Recent content by hwangste

The 200GB SATA at Staples can be made a better deal using the coupons that were in many national papers yesterday. Since I was going to buy tax software anyway, I used it to bump me up to the $30 off $150 coupon, so I effectively got the drive for $69.99. Not too bad for a SATA drive...

One of my friends refuses to eat anything from there because it'll give her the McRumbles...

Found this in the APC knowledgebase: Question This document will compare the differences between Back-UPS RS (Models BR1000 and BR1500) with the Back-UPS XS (Models BX1000 and BX1500) Answer There are basically 2 differences between the Back-UPS RS and the Back-UPS XS models...

Thanks- used the third one.

How long has your computing life been? I'm 29 and I can definitely remember when WordPerfect was the dominant product... Anyhow, I still use WordPerfect for its ability to reveal codes. Except for a text processing language like TeX, it's hard to get a finer level of control over your...

Great tip- I called and found out mine shipped yesterday via UPS ground. They must be shipping from somewhere relatively close to NJ, because it arrived this afternoon. Now to have some fun setting things up!

Just won in NJ! That 16 page code worked great!

Monster cable speaker wire is no better (sound-wise) than regular speaker wire, as long as you compare the same gauges. Monster just did a great marketing job. In true double-blind listening tests, you can't tell the difference. The key is to make the tests really double-blind. If you don't...

OJEDAWC: The thread on avsforum I mentioned has a great discussion about comparing speaker wire and interconnects. Let's see if I can grab a working link to the thread... Speaker wire thread on avsforum I think that'll work. The very first post in the thread has a link to a webpage with a...

I discovered at my local Home Depot (Deptford, NJ) that the in-wall 12 gauge speaker wire was on sale for $0.12 per foot (regular price was $0.20 per foot). From what I've read (there's a great discussion on speaker wire at avsforum right now), this stuff is as good as the premium wire. I...

After I got my notice yesterday, I started looking around for a replacement card. You might want to try looking at www.cardratings.com for some alternatives. So far, most of the cash back cards I've looked at don't give you nearly as good a deal as the Amazon Nextcard did- only one or two...

For those of you still not getting the box, I've noticed that I only get it if I use IE and not Mozilla. I noticed that on the other thread, some folks mentioned getting it with Netscape, so who knows?

In case it helps anybody who's looking for this item, the model number is 15-1971. The clearance tag that was on it listed the original price as $99.99.

I was at my local Radio Shack today and found one of those 2.4 GHz wireless audio and video senders on clearance for $14.97. It comes with the sender unit, receiver unit, AC adapters, and a bunch of cables. This is pretty much like the ones that X-10 sells. I don't know if it's local or not...

I've had this setup running for a few months now, and I pretty much agree with what's been said so far. I've got a Radeon 64 DDR VIVO doing the video output, and the picture is quite sharp. Audio has also been fine, with some experimentation. I have noticed some interference (mostly with...