We're moving...

Blogger is nice, but from time to time it does slow down. So I've registered a new domain name and am moving the Tech Deals Blog to http://www.my-tech-deals.com/.

Come on by and check out the new digs!

Fastest USB Flash Drive

This article helped:

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/memory/display/4gb-usbflash-roundup_16.html

so I think I'll buy some of these:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233052

Acer and Everex laptop deals

I missed the 399 Everex C7-M laptop notebook at BestBuy, but MicroCenter has an Acer for 399, 349 AR.

http://microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=257720

Adobe Creative Suite 3

I'd love to buy Adobe's CS3 package through FatWallet (who's now offering an 8% cash back on Adobe.com purchases) but they still haven't reported my purchased of CS2 from February, which should result in over $100 back. What's up with that?

Unfortunately, Upromise.com does not have an agreement with Adobe.com, and the rebate is only 4.5% with NestEggz. :-(

Here are some other places to get Adobe CS3:

Cheap Laptop

I won't buy this one because I already have two Everex laptops, but I found this thanks to Dealnews.com:

GQ NX-L513 Celeron M 420 Notebook with 15.4" display 512MB ram, 40GB, Combo drive, Microsoft windows vista Basic

Alternatively, you can check out the Everex Stepnote NC1503.

Aprevia X-QPack Machines

We just built two of these machines with Via C7 Motherboards, they consume about 30 watts which is a lot more than I'd hoped, but they should be pretty capable machines.

I rebuilt one of the PC Chips V21G VIA C7 using a better power supply and it uses about 10 watts less!

Ultra Rebate

I'm sending in my Ultra Rebate today... $30 is not bad at all!

FINALLY setup my D-LINK DCS-900 - with Password Problems

With the help of one of our newest contractors (my cousin Max), we setup a DCS-900 netcam. It is pretty basic: a lens, ethernet adapter, and power supply. The beauty is its cost: less than $100!

We had it up and running in about 15 minutes, but then when we tried the password, it wouldn't work! I read on newegg that there were several people who had a similar problem (new admin password not working, unable to reset password, etc.), so we shelved it for the time being.

When I got home tonight, I tried it again from Internet Explorer and was able to get in. I changed the password and was then able to access the administrator controls from Camino (Mac's Firefox) as well. Woo-hoo! Increased the image size to 640x480, synchronized the time with my ntp server, and smiled. Cool! Now I need to find the mounting bracket and we'll be done. You can see the base pretty good in this picture:






Here's a copy of an image from my DCS-900:

The SLUG

The SLUG remains one of my favorite tech deals. It is low, low power, and amazingly is able to run debian. If I were you, I would buy one. But I'm not you, so I bought three! :-)

Another hard drive enclosure

Just bought an inexpensive hard drive enclosure from CircuitCity.com:

Ultra 3.5" External USB 2.0 / Firewire IDE HD Enclosure

I like these enclosures a lot. I bought several Metal Gear enclosures, and they are working out great.