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Complete a Survey, Win a Stereo System!

Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) — Mon, 29 Aug 2005 14:52:59 CST

A startup company in with a new Application Management product would like your feedback for their product planning. If you have minutes to complete a short survey you will be entered in a drawing for a Jensen JHT140 DVD Home Theatre System.

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Cables to Go Retractable Cable Kit $6 (After Rebates)

Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) — Mon, 08 Aug 2005 16:46:11 CST

UPDATE - DO NOT BUY: Buy.com has a Cables to Go retractable travel cable kit for $6. It has a nice set of cables...

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Provide Feedback, Win an iPOD!

Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) — Mon, 21 Mar 2005 05:07:14 CST

One of our sponsors is seeking your feedback for their product planning. If you take about 15 minutes to do so, you could win an iPod!

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Support DesktopEngineer.com in the Ride for Multiple Sclerosis

Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) — Sun, 20 Mar 2005 21:07:58 CST

Darwin Sanoy of DesktopEngineer.com will be riding for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in support and tribute to a friend who has MS. If you are interested in pledging to support this effort for this disease, please use the following links to the National MS Society to do so. Personal and corporate sponsorships are welcome.

MS Society Personal Landing Page (Click "Sponsor Me" to Pledge)

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$67 - Hauppauge WinTV PVR-150MCE (Media Center Edition)

Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) — Tue, 08 Feb 2005 16:13:54 CST

If you caught an earlier article here, you know that the Microsoft Action pack includes a copy of the OEM System Builders distribution of Windows XP Media Center Edition. Here is a great deal on a TV / FM Tuner card that is compatible.

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Tech Bargain: $40 - 1000 Ft CAT5e, Crimper, Tester and Connectors

Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) — Mon, 17 Jan 2005 10:49:53 CST

If you need to do some cabling, you can't beat this deal!

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Comparison of Desktop Search Utilities

Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) — Wed, 05 Jan 2005 08:59:29 CST

Now that this issue has hit the public eye - many of you are probably getting requests for recommendations on the best tools for "Googling" the desktop.

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Voice Over IP - Personal Experiences

Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) — Tue, 24 Aug 2004 06:55:25 CST

I have been on Vonage voice over ip for a couple months now and wanted to share some experiences in case it will help others making their decisions.

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Thanks to You!

Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) — Sun, 22 Aug 2004 07:55:49 CST

Thanks to all our readers for helping us make the W2KNews Top 50 sites for administrators...

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Wireless (802.11b/g) Pocket AP/Router/Client From D-Link

Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) — Thu, 19 Aug 2004 12:52:54 CST

D-link has announced a handy little device can be a Wireless Broadband Router, Wireless Access Point or Wireless Client device. It can also be powered via USB and supports VPN and NAT and...

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Tech Bargain: Norton Ghost FREE (amr)

Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) — Sat, 14 Aug 2004 08:19:35 CST

How about a copy of Norton Ghost 2003 for free after rebate? A $50 rebate is good until 8/19 and a $20 competitive upgrade rebate until the end of the year.

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VMWorld - VMWare Conference

Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) — Thu, 29 Jul 2004 15:02:06 CST

VMWare is having their first conference dedicated to their product. They are offering substantial discounts for early registration...

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System Admin Day - July 30th

Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) — Wed, 28 Jul 2004 07:40:22 CST

System Administrator day is right around the corner!

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Tech Bargain: 13 Piece Zipcord Kit for $19.99

Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) — Wed, 28 Jul 2004 07:03:43 CST

SkyMall and TigerDirect have teamed up to give you an incredible deal on the ultimate portable cable kit. Self-retracting cords for USB, Firewire, Modem (RJ11) and Ethernet (RJ45) including many cable end adapters...

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HP Recalling Almost 1 Million Laptops

Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) — Mon, 28 Jun 2004 05:47:15 CST

RAM issues in these laptops can lead to corruption and system lock ups. The laptops affected are...

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FREE: Professional Quality Fonts

Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 11:34:41 CST

Normally free clip art and fonts are of questionable artistic merit. The folks at AutoFX have lots of free (for personal use), high quality fonts.

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FREE: Training on Macromedia by Macromedia

Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) — Fri, 04 Jun 2004 14:50:33 CST

Need to help someone get up to speed on Macromedia Flash products - here is an entire site of free training.

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Tech Bargain: HP Wireless Media Receiver (Refurb) $87 + Free Shipping

Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) — Fri, 12 Mar 2004 19:40:34 CST

eCost has the wireless version of HP's media receiver (refurb) on for $87. I have the wired version and I'm quite pleased with it.

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Tech Bargain: Cheap Dial-Up $6.50/month

Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) — Mon, 08 Mar 2004 14:44:20 CST

After running the article on Access-4-Free we received an email from a reader who uses another service for full-time dial-up usage.

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Tech Bargain: SMC Wireless Broadband Router $19.99 (AMR)

Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) — Mon, 01 Mar 2004 13:53:41 CST

CompUSA has the SMC model SMC7004VWBR wireless broadband router which includes Stateful Package Inspection (SPI) firewall on for $19.99 after instant and mail-in rebates.

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FREE: Adobe Photoshop Album 2.0 Starter Edition - Great Photo Finder

Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) — Sat, 28 Feb 2004 06:46:09 CST

Need to manage your digital photos - tryout Adobe's Photoshop Album Starter Edition. This is not trial software, but a limited functionality edition - can still be great for the family members to browse photos even if it is not your main management utility.

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Tech Bargain: iGo Juice All-in-one Power Adapter $65 (AMR) + Free Shipping

Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) — Mon, 16 Feb 2004 10:27:33 CST

One adapter does AC/Auto/Air for your Laptop & PDA & Phone. I have this adapter and love it.

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Cringely on Balmer's Linux Comments

Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) — Fri, 24 Oct 2003 09:53:32 CST

I don't usually post articles, but this one really sums up a lot of wisdom on this topic - and as usual does it with exceptional insight and wit!

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Buying a GPS and Making Mappoint Into a $2000 Navigation System for $10

Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) — Thu, 14 Aug 2003 18:10:56 CST

Everyone once in a while I post something about my latest gadget purchase. I made the GPS plunge, found a cool GPS, some cool software and a GREAT deal.

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Wise ManageFusion Conference Trip Giveaway

Darwin@DesktopEngineer.com (Darwin Sanoy) — Thu, 14 Aug 2003 18:02:15 CST

Wise Solutions is giving away a trip to ManageFusion - the new management conference on the block!

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