When it comes to selling, buying, renting, or trading stuff, you just can’t beat craigslist.org for online classifieds.  But it takes some work to get the perfect posting.  Using symbols in Craigslist postings can help make your post stand out, and look more professional. Of course you should use relevant symbols, putting musical notes in [...]

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I recently ordered a replacement prop for my boat from Overtons.  Overtons was very patient and helpful in making sure I got the right thing, but if you are ordering from somewhere else you may want a little help making your choice. Selecting a propeller is an important part of maximizing your boat’s performance. By [...]

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A major release of Linux Ubuntu operating system will soon be available. And the Ubuntu version of Linux will be available off-the-shelf pre-installed on a full featured laptop from Dell. The new Dell Vostro V13 – Comes with Ubuntu Preloaded. The Dell laptop features a full sized keyboard, 13.3" WLED display, aluminum body and Ubuntu [...]

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This is made from the FLV that is on howcast.com so the quality is lower than I’d like but I can always redo it if someone wants to provide a better source. You will need Red Blue Anaglyph Glasses.  The Amount of 3d you get is inversely proportional to the amount of color retained by [...]

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The Latest Flash Player Plugin from Adobe is live on get.adobe.com/flashplayer .  The under 2 megabyte install includes the plugin for Opera, Chrome, Internet Explorer (IE) and Safari.  The new version adds additional security fixes, hardware acceleration, and improvements to the consistency of the experience between browsers.  There is still no 64 bit native version [...]

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The Microsoft Interent Explorer 9 ( IE9 ) Platform Preview is just a wrapper for the Browser Object, so it doesn’t have much UI, but behind that lack of UI is actually quite a few useful tools. When you first run the IE9 Platform Preview you get a screen that has minimal menus, and a [...]

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While Apple is announcing the availability of the iPad in April, you can already buy screen protectors and portfolios for the iPad you don’t yet have.   Griffin makes this really nice looking portfolio.   Not bad for $44.95 You can also get iPad Screen Protectors and other accessories.   “iPad is something completely new,” said [...]

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The steps are over here at Howcast.com, but I wanted to talk about some of the stuff that isn’t the “how to” here. Building a Home Theater Screen from Blackout Cloth is a VERY cost effective way to get a great experience on a budget.   Even if money is no object, this is a great [...]

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I didn’t used to believe it.  Sure all the good gas mileage cars were always crap.  But I figured that was because the hippies never had money to spend on them.  But over the weekend I upgraded my 1999 Jeep Wrangler with a high-flow cloth air filter, and an electric cooling fan.  The results in [...]

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You are now looking at amazing video from your new HDTV and then it hits you, “there is no sound!”
Don’t blame your HDMI cables, the solution is simple.

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The Joojoo was formerly the “CrunchPad”, made famous by Michael Arrington. The original CrunchPad was recently pronounced dead and now is alive again. The Joojoo is a reborn version of the CrunchPad and instead of costing less $200 is now selling for $499. The term “joojoo” is really supposed to be “juju,” an African word [...]

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A yoni massage video is not hard to find on the Internet. A quick Google search will net you close to one hundred thousand results and there are lots of videos on YouTube to watch. But do you know what it actually is all about? The word Yoni actually comes from Sanskrit for sacred place [...]

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The pulse may be counted on the thumb side of the inside of the wrist, at the temples, the ankles, and other parts of the body where the arteries are near the surface. The pulse shows the number of times per minute which the heart beats or pumps. A normal pulse rate for a man [...]

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When setting the table keep in mind how many courses there will be, and therefore, how many knives, forks, and spoons are needed. Have everything clean, and lay everything straight. Air room well. Wipe table, and if a tablecloth is used, cover table with a felt silence cloth. If a tablecloth is used, it should [...]

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A High Energy Radio Frequency or HERF Gun, is a device which uses targeted Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) to disable a vehicle, electronics or communications equipment from a distance. Building a DIY HERF Gun is not incredibly hard, building one that is portable is.  The most simple way to build a HERF gun is to use [...]

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Comcast has pretty good looking HD, but their Digital SD is uglier than Analog Cable was.  As Comcast moves people to the “DigitalNow” ( www.comcast.com/digitalnow ) you won’t be able to just plug a cable in to the back of your old tv and watch stations, you’ll need a Cablebox, cable tuner card, or digital [...]

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As a 24 Hour Fitness member I get access to any of their locations, and they have a lot of them.  So rather than worrying if there is a Gym at the hotel I’m staying at I focus on if there is a 24 Hour Fitness Location near my hotel. View Larger Map 24 Hour [...]

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If you are a Bank of America customer like me you likely have the same trouble finding locations that aren’t insanely packed, in the middle of nowhere or 300 miles away (I was in Michigan). So instead of searching for Bank Of America Locations I have taken to understanding that $3 is not bad to [...]

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If you want to get a jump on Windows 7 you can download it from Microsoft.   It’s a 2.24 Gig Download, so it’s not for the faint of heart, but it is a great way to try it out before it goes live.  That said, this version has a LOT of downsides since it is [...]

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Windows Recycle Bin may get you out of a jam from time, to time, but occasionally you empty the bin just as you remember that there was an important document that you need to undelete.  To recover files which have been truly deleted you need a powerful Undelete program.  Norton Used to be the leader [...]

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