What's that, Frys Electronics? Three software apps with mail-in rebates that knock the prices down to zero? Including a "competitive upgrade" offer whereby, once I get these three apps, I can use a manual page from one of them to get money back on one of the others? And you want to give me free shipping on all three besides?

Don't mind if I do.

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Find out your Tech Acronym IQ at InsideTech.com

Notes:

1. Most are (I think) super easy, while some are like, "Um? Huh?"
2. That question is left unanswered since after you finish, they don't even tell you how many you got wrong, let alone which ones or why. They just lump you into one of three categories: Low, Average, or Genius. (I came up Genius.)
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I sent a package to CA in December. Unfortunately, I goofed on the address (they moved years ago -- I just hadn't updated my address book). I fully expected that either a) the box would get delivered to the wrong people and I'd have to replace the contents or b) it would come back to me and I'd have to reship it ( Read more... )

Okay, that's it. I think I'm done with computers for the day.

*goddamuthasonuvaraggafragga*

As you may now, Circuit City is closing all of its stores. Going out of Business sales started about week ago, so as I was passing by one yesterday I decided to see what kind of gains I could get from their loss ( Read more... )

My desktop has been running especially slow, so I finally decided I'd better run a scan for adware, spyware, etc. Found a free online scanner at Trend Micro, which I've heard good things about ( Read more... )

Tomorrow night, we take off for two weeks in London. Still need to pack, clean up the house a little (my brother and nephew are staying at our house for part of the time we're gone), board the dog, and run an errand or two.

And I'm on the computer playing games and writing e-mails, posts, and junk. At 3:30am.

Screencaps of a survey I just took. Or, rather, was trying to take...

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Pocket Shock-It

I think that speaks for itself.

If I didn't know better, I'd say they're installing an underground fire hydrant. Whatever it is, the top looks awfully close to street level.

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