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Block UserWestern Digital WDG1U5000WN 500GB External USB 2.0
Thursday, December 20, 2007, 08:58 AM CST [Electronics]
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Western Digital WDG1U5000WN 500GB External USB 2.0 Hard Drive
Website: www.walmart.com
Price:
$87.97
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This My Book Essential Edition drive connects to your PC and is powered from a USB cable. Just connect it to a USB 2.0 port on your PC and you're ready to go. In fact, the drive even turns on and off with your computer. It can hold your choice of 142,000 photos, 125,000 MP3 songs or 200 hours of DVD-quality video.
This My Book Essential Edition drive connects to your PC and is powered from a USB cable. Just connect it to a USB 2.0 port on your PC and you're ready to go. In fact, the drive even turns on and off with your computer. It can hold your choice of 142,000 photos, 125,000 MP3 songs or 200 hours of DVD-quality video.
The My Book is a nice external hard drive. I have purchased two in recent months. This particular model is nice for its higher capacity though USB-only connections will be slow for most people. I use this drive as the backup drive for Time Machine on my Mac. They have a low, quiet profile and seem fairly discreet in terms of look and even noise so I would definitely recommend. If you can spring for the model that has FireWire - go for it since it's much faster.
I have another My Book (320 GB) which sports both FireWire and USB. Though it uses an external AC adapter as well so it's not nearly as portable.
No World For Tomorrow
Tuesday, November 27, 2007, 09:06 AM CST [Music]
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No World For Tomorrow
Website: www.amazon.com
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$10.99
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Amazon.com Coheed and Cambria's first three outings were smart, adventurous affairs that didn't eschew accessibility and No World for Tomorrow proves no exception. From the title cut to the epic "The End Complete," No World carries an intensity informed by occasional touches of the light, such as "Feathers," which not only recalls the Van Halen classic "Dance the Night Away" in its opening measures but also gives a knowing wink to silliest and most histrionic elements of emo. ("The ... [more]
Amazon.com Coheed and Cambria's first three outings were smart, adventurous affairs that didn't eschew accessibility and No World for Tomorrow proves no exception. From the title cut to the epic "The End Complete," No World carries an intensity informed by occasional touches of the light, such as "Feathers," which not only recalls the Van Halen classic "Dance the Night Away" in its opening measures but also gives a knowing wink to silliest and most histrionic elements of emo. ("The ... [more]
Coheed and Cambria's fourth album is great. But surely there are flaws - my complaints with the album stem from the loss of longtime drummer Josh Eppard whose influence and drumming style propelled the band forward. Taylor Hawkins most recently of Foo Fighters fame served as studio drummer and played solidly though with a little less pizazz and panache. No World for Tomorrow ends the story concept Coheed has been playing to over the course of each of their albums. High production values, catchy melodies, and interesting song structures are abound throughout the disk. Quite a few songs padding at first but at second listen other tracks jumped out as noteworthy. Check These Out: The Hound, Mother Superior, The Running Free, Justice in Murder,
Adobe Photoshop CS3
Monday, November 19, 2007, 02:27 PM CST [Electronics]
Adobe Photoshop CS3 is the newest in the long line of Photoshop products. Technically version 10.0 it sports an enhanced and tidier interface along with more specific workspace settings built for different workflows (such as web - print - etc). I love this and use it everyday.
Gibson SG Standard
Monday, November 19, 2007, 11:20 AM CST [Music]
Product Name: Gibson SG Standard Electric Guitar
Website: www.musiciansfriend.com
Price: Heritage Cherry...$1429.99
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The Gibson SG Standard Electric Guitar is one of the most popular incarnations of the legendary Gibson SG. It takes the best of the '62 original and adds the longer and sturdier neck joint of the late '60s models. All the classic features you'd expect from a historic guitar. Hot humbuckers go from rich, sweet lightning to warm, tingling waves of sustain. A silky-fast rosewood fretboard plays like a dream. The original-style beveled mahogany body looks like a million bucks. Plus, there's a tune-o-matic bridge and chrome hardware. Limited lifetime warranty. Includes hardshell case. A Little SG History In 1961, the Les Paul was redesigned with a thinner body and 2 sharp cutaway horns that making the upper frets more accessible while lowering production costs. The new guitar was popular, but Les Paul the guitarist did not like it and asked to have his name removed. Gibson renamed the model the "SG" which was short for "solid guitar". Though Les Paul's name was officially removed from the model in 1961, the plastic Les Paul nameplates (positioned between the rhythm pickup and fingerboard) were in abundance in the Gibson factory and SG models having these nameplates were built and sold by Gibson up to end of 1963. SGs have been the choice of world-class artists such as Pete Townsend, Eric Clapton, Tony Iommi, and Angus Young.
The Gibson SG Standard Electric Guitar is one of the most popular incarnations of the legendary Gibson SG. It takes the best of the '62 original and adds the longer and sturdier neck joint of the late '60s models. All the classic features you'd expect from a historic guitar. Hot humbuckers go from rich, sweet lightning to warm, tingling waves of sustain. A silky-fast rosewood fretboard plays like a dream. The original-style beveled mahogany body looks like a million bucks. Plus, there's a tune-o-matic bridge and chrome hardware. Limited lifetime warranty. Includes hardshell case. A Little SG History In 1961, the Les Paul was redesigned with a thinner body and 2 sharp cutaway horns that making the upper frets more accessible while lowering production costs. The new guitar was popular, but Les Paul the guitarist did not like it and asked to have his name removed. Gibson renamed the model the "SG" which was short for "solid guitar". Though Les Paul's name was officially removed from the model in 1961, the plastic Les Paul nameplates (positioned between the rhythm pickup and fingerboard) were in abundance in the Gibson factory and SG models having these nameplates were built and sold by Gibson up to end of 1963. SGs have been the choice of world-class artists such as Pete Townsend, Eric Clapton, Tony Iommi, and Angus Young.
I have had my Gibson SG for about 6 years now and I love it. Having moved from guitar to guitar over the years I never could find quite the right type that had everything I needed. I was originally attracted to the SG due to its similiarity to the Les Paul but that it was much lighter. Thus far I have left virtually everything stock on my guitar except for changing out one of the pickups to a DiMarzio Hotrail. The standard pickups are really good and a have a nice bite and even sound but I like a little more of a high gain sound when I play so the Hotrail was a nice addition to the guitar. I can get the best of both worlds. The biggest downfall is the clean tones. It will not get the sparkling, clear tones of a Strat or Tele but chances are if you're looking at an SG you don't want that anyway. My SG has been used with a Vox, Fender, Marshall, and a Bogner amp and it has sounded great on all of them but anything that has distortion with a little more bite to it will probably sound the best (Bogner, Mesa, Marshall, etc).
The Smashing Pumpkins - Zeitgeist
Monday, November 19, 2007, 10:57 AM CST [Music]
Product Name: Zeitgeist
Website: www.amazon.com
Price: $4.35
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews 106 of 119 people found the following review helpful: give ol' baldy a break, July 10, 2007 By Daniel Maltzman (Arlington, MA, USA) - See all my reviews Is this really a Smashing Pumpkins album? That's the question most people seemed to be concerned with, first and foremost, with regard to the "band's" new album "Zeitgeist" (2007). ... [more]
Most Helpful Customer Reviews 106 of 119 people found the following review helpful: give ol' baldy a break, July 10, 2007 By Daniel Maltzman (Arlington, MA, USA) - See all my reviews Is this really a Smashing Pumpkins album? That's the question most people seemed to be concerned with, first and foremost, with regard to the "band's" new album "Zeitgeist" (2007). ... [more]
I'll have to admit right off the bat that I am a huge Smashing Pumpkins fan. I purchased Zeitgeist the day it came out and was very pleasantly surprised. After having split up nearly seven years ago The Smashing Pumpkins return with a new CD that is fresh and fun and a sound that is more reminiscent of Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. Gone are the dark and somber Adore-era excess or the "return to rock" but highly convoluted story of Machina. Zeitgeist while vaguely political introduces more subtle hooks and melodies which have previously been absent from most Pumpkins tunes. A few favorites: Tarantula, Bring the Light, Starz