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Windows Vista SP1, Nintendo Wii and FeedDemon

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Posted by Alisha on Friday, December 14th, 2007 – 10:33 pm
Filed under General

Work has been keeping me so busy, I’m having a hard time reading feeds in Google Reader and keeping up with them. Anyone have any good tips with remembering to open Google Reader? I just have a habit of forgetting.

Here are a few stories that I managed to read in Google Reader this week:

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Release Candidate

Windows Vista

I read on Lifehacker that Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Release Candidate is now available for those of you who are brave. If it wasn’t for all of the troubles I had on my last computer and how much time I had spent on it to find out it wasn’t going to work right, I would install SP1 RC on my new computer. But, until the final release is out, I’m waiting. I don’t want to risk finding out something doesn’t work right and have to spend even more time trying to fix another computer.

I did hear that SP1 is supposed to speed up Vista a little. But, for someone with a lot of RAM, is it going to be noticeable at all?  Vista is already fast for me, so I wonder if I will notice an increase in speed.

Keep in mind, if installing the RC, you will have to uninstall it before installing the final release. So, it might be best to wait.

Nintendo Launches Raincheck Program for the Wii

Nintendo Wii

Because of the Wii shortage, Nintendo is teaming up with GameStop to allow people to pay $249 up front for a Wii. You won’t leave with a Wii, but you can go back to the store and pick it up in January. Might be a tease walking out with a receipt that says you just bought a Wii, but you’ll know that you’ll be back in January to grab your own Wii.

For more about the program and updates, read about it over at Engadget.

Most Popular Windows RSS Reader

FeedDemon

This is a perfect topic since I have such a hard time keeping up with Google Reader. Part of that is Google Reader isn’t local. I know Google Reader has an offline feature, but you need to be online to turn it on. Why not just automatically sync with an application every so often?  Gmail has IMAP, now Google Reader needs the ability to sync with a feed reader.

I read over at Jeffro2pt0 about FeedDemon which you can sync with NewsGator. I have always been a fan of NewsGator, but this year I became hooked to how easy it is to read feeds in Google Reader and access ’starred’ items. It would be great to access these in a feed reader as well.

FeedDemon seems to have a lot of features. I’m not sure that I want a whole lot of features, which is why I had liked the NewsGator plugin for Outlook.  I do like the News Bins feature, which is kind of like starring feed items in Google Reader, but in a different way.

To find out what other features FeedDemon has, read the post on Jeffro2pt0.

Anyone else have a favorite feed reader?  Share in the comments.

Win a Nintendo Wii!

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Posted by Alisha on Monday, September 17th, 2007 – 9:08 pm
Filed under General

CellForCash

How would you like to win a Nintendo Wii? I’d love to even buy one if I could find them in stores at all! It turns out that CellForCash will give you one if you win in the win a Wii Giveaway!

CellForCash takes old, unused cell phones and will give you cash in return. Depending on your cell phone, type and condition, you could earn more than $100. Why keep old cell phones that you will never use again, when you could sell your cell phone to CellForCash.

I hope if you have a cell phone or two, that you’ll consider checking out CellForCash because of how hazardous they may be to the environment and health. And we use cell phones? Please recycle your cell phone for free!

You may not realize it, but many of those old cell phones are valuable – some much more valuable than you may think. On the down side, all of them contain hazardous substances that can pose a threat to the environment and to public health if disposed of properly.

If your cell phone isn’t listed, there are other options. One option is donating and CellForCash partnered with CellPhone Bank. You can also trade it in at Replacement Phones.

Don’t forget to enter in the Giveaway for a chance to win a Nintendo Wii! It’s very easy. Answer a few questions and you’ll have an entry for the Giveaway. Good luck and recycle!

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