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

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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