Monthly Archives: October 2011

Woot! – NeatDesk Desktop Scanner and Digital Filing System Just $249.99

My fiancee would probably be happy if I bought, and used, one of these. I have a tendency to accumulate paper records and have boxes of them – even after a massive purge this past year. Instead of keeping paper … Continue reading

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Sellout.Woot! – RCA Voice-Controlled 6 Device Universal Remote Just $12.99

Today’s Sellout.Woot! deal is interesting. It is a universal remote, but not your run of the mill model, it is the RCA Voice-Controlled 6 Device Universal Remote, going for only $12.99 + $5 S&H. Like any universal remote it controls … Continue reading

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The Boeing 777: Born On the Move

The Boeing B777 is the largest twin engine wide body airliner flying today. But long before it takes to the sky it is moving. The B777 production line is a moving line, the giant airliners are build while on the … Continue reading

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All Virgin Media Cable Customers to have TiVo within 4-5 Years

Recently, when speaking to the Wall Street Journal, Virgin Media chief executive Neil Berkett had a number of complimentary things to say about customer response to Virgin’s TiVo service. Such as “People who have it absolutely love it; it’s a … Continue reading

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Back from the Boneyard, Flying Zombies

OK, not quite Halloween ghouls, the boneyard in this case is the Davis-Monthan AFB in Tuscon, AZ, home of the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG). Lockheed Martin put together a little video on the regeneration of a P-3 … Continue reading

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