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Budget Airline Soars to New Heights

Now You See It. Now You Don’t! Metis TransPacific’s “747-400″ is seen landing in Vancouver. Roll your mouse over the image to view the pre-Photoshop original 747-300 owned by Air Atlanta Icelandic. They even removed a taxiway and an airport vehicle to complete the look! [Javascript Required]
Well, not really. More like crashing to new lows […]

Woo Hoo! Vonage Adds Free Calls to Europe

All I can say is finally! After being a Vonage customer since December of 2002, I’ve waited for them to roll out free international calling to Europe. Other VoIP carriers have it, but up until this announcement, Vonage was still charging per-minute rates.
Now, I can finally keep in touch with friends, family and colleagues across […]

Inexpensive Living

As I gradually become more settled in my new home town, I’ve begun to notice how inexpensive the cost of living here is compared to what I left behind in Florida. I may make more, but since my healthcare and other insurance costs through work are provided with zero contribution on my part, I have […]

Furniture Is Fun

I decided to get an early start on my furniture shopping, and have been stocking up on the essentials I’ll be needing the day I move into my new apartment. Like most cities, Colorado Springs has a number of excellent places to shop for home decor. You have the chain stores, like Bed Bath & […]

Last Minute Mac Blitz

In case you’ve put off your holiday shopping and neglected to find something that will satisfy the Mac enthusiast on your list, you’re in luck. For a limited time, the Apple Store is offering free overnight shipping on standard or popular custom configuration orders of any Macintosh computer, iMac, iBook, PowerBook, Power Mac or Mac […]

PocketDocks for Everyone

SendStation Systems has announced — in a special arrangement with Santa — that the company is giving away 1,000 PocketDocks for free. The PocketDock FireWire is a thumbsized iPod adapter, perfect for travel. The offer is available only while supplies last, or until December 24, 2005. Limited to one PocketDock per person. Go get yours […]

Xbox Update

After receiving an additional 20 Xbox 360 consoles, and promptly selling them on eBay, I’m pleased to report to my loyal audience of two that all units have sold.
The median average selling price for each unit was around $1,300, though a handful went for upwards of $2,000. Two sold for $2,500. One for $3,110.
After the […]

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