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Power outage in Springfield MO caused by drunk driver

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HughesNet Download Bank

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We have HughesNet satellite internet and the ‘download bank’ has been a feature since we signed up last month. Apparently HughesNet is doing a wider rollout Ā now, as this is the email I received from them today: Dear HughesNet Member, Weā€™re rolling out a brand-new featureā€”theĀ Download Bankā€•enabling you to save any unused portion of your Download Allowance. As part of a system-wide network of upgrades that started last summer, this latest enhancement lets you do more online. What is the

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Blake’s take on gaming mice for WoW etc.

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My friend Blake does a decent amount of gaming. Since I have been blogging about gaming keyboards and gaming mice, I wanted to hear what Blake used… Specifically I asked him could you tell me what mouse/mice you use for your gaming sessions? Anything re: pros/cons, advice or future mice plans would also be appreciated! Blake’s response: I currently use a mouse by Red Dragon that was part of a Case kit that I bought year ag, its just a

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Initial HughesNet HN9000 satellite internet speed test

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Our new HughesNet install was completed on Thursday morning. We started with the Express 200 plan and Ā were very pleased with it. Today we called to have our plan upgraded to the Express 300 and it is even better šŸ˜‰ Here are some speedtest results* *these results were done on an Android smartphone over a 1/2 mile wifi bridge that then connected to the internet via via HughesNet satellite internet [using an HN9000 modem, .98m dish and “Express 300” plan]

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SMA-Male to N-Female coax adapter (for use w/Wilson Sleek)

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I recently purchased a Wilson Sleek cell phone amplifier. It does a great job but it comes with a relatively dinky magnetic mount antenna. Thankfully the Sleek also has a SMA-Female antenna connector. Therefore, to use a bigger antenna I bought a SMA-Male to N-Female coax adapter as pictured here: I went from no signal to 2-3 bars after using this adapter and a directional antenna attached to the top of aĀ 30ft pole. šŸ™‚ Top Search Terms:sma male to mobile

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St. Louis Retail: the good, the bad and the ugly

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I spent the past few days with Samantha and Hazel in St. Louis. We were visiting my longtime buddy and business partner John. We had a great trip and accomplished a lot of fun stuff (dining out, talking, playing) as well as some serious work (computer & server installation, house planning, etc.) One thing that really struck me though was how poorly St. Louis retail locations were performing. Service at Best Buy, Target, Old Navy and several other places was

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New theme: Swift Basic

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2012.01.14 UPDATE: I have disabled the Swift theme after having some major image issues with it šŸ™ In an effort to reduce bandwidth usage and decrease page load times, I am evaluating a new themeĀ for my blog šŸ™‚ So far I like the theme and here are some links that were helpful in customizing it: Ideal media settings and useful plugins for SWIFT theme : Swift Themeshttp://swiftthemes.com/wordpress-themes/swift/swift-user-guide/ideal-media-settings-and-useful-plugins-for-swift-theme/Ideal media settings and useful plugins for SWIFT theme The following screenshot shows the

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