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Entries from September 2006

Museum Day: Free Admission to select Museums

September 29th, 2006 · No Comments

Tomorrow, September 30th is Free Museum Day, sponsored by the Smithsonian Institute.
The following Ohio Museums are participating:
Archives of the History of American Psychology
Akron
Children’s Museum of the Valley
Youngstown
National Inventors Hall of Fame
Akron
Oberlin Heritage Center
Oberlin
The Dayton Art Institute
Dayton
Check out all the info including free admission card(printable) and location information on Free Museum Day.

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Tags: Deals · Ohio

Outlook Reminder Tip

September 29th, 2006 · No Comments

If you use Outlook to handle your task and appointment reminders marking the task complete can be a cumbersome process. However when the reminder pops up if you are done with a task rather than opening it and clicking to complete it simply right click on the task and choose mark complete.

Enjoy!

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Tags: How To · Lifehacks · Tech

Google Reader Huge Update

September 28th, 2006 · No Comments

Google Reader my RSS reader of choice received a huge update today.
You can check out some of the changes and the new screens on the Google Reader Blog
It will take some getting used to but it looks like the change is for the better.

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Tags: Tech

Mario Bros Theme Song Via Clarinet

September 26th, 2006 · 10 Comments

A friend of ours put together an arrangement of the Mario Bros Theme Song for Clarinet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmeqORVRpMU

Sheet Music Available.
Mario Bros Theme Song Sheet Music - More information


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Tags: Games · Tech

Tripod Video Game Romance

September 26th, 2006 · No Comments

Tripod, a band/comedy/group has a hilarious piece about video games in the form of a serenade.

Apparently MAD TV did a parody of this hilarious group’s song, Bad MAD TV, no ratings for you!

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Tags: Games · Tech

Jensen Bluetooth headphone review

September 23rd, 2006 · 2 Comments

A couple weeks ago I picked up a set of Jensen Bluetooth headphones.  After putting them through the paces they work out pretty well.
The Pro’s:
1. Come with a Universal Adapter (3.5mm) - this means they will work with your iPod, Sensa, whatever Mp3 player you have.
2. Quality of sound, wouldn’t pass for the discerning audiophile [...]

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Tags: Deals · Reviews · Tech

Sale: Kenneth Cole Dress Shoes $30

September 22nd, 2006 · No Comments

Amazon has some nice looking Dress shoes on sale for $30. The shoes are available in brown and black and in 2 styles; Hudson Oxford and Logan Oxford.

I just picked up the Hudson Oxford pictured above.

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Tags: Misc.

White and Nerdy: Weird Al Back at it

September 21st, 2006 · 1 Comment

You need to check out Weird Al’s latest, White and Nerdy. The video is on Youtube and the song is a parody of Ride’n by Chamillionare. I need to find my box set of Weird Al, yeah I have a box set, whatcha gonna do? Trigger Happy anyone, or Franks 2000 inch [...]

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Tags: Misc.

Microsoft Natural Keyboard 4000 Info

September 19th, 2006 · 1 Comment

I picked up Microsoft’s newest ergonomic keyboard this weekend and I am settling in to using it this week. Switching to a split keyboard design has definitely affected my typing ability, you see I operate with a four finger and two thumb approach to typing and can pound out a page rather quickly. My copy [...]

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Tags: How To · Tech

A Fine Day for Rollercoasters

September 18th, 2006 · No Comments

This past Saturday we went to Cedar Point. If you are trying to find the best time to go to Cedar Point, I can tell you it is sometime in between Labor Day and the start of Halloweekends (starts next weekend). The longest wait we had was 1 hour on the Millennium Force, though it [...]

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Tags: Misc.