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Why I won’t use PayPal without a credit card

October 13, 2009

A few months back, I purchased a server on eBay. I contacted the seller multiple times asking for shipment status, and after receiving tracking numbers that were obviously false, after about a month I opened a dispute with PayPal. That finally prompted the seller to ship the server; however, it was missing two hard drives [...]

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my new tripod

October 8, 2009

So, I’ve decided it’s finally time to buy a real tripod. I’ve read (and advocated for) Thom Hogan’s page on how to buy a tripod, but with the new baby, my budget is rather limited right now, so $1000 was too much to spend. I also wanted a tilt column on it, to make it [...]

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how does amazon do it?

August 29, 2008

I recently needed a new UPS, and liked the price/performance of the CyberPower OR2200LCDRM2U. I was just about to go ahead and order it from NewEgg (link), but happened to swing over to Amazon (link) first. NewEgg had the UPS listed for $399.99; at the time I ordered, Amazon was selling it for $356.19. So, [...]

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Bust your phone? Need a temp replacement quick? AT&T customer? You’re in luck!

February 24, 2008

Last week, my HTC Kaiser dropped off my belt in a cold, cold parking lot, and sat there for about four hours before I was able to come back and get it. Gah! It worked OK, except for a big crack on the bottom half of the screen. Gah! After a couple days, the crack [...]

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