Bell Unlimited Data Plan

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Excerpt: One of the things I have been wanting to see in Canada for a while now is an unlimited data plan that is reasonable in price (sub $100/m) and that need has been fulfilled by Bell. Bell Canada has released an unlimited data plan for only $75/m. While this is still much more expensive than plans in th …

Xbox 360 is Back

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Excerpt: Well, a little while back now, my Xbox 360 was acting all weird, and so I had to send it away to Microsoft. Yesterday, I got it back. Not the same one I sent to them of course, but a new, clean one and even nicer, they sent one month of free Xbox Live Gold Membership. Not something I need, so I will …

Dead Xbox 360

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Excerpt: So today my Xbox 360 decided to kick the bucket. It had been acting weird for two weeks, but I assumed incorrectly that it was just the A/V cable. I bought a new cable, and the problem persisted. The problem was such that I could continue to use the Xbox 360, but it looked horrendous. It was like …

Few Things For Sale

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Excerpt: I have a few things I am hoping to sell. I'd like to stick to selling to people in Canada, but I am willing to sell to people in the U.S.A. if I know you. The things up for grab include some Xbox 360 games, a laptop, and an older computer tower. Xbox 360 Games Kameo: Elements of Power - $15 …

Linux on the New PC

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Excerpt: Well, I took the plunge and am using Ubuntu on my new computer. I never expected to use Ubuntu as my Linux distro of choice, but after looking at some screen shots it was either this or OpenSuse, and so I chose this as it seems to have a huge community behind it. So now I have to send out a plea …

Computer Parts Arrived

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Excerpt: The parts for my new computer have finally arrived, and I am so excited. I forgot that the Intel Core 2 Duo is a Land Grid Array socket. It should be interesting. Sabine will be putting in the RAM, hard drive, video card, and whatnot, and so I look forward to seeing how she does. I have a feelin …

Computer Parts on the Way

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Excerpt: Well, by now, I am sure if you read this blog, you have seen my posts pertaining to my computer problems. Thank goodness for having a laptop. I have my old beast kind of working. Replaced the motherboard, and kept out one stick of RAM. It isn't 100% yet, but at least it is working. I hope to lee …

Fixing My Computer: What to Get?

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Excerpt: In my previous post, I mentioned that my current computer is dead but I want to try to find a way to fix it. I know the hard drives work, the optical drives work, and the video card is still good. As far as I know the RAM and CPU work, as well as the case and power supply. I am going to try to g …

Computer Go Boom: Core 2 Duo Here I Come

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Excerpt: Well, my loyal and dedicated computer finally kicked the bucket, at least as far as I can tell. I have decided to take the plunge and go ahead and get a new machine. I am also looking at getting a few parts to bring the old computer back to life. I have ordered the new computer parts from NCI …

If I Had Money to be an Apple Convert

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Excerpt: Sometimes while using my Windows XP machines, I think about how nice it would be to boot up into Mac OS X. I looked over at Apple's website and put together what I'd purchase, if I had the extra money. Yes, that's right, its still an "extra" for me at this point. Though they are enticing me more …