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Whew, electronics are expensive! Prices were trickling down a little for a while, but the past year (2010) they’ve all popped back up. I was looking at new computers recently, and was stunned to see some of them priced $1500 or more! Ouch. It’s difficult to really get a good price, or even realize what [...]

I buy almost NOTHING from the local Big Box retailers anymore. Deals and convenience are so good online, why should I endure traffic congestion, inclement weather, cranky clerks, and high taxes to get something I can very easily purchase online? Now that spring is *just* starting to draw near, I’m gearing up for the new [...]

I made the mistake of driving out to the commercial center of town today. Not to Christmas shop, just to see if I could find a few accessories for the home office. Oh my goodness, it took me FOUR TIMES as long to drive through the area! The traffic was crazy! Who can shop in [...]

I found this site just in time: Howard custom computers. I’ve been toodling around computer websites, comparing prices and specs (it always takes me FOREVER to choose a new computer, because I am so fussy). I am SO SICK of seeing the Atom processor. It is a weenie of a processor, and I dislike it [...]

Boy oh boy, do you remember way back in the early 90s, how getting Internet service was SO expensive?! What was AOL Internet service then, like, $25 a minute? Yikes! And even then, it wasn’t terribly exciting. Oh sure, you got to access text websites from Russia discussing the glories of chess, or chat with [...]

I do a lot of online shopping. I admit, I can’t always tell the good deals from the bad, especially when it comes to reading all the teeny tiny fine print that marketers sometime hide from consumers. But boy oh boy, have I found a goldmine of a site to help determine good deals, do [...]