My Apple decals arrived today in the mail, so you know I had to make my pretty Mini even prettier (though I am sure John from Dell is probably dying a little inside, sorry John!).  The rainbow stickers from icolours.ca were cute, but they were too small and also too thin to cover the Dell [...]

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Well, I have had my Dell Mini 9 for a day now, and I have to say…I think this is what love feels like.
When I got to the office yesterday morning, my boss met me almost at the door with my Dell box in hand.  FedEx had apparently just delivered it, and he knew how [...]

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I got the shipment notification on my Dell Mini 9 today, and imagine my surprise when the tracking information showed that it shipped Wednesday night (instead of Friday, as the automated order status line had told me) for arrival TOMORROW! Picture me almost falling out of my office chair from sheer glee and you have [...]

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So, apparently Dallas-originated CompUSA filed for bankruptcy and closed their stores only to return as a sister company to Tiger Direct.  They’re rolling out slowly, but one has landed practically in my suburban backyard (better known as the eastern border town of Plano, according to Kurt Loder).  They’re adopting a “retail 2.0″ mindset, which apparently [...]

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I posted a review of the new 1.8 version of Stanza eBook Reader for iPhone on Gear Diary today…go read it and let me know what you think of the new Stanza!
http://www.geardiary.com/2009/04/06/stanza-ebook-reader-for-iphone-updated/

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Now that my Dell Mini 9 is on order, I have become obsessed with finding just the right accessories for it–a case (since Dell doesn’t ship it with one), some decorations, a Bluetooth travel mouse, a new SDHC card, etc.  This is possibly my favorite part of buying a shiny new toy!  I love getting [...]

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Yesterday I pulled the trigger on a new Dell Mini 9.  I am so jazzed to get it, but there is only one problem–it won’t be here until somewhere around April 24!!  I already sold my Eee PC 701 to a friend, and now I face an empty, cold three weeks without a tiny laptop [...]

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Today my first post for Gear Diary is up and ready for your reading pleasure!  I have been a long-time reader of Gear Diary (since it first launched in fact!) and I am really excited to do some writing for Judie and the site.  I reviewed Pocket Informant 1.0 for iPhone.
Go read it here:  http://www.geardiary.com/2009/04/01/review-pocket-informant-10-for-iphone
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One of my post-Christmas gift card purchases this year was a 40GB Apple TV. I wanted one for quite a while, and gift cards are the ultimate enabler! When there was no refresh for the Apple TV at MacWorld, (because who doesn’t hate buying something only for the new version to come out [...]

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Before too long, I am going to be saying goodbye to my precious Eee PC 701 netbook.  I can still remember how excited I was when the delivery guy brought it into my office and I opened it for the first time–it was so SMALL!  It has served me well for a little over a [...]

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