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Entries from July 2007

Frontpage, Not Quite WYSIWYG!

July 29th, 2007 · No Comments

As someone who has used Frontpage in the past, and has had to work with others using it in the recent past this comic had me rolling on the floor. Click the image for the full comic and punchline.

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Tags: Humor · Tech · comic

Avoid All Pro Football 2k8

July 23rd, 2007 · 7 Comments

As much as it pains me to say this All Pro Football 2k8 need to go back to 2k Sports for finishing touches. I am a diehard 2k5 football fan and I cannot even fathom the sick individuals who think Madden 07 was a worthwhile game on any system but APF 2k8 falls short [...]

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Tags: Games · Rant · Reviews

What’s Up With Posting

July 18th, 2007 · No Comments

In the past few weeks I have been posting less frequently, and focusing on mobile technology more.  As I have become more knowledgeable about mobile technology and the wireless industry I have begun writing about it more often and I have recently agreed to post for the Smartphone and PPC Magazine!  I will also be [...]

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Tags: Misc.

Wells Fargo Phone Banking Number leads to Sex Phone Operator

July 12th, 2007 · 4 Comments

UPDATE: 
Either Wells Fargo fixed this or the telco routing my calls was simply having a bad day.  These numbers now all rout to Sallie Mae.
We recently had some student loans transfered to Wells Fargo from Sallie Mae, and can gain an additional .5% interest rate reduction by setting up an autopayment from a Wells Fargo [...]

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Tags: Customer Service · Rant

G4 Doesn’t Get IT

July 11th, 2007 · No Comments

Microsoft’s E3 presentation just finished, well It should be done by now.  G4 was carrying the show live which should have been awesome.  Unfortunately G4 doesn’t get it.  I could handle the commercials throughout, though they ended up taking them at most major announcements but cutting to a commercial during the Halo 3 trailer so [...]

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Tags: Games · Rant · TV

3D View of Verizon Branded Samsung i760

July 10th, 2007 · No Comments

Yesterday had some biggish news for the Samsung SCH-i760 on both Howardforums and PDAphonehome.  A user on Howard Forum found a 3D flash file of the Samsung i760 on Verizon’s site much like those you can view for other Verizon phones.  You can check out the picture, or view the 3D view of the Samsung [...]

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Tags: Phone PDA · Tech · Verizon

Sprint SERO Deals and Ohio Coverage Updates

July 9th, 2007 · No Comments

Sprint has some great deals available from their employee and friend program which is available to pretty much anyone. The program is known as SERO and you can sign up online at the SERO site. If you enter the email address savings@sprint.com as the referral address you will gain access to the deals [...]

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Tags: Alltel · Deals · How To · Phone PDA · Sprint

More Samsung i760 Rumors

July 8th, 2007 · 5 Comments

The Samsung i760 which is supposed to hit Verizon’s shelves sometime yet this year(hopefully yet this month) has been an object of obsession for me for close to 6 months now. The latest bit of info I have found is a rumor at best but since it is a exciting one I will share [...]

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Tags: Phone PDA · Tech · Verizon

Searching for Old RAM

July 8th, 2007 · No Comments

My old desktop computer is in need of some Ram and since it is 6 years old, I am trying to find some used PC 133 168 pin SD-RAM.  If any of my readers have any 256-1 GB sticks of this type lying around at home shoot me an email or leave a comment here [...]

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Tags: Misc.

Transformers: The Movie…The Game

July 6th, 2007 · 2 Comments

I haven’t yet had time to see the movie yet but I was able to play the game over the July 4th Holiday.  I was extremely surprised to find that the game was fun and somewhat challenging.  You can play as either the Autobots or the Decepticons and you get to play a whole range [...]

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Tags: Games · Reviews