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TuneCast, NexStar

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[@956] Vantec NexStar 2 Yesterday, I installed my secondary internal drive into a Vantec NexStar 2 USB hard disk enclosure. I did quite some research to find…

Since there was a lot of driving involved, I thought it would be the perfect time to try our new Belkin TuneCast II FM Transmitter. I was quite worried after reading the various reports of atrocious sound quality and inability to find a good reception on a busy FM spectrum. The FM dial in the Seattle area is overbooked. It doesn't matter which frequency you pick; there's always a station near by. I left the unit on the default 88.1 frequency, just to see if it worked. I was not expecting good results since there is a station located at 88.5. I was wrong; it worked like a charm. The sound quality was not bad either. Definitely not as clear as a CD, but as good, if not better, than a standard radio station. The volume is a little low though. I had to crank the Carbon up. I never had to change the…
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Erik's Pulse: 2004-12-21

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Erik's weekly column published in the Javalobby Newsletter.

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Erik's Pulse: 2004-12-07

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Erik's weekly column published in the Javalobby Newsletter.

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My 7610 Journey

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Charlie was nice enough to send me a Nokia 7610 to play with. I received it a couple weeks ago, and here's what happened since then...

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Erik's Pulse: 2004-09-28

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Erik's weekly column published in the Javalobby Newsletter.

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Erik's Pulse: 2004-07-06

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Erik's weekly column published in the Javalobby Newsletter.

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Technology Rape

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[@114] Technology Rape In this week's Javalobby Newsletter, Rick shares his concerns about the Sun/MS settlement. Rick's involvement in the court case really…

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