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  1. Just what I need to soup up my computer! by oneiros27 · · Score: 2 · on Programmable Vacuum Fluorescent Display (VFD)

    I mean, I've got a K6-233 computer at home, and with this, I can make it so people at least think I have a fast computer.

    Seriously, can anyone explain it to me why people fork out as much cash as they do to give a facelift to something crappy, rather than just saving up, and buying a better model? I mean, for well less than $100, I could pick up a crappy video card, and a 9" monitor to display status messages.

    I can't find anyone selling the 9" POS monitors I have at home [640x480], but a 1024x768 one is about the same cost as the 4x20 char display.

    With Home Depot talking about upgrading their cash registers in the coming year, the old ones they have might go on the market -- check computer shows and sellers of refurbished hardware.

  2. Re:Biological counterpart? by indecision · · Score: 4, Insightful · on Curious Yellow, Superworm
    There's a (biological) virus to which humans are either immune, or not - just like any other virus.
    The people who catch it, however, are turned into attack zombies primed to attack specifically the immune humans.

    Many novels based on vampires or zombies have this idea.

    I Am Legend by Richard Matheson is a personal favourite.

    Enjoy
    indecision

  3. Don't click on RedWolves2 book link by theduck · · Score: 3, Informative · on Constructing Accessible Web Sites

    Other vendors typically have it for less than Amazon. Go to Dealtime and use their book price comparison engine to get the best price. In this case, they report that Walmart has it for $31.49. And if you provide your zip code, they can compare prices including shipping.

    And, of course, there's always half.com for used books.

  4. Don't click on RedWolves2 book link by theduck · · Score: 3, Informative · on Constructing Accessible Web Sites

    Other vendors typically have it for less than Amazon. Go to Dealtime and use their book price comparison engine to get the best price. In this case, they report that Walmart has it for $31.49. And if you provide your zip code, they can compare prices including shipping.

    And, of course, there's always half.com for used books.

  5. What I did, basically by wizarddc · · Score: 5, Informative · on Home-Built vs. Store-Bought PCs

    Roughly, when I built my home PC, I started here:

    http://arstechnica.com/guide/system/index.html

    They regularly update their 3 machine specifications: God Box, Hot Rod Box, and Budget Box, inorder or price and goodies, of course. But what they mostly include is advice on buying what parts, why to buy them, what to look for if you're not buying that exact part, and how to buy the parts you need for the best price. The last part is most important. You can buy the same piece of hardware you need at many places on the net. The key is getting it the cheapest. The price comparison places I've been using are:

    http://www.pricegrabber.com/
    http://www.mysimon.com/
    http://www.pricescan.com/
    http://www.dealtime.com/

    Some other people said getting your cpu, mem, and mobo from one place. I'd like to say almost that. CPU and mobo, for sure. But I always buy my memory from

    http://www.crucial.com

    It's just not worth risking on something so cheap.

  6. That's why I love consumer electronics by Inthewire · · Score: 1 · on Science in the Microwave

    The cavity magnetron was a state secret during the Second World War.
    Now it's the centerpiece of an, oh, maybe $80 toy, destroyed in the name of junk science.

  7. Re:while ( is_flame( $this_msg ) ) {print $this_ms by ebh · · Score: 1 · on The Origin Of The Shell
    Hardly. All I wanted to give was a quick link to a decent description of the book. People can bargan hunt for themselves.

    Whether anyone thinks Amazon is the M$ of online bookstores is not my concern.

  8. Wow by Redking · · Score: 1 · on Amazon Refunding The Overcharge Experiment

    Very interesting post. But how come Buy.com and BarnesandNoble.com haven't taken advantage of this latest uproar of an Amazon policy. If I was ecommerce director of either competitor, I would have links to the CNet article on the front page of my website. Not only that, but price comparision search engines (PriceScan MySimon PriceWatch DealTime Shopper) should be having a field day with this!

    Perhaps Buy and Barnes & Noble are conducting the SAME experiment but at a more discreet level?!?!

  9. minimal web surfing by bp33 · · Score: 1 · on Looking For Wireless Handheld E-Mail And Web?

    > minimal Web surfing (stock quotes, weather,
    > traffic, movie showtimes, driving directions?).

    No need for a browser! I use my normal (CellOne SF) cell phone and one of the new "voice portals". I'm hooked on Quack.com, but there are others (e.g. TellMe ). A great thing about these is that I don't have to take my hands off the wheel (and my eyes off the road) to get the info while I'm in the car.

    > wireless email

    OK, until somebody does a good phone-based Text To Speech and voice recognition service, you're back to some other device.

    In addition to my CellOne service, I also have WAP through SprintPCS (currently $75 for 2000 minutes/mo). I got the TouchPoint phone which has a larger screen than my Nokia CellOne phone, and is very easy to use. It's my data phone. I also got the connector kit so I can use the phone as a wireless modem. This morning I was using Yahoo Messenger on my Palm III. Works fine.

    > Since it seems WAP is a ways off

    I disagree. While many web sites don't yet support WML, everything you are asking for is already in place. Visto and Yahoo! already support WAP very well, if you want to do email from there.

    One thing I have seen but haven't tried yet - let's say you are standing in the Good Fried Circuit store about to buy some new widget. You think to yourself, "is this a good deal? I should go home and surf the web for prices." Instead, while you're standing in the store, WAP into DealTime Mobile and do some comparison shopping.

    There are more interesting WAP services springing up all the time.

    Of course now I am travelling around with two cell phones (I like the CellOne service, I just wish they would add WAP), a Palm III and cables. But that's nothing compared to lugging around my laptop and the bulky ricochet modem, which I had to return because my house is outside their service area.

  10. Tips on saving cash on PDA's by gavinhall · · Score: 1 · on Palm IIIe Announced
    Posted by BrainMold:

    If you want to get a PalmIII[x], try www.DealTime.com.

    They will search a limited amount of respectable online sellers, auctions, and classifieds for the selected PDA. Using this, I've found you can get a PalmIIIx for $265 to $275 and a plain PalmIII even cheaper.

    You have to constantly watch the deals though. Some are for a limited time. But, If you don't mind having your POP account flooded with email, you can have DealTime send you updates on the deals everyday.

    You also might want to see if the prices come down, too. One day I saw a PalmIIIx for $265 then $289 the next from the same company.

    If you want to search even more sources, try PriceWatch.com. They will search hundreds of online merchants. Some are big time companies, others are small little stores from the middle of nowhere. The prices are guaranteed [sp?] for a little while, so if a little brat from some small little buisness jacks up the price on you, you only have to pay the PriceWatch price.

    #include "disclaimer.h"

    I haven't used either of these methods to buy a PalmIIIx yet, so I can't personally reccomend them. But, I am currently searching for a PalmIIIx on DealTime. In other words, if it turns out they rip you off, you've been warned.

    [Who would win in a fight, the normal Mr. Spock or a Fuzzy Logic Mr. Spock?]