Recent content by DonCrescas

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    Registry or dns hijack? Cannot get to amazon.com

    I can't recall clicking on one of theose fake warnings, I'm actually not a noob by any stretch of the imagination. My wife on the other hand... As far as the potential for ID theft, I monitor all my accounts pretty regularly, but I will certainly be extra vigilant and perhaps order a triple...
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    Registry or dns hijack? Cannot get to amazon.com

    Thanks to all the helpful replies. I would have gotten back sooner but had a *load at work to do before the holiday weekend. Anyway, btcomm1 nailed it. something reconfigured tcpip to use some wierd dns server. Since I could not figure out how it happened, and nothing came up with repeated...
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    Registry or dns hijack? Cannot get to amazon.com

    So last night I noticed that I couldn't access amazon.com from my desktop. No ping either. I opened my laptop and it got through with no problem. This is not the first time I've had some strange issues on my desktop (windows xp sp2 on a dell 400sc). A few months ago I could not download picasa...
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    Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0 Retail Box $39.00

    The rebate is not advertised, but it comes in the box nonetheless. $89 - $20 GCO - $30 Rebate = $39 for arguably the best amateur video editing program.
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    Simpsons Seasons 6 & 7 + '07 Trivia Calendar 37.66 Shipped

    I guess there aren't too many Simpsons fans around AT these days.
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    Simpsons Seasons 6 & 7 + '07 Trivia Calendar 37.66 Shipped

    First (or maybe second) deal post, hope you like it. Searched but no results for simpsons. Hope it's not a repost. 1) I noticed that Buy.com has Simpsons seasons for $18 (seasons 1-6) and $23 (Seasons 7,8) and the The Trivial Simpsons 2007 365-Day Box Calendar for $9: So any of seasons 1-6...
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    DEAD Kingston 1GB USB 2.0 DataTraveler Flash Drive

    Delayed thanks to the OP, I got in for two before it died.
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    Corsair Value RAM PC3200 CAS2.5 1GB (2x512MB) DC KIT - Today's Price $76.50

    Why? You'd rather pay like 71 shipped now w/o rebate than pay 79 shipped now with a $25 rebate coming in a month or two?
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    DeLonghi EW0507 Oil-Filled Radiator heater for $39.99 from amazon.com

    If you have a central heating system that is not well balanced, resulting in a room or two that is significantly underheated, this can help quite a bit, and will cost less than raising the overall thermostat. More importantly, this is the safest type of portable heater you can buy, as there...
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    Hot! Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D Kit $579.15 AR Shipped

    Minolta is now offring a $50 Rebate on the Maxxum 5D Dell Has the Following: Maxxum 5D Digital SLR Camera kit with 18-70 f/3.5-5.6 Qty: 1 Unit Price: $799.00 Dell Home Customers: Save 15% off Select Cameras! Expires on 2005-12-08 11:59:59 - $119.85 ADDITIONAL DISCOUNTS AND...
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    Acortech - Wood 3.5" External USB2 Drive Case $19.95+s/h

    "Wood-Type" It is aluminum with a wood grain plastic veneer
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    Dell - 1 GB Sandisk Ultra II CF card $71.53 with DPA

    I wanted to buy one of these for a new digital SLR. I was surprised that Dell allowed me to stack a 15 off 100 coupon I got in the Dell regifting game together with the automatic 20% off and the 2% DPA discount. Below is from the confirmation email. 1 GB Ultra II CompactFlash Card Qty: 1...
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    YAOSA: HSBC 4.0% APY

    if you have a B&M HSBC checking account this works well, b/c you can do free transfers between the two accounts, so if you really need to walk into a bank for more than 500 at a time you have that option. As to why the CD is lower, this is b/c it is tied into much more stable financial...
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    Free Sonic Sunglasses

    How many times does this need to be reposted?
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    HOT - Timberland Friends and Family is Back - Save 40%

    How can you use this instore? Thanks