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Earl's Cyber Steals and Deals

AMD Phenom II X4 940 Deneb 3.0GHz CPU $170 at Newegg
Click Here Newegg has the AMD Phenom II X4 940 Deneb 3.0GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Black Edition Processor for $190 - $20 coupon code EMCLTPL82 [Exp 7/6] = $170 with free shipping. Covered by a 3-year warranty

OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-8500 Desktop RAM Kit for $35 after rebate + free shipping newegg.com offers the OCZ Fatal1ty Edition 4GB PC2-8500 DDR2-1066 240-Pin Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit with two 2GB DIMMs, model no. OCZ2F10664GK, for $34.99 via the directions below. With free shipping, that's the lowest total price we could find by $32, although it was $11 less in February (since expired). Deal ends July 10. To get this deal:
Click here and add it to your cart for $49.99
Apply coupon code "MEM7156" to cut it to $44.99
This $10 mail-in rebate cuts it further to $34.99

GIGABYTE Radeon HD 4650 1GB PCIe Video Card for $50 after rebate + free shipping
newegg.com offers the GIGABYTE Radeon HD 4650 1GB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 2.0 Video Card, model no. GV-R465OC-1GI, for $59.99. Rhis $10 mail-in rebate cuts it to $49.99. With free shipping, that's the lowest total price we could find by $17. This RoHS-compliant card features DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL 2.1 support, 650MHz core clock speed, one HDMI output, and one dual-link DVI output. Rebate ends July 31.

iRobot Roomba 535 Robotic Vacuum for $170 + free shipping
Buy.com offers the iRobot Roomba 535 Robotic Vacuum for $169.99 with free shipping. It's the lowest total price we could find by $64, although it was $15 less during a Woot in May. The Roomba 535-01 features a charger, one virtual wall lighthouse, replacement filter, and more.

Irobot Roomba with Virtual 4210 Walls - Remanufactured (Mfr# ROOMBAVWRM) » only $116.99 (Was: $149.00) at Buy.com

2-Pack Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB 32MB Drive $200 at Dell Click Here Still available. Dell has the 2-Pack Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31500341AS 1.5TB SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive for $270 - $70 off coupon code 47DGX1L4SS?JS2 [Exp 7/8, 1000] = $200 with free shipping

New: Hanns-G 25" Widescreen LCD Display with HDMI for $200 + free shipping
Ending today, newegg.com offers the Hanns-G 24.6" Widescreen LCD Monitor, model no. HH-251HPB, for $199.99. With free shipping, that's $20 under our mention from four days ago and the lowest total price we've seen. It features built-in speakers, a 1920x1080 native resolution, 2ms response time, 800:1 contrast ratio, 300 cd/m² brightness, and HDMI and VGA inputs.
Posted 8 hr 2 min ago More 24-Inch LCD Or Larger Newegg Coupons

New: Samsung 23" Widescreen 1080p LCD Display for $162 + free shipping
Dell Small Business offers the Samsung 23" 1080p Widescreen LCD Monitor, model no. 2333SW, for $279.99. Add it to your cart and the price drops to $179.99. Coupon code "22X6DLMFK6K92G" slices it to $161.99. With free shipping, it's $17 under our mention from two days ago and the lowest total price we could find. Sales tax is added where applicable. It features a 1920x1080 (1080p) native resolution, 5ms response time, 1,000:1 contrast ratio, 300 cd/m² brightness, and DVI and VGA inputs. Coupon ends July 8.

Links from the Gregg Zone

1) Two links here to start, the first one I believe I used a while back, but I am not sure a video on air cars. I wanted to catch up and see if anything new was going on. This is a very interesting concept the information in the second half about the guy in Australia really caught me about no friction, that means no oil, anyway check it out here, http://www.brasschecktv.com The company site for MDI is here http://www.mdi.lu these guy’s have got it going on, wonder if we will be able to get them in the U.S. in this century.
2) I was, and still am very interested in the proposed space elevator, well looks like the may have some serious competition. What has been the biggest problem with the elevator are materials that are still a few years away. These guys may be able to pull it off in the next ten years, using existing materials. Very interesting check out the article here http://blogs.zdnet.com
3) This is one I believe Earl got me started with a while back, one of those things that point out how the web is changing the world. I have always liked books; have quite a few floating around, but nothing like what is available here. Information on over 25 million and counting, with free online full text for well over a million, nice. http://openlibrary.org/
4) This is one of those head shakers, you know the ones, you hear what they said, but have no reference to comprehend how it could be possible. I read the article title and was immediately thinking Yeah Right, or as Michael Angelo used to say “Please, permit me to doubt.” They are talking about using invisibility cloak research (a link here a few weeks ago) to make buildings invisible to earth quakes. If they can pull this off I will definitely be impressed http://www.newscientist.com
5) Okay most of you have probably already seen this, but for those that might have missed it, I thought I would use it here, some suggestions to create your own personal bucket list, for geeks that is. http://www.dailycupoftech.com

Windows 7 to RTM on July 13, 2009?

According to GeekSmack, Microsoft will announce that Windows 7 has hit the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) milestone on July 13. Unsurprisingly, the July 13 date coincides with the kickoff of the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference,

Microsoft Bing Dings Google, Searches Twitter Tweets

Microsoft adds real-time search capabilities to its Bing search engine as it seeks to knock Google from its search perch. Now users can use Bing to find the latest Twitter tweets from celebrities and other persons of note, including high-tech journalists. The move comes as startups CrowdEye, Collecta and others are propagating the Web with real-time search

Some Vista users say they're getting the Ultimate shaft | Beyond Binary - CNET News

"Microsoft promised that by purchasing the pricey Ultimate edition of Vista users would get all kinds of extras.

However, for many, those extras turned out to be little more than a few screensavers and a poker game, prompting some significant grousing."

In my looking around the web I found Costco is taking orders for Windows 7 for Windows® 7 Professional Upgrade for $97.99 and Windows 7 Home Premium upgrade $47.99.
You have until July 11 to Pre-Order your copy of Windows 7.

I like Windows 7 much better than Vista. I have HAD Vista Ultimate.

AlaskaJoe

FireFox 3.5 available Tuesday with massive speed gain.

Firefox 3.5 has plenty of new features that make it worth the upgrade, but the real reason we love it so much is the massive speed gain.

Pirate Bay Bought Out Suddenly Respects Copyrights

Swedish software firm buys The Pirate Bay for £4.7m
Global Gaming Factory X buys file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, promising that copyright holders will get paid

Thoughts on Windows 7 SKUs

It is rare that I link directly to Microsoft and even more rare that I link to a product page, but I thought it was fitting in writing this piece about Windows 7. Beyond that I have some really nice things to say about what MS did this time around.

Let me start with my take on the many Windows 7 SKUs. There are really only three that non-enterprise, US upgrading customers will ever need to think about. They are called Windows 7 Home Premium; Windows 7 Professional; and Windows 7 Ultimate. Each boxed copy includes both 32 and 64 bit DVDs, unlike Vista which only included both 32 and 64 bit with Ultimate.

One of the best sites out there that describes what features each of these SKUs includes is this page at Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows. What you will notice is, that unlike Vista, each SKU is more comprehensive. Higher tier SKUs of these three include all of the features of the lower tiered SKUs. In Vista, for example, Business (Professional) included a fax utility, Home Premium included the Media Center, and only Ultimate included both. In Windows 7 both Home Premium and Professional (Business), includes both fax and Windows Media Center.

The biggest feature that Windows 7 Professional offers over Home Premium is XP Mode. While Professional includes some other nice features, to me XP Mode is the dealmaker. Ultimate offers very little extra for the vast majority of non-enterprise users over Professional, but if you just have to have Bitlocker, Ultimate is the SKU you want.

It is important that users have this information now because the pre-order deal where you can get Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade for $49.99 and Windows 7 Professional Upgrade for $99.99 will end July 11 in the US, or "until supplies last". My personal opinion about the "until supplies last" is that they will last until July 11; but I may be wrong.

I've ordered 2 copies of Windows 7 Professional for our Windows XP desktops, where we will need to have the option of XP Mode, and 1 copy of Home Premium for my laptop where I don't need that function. Had this pre-order special not occured, I would only be upgrading my laptop which currently runs Vista. By selling me $250 worth of upgrades as opposed to $120 worth, I see this as a win for me and a win for Microsoft (even when including their cost to produce three packages as opposed to one). I have no doubt that MS's net profit from me and others like me will be greater than it would have been without this offer.

Of course all our needs vary, so look at the comparison charts, and if you know you want Windows 7 go for it (you can still test drive it by downloading the release candidate now). This special pre-order upgrade pricing is a great opportunity if either Windows 7 Home Premium or Professional will meet your needs. For the vast majority of us, I believe that one of these two SKUs will do what we need and want it to do.

OnComputers Radio show Podcast 06-28-09

This is the On Computers Radio show podcast for 06-28-09. You can listen live every Sunday from 10AM to 1PM Pacific that's 1PM to 4PM Eastern. Join us for the live show and chat. If you prefer, you can download the same MP3 file here via ftp.

Earl's Cyber Steals and Deals

Dell G2410 24" Full HD LED Widescreen LCD $188 at Dell Business
Click Here Dell Business has the Dell G2410 24" Full HD LED-Backlit Widescreen Flat Panel LCD Monitor for $209 - 10% coupon code TJJSS8$J2MNJ0P [Exp 7/1] = $188 with free shipping. · 1920 x 1080, Ambient Light Sensor, PowerNap, and Dynamic Dimming· Ultra efficient power supply unit, 1000:1 Contrast Ratio, 3-Year Warranty
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New: Dell E2209W 22" Widescreen LCD Display for $143 + free shipping
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New: ASUS 24" 1080p Widescreen LCD Display with HDMI for $180 + free shipping
newegg.com offers the ASUS 23.6" 1080p Widescreen LCD Monitor, model no. VH242H, for $179.99 with free shipping. ZipZoomfly.com resolution of 1920x1080 (1080p), integrated speakers, 1,000:1 contrast ratio, 300 cd/m² brightness, 5ms response time, one HDMI input, and both DVI and VGA inputs.

New: Hitachi 500GB Serial ATA 3Gbps Internal Hard Drive for $45 after rebate + free shipping
newegg.com offers the OEM Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 500GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s Serial ATA Internal Hard Drive, model no. HDP725050GLA360, for $54.99 with free shipping. This $10 mail-in rebate cuts it to $44.99 ($0.09/GB)., factory-sealed unit. It features a 16MB cache and runs at 7200 rpm. Rebate expires June 30.

Nextar X3i-03 Portable GPS w/ Text-to-Speech SAVE $70.00 FREE BUDGET SHIPPING Buy.com price: $69.99 List price: $139.99

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Two Seagate 1.5TB SATA 3Gbps Internal Hard Drives for $200 + free shipping Dell Home offers two Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB Serial ATA 3Gb/s Internal Hard Drives, model no. ST31500341AS, for $269.99 with free shipping. Apply coupon code "QSRDBGRSGP7MFG" to chop them to $199.99 ($0.07/GB). 7200 rpm and feature a 32MB cache

Refurbished Linksys Wireless-N USB Network Adapter for $20 + free shipping eCOST.com via eBay DailyDeal offers the refurbished Linksys Wireless-N USB Network Adapter, model no. WUSB300N, for $19.99. With free shipping

Home Style Outdoor Cordless Rechargeable Bug Zapper for $20 + free shipping Buy.com offers the Home Style Outdoor Living Cordless Rechargeable Bug Zapper, model no. 72043, for $19.99 with free shipping. generates 2,200 volts of electricity and features a rechargeable battery and AC adapter

Links from the Gregg Zone

1) Okay here we go again; to start off the week I had something catch my eye about airplanes. Seems there is an outfit in Switzerland getting ready to fly a solar powered plane around the world, using not a single ounce of fuel. When one considers the Wright Brothers first sustained flight was in 1903, then just 21 year’s later the first circumnavigation of the planet, another twenty years we had jets. Considering the Sunseeker 2 just made news flying over the Alps on April 20th this year, link here http://www.treehugger.com and now another project is already planning a circumnavigation, looks like speedy progress to me. http://hosted.ap.org
2) This is something coming on the market that invokes a lot of innovation, and for me produced a lot of weird thoughts in my mind. Not sure what to think about it, on some levels sounds like a great idea, but then I think about the military applications, second generations, pets, well just not sure. I will let you decide we are talking about robotic furniture with a taste for flesh it eats pests like insects, mice, and not sure what else, then digests the critters and uses them as bio-fuel to power themselves, http://blogs.zdnet.com
3) Here is one that surprised me a little, and also caused me some deeper contemplation of what intelligence is, at least when related to numbers and basic math. It would appear some animals have a basic awareness of numbers, and some math. They just do not have language to discuss what it means limiting their ability to use it in a meaningful way. http://www.newscientist.com
4) It has been awhile since I used anything relating to UFO’s, I got caught up in the crop circle thing again last week, and I see them as related in some way. When I ran across this site I thought I would use it as it seems pretty good for keeping up with what is current. http://www.hyper.net
5) For my geek link of the week, something I hope will prove to be wrong, I think this was sent to me by Troll, but it has been in the folder for a couple of weeks, so I am not sure, if so thanks. Some things just seem to follow patterns I don’t like and this may be one. The article predicts the internet will be free for less than five years. Somehow sounds par for the course, but I hope they are wrong, http://blogs.zdnet.com

Jackson dies, almost takes Internet with him - CNN.com

Jackson dies, almost takes Internet with him

* Story Highlights
* Michael Jackson's death sees Twitter, TMZ, news sites struggle to cope with traffic
* AOL's instant messenger service, Jackson fan sites also hit
* CNN reports fivefold increase in users, traffic
* Web fuels false rumors alongside news of Jackson's death"

Who would have though one person could bring the internet down?

AlaskaJoe