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on December 17, 2010 -
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Top 12 Tech Gifts for 2010

I’m sorry, but I thought Apple already made one of these. Wait, they did. The iPad is the exact same thing as the Samsung Galaxy Tab. Just how every company on the market tried to reproduce the iPhone, Samsung is the first to take a swing at the iPad. Guess what, it’s not the iPad. Sorry, but the iPad is a killer experience. The Galaxy Tab won’t be able to touch it (no pun intended). Oh, but wait… it’s lighter than the iPad. This will sell because when they release the price [...]

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on December 14, 2010 -
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Free Wi-Fi Thanks to Google Chrome

Free wireless Internet is expected these days and you can find it almost anywhere you go. Starbucks offers it, as does Panera Bread. Even McDonald’s has jumped on the bandwagon. No matter where I go, whether at home, work, or elsewhere I am never too far from free access. But when on an airplane, not all flights even offer access to the World Wide Web, and it’s not free. The rate depends on your length of your flight. Most domestic flights charge [...]

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on October 13, 2010 -
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Headed to the Desert for a Birthday Party

Her husband Jim was holding a huge surprise birthday party for her. It was going to take place at The Compound Grill in north Scottsdale. Ironically I knew a lot about this venue already. I had intentions of moving to Scottsdale a few years ago, and when I heard about this place, I immediately introduced myself on Facebook. To this day I talk to them on a regular basis and am always paying attention to what’s going on. So when I landed and found out that was where the [...]

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on October 9, 2010 -
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Understanding Shan Parker & Just Cookies

When I first heard about this story, I didn’t know what to think. A good friend of mine came to me asking if I knew anything about Just Cookies located downtown Indianapolis. I actually had never heard of the place, but later learned it is located inside City Market. Long story short, Just Cookies refused to make a batch of cupcakes for one of their customers. There are several stories floating around on the Internet as to what actually happened, but I wanted to cut [...]

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on September 17, 2010 -
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Thousands Flock to Electric Zoo

At Electric Zoo 2010 over Labor Day weekend, over 50,000 music lovers and over 70 of the world’s best DJs and artists chased Hurricane Earl out of Randall’s Island Park in New York City for two sold-out days. Cool breezes and hot beats were as abundant as electronic music styles, including techno, trance, house, dubstep, electro and more, from artists like The Chemical Brothers, Armin van Buuren, Axwell, Bassnectar, Moby, Major Lazer, Pretty [...]

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on July 17, 2010 -
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Spending a Weekend at Forest Dunes Golf Club

Growing up my sport of choice was always baseball. I played in summer leagues and grew up thinking I would play in high school, college, and possibly even the major leagues. However, when getting close to starting my freshman year, I discovered golf. I was instantly hooked. I had a set of clubs when I was little, but there was just something about the game that pulled me in. From the time spent outside with Mother Nature to the competition factor, I knew [...]

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on May 14, 2010 -
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On the Border Tries to Apologize

I am a huge fan of Mexican food. I might not love Mexican as much as Chinese, but I would say it is pretty close. I love the chips and salsa, the rice and refried beans, and the burritos literally as big as your head or bigger. There is just something about a good Mexican place that excites, whether at lunch or dinnertime. And just as with Chinese buffets, the dirtier the establishment, the better the food will taste. Every year the month of May brings us a holiday giving [...]

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on February 14, 2010 -
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What do you get a Geek for Valentine’s Day?

If you are lucky enough to be in love, then this time of year is special for you and your significant other. Every year around the middle of February Cupid hits the streets in an effort to bring people together, to make those who already together have an excuse to go out for a nice dinner, and even proves as a way to make for a certain number of you depressed and force even some of the more lonely folks to taking their own lives. (It is no surprise that holidays like Christmas and [...]

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