About a month ago I got a $100 coupon for a new phone with Verizon. I looked online then ventured out to the store to see what I could get. The chocolate was being promoted for $150 with a $50 rebate, so I got one basically for free. They programmed it, moved […]

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I managed to live with Ubuntu for over a year. I learned to do almost everything that I used to do in Windows, and the few apps that I couldn’t find replacements for I ran in Windows within VMWare. Of course, my Ubuntu rig was never fast (much faster than it would have […]

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We received our set of two $40 coupons from the government for our digital television converter boxes. We don’t have cable or dish or any kind of subscription TV at our house. We have a good old fashioned antenna on our roof. We live about 30 miles outside of Boston, and I […]

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In five days of biking with my home made studded tires, I’ve given myself three flats. The first time was on my third day, on my way to work, about 3/4 mile from my office. I started walking, but was picked up in just a few steps by of all people, our department […]

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I’ve already continued bike commuting much farther into the winter season than I ever had before. I overcame darkness with my 6 volt rechargeable 10 watt halogen headlight, illuminite jacket and helmet cover, and an array of blinky lights. I overcame freezing temperatures, wind and rain with my windproof balaclava, lobster gloves, neoprene […]

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