Recent content by profbobo

Let us know how this works out :) I'm really curious about how the key is set up, actually.

I got the same response in an e-mail from them (they'd process the credit if I missed out on the rebate). Very happy about this :)

The housing for the iPod minis is a solid piece of aniodized aluminum (in a tube, hollowed out so it's only one piece). Very nicely done, and way more scratch-resistant than the original iPods.

My order status still says "InProduction." I hope that it gets here before the end of the month :/

Excellent! Thanks :)

I picked up an iPod battery backup and a 1000 va ups :)

Wish I had an option for my slot-loading Pioneer DVD drive :( These beige drives really disturb my sleek Coolermaster case :P

I have two of the Raptor 10000 rpm SATA drives in my new pc. They're VERY fast :) Got good reviews here at AT too ... I'd hop on it if I didn't already have some :P

Thanks ... have been waiting for newegg to get them in stock, but I'm getting super antsy :) Their site says 'verisign verified,' so I figure that's a good sign, right?

Are they reliable? How is their RMA? :)

Just got back from Circuit City at Century 3 Mall, and the manager wouldn't pm me. He gave me the line about not being able to price match because of the rebates, and I told him that the website said expressly that they don't pm rebates. In the end, he knocked 10 bucks off the price, so it's ~...

Ooops, sort of forgot about this one :P The bar is TrueLaunchBar, along with a stats app running under it. The stats app is called CureInfo, I believe, and it has ceased development, as it became Samuraize.

FYI, you can patch the uxthemes.dll file in XP for free (I think TGTsoft used to have a patcher, but I'm not sure if it works with SP1 or not ... there are patchers that do), and bypass stylexp. Some of the themes out there are great :P Check out my desktops @ messikan.com (also in my sig) I'm...

I'm a big fan of Ephpod ... full-featured and easy to use. Development is still going, so bugs get worked out with every release. Plus, it's nice to be able to check the weather on my ipod :P

Is buying open box stuff safe? I saw a 20 gig iPod at my Bby (only 50 bucks off though, as is standard I suppose). Is there any way to tell what the reasoning was for the return? I didn't see one on the box anywhere; just the sticker with the price on it.