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Battlestar Galactica: Both Back and Ending

Posted on January 16, 2009 by romkey

The new episode will apparently run 3.5 minutes long, so set make sure your DVRs are catching that because I suspect you’ll be very unhappy about missing the last few minutes of the new episode. … If you’re looking forward to BSG returning and you haven’t watched the most recent ten “webisodes”, you really should take a look at them. … They’re also available from the iTunes Store for free, so you can carry them around on your iPod if you want to as well as watch them on your computer or Apple TV. I’m not certain that the webisodes are vital for seeing tonight’s new episode – my understanding is that they take place concurrently with it – but they do look like they set up something important. Continue reading →

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Nice One, Amazon!

Posted on November 5, 2008 by romkey

And I don’t mean that sarcastically. Today they have Queen’s album “News of the World” on sale as an MP3 download for $1.99. That’s the album with “We Are the Champions” on it. I’m pretty sure they would have run the same special if McCain won yesterday. Continue reading →

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MacOS X DVDs – Versions and Saving a Little Money on Them

Posted on October 5, 2008 by romkey

The family pack is licensed for use for up to five machines in one household, and lists for $199, a pretty good deal for staying legal at less than the cost of two single user licenses. … At the time I wrote this, they were charging $26 less than list for the single user edition and $44.51 less than list for the family pack , both with free shipping. … You should be forewarned that, in my experience, the restore DVD that comes with a computer will only work with that computer or class of computers. … Amazon also has a pretty good deal on Leopard Server: $104.51 off the 10 user version (normal list price $499) and $168.46 off the unlimited user version (normal list price $999). Continue reading →

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