The reviews are in and it appears the iPhone is a hit. One of the best reviews of Apple’s new marvel comes from the New York Times’ David Pogue. After a short set-up he gets to the meat-and-potatoes review. It’s worth a watch.
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Deb and I are on our first visit to Maine this week, staying in a town just down the road from Kennebunkport. We drove up there on Wednesday and the town was buzzing over the impending arrival of President Bush. Jump to today and just minutes ago, after a day of sight-seeing, we were sitting [...]
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Now that the Taste of Champaign-Urbana is over, join me on Monday at the Taste of Left-Overs…
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The film blog Cinematical has an interesting list of ways movie theaters can lure audience back. Some are smart, and obvious, like cracking down on “rowdy” audience members. But one suggestion is just dumb:
People want to see movies with their friends and afterwards, they often want to sit down and talk about what they saw. [...]
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Ever get that friend who says, “I’m thinking of getting a new digital camera. You’re a bit of a techie person — what should I get?” Some helpful tips from Digital Camera HQ:
Resolution is less important than you think.
Zoom is more important than you think.
Travelers should use cameras with AA batteries.
Small cameras get shots that big [...]
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“Who knew Black & Decker made a coffee grinder?,” I told my wife. That was a couple of years ago when we received one as a Christmas gift. To be honest, I was a bit dissapointed. Mind you it was a perfeclty good grinder, but in my mind anything with “Black & Decker” on it should [...]
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While looking for a better backup program for my computer I came across SyncBack. It’s free and seems to do it all, with an interface that’s simple for newbies and highly-customizable for experts.
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Lori Stewart’s efforts to get Beanie Babies into the hands of our troops in Iraq finally hit the News-Gazette today. A couple of weeks ago, I encouraged Lori to register a memorable website domain and set up a PayPal account (to help cover postage costs). She did both and now you can tell all your friends [...]
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The traditional lawn chair is fading away, but don’t say goodbye just yet. Just in time for summer, you can get your hands on the reDO, an old-fashioned web-style lawn chair that’s been taken up a notch. The chair features polished aluminum, cherry-wood arm rests and leather webbing. Just $2,500. Order a set today.
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I’ve received many, many emails from family and friends of police officers, thanking me for what I said this morning on the air. If you missed it, I took a moment to verbally slap those members of the community who are so quick to blame the police when they are forced to defend themselves. (My [...]
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As I write this, Paris Hilton is a free woman. Yeah, she’s under “house arrest,” but for a celebrinot like Paris house arrest is a vacation. Over on Jennifer Roscoe’s “blog” the WCIA anchor says,
What gets me about this story…it just reinforces that there are different rules for different people. I know…you’re thinking….well duh Jennifer. [...]
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We talked this morning with food-restaurant blogger Lisa Morgan. (Hear it here.) It says a lot about our community when someone can write almost daily about the “food scene” in East-Central Illinois. (Is there such a thing as a “food scene?” 
Before moving to Champaign-Urbana 11 years ago I lived in some other mid-sized cities that didn’t [...]
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A blog called Daily Fuel Economy Tip says:
One of the simplest ways for you to increase your car’s gas mileage is to reduce all of the excess weight you’re carrying around. According to FuelEconomy.gov for every extra 100 pounds you carry around in your car, you’ll reduce its gas mileage by 2%.
The blog suggests [...]
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The stuff you think about while driving down the highway…
You’re on a road trip. It’s late at night and you’re looking for a place to stay. You pick up your cell and call 1-800-SOME-NUMBER and tell the person at the other end the town you’re approaching and what kind of money you have to spend [...]
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