Author Archives: Dan

About Dan

For a complete biography, stop by www.danmarx.org and click around for a while.

Get 70 Million Transistors for $22 Bucks

Sometimes a good deal comes along that’s so good you need to jump on it whether you need the item or not. For me today that deal was an AMD Athlon 64 3800+ Venice core CPU for $21.99 from Newegg … Continue reading

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Netflix’s Watch Instantly Feature is an Instant Hit

I decided to join Netflix today after reading a lot of great things about their new “Watch Instantly” feature. They’ve got over 12,000 titles available for immediate download to your PC, or as the case may be, your Home Theater … Continue reading

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Death Cab Plays Mesa Amphitheater in the Heat

Ben Gibbard and company performed last night in Mesa and quite literally rocked the stage for almost 2 hours straight. They played a total of 22 songs all of which sounded fast, loud and rockin’. They put their studio versions … Continue reading

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E-Flite Mini Showtime 4D Build Review

Last weekend the inevitable happened – I crashed my Brio 10. Though overall the plane flew quite nicely, its bad tendency to snap with elevator input finally got the best of me and it went into the ground. I had … Continue reading

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Audiopulse 12″ EPIC Subwoofer Project Showcase

I’ve been a big fan of TC Sounds drivers for over 15 years. They manufacture some of the beefiest, high-excursion drivers and passive radiators on the market. I was shocked to learn that they’ve filed for bankruptcy in spite of … Continue reading

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Our New Custom-Built DIY Entertainment Center

Entertainment centers aren’t cheap. And in most cases, they aren’t exactly what you want either. They’re either too big or too small, the wrong color, wrong style, or they just don’t fit your TV exactly right. Oh and did I … Continue reading

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