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    air / mileage credit card

    well, looks like this average joe wont be applying for that card. =)
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    air / mileage credit card

    yea i hear ya, only reason why I am looking into a mileage cc is because i want to start traveling...... and cant use my platinum select divident because of the balance transfter =) heheheheheh.... The starwood amex looks very promising.... only problem is, its an amex.... I only try to use...
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    air / mileage credit card

    must be the black american express card ey? hahahaha
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    air / mileage credit card

    Awesome mikebb!! That starwood card does sound very attractive compared to the citi premierpass.... woo hooo..i will have to do a little more research on this and see how good the starwood would work for my case. Thanks mikebb!
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    air / mileage credit card

    ah yes, in that case yes you would need to some how spend $15k in order to use the 15,000... but I am not sure if this is still the same as of today... i read through flyertalk and it seems like it was either outdated or things have changed. The companion minimum is $299 instead of the $379 that...
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    air / mileage credit card

    whoa, I highly doubt you get the 15,000 bonus points after spending $15,000. Its after your first purchase with the credit card. I wouldn't have even thought about applying if i had to spend $15,000 in order to get my bonus points.. hahahahah
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    air / mileage credit card

    Frank junior, what type of card do you have? And how long did it take you to get that much miles? Only thing I'm worried about with the no fee cards is that it will probably take forever to accumilate points.
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    air / mileage credit card

    anybody else?
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    air / mileage credit card

    yea, thought about that one. The annual fee is $75, kinda high but I think it would pay itself off with the unlimited companion program. They have a non elite version where its pretty much the same thing but less points for things and with a no annual fee. But after some thinking I came to a...
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    air / mileage credit card

    So I been looking into a mileage credit card and came across this one linky linky The "elite-level" one. so far everything sounds good, but I wanted to get other peoples opinions.. and maybe even recommendations to other mileage credit cards. Thanks for any help in advance. Jorge
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    email client on multiple pc question

    Sorry for it being in the wrong forum... couldnt really find a good place to put this issue.. thanks for all the input.. ima try the outlook syncing program and see how it goes. thanks to all.
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    email client on multiple pc question

    2 laptops used by 1 individual not simultaneously... both using outlook express with a gmail pop3 acct and a imap acct set up on them.... I need some recommendations on how to have these setup so that both are up to date with all emails and local folders... The only way I can think of is...
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    Haribo Gummy Candies up to 43% off

    For you guys near a central market (higher line of HEB), they sell haribo candys in the bulk isle of the store. usually its like $1.50 /lbs.... so 5lbs = $7.50.... Just giving you guys near a central market a heads up. Jorge
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    car detailing gurus

    good lord..... as much as I like to keep the ride clean... I still live in an apartment and its hard to haul around all the washing/detailing supplies... so Im trying to get my car looking good efficiently...... Dont really want to spend all weekend washing/detailing the car since I am very...
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    car detailing gurus

    wow... ti says you can put 5 layers of this stuff.. how in the h3ll do you do that? put 1 coat wait a couple hours.... put another... and on and on you go?
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    car detailing gurus

    THanks for all the heads up guys. I wash the car with meguair gold car wash stuff... i only use dishwasher (dawn) if I need to strip away the old wax and start from scratch... i've allready clay bar like 2 weeks ago before putting on a layer of meguiar nxt tech wax paste.... I was thinking...
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    car detailing gurus

    I dont know if its me but I am getting pretty aggravated with Meguiars NXT tech wax paste. After a week or so the water beading effect is usually gone and I am left with water spots all over my car. I dont know if its because I have a black car (which I know is hard to keep clean) or its just...
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    HSBC Online Savings rate is now at 5.05%

    I opened up an acct maybe like a month ago and I got my $25 and my 4.8% interest allready.... I love having the bank2bank transfer option so I can move my money from bank to bank using HSBC as the hub (saves me a trip to my credit union thats a couple exits away... =).. ) best of all the...
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    digital camera guru's help!

    Awesome, ill take a look at all of them and see which one I end up with. Thanks to everyone who participated! Muchos gracias Jorge
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    digital camera guru's help!

    ahh, i see i see... so basically look for a camera with image stability... man, if I only knew about this when I was shopping for a digicam... Thanks for all the help guys. Any rec's on a ultra portable IS digi with good quality?
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    digital camera guru's help!

    doh... well in that case... any recommendations for a ultra portable digi with great quality and ease of use?
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    digital camera guru's help!

    What do you mean by IS camera?
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    digital camera guru's help!

    That would be a solution... but I dont plan to setup a tripod in the middle of a rock concert and start taking pictures... or set up a tripod to take pictures while I'm out on 6th street...hahahahah... I was thinking more of the setting adjustments...
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    digital camera guru's help!

    I have a Olmpus Stylus verve for just your basic on the go point and shoot... Only problem is unless I use flash the pictures 90% of the time come out blurry. I've tried find some solutions on google ... but onlything I found was to up the ISO.. that helped, but made the picture very grainy with...
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    HOT MAMA! Where To Put Your Money If It's Just Sitting In a Checking Account

    never heard umbrella bank, how are they? They look like they have some great rates.. but their website looks.. ok..
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    How much would you pay for this rig?

    and what exactly are we talking about here? hahahahah
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    How much would you pay for this rig?

    very true, everything you have said is also exactly what I was thinking. I didnt understand to much on why he skimped out on alot of the essential parts. I think I will pass on this system unless the seller is willing to cut the price way below $1600. Thank you for your time and assistance. Jorge
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    How much would you pay for this rig?

    A very good investment, along with gems.
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    How much would you pay for this rig?

    yea, I would usually build it myself... but I'm dreading putting together a new PC from scratch.... the compatibility issues, hardware failure from vendor, etc... Just dont really have the time to deal with the issues that may occur. I really dont want to spend $1600 so I will try to negotiate...
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    How much would you pay for this rig?

    Oops sorry, didn't know that we couldnt double check to see if we were getting a good deal or not. Noted for future references.
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    How much would you pay for this rig?

    wow that cheap huh? The guys asking $1600. I tried to price a quick reference using newegg and the same parts he used and the price still came out to more then $2000.
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    How much would you pay for this rig?

    Need a prebuilt PC asap, came across this local deal and was wondering how much are you willing to pay for this rig. Thanks in advance for any input. Antec Super Lanboy ATX Case Antec TruePower II 550 Watt ATX SLI Power Supply AMD Opteron 175 2.2Ghz 2x1MB L2 Cache 939-pin Dual-core CPU...
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    scrolling messed up when browsing

    so basically you know when you open up a browser and press down to scroll through the page? Well my gf's computer does this retarded thing where the cursor goes through everyline through the page making scrolling down very difficult... It also sometimes just jumps to the bottom of the page...
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    Woman's Arm Severed In Car Accident

    I hope she wasn't roaming....
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    Refurbed Ionic Breeze Professional Series for $99.95

    There was an article in the texas exes alcalde magazine about an engineering student conducting a test on these things. Conclusion was that these things did absolutely nothing but just add ozone to your home. They said a regular hepa filter worked 10 times better then these things...
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    Calling all health freaks and dieters

    What the.... whats that? edit: oh wow, this looks like a good addition to my diet. It also helps constipation which is a plus for me. Awesome, thanks!
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    who else

    STFU gigapet.... you know that loans are only a figment of our imagination... :D
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    Calling all health freaks and dieters

    I am looking for a good dietary supplement to assist me in losing weight. Before people start flaming me for how lazy I am please consider my daily routine... breakfast: Healthy (no cinnamon toast crunch, count chocula, etc) cereal.. sometimes a banana in the cerial. Also, one one-a-day multi...