Archive for December, 2006

The Christmas Tree

Friday, December 22nd, 2006

Now John & Shannon are old hands at this and it’s only the second year for Steph & me. They picked their tree out right away and we were left wandering the side of the mountain looking for that perfect one. Luckily it was pretty warm. The trip to the Christmas tree: Google map
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On buying a big screen TV

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

A co-worker asked for my advice on buying a big screen, what follows is a tidied up version.
In the world of big-screen TVs there are seemingly too many options to choose from. Plasma vs. LCD. HDMI vs. component. Tastes great vs. less filling.
There are two main types of large screen TVs on the market. flat-panel [...]

Nickels & Dimes

Tuesday, December 19th, 2006

The ancillary fees on my Vonage account have more than doubled in the last year. When I first signed up for service I paid $1.95 in State and government fees. Now it’s up to $4.61. What’s up with that? I sent a query to Vonage support in the hopes that some of them may not [...]

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