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Entries from January 2008

The End Of Of Analog TV Is Coming

January 30th, 2008 · No Comments

The death of analog TV is scheduled for midnight February 17th 2009.   The government mandated that all new TV’s built after March 1st 2007 must be able to receive digital signals, but don’t worry you will still be able to use your old TV using a digital converter box.  The government will even give you [...]

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Tags: Computing, Gear, Digital

Diamond Settlement Could Put Cash In Your Pocket

January 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Have you bought a diamond ring, necklace or other bauble with a diamond in it over the last 15- or 16 years?  If you did (January 1, 1994 and March 31, 2006) you may be able to claim some money from the $295 million dollar lawsuit that De Beers has just settled. De Beers Company [...]

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Tags: Financial · Free Stuff · Shopping & Service

Name That Ship

January 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Royal Caribbean and USA Today have opened a contest to name RCI’s newest Genesis class ships. You can read the rules and list of prizes here.  Entry is free. You never know,  next time you cruise you might have the ultimate dinner table or cocktail party conversation!

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Tags: Uncategorized

Home Inventory

January 18th, 2008 · No Comments

Perish the thought, but if a catastrophe happens, fire, hurricane, flood, theft or something else that causes the loss of your home or the items in it….do you have an inventory of the contents of your home for the insurance company?  No, neither do we.  We did a video a few years ago in a [...]

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Tags: Financial · Useful Web Sites

VLC Media Player

January 14th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Ever not been able to play a video file with Windows Media Player ?  We use VLC media player as a back up to windows media player, it comes with codecs to play most video files.  When a file won’t play in windows media player we just open VLC and it plays!   Its free, and [...]

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Tags: Computing, Gear, Digital

Bill Gates Last Day Video

January 11th, 2008 · No Comments

  Bill Gates last day at Microsoft video shown at the Consumer Electronics Show, features Clooney, Clinton, Bono, and others.  Funny, especially if you are into tech.

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Tags: Computing, Gear, Digital · Humour

QE 2 & Queen Victoria Cross Atlantic together

January 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The QE 2 & Queen Victoria are crossing the Atlantic together this week.  Latest reports are that the Queen Victoria is falling a little behind.  The two photos show the ships battling the swells of the North Atlantic.  Photos  courtesy Steve Swanson / Liner Lists

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Tags: Cruising · Travel

Rio De Janeiro – Brazil – Port of Call

January 9th, 2008 · 5 Comments

Rio !!   The famous Carnival in February, Samba, Beaches, or the iconic views of Sugar Loaf Mountain and Christ the Redeemer Statue.  Rio has something  to offer every visitor. We had a wonderful time in Rio, despite the weather on the second day. You can read what we did,  click here for  Day 1, or [...]

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Tags: Azamarra Journey South America 2007 · Brazil