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Quick Test – USB VS eSATA

Quick Test – USB VS eSATA

By | January 10, 2012 at 9:30 pm | No comments

Same hard drive, two different interfaces. eSATA wins.   The Drive: Western Digital - Black 320GB 2.5" SATA 7200RPM   USB 2.0   eSATA 3.0...

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iCloud Not Floating – Migration Issues

iCloud Not Floating – Migration Issues

By | October 13, 2011 at 2:37 pm | No comments

Along with the release of iOS 5 on 10/12/2011, iCloud was launched. Of course I upgraded my iPhone 4 to iOS 5 that morning. When I got back from lunch I attempted to migrate my MobileMe account to iCloud. I say attempted because the migration failed. I got this "Please try...

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Ordering an iPhone 4S – The iPhone Saga Continues

Ordering an iPhone 4S – The iPhone Saga Continues

By | October 13, 2011 at 2:16 pm | No comments

Well, it's that time of the year again. A new iPhone (iPhone 4S to be exact, no iPhone 5 *sad face* ) was released and pre-orders were started Oct 7, 2011 at Midnight PST. Of course I stayed up all night to pre-order mine. Now the story gets good. Pre-orders started at 1AM...

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Esurance Is Part of the Allstate Family

Esurance Is Part of the Allstate Family

By | October 13, 2011 at 11:09 am | No comments

I have had auto insurance with all the big online companies. Geico, Progressive, and now Esurance. Esurance has been the best so far. Geico likes to raise their rates have you have committed to a six month agreement. Progressive has a good online system but a little bit more...

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Envelope-Free ATMs, Another Reason Why I Love Wells Fargo

Envelope-Free ATMs, Another Reason Why I Love Wells Fargo

By | October 13, 2011 at 11:01 am | No comments

I love Wells Fargo. I have used several other banks and credit unions but at the end of the day, Wells Fargo is my favorite. The two Wells Fargo banks I live closest to (both less than 5 miles away) just got their ATMs upgraded. These new ATMs have several new features that make...

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