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GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
12/18/08

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No Hobo or Snoogumsmodo today? I just bought three cases of wine, I need some freebies!
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GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
12/18/08

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I think I know what the Konomi Code will result in if you use THAT belt buckle.
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twoeightnine
12/18/08

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Avoid the Speck case. They suck. They do a good job of protecting your Macbook but they're more of a pain in the ass than anything else. I only use mine when I'm traveling now and there's a chance that it's going to get banged around.

They collect dirt and grime and dust and crumbs and hair and just about everything else like you wouldn't believe. It gets stuck inside and taunts you because taking the case on and off is near impossible. Especially the vents on the bottom over the battery. It creates an "awesome" pattern of hardened dust.
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OMG! Ponies!
12/18/08

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The fake-me-out GorillaPod is tempting but I think I'll stick with the original.
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qbrad
12/18/08

@OMG! Chrismukkah!: Gorillapod is having a sale! Use code "snowman" and you'll get 30% off. Dunno how long it's valid for, but I used it yesterday. They also have eco-packaging that takes some cost off the price.

Enjoy!
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OMG! Ponies!
12/18/08

@qbrad: That I'll buy. GorillaPod is one of the best products in years. I've used it to mount camcorders on door jambs to record family hootenanies. It is a rare product that exceeds expectations.

(still tipsy on PBR)
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dharasick
12/18/08

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What's the deal with the green laptop?
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
12/18/08

@dharasick: It's a sour Apple..
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whootowl
12/18/08

@Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude disguised as another dude: Actually, it's Apple's super-simple netbook for senior citizens, the Granny Smith.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
12/18/08

@whootowl: I thought that was the MacBook Air??
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Cankles
12/17/08

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Oh, thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am looking to buy a last minute gift for my parents, I was thinking about the Logitech Harmony 880 Universal remote.

My parents are in their mid sixties, have a complex entertainment system, consisting of among other items, a 52 inch HDTV.

Does anybody have experience with these and do you think it would be good for my easily frustrated parents? As it is my mother calls me a few times a day for help.
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ripfire
12/17/08

@Incognito: The Harmony can be really intimidating for those who are not familiar with the series or what it does. Small buttons doesn't help either. Let's just say it's the kind of remote where you have to look and think about before pressing a button even for volume and channel. In the end, it's still a remote.

I ended up getting a the learning remote from Sony. It's more intuitive, programming is straight forward, and it's only about $20 bucks.
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scarbrtj
12/17/08

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Nero is normally $70... but to get it down to $0, I'm going to have to spend $70+ of my own time and effort to jump through all those rebate hoops and forms!
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My fourth profile kotaku has banned
12/17/08

@scarbrtj: uhhhh... 2 forms and 1 stamp. that's not too difficult.
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scarbrtj
12/17/08

@The Dude Abides: I think I have to drive to a Fry's, or snail mail a box of Nero to my house, to mail in the UPC for the Fry's discount. Then I have to mail in the in-store receipt for the second rebate form, and proof of ownership of Adobe Elements or something or other, PLUS the front page of the manual of Adobe Elements. And I need to explain why I'm just sending a photocopy of the Nero UPC, instead of the box UPC, because I already sent the original UPC with the first rebate form.

Now package all this together and fill out the forms, etc.

No way that's a quick job.
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Elijah86
12/17/08

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the heart pendant is showing 95$
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Erica Ho
12/17/08

@Elijah86: Add it to your cart.
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Hello Mister Walrus
12/17/08

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Snookumsmodo??
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OMG! Ponies!
12/17/08

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Snookumsmodo is a crap site. Hobomodo is where it's at. It even looks like it was designed by a hobo.
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GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
12/17/08

@OMG! Ponies!: Hey, for all we know, the person who runs Hobomodo has no coding experience.
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nutbastard
12/17/08

@OMG! Ponies!:

did you notice that stevedave bought that url?
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GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
12/17/08

@nutbastard: Don't blame me i voted for Ron Paul edition: Shhhhh!
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ripfire
12/17/08

@A/S/L-GitEmSteveDave loves->★: Oh wow. He wasn't kidding.
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OMG! Ponies!
12/17/08

@nutbastard: Don't blame me i voted for Ron Paul edition: I practically dared him too. I had mentioned that I wanted it.

However, I have enough time posting to omg-ponies.com with regularity so I don't know what I'd do with Hobomodo.com.

Giz has been good to me and I can't mooch off them.

However, if anyone is interested in OMG Ponies merch...
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Bsjskier
12/17/08

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I may have to get Nero; because it's free.
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Bsjskier
12/17/08

@Bsjskier: And the idea of a Snookumsmodo is hilarious.
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IN THE FACE!
12/18/08

@Bsjskier: Next up should be Sweetumsmodo:

Here is Dr. Sweetums speaking at the G8 summit regarding the geopolitical ramifications of diplomacy with failed states in the post 9-11 world.
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OMG! Ponies!
11/27/08

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Perhaps Curves and/or Lindsay would like to weigh in. They have a lot more credibility than any blathering idiot from CNN in my book.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
11/27/08

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So in reality it would have taken her all of 5 minutes to compile this list. Most of these products she either received a press release on, read about, or heard one of her coworkers talking about it. I'm sure she spend hours slaving away at this fluff piece right before a long holiday weekend...

Hey Veronica, around here we call that phoning it in.

Can't wait to see what you do for Christmas and New Years. Wait let me guess, top gadgets to buy with all those gift cards you got for Christmas and top gadgets to be on your wish list for 2009...
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Torley
11/27/08

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The Flip camcorders look like a lot of fun, but for the price, you'd be better served by a small form-factor digital camera that records videos just as well and does still photos much better. May not be as easy to upload to YouTube, but that's fairly easy to automate. I likey mah Canon 1100IS vewy muches.
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AmishJohn
11/27/08

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You may call it 'click whoring', but add an iPod or two, and we can just call it Giz.
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