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September 17, 2007
Sportsmobile
Sportsmobile
SportsmobileSportsmobileforum.com - classifieds
What one couple spent - $148k
Bill Burke's 4-Wheeling America
Coleman On Demand Hot Water Heater
Sportsmobile Adventures - Geoff
Syncro.org - VW Synchro van
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August 13, 2007
Amazing - Electronic Photo Frame
Last Monday, I purchased a digital photo frame from Costco (Digital Spectrum 10.4" Digital Frame MemoryVue MV-1040Plus, on sale at my local Costco for $170, less than the online price). I finally got around to setting it up Thursday night about 8 pm. I was so impressed - AMAZED! actually - with the brightness and image quality that I went back to Costco that night and bought a 2nd one for home.
This frame does NOT need to be connected to a computer to work, just needs to be plugged in to an electrical outlet and many different types of camera memory cards will work with it, including USB flash drives. I am using 4gb and 8gb USB flash drives in mine, after downloading thousands of images on to them. It plays the photos in a slide show when turned on. We're using the Patriot 8GB Flash Drive, Model PSF8GUSB, from NewEgg.
Think about getting one of these digital photo frames for your self. WARNING - it is VERY distracting - I have to turn the one in my office off or I have a hard time getting anything done.
This would make a wonderful gift (my siblings and I are going to give our Dad one with an 8gb USB flash drive loaded with thousands of family photos - Shsssshhhhhh).
And if you need to get old photos and slides scanned on to DVDs, we recommend ScanCafe, which scans photos at 600 dpi and slides at 3000 dpi, performs automatic dust and scratch removal, lets you select only the images you want (online), and then returns your photos with a DVD containing your scanned images. Highly Recommended.
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August 01, 2007
"Aristotle's Email – Or, Friendship In The Cyber Age"
In Book VIII of his Nichomachean Ethics, Aristotle categorizes three different types of friendship: friendships of utility, friendships of pleasure, and friendships of the good. Friendships of utility are those where people are on cordial terms primarily because each person benefits from the other in some way. Business partnerships, relationships among co-workers, and classmate connections are examples. Friendships of pleasure are those where individuals seek out each other’s company because of the joy it brings. Passionate love affairs, people associating with each other due to belonging to the same hobby organization, and fishing buddies fall into this category. Most important of all are friendships of the good. These are friendships based upon mutual respect, admiration for each other’s virtues, and a strong desire to aid and assist the other person because one recognizes their essential goodness.
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Email has added a new wrinkle to Aristotle’s threefold schemata. Thanks to it, and the wonders of the internet in general, it is now easier than ever to stay in touch with people from throughout one’s life.
"Aristotle’s Email -- Or, Friendship In The Cyber Age," by Tim Madigan, Philosophy Now, May/June 2007
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November 19, 2005
Update - Egg & Muffin 2-Slice Toaster and Egg Poacher
The Egg & Muffin 2-Slice Toaster and Egg Poacher arrived this week and I can report that it works as promised ... the 14-year old loves it ... and although I wouldn't describe it as "amazing," if you like egg or sausage mcmuffins this is a much better appliance to have than, say, an eggbeater, or a clothes iron, or anything that requires talent and skill to use ...
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November 10, 2005
Cool Tool - Egg & Muffin 2-Slice Toaster and Egg Poacher
I'm getting one of these for the 14-year-old ...
[T]he idea of being able to have perfect egg mcmuffins (without meat) at home was enticing. After making a couple, I'm hooked. The product does exactly what it's supposed to do, making sure both the egg and the muffins are perfectly done at the same time (it waits a while to toast).
"Awesome, awesome, awesome," by Matthew Haughey, a whole lot of nothing, November 8, 2005 (via A Full Belly)
Toaster, egg cooker, and meat warmer--this innovative unit combines all three functions into one easy-to-use appliance. The unit can be used solely as a full functioning toaster, or it can simultaneously toast bread, poach or steam-scramble an egg, and warm a pre-cooked slice of meat--or any combination of these three functions--to make the ultimate breakfast sandwich at home in just four minutes.
Back to Basics TEM500 Egg & Muffin 2-Slice Toaster and Egg Poacher, Amazon.com
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