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Geek Review of MagicJack VoIP

February 2nd, 2009

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After going seriously over my wireless minutes for the past 2 months (unbeknown to me), I decided to put the BlackBerry down and try one of those seemingly fly-by-night “everything” providers, MagicJack. They have been reviewed by many, and I mean many, for having an easy to use, plain Jane product. You plug it in […]

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Inspiron LCD Gone Bad

January 27th, 2009

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Why did it have to happen to me? An issue I can’t resolve — broken hardware. I woke up this morning, opened my laptop and bam… heard a strange sizzling noise for about 2 seconds, then my screen went blank. “Strange,” I thought. I figured it had something to do with rouge permissions or Power […]

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Alltel Deposits Returned

January 19th, 2009

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After years of paying, waiting, and being lied to by multiple customer service representitves regarding them, our wireless deposits have been returned! Amazing enough, one of the deposits (with interest) fit perfectly into another month of service. Funny how that works, huh? The other deposit was actually returned to us rather quickly once people stopped […]

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Smokin’ Hot New Years 2009

January 1st, 2009

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Just before the ball dropped on the East Coast, I was in the bathroom cleaning my contact lenses when I heard some crazy lady screaming from over the backyard fence “House on fire!” I looked around… Wrong! My house isn’t in fire. My neighbor’s house is, though! She banged on my back door and we […]

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Why Is Internet Explorer Still Popular?

November 7th, 2008

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The Internet has progressed a lot in the past 10 years. The only thing that hasn’t changed is the #1 web browser which Microsoft’s Internet Explorer still holds strong after all these years. Granted the “IE Bus” has lost its way, it’s still on the right track even with slipping ground. Back in the end […]

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