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New RCI resort option for Branson MO

Monday, 2013.05.20 J.D. H. Leave a comment

If you are looking for an RCI timeshare option in Branson MO, look no further 🙂 Branson’s Nantucket a RCI Gold Crown Resorthttp://www.bransonsnantucket.com/news/branson-mo-rci-gold-crown-resort/RCI and Branson’s Nantucket, LLC today announced that Branson’s Nantucket Resort in Branson, Mo., has affiliated with RCI, the worldwide leader in vacation exchange. As part of this affiliation,… Their location overlooks Table Rock Lake and has easy access to Branson for when you want to head into town. Top Search Terms:branson mo. rci goldcrown timeshare condo map

Downloading torrents on a Chromebook? YES

Sunday, 2013.05.19 J.D. H. Leave a comment

Google’s Chrome OS is not known for having extensive app support. However, somewhat surprisingly, there is a way to download legitimate torrents on your Chromebook by using a packaged app called jstorrent. I intend to writeup a full review of the jstorrent but for now here are some relevant links to get you started: Google Groupshttps://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/chromebook-central/DXJmD1ZUK2Q+YouSearchImagesMapsPlayYouTubeNewsGmailDriveCalendarMoreTranslateMobileBooksOffersWalletShoppingBloggerFinancePhotosVideos uTorrent for Chromebook | About Chromebookhttp://aboutchromebook.com/utorrent-for-chromebook/jstorrent is a Chrome packaged app for downloading torrents. Although not completely stable, it does appear to be functional, and (as of writing)

Caribou Coffee Caribou Blend Special Offer

Saturday, 2013.05.18 J.D. H. Leave a comment

Samantha’s favorite morning coffee is Caribou Coffee Medium Roast. Coffee is not my cup of tea (literally ;-)) but I can attest that it has a wonderful smell! If you are interested in trying this coffee too, or are already a fan, Amazon is currently running a special on Caribou Coffee K-Cups where you get a free Kind Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate / Protein Bar. This are pretty tasty bars in my opinion and the kicker is that the coffee

Samsung Chromebook Review

Friday, 2013.05.17 J.D. H. Leave a comment

My Samsung Chromebook arrived recently and I have been enjoying putting it through its paces. Thoughts so far… Cons: Bottom of the laptop gets pretty hot Keyboard is not backlit Pros: Performance, suprisingly good Simplicity, everything is very easy to find/use Weight, nice and light… comfortable on lap Wifi range is good and it supports 5GHz connections Different: Right-click is by tapping with two fingers (Google) Rating so far: 4 out of 5 stars Top Search Terms:d (2)samsung chromebook review

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How to take a screenshot on Chromebook? [answered]

Friday, 2013.05.17 J.D. H. Leave a comment

Q. How do you take a screenshot on a Samsung Chromebook running Google’s Chrome OS? A. Easy! Press the CTRL + Page Flipper Key (the ‘Page Flipper’ Key is right above the 6 and 7 key on the keyboard) To view the resulting screen captures, simply press CTRL + M to open the File Mananger. 🙂 🙂 Top Search Terms:how do u take a screen shot on a chromebook (35)how to screenshot on chromebook (7)how to screenshot on samsung chromebook

New larger format 3D printer

Friday, 2013.05.17 J.D. H. Leave a comment

I have been eyeing a 3D printer but had been waiting before purchasing because none of the semi-reasonably priced (<$2500) models seemed to have a large enough printing area/volume for my purposes. Specifically, I would really like to try 3D printing some discgolf discs. Most discs are circles about 8-9 inches (20-23 cm) in diameter and unfortunately most entry level printers have a max print area of 7 inch by 9 inch or so… not quite large enough. 🙁 Therefore I was

Shipping something large via USPS/eBay

Friday, 2013.05.17 J.D. H. One comment

Q. I need to ship a monitor that I sold on eBay. It is pretty big and I am shipping it via USPS, any recommendations on what exact method to use? (media mail? parcel? first class? priority? flat rate?) -Grace S. Laurio A. Priority mail or parcel select are probably going to be your best bet. Here is why: –Media mail is limited to ‘media’ as as such it is not appropriate for computer hardware. Specifically, media mail is for books and recorded

Google Fiber: excellent in theory, disappointing in practice?

Thursday, 2013.05.16 J.D. H. Leave a comment

My friend Ronnie lives in Overland Park and as such I have been keeping my fingers crossed and hoping that he will get Google Fiber ASAP. Unfortunately, that has not been happening. Google has still not announced availability for Overland Park and beyond that they are not rolling out very fast to the areas they have announced. 🙁 Ronnie can tell you better than I can, so here is what he had to say: Hey JD.. Google Fiber.. They keep