Recent content by Ian

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    Just locked in at 5.5%

    Millenium it sounds like you have a 5 yr Balloon and not a 5/1 ARM. A 5/1 ARM switches to a 1 yr ARM that is tied either to the LIBOR or Treasury Index + a Margin.
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    10 fitness lies exposed...

    The guys is wrong or has no point on most of these statements. >2. A lot of cardio is the most efficient way to lose body fat. FALSE! What is a lot? Of course doing tons of cardio will make you lose muscle and body fat but your body doesnt really go catabolic that easily. You can be safe...
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    How the hell do those cell phone boosters work?

    Of course they work...they use micro-miniature circuitry. Also I think you will be interested in some Igia products that I would like to sell to you.
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    If you were an Anandtech member two years ago..... Post here!

    me too? Yes!!! and look at that elite msg count!
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    Dude Selling speakers out of back of explorer...

    Haha...These guys in College Park, MD tried to pull the same scam on me. It was hilarious how hard these guys tried to sell me these speakers. When I was said no I dont wanna buy them, the guys says to his partner "Aww Come on. This guy is cool lets give him a break." It was such an obvious...
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    Gary Condit reminded me of........

    William H. Macy from Fargo. "I am cooperating here." I thought he reeked of guilt. Please post comments on this in one of the existing threads on the subject. AnandTech Moderator
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    Do you like Download Accelerator?

    I dont know about the other download programs but DAP makes a HUGE difference and is definitely not a gimmick. I used it on my college ethernet, used the highest settings they have, and regularly d/l files at about 1 MB/s. I thought it was a gimmick too but I guess downloads are limited by...
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    College Books

    If I were you I would wait till the first day of class or email your professor now to see if it is really necessary to get your textbook. You would be surprised that many classes the teacher prefers not to use the textbook. Then I would go the bookstore with your syllabus and find what books...
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    Question for Voicestream users, or cell phone know-alls :)

    Its 2000 weekend per month. Voicestream is pretty good for me in the DC area and I got my t28 world for free but you might wanna check out Cingular too. Ian
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    A few questions on religion:

    How do you guys think I should edit it so that it doesnt offend people? ....Well maybe I will just remove them if they are flamebait and since I am not getting the responses I hoped for:/
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    A few questions on religion:

    As someone who doesnt believe in God, I have some interesting question for those who are very religious (or at least have a better understanding of religions). My questions are: What makes you believe that your god wants you to worship them? If you were god would you want people to worship...