Flat Panel Color Monitor. For about $130 […]

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I had a camera phone once before. I was really into the picture-taking capability of the phone, but the thing itself — and the AT&T service — absolutely sucked. The camera was clunky, the user interface and usability were confusing and made no sense, and the service never, ever worked. The whole reason I had […]

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orkut is like Friendster, only faster, cleaner, and without the advertising clutter. It was developed as a side project by a Google engineer. Ben invited me to join yesterday, so I did, and so far, so good. I don’t really use Friendster primarily because it’s so damn slow and unreliable. But orkut seems much better, […]

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When I’m not streaming audio via iTunes to my home PC and cranking out the sound to my Altec Lansing ACS340 speakers, I have DirecTV tuned to one of the digital music channels, usually channel 822’s Hit List, and pump the sound either directly to my Cerwin Vega DX-7s (note: photo is from college, so […]

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As I mentioned last week, Jen and I are in the market for a new digital camera. We just purchased the Canon PowerShot S50, a compact 5 megapixel point-and-shoot that also offers a wealth of manual controls. This camera is ideal for our situation since we love taking pictures at parties, on vacation, and the […]

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Yesterday while being the house husband and running errands at Costco and Bed Bath & Beyond, I stumbled across what’s got to be the coolest new toy of the year: Namco TV Games. See Jen holding that little box in the photo? That’s Pac-Man, Dig Dug, Bosconian, Galaxian, and Rally-X all in one. That’s the […]

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