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Finished!

My last day of class at Virginia Tech So this morning, I was trying to get my tech writing paper done. Then I get an email from my travel tourism ta about grades. Like many other classes, I was allowed to take my grade as is. It turned ...

Not the Same

1000 orange and maroon balloons representing Hokie unity and spirit The entire drillfield stood still as we remember those we lost that day. A week after the tragedy, I still don't feel the same. I'm more distracted, less motivated, and stressed out. Hopefully it turns around soon, ...

The Day After

I thank all of those who made sure I was ok. I am still in disbelief that such an horrific event could happen here at Virginia Tech. Even the day after, it unbelievable to see the world take notice of our pain and sorrow that all of us ...

February 17th 2008
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HD-DVD Obsolete

I was hoping Toshiba has something up their sleeves after the WB fallout to Blu-ray, given that I've invested in HD-DVD two months prior. But I guess the offers that Sony made to the studios were too irresistible, that content was the determining factor for movie disturbers like Netflix ...
November 9th 2007
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Gone Hi-Def

I have officially gone hi-def with the recent purchase of the Toshiba HD A3. Now I may be choosing HD-DVD to stick it to Sony, but for $200 and 10 HD-DVDs, the price was just right. Although maxing out at 1080i, I am more than pleased at ...
October 23rd 2007
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Gmail Does IMAP

Another reason why Gmail is awesome, my account has IMAP! I've longed for email syncing ever since Microsoft Exchange and IMAP wasn't always free. I don't mind the web client, but I still prefer a rich environment like Outlook. I still can't get over Gmail's labels, neither ...
October 12th 2007
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Smash You Next Year

Super Smash Bro Brawl, the game I've been waiting for has been delayed yet again! Pushed back from December to February 10th, what will I do until then? My Wii has been quite lonely lately, and I am in need of something to fill the void. Smash ...
October 2nd 2007
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Safety Jackets for Wii Remote

I really wonder how many people getting hurt or tv's getting faced, but better safe than sorry right? Since Nintendo is offering these jackets for free to existing owners, I'll take four! Either their request page doesn't like Firefox or their servers are getting slammed, because the page ...

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