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Just a few days ago I received an interesting piece of what some may consider junk mail. It came from a company by the name of WildBlue. WildBlue bills itself as selling satellite high speed internet. I am not sure how many of the zip code areas in the greater county this [...]

……….In another era the extended warranty might have been a reasonable investment to help protect your electronics purchase. Honestly, I have never purchased an extended warranty and I have never had an occasion that would have warranted an extension above and beyond the standard product warranty that was offered. In particular, with computers [...]

……….Another new technology is being shopped to help deter would be terrorists at the World’s airports. The technology is based on thermal imaging and requires a laptop as well as a thermal imaging camera. The television reports showed the technology and described exactly how it works. From my perspective, this technology seems [...]

………Finally, after more than two years of delays, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is ready for its initial test flight. This flight will take place before the end of the year and the initial orders should be ready for delivery by late 2010. Although this tremendous innovation in aviation has had its share of [...]

………It happens each and every day on our nations roads. Drivers distracted to the point that their inattentiveness leads them to cause or at the very least be involved in mishaps that often cause injury if no worse. Well, recently when a pair of NWA pilots were distracted while on their laptop computers, [...]

………Are you paying too much for your cell phone service? You might want to check out http://billshrink.com/ and see if there are better options based on your levels of usage. At this website they will ask you certain questions about your current service and your usage habits. Then after a minute or [...]

http://www.nasa.gov/topics/moonmars/features/moon20090924.html
………Two NASA probes scanning the surface of the moon have shown that deep inside craters ice has formed and that makes the presence of water all the more likely. With this discovery a permanent base is more likely sustainable and that may change the face of U.S. Space exploration.

………Have you ever gone for one of those trial offers, whether it be online or elsewhere? Well, the current policies state that before the free trial period ends you have to opt out. By opting out, that means that you will need to notify the company that you no longer wish to continue. [...]

………A new technology is going to be part of some of Ford Motor Company’s 2010 model cars. The technology links seat belt usage to radio availability. What that means is that until the seat belt is fastened, the radio will not work. A number of safeguards have been put into place to [...]

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Recently, in case you haven’t noticed, certain elements in Congress have been rushing to consolidate power, even more than usual, in the hands of our President. Even though his poll numbers have been dropping perciptiously he has being protected by liberal factions in both [...]