Earl's Cyber Steals and Deals

Newegg has the Samsung Spinpoint F4 HD204UI 2TB 5400 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive for $110 - $30 off with coupon code EMCZZZN33 [Exp 11/14] = $80 with free shipping

Mwave has the A-Data C003 16GB Ultra Slim USB Flash Drive for $20 + $0 shipping = $20 shipped with free "M" Club membership. Features a slide out USB connector so that you don't need to worry about losing a cap. They also have an 8GB flash drive for $9

Newegg has the new Hitachi H2IK5001672SP Travelstar 500GB 7200RPM 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Notebook Hard Drive for $65 - $15 rebate [Exp 11/14] = $50 with free shipping. Includes a 3 year limited warranty.

Newegg has the AMD HDZ715WCJ3DGI Phenom II X3 715 Black Edition Heka 2.8GHz 3 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 95W Triple-Core Desktop Processor $72 with free shipping.

Newegg has the Mediasonic HFR2-S3B PRORAID Box 4 Bay Raid Enclosure with USB 2.0 & eSATA for $150 with free shipping. Features RAID 0 / 1 / 3 / 5 / 10 support, SATA 150 and 300 connectivity, and a hardware RAID controller built on board.

Newegg has the Transcend SDHC 8GB Secure Digital Class 6 Card for $14 with free shipping. Compatible with devices with SD 2.0 or SDHC certification

Dell has the Dell Inspiron 570 MT Dual Core Desktop PC plus 18.5" Dell IN1920 18.5" 1080p Widescreen HD Monitor for $530 with free overnight shipping. Features AMD Athlon II X2 240 Dual Core 2.8GHz processor, 4GB RAM, 640GB HDD and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.

Surplus Computers has the Rock 22 Piece Screwdriver Set for $3 + shipping. Shipping starts at $9, depending on location. This set includes slotted, phillips, and torx screw drivers

Newegg has the Patriot PSF8GMCSDHC43P 8GB microSDHC Class 4 High Capacity Micro Secure Digital Card for $15 - $5 rebate [Exp 11/24] = $10 with free shipping. Includes a full size SD Card adapter. Class 4 operation means a minimum transfer rate of 4MB/sec

Wirefly has the HTC HD7 Windows 7 Phone for T-Mobile priced at $100 with free shipping. Requires sign up with a 2 year T-Mobile contract. 4.3" Capacitive touchscreen, S-LCD 16M color 480 x 800, 1 GHz Snapdragon QSD8250, 5MP Camera w/ Flash, 8GB Internal Storage 720p HD Video Recording, Bluetooth, and GPS Capable, Windows 7 Phone OS

Newegg has the LITE-ON iHAS124-04 24X SATA CD/DVD Burner OEM for $17 with free shipping. Features a 2MB buffer, SATA interface, 8X DVD+/-R DL write speed, and 48X CD write speed.

Mwave has the Microsoft J9C-00001 Ergonomic Wireless Keyboard 6000 for $20 + $0 shipping = $20 shipped with free "M" Club membership. Helps you get the most out of Vista and Windows 7 with a Flip 3D key to the left of tilde.

OnComputers Radio show Podcast 11-07-10

This is the On Computers Radio show podcast for 11-07-10. You can listen live every Sunday from 11AM to 12PM Pacific that's 2PM to 3PM Eastern. Join us for the live show and chat.

Links from the Gregg Zone

1) Kicking off the week a printable car, no not just a picture of a car, a drivable car. Thanks Joe for an interesting link. This is starting to look more and more like our future. Just printing up whatever we want. Turn my garage into a big replicator from Star Trek. http://www.kurzweilai

2) Here is another really interesting idea that may find legs in the get us off oil arena. They may have found a way to use yeast to grow plastics. Look around and you will notice there is an awful lot of oil in your surroundings, other than what we put into the tank, this might make a significant change in our future. http://www.physorg.com

3) This has been all over the net all week so most likely not new to you, but just in case you missed it I thought I might comment on it. This is another one of those indicators I keep talking about regarding the relationship between our technology and human evolution. The days of having technological improvements to human performance have been around for a while now, but the pace seems to be increasing at an expediential rate. http://www.physorg.com

4) You think video messaging is pretty cool today, looks like that is also getting ready to make a bg jump soon. How about a hologram video call. Just think you may be able to have yourself sent in a hologram that not only talks in real time, but can do it as a three dimensional vision. Not sure if I am ready for those future morning Skype coffee clutches with complete videos. Although I have a friend in So. Cal. who will probably love them. http://www.bbc.co.uk

5) Finally to wrap it up for the week, how about a human powered search engine, Wikipedia style to add to your internet arsenal. Not quite sure if it would be my personal cup of tea, but who knows what it might morph into. http://news.yahoo.com

How To Fix the 10 Biggest Windows Annoyances - How-To Geek

This article is mostly oriented towards Windows 7 but I think some of it applies to XP too..... Earl

Earl's Cyber Steals and Deals

ZDnet Downloads Digest - Lotsa Free Downloads

Newegg has the Asus VE276Q 27" Widescreen 1080p LCD Monitor for $320 - $20 off with coupon code EMCZZYN67 [Exp 11/8] = $300 with free shipping. features a 1080p resolution, a 2ms response time, and HDMI/DVI-D/Display Port inputs


Walmart offers the ViewSonic 24" 1080p Widescreen LCD Monitor, model no. VA2431WM, for $159. Shipping adds 97 cents or choose free Site-to-Store. Features include 1920x1080 (1080p) native resolution, 1,000:1 contrast ratio, 5ms response time, 300 cd/m² brightness, and DVI and VGA inputs

Mwave has the Avexir AVD3S13330904G-1SW 4GB PC3-10600 DDR3 1333 SO DIMM Memory for $55 + $0 shipping = $55 shipped with free "M" Club membership. Features timings of 9-9-9-24 at 1.5 volts.

Mwave has the Transcend JetFlash TS4GJF300 4GB Flash Drive Model TS4GJFV30 for $5.49 + $0 shipping = $5.49 shipped with free "M" Club membership. Features the ability to create a private partition with password protection. Covered by a 2-year warranty

Toshiba has the Toshiba Satellite L650-BT2N23 Core i3 15.6" Notebook for $559 with free shipping. Intel Core i3-370M 2.40GHz, 4GB DDR3 RAM, 320GB HDD Intel HD Graphics, 802.11b/g/n, DVD+/-RW, Win 7 HP x64, 6 cell battery

Newegg has the TRENDnet TE100-S50G 10/100Mbps GREENnet Switch for $10 with free shipping. Features a CSMA/CD protocols, Star topology, and is compliant with Windows, Linux, and Mac Same Price Amazon 141 reviews - 4 stars

Newegg has the XFX GT240XYHFC GeForce GT 240 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card for $86 - 10% off with coupon code EMCZZYR24 [Exp 11/12] - $40 rebate [Exp 11/15] = $37 with free shipping. Features 1 HDMI, 1 D-SUB and 1 DVI port, and a max resolution of 2560 x 1600.

Dell Business has the Dell Latitude E5510 Core i7 15.6" HD LED Laptop for $1074 - 39% off with coupon code RHCZBF8BTMSFT0 = $655 with free shipping. Start with the base configuration and configure as below to reach $1074 ($999 coupon minimum) Intel Core i7-620M 2.66GHz CPU, 2GB DDR3 RAM, 160GB HDD 15.6" HD (1366x768) LED LCD, Wireless-N, Win 7 HP, 6-cell battery



TigerDirect.com offers the Altec Lansing 2.1-Channel Multimedia Speaker System, model no. VS2521, for $39.99. Apply coupon code "EUO10228" to cut it to $24.99. With around $8 for shipping, The VS2521 sends 28 watts of total system power to two satellite speakers and a subwoofer.

November 2010 Patch Tuesday: three bulletins

According to the Microsoft Security Response Center, Microsoft will issue three Security Bulletins addressing 11 vulnerabilities on Tuesday, November 9. It will also host a webcast to address customer questions the following day. The first of the vulnerabilities is rated "Critical" while the other two are marked as "Important.

Scientists unveil moving 3D holograms

The scientists at the University of Arizona say their prototype “holographic three-dimensional telepresence” is the world’s first practical 3D transmission system that works without requiring viewers to wear special glasses or other devices

Military ready for war in cyberspace

The military's new Cyber Command, responsible for shielding 15,000 military computer networks from intruders, has become fully operational, the Defense Department said on Wednesday.

The final nail in coffin for Net neutrality - Nov. 3, Elections

The FCC has proposed that broadband be reclassified as a "Title II" telecommunications service, similar to other telephone companies. Opponents say this is a nuclear option, since it could potentially prevent broadband providers from implementing legitimate controls over their service, such as curbing massive downloads that swallow up bandwidth for users.

Using Firefox can cost YOU money! | ZDNet

"The loan rate you are offered can vary depending on the browser you use!

This is interesting I had no idea the banks (etc) did this with our loan rates. Do you run more than 1 browser on your computer? Here is another reason to try another one. I not only have Internet Explorer I also have Firefox and Google's Chrome.

AlaskaJoe

Microsoft's Expression Encoder 4 is a handy free screencast tool

TaxiMike told me about this -
Microsoft's Expression Encoder 4 is a good free screencast tool. It outputs WMV files in 1080p high-definition. make a video of how to do something on the computer. Great tech tool and free. These can be easily uploaded to YouTube.

OnComputers Radio show Podcast 10-31-10

This is the On Computers Radio show podcast for 10-31-10. You can listen live every Sunday from 11AM to 12PM Pacific that's 2PM to 3PM Eastern. Join us for the live show and chat.

Today's App Corner

Today we have two apps for Halloween and one Web site.

Werewolf Locator is a free app for iPhone. It is a fun little party app. Amaze your friend by findling all the werewolves in the neighborhood. It is free and worth every penny you pay for it.

Angry Birds Halloween is a Halloween themed version of the popular game. $1.99 for iPad and $.99 for iPhone

148 Apps

Links from the Gregg Zone

1) I occasionally like to sell a few items on eBay, and or on craigslist, I also support any and all recycling I come across. So when I saw this I just thought boy I sure hope this works. Ecosquid is a site attempting to aid the recycling of electronic equipment by offering a place to sell your old equipment, buy used equipment or locate recycling info, on a searchable site, a great idea. http://www.ecosquid.com

2) A favorite topic has resurfaced that being time travelers, this is bouncing around the net, seems a film buff has found what may be a time traveler in some old Charlie Chaplin movie footage just out on DVD. The Youtube video link is at the bottom of the article, news story on the left. The video at the end goes over it again and again, I vote for the cell phone. http://www.foxnews.com

3) I have long given some credence to the eastern philosophy stating that the universe we perceive is an illusion. The old how do you know for certain that you are not a butterfly in a chrysalis dreaming that you are a human being? Well once again evidence that science and religious philosophy are blending into a new paradigm. It is going to be very interesting to follow this idea of a holographic universe, I very much like the statement at the end of the article stating that we are just beginning to understand, indicating we have a very long way to go. http://www.symmetrymagazine.org/

4) When it comes to math and solving problems they have just discovered again that nature is just amazing. Here is an article on the mathematical prowess of the humble honey bee. It seems they do advanced math that would challenge a computer. They regularly solve the salesman problem every time they leave the hive. http://www.guardian.co.uk

5) Last up a geek thing that others may think is a cool way to go, but as usual leaves me shaking my head and asking to get off the planet. However that said I do believe that technology and human evolution are interconnected, this would be just another example of how that may be playing out. http://www.sciencedaily.com

Earl's Cyber Steals and Deals

Office Depot has the Lenovo H215 0893-1DU Dual-Core Desktop Computer for $380 with free shipping. AMD Athlon II X2 Dual-Core 2.7GHz Processor, 4GB DDR3 RAM ATI Radeon HD graphics, 500GB HDD, DVD±RW, Win 7 HP x64

For its newsletter subscribers only, newegg.com offers the Western Digital Scorpio Blue 250GB Serial ATA 2.5" Internal Notebook Drive, model no. WD2500BEVT, for $46.99 with free shipping. Coupon code "EMCZYNW55" cuts it to $36.99 ($0.15/GB).


Kingston 8GB DataTraveler 101 Generation 2 (G2) USB Flash Drive (Red) - DT101G2/8GBZ
THis is just $12 at Buy.com FREE Shipping

Dell Small Business continues to offer its Dell PowerEdge T110 Intel Xeon Quad Core 2.4GHz Server for $399 with free shipping. It comes with an Intel Xeon X3430 2.4GHz quad-core processor, 2GB RAM, 250GB 7200 rpm hard drive, DVD-ROM drive, and Gigabit Ethernet. No OS is included.

I-Concepts PC Stereo Headset with Flexible Microphone - M79130
$6 Free Shipping at BUY.com

EverydaySource.com offers this Universal Leather Cell Phone Case, model no. COTHXXXXLC33, for $6.99. Coupon code "S10PLCB" drops it to $1.49. With free shipping, Has a magnetic flap cover and belt clip. Coupon expires after 1,000 uses.

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 Model HDZ940XCJ4DGI for $86 + $0 shipping = $86 shipped. Nippon Labs eSATA Bracket One SATA II and One eSATA 2 ports combo bracket included with purchase

Newegg has the Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive WD20EADS (bare drive) for $100 - $20 off with coupon code EMCZYZX48 = $80 with free shipping. StableTrac helps reduce system-induced vibration and stabilize platters for accurate tracking, during read and write operations.

Newegg has the HP Pavilion P6540F 2.8GHz, 8GB DDR3 1TB Desktop for $680 - $80 off with coupon code EMCYTZT214 [Exp 10/31] = $600 with free shipping. AMD Phenom II 830 2.8GHz, 8GB DDR3 RAM, 1 TB hard drive ATI Radeon HD 4200, DVD+/-RW/CD-RW, 802.11n, Win 7 HP x64

Newegg has the Asus LS246H 23.6" Widescreen LCD Monitor for $200 - $50 rebate [Exp 10/31] = $150 with free shipping. Features ulta-slim profile, seamless front bezel with a mirror-finish, 250 cd/m2 brightness, 50,000:1 Asus Smart Contrast Ratio, 2ms response time, HDMI

Newegg has the RiDATA RDSDHC16G-LIG10 Lightning Series 16GB Secure Digital High-Capacity (SDHC) Flash Card for $26 with free shipping. Features Class 10 speeds and complies with SDA 2.0 specs

The Microsoft Store offers the retail-packaged Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade Family Pack (pictured), model no. GFC-00236, bundled with a Cisco Valet M10 802.11n Wireless Router for $149.99 with free shipping. This pack features three licenses and includes both 32-bit and 64-bit versions

Crossover Linux

It's been described as wine (Linux) on steroids. I want to get away from windows at work. The cost for windows IMO is getting out of control. So, of course there's one site I must use that won't run on anything other than Internet Explorer. Tried just about every Browser available I could find for Ubuntu Linux. Google was my friend and I stumbled on codeweavers Crossover Linux. It's not a free Program but, it's far cheaper than windows and it will run IE 6 well enough inside Ubuntu so the site I need works ( It's a Java script thing for you Computer geeks out there) well enough so I can do what I need. There is a free trial available. Just my $.02

OnComputers Radio show Podcast 10-24-10

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Links from the Gregg Zone

1) Okay, I like it when I can start with a double header. The guys at M.I.T. have sure visited the Gregg Zone on a lot of occasions in the past, and now they are in focus again. It seems they have come up with a portable desalination plant that can be easily shipped into disaster zones, or anyplace else they wish. I am sure the military is interested since clean water is heavy and hard to transport. http://www.reuters.com

2) This one I found made me think instantly of Earl, air bags have been around for a while now so I suppose it was just a matter of time until they were adapted to bicycles. I have mixed feelings on this one, here in Las Vegas wearing anything extra in the summer can be a problem, but then if it saves your life, or quality of life I suppose it would be worth it. http://www.wired.com

3) Now about the whole space thing, if I wanted to go I could… maybe next year. Wow, that sounds like one of those unattainable dreams about the future. While not that long ago it seemed just a little far-fetched for me, if I had the money I could buy a ticket. This is a link to the new space port just completed in New Mexico. Accompanying video is very cool be sure to check out the other video links on the groundbreaking, I was surprised that they finished on time, it took them less than 1 ½ years to complete. http://www.bbc.co.uk

4) It was about 2-3 years ago I was touting the new prototype printers that replicate objects by printing up layers of assorted materials to build an object, instead of print on paper. At that time I was postulating on how many years it would be before I could have one at home. If I was to guess then I do not think my answer would have been about three years. But, it looks like they are going to come out very soon. http://www.telegram.com/

5) For my geek link I ran across this, not sure how many out there are web site builders, or just how well this information was broadcast, but just in case you missed it I thought I would put it up here. Sounds like it could be an expensive trip down a road that could be avoided. http://arstechnica.com