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I saw this heated walkway and had to post. If you live in California, Australia or someplace with hot and sunny weather 365 days a year, you might want to skip over this post. However, if you live up North, you need to check it out. I almost want to buy [...]
A few days ago, a couple of us were crammed into a truck on the way to lunch. Several of us have kids, and we ended up talking about how incredibly popular WebKinz is. Somebody said it was simply a training ground for games like World of Warcraft. As we were talking, I suddenly [...]
Ever find yourself shopping online and see something you like, but you don’t want to pay full price for it? Wish you had a way of knowing as soon as it goes on sale? Enter Savvy Circle. The site loves a bargain just as much as [...]
I’m currently in Bulgaria and recently went to a screening of the latest Indiana Jones movie. Since my wife and I decided to go to the movie with a group of friends on a Saturday night, we thought it best to buy the tickets in advance.
When we went to the [...]
When you do things in a crowd with no organization, no plan, and no clear leaders, chaos is usually the end result. And then sometimes the opposite occurs.
A few weeks ago there was a post on digg about being rickrolled. If you are not familiar with what a rickroll is, you can read [...]
I read through an article on CNET yesterday that got me fired up about something I’ve had on my mind for the last three years – the unfortunate, yet inevitable, demise of Circuit City.
About three summers ago, I worked there part time as a TV/Home Theater salesperson and strange as it might [...]
I would be remiss if I didn’t blog about this. The reason I have not mentioned it prior to this is because it’s so freaking cool I can’t quite wrap my brain around it. I’ve always loved geocaching. This is where you use a GPS to get a specific location, find a “treasure [...]
Paul’s Soapbox is a regular feature of TechConsumer where I sound off on various tech topics/products that I’m interested in (or hate). This is just my $.02, so consider yourself warned. This week’s subjects? Vista, Mario, and Kevin Rose…
For all the Vista users out there, I recently stumbled across an [...]
I’ve been having a lot of fun with Flickr lately. I like seeing the different ways my photos get reused. From Wikipedia to Schmap.com to a women’s magazine. Just for fun, [...]
So Paul’s latest comparison between PC and console gaming has created quite the firestorm. His financial analysis shows that console gaming is, in fact, cheaper even if plenty of
