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Boxee And Support Via Social Media

This past weekend my project was upgrading a home theater PC (HTPC) with some better hardware.  I also wanted to give the latest version of Boxee another try on a freshly configured PC.  I first tried the beta version from a couple months ago on another HTPC (I’ve got two running) and despite being initially impressed, [...]

How To Setup XAMPP For Web Development

XAMPP is a software package that makes it quick and easy to install Apache, MySQL, PHP and Perl on any OS.  If you need to get a local web development environment setup quickly this is a great option.  For convenience, many features are turned on by default, so while great for local development, XAMPP is [...]

Do You Play Foursquare?

Foursquare is going to explode in popularity this year.  Foursquare is a mobile web service that launched last year that makes a game out of connecting with friends and exploring cities.  It’s played on your phone and if you’re a fan of all things web and go out often, you’ll be addicted in no time.  I [...]

Bing Travel Search

I recently needed to book a plane ticket, which is something I hate doing because it seems nearly impossible to know when to buy to get the lowest price.  In the past I have used Kayak and Orbitz, which are good at identifying low prices at the times I want, but they are not good [...]

Dusting Off The Nintendo

I dug out the old Nintendo this week and got my fix of Dr. Mario, Duck Hunt and a few other games.  Maybe I’m just easily amused, but despite all of today’s fancy game consoles I still like to go back to the oldies. I like the pixelated graphics, 8-bit soundtracks and finicky cartridges.
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