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Belkin Pivot-Plug Surge Protector

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The Belkin Pivot with 12 outlets eases the pain when you have a few computers, monitors, printers, scanner, speakers, chargers which all need power. Wait, get a UPS for the computers, but the rest can plug into one or two of these.

Updated May 10, 2008

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BuckyBalls: Amazing Rare-Earth Magnetic Toy

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It's a toy. It's a stress reliever. It's a super-strong magnet. Snap, pull, mold, squeeze and construct an endless variety of shapes with the 216 included BuckyBalls. Each spherical BuckyBall is made from a rare-earth, super-strong magnetic metal known as neodymium.

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Updated Dec 23, 2009

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Firefly

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A sci-fi western with the Joss Whedon touch. Like all Joss Whedon series, you'll have to live with the pain of it not being very long lived. These shows are worth watching if you can deal with the fact that there won't be any more.

Updated May 31, 2009

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Battlestar Galactica - Season One (2004)

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I am late to the game on this show only having caught the bug within the last year, but I loved every moment. Action-filled, sexy and dramatic. What else can you ask for?

Updated May 31, 2009

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Extras (Uglies Series)

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This follow-up book to the Uglies series is a world imagined where only Twitter and blogging matters. Okay, Twitter isn't actually mentioned but the central premise is that only "face rank" matters in an economy driven entirely by feed popularity. Reputation rank is determined real time based on how many people "kick" (retweet) your updates. The better your face rank, the more privileges you get.

Thoroughly entertaining and up to the minute. I suspect that even if you don't normally read science fiction you'll enjoy this book if you blog or are addicted to Twitter.

Updated May 31, 2009

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Uglies Series (Boxed Set): Uglies, Pretties, Specials

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Okay, okay, these novels are intended for an audience much younger than me: it can be found in the Young Adult section of the bookstore. I like to find science fiction in this section though because what it usually means is "great concepts, quick read."

This apocalyptic science fiction delivers on both. A cautionary tale on where a various types of science can take us if taken too far (Prozac-style drugs, surgical/genetic enhancements, surveillance) with a good dose of teenage rebellion thrown in. A really fun read.

Updated May 31, 2009

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American Gods

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Neil Gaiman is always a good bet for compelling fantasy fiction, but this is one of my favorites. This story imagines the old gods living in North America undercover having to fight the influence of the new gods of technology and the Internet. I love the premise and lost myself in this book easily. Not deep, but fun.

Updated May 31, 2009

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Timex Ironman T5C441 Triathlon 30-Lap Watch

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A good, strong, waterproof watch that I use whenever I am swimming or doing serious work around the house. It's nice to be able to do some landscaping and feel comfortable just washing the watch off with the hose and not worry about damaging it.

I make big use of the timers and stopwatch to keep my kids in line (timing their "turns" doing something) and reminding myself of things I need to do.

Updated May 31, 2009

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Western Digital Passport Portable 250GB Hard Drive

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the best :D you can bring photos with you whatever you are , and the best thing is , it fits a lotttttttttttttt of photos or videos :)

Updated Nov 1, 2008

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Effective C++: 55 Specific Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs

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Effective C++ is a must have reference for any working C++ programmer It will teach you the rules you need to follow to keep your C++ programs from breaking in mysterious ways. This book probably did more to improve my C++ coding than any other.

Updated May 31, 2009

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