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Back it up, back it in…

On a scale of 1 to 10, more people should really be backing up their hard drives.
You know you should.  We all know we should, but most of us rarely do.  If you go into a room of 10 people and ask: “Do any of you back up your hard drives?”, usually only 2 or [...]

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eStarling is Startlingly Cool

On a scale from 1 to 10, the Impact V photo frame from eStarling is sort of awesome.
eStarling makes several WiFi connected digital photo frames, and I’ve been playing with their Impact V for a bit.  I’m impressed.
From the moment you open the box, eStarling does a pretty good job holding your hand and making [...]

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Video Recording on my iPhone… or very nearly (thank you 12seconds)

Disclaimer: We know, love and work with the people from 12seconds.  Impartiality is severely dented, if not discarded outright.
On a scale from 1 to 10, 12seconds has done something really cool.
Today 12seconds.tv has done a few cool things:
1. They’ve re-designed their website – cool new look and feel, with a strong focus on video [...]

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Netflix on the new XBOX 360 Live – disappointing so far

On a scale from 1 to 10, the Netflix / Xbox experience is slathered in weaksauce.
I have an Xbox 360. When I heard about the new Xbox Live experience (new UI, new architecture, more features, more customization, etc.) I thought it sounded really cool. I’ve always thought it was a neat product, but [...]

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Crankjam – a social network for rock climbers

On a scale of 1 to 10, Crankjam seems creepy and weird.
Wait, hold on.  Let me explain.
While on Facebook, I saw an advertisement related to rock climbing.  I like rock climbing.  So I said to myself: “Why don’t you check that out.”  The ad suggested that the advertisers in question were seeking Beta testers to [...]

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Chris Penn – My Review

My Review: 7
I’m keeping this post short and silly.  I think that’ s my strong suit anyway.  I was recently thinking about Chris Penn, and how much I miss him.  Not like we were friends or anything, but I think he was great.  I was watching an episode of Entourage recently (I think from season [...]

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A Review of My Swingline Stapler

My Review: 9
Real quick, let me just say: this is my 100th post.  Yay 1to10.  Ok, now on with the review.
I’ve had the same Swingline stapler for 8 years.  I bought it in 2000 with my expense account when I was selling drugs (read: pharmaceuticals.)  I decided to review my stapler for two reasons:

I love [...]

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Rambo IV – Way Better Than Expected

My Review: 9

A nine? Really? A nine?
Well, yeah. I think it was pretty damn good. To be fair, my expectations were VERY low going into it, which always helps with my perception of a film afterwards. But I liked it a lot.
This movie reminded me of good old-fashioned action flicks. Great movies like [...]

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Unexpected Film Roles for Jews – Part 2

My Review: 9

Do you like the movie the Good, the Bad and the Ugly?  Do you remember the Ugly?  The sharp shooting, weak-willed thief Tuco.  Do you know who played the role of Tuco?  Eli Herschel Wallach, that’s who.
          
Eli Wallach is  a Jewish actor, born in Brooklyn New York, [...]

Michael Gambon as Albus Dumbledore

My Review: 2
First of all, let me clarify what this post is about. I am a rabid Harry Potter fan eagerly anticipating the release of the seventh and final book as well as the 5th movie adaptation. I am not here to compare Sir Michael Gambon to Sir Richard Harris. I [...]