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I’m using Fluid with Groove Shark. It’s a great combo. Groove Shark is awesome for finding new music but the non-VIP site had a ad banner on the right side. Normally, I wouldn’t care. But with Fluid, I would like to not have that ad. I’ll probably pay for Groove Shark eventually, once it’s been around and I know it’s not going anywhere anytime soon.
Here’s the script I use with Fluid. I borrowed some code from someone (credited) and then modified it for my liking. With his original code the site wasn’t centered correctly without the ad. My fix makes it look just like it should– minus the ad.
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I just received, installed and configured my brand new Hewlett Packard OfficeJet 6500 Wireless. It’s replacing my old HP PSC 2175 All-in-One. As soon as I got it unpackaged, untaped, plugged in, configured, which was a snap, I printed my first batch of labels and shipping forms for my Amazon sales. Color me very impressed.
I was always happy with my HP PSC 2175 AIO but the other day the ink cartridge holder broke and I couldn’t repair it myself. I figured getting it repaired would cost enough that it wouldn’t be worth the trouble. So I started digging through reviews, and prices for a replacement. I wanted something under $150 and due to the holidays I got the HP OfficeJet 6500 Wireless for $117. Woo. Great price. Normally it’s $150+.
The inkjet printer/copier/scanner/fax has two slots for memory cards (SD, MMC, Compact Flash, Sony Memory Stick, Sony Memory Stick Duo, and XD) to print pictures directly, can print borderless 4 by 6-inch photos and does double-sided printing. The scanner is a nice, sharp 2,400 dpi, 48-bit scanner. Standard printing runs right along 32 and 31 ppm for black and color. Just as stated on the HP specs. Draft mode? 80 ppm for a 20 page video game walkthrough that I printed! The scanner also includes a 35 page automatic document feeder. Sweet.
And I love having a wireless printer. True, it’s not Bluetooth, but I don’t really care about that. Setting up the wireless printer with my Mac Pro was a snap. My Mac instantly saw the printer. I have yet to try configuring it with my wife’s Windows laptop. Hoping it’ll be just as easy.
Bravo HP! I love my new printer.
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After Apple announced the Magic Mouse a fews months back, my interest was seriously piqued. I never was fond of the one-time named Mighty Mouse with its little scroll ball, but the Magic Mouse looks and sounded like it would be a great mouse. I finally had a chance a few weeks ago to try one out and yep, it’s a nifty piece of hardware. I love the shape, the weight and all the sweet features of the multi-touch Magic Mouse. Being able to click anywhere, scroll in any direction, and swipe through images on its smooth, seamless top shell really makes the mouse magical. The price is a bit much at $69.00, but it’s not ridiculous for what the mouse is capable of.
I’m currently using a Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000, which is alright, but I really am jealous of those with the Apple Magic Mouse. Soon, I tell myself, soon. Just like the ~23″ HD LCD display I want, the XBOX 360 and everything else on my want list. Soon. Yeah.
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It just occurred to me last night (duh) that with my new quad core Mac Pro and its 8 GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM and the ATI Radeon HD 4870 with 512 MB of GDDR5 that I’ll have a mighty awesome gaming computer (at least for a little while, anyway). That’s. So. Gonna. Rock. Diablo 3? Released when it’s ready? I’m ready.
I will experience all that the darkness hides… and enjoy it greatly.
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I was originally given a shipping date of March 30th for the Mac Pro that I ordered on March 9th— last Monday. Then I received an e-mail from Apple last Friday, March 13th, informing me that it would ship early— on March 23rd. But Saturday morning, March 14th, I received another e-mail from Apple informing me that my Mac Pro had shipped.
This morning when I checked the tracking number with FedEx my Mac Pro is indeed showing as shipped and set for delivery by Friday, March 20th. So very cool when I was originally expecting to have to wait until April 3rd to play with my new Mac Pro. That’s two whole weeks earlier than I originally expected.
Now I assume Apple was just being cautious with its original date of March 30th, but never before have I ordered a pre-built system of any kind and received it earlier than expected. True, I have not yet actually received my Mac Pro but my experience with ordering systems from Dell and Gateway for other people in the past always led to waiting extras weeks… definitely not early deliveries.
I hate to feel the tiniest bit impatient now. Two weeks earlier than expected is a good thing. Yet, now… these four days ’til Friday are going to be very slow. So human of me, I guess. I could be waiting another eighteen days like I was originally expecting.
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