Elessar Barton

Well, after a week of trying to get an invite, i finally got one. Now that i have it, i have had the chance to compare it to a few other blogs.
First up, Blogsome. Blogsome uses WP also, and is free. Boasting 24 themes and simple HTML usage, Blogsome is a great blog for [...]

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“By YURI KAGEYAMA, AP Business Writer Tue Oct 4, 7:02 AM ET
TOKYO – The war over the next-generation DVD standard is playing out full force at a sprawling electronics exhibition opening near Tokyo Tuesday with Japanese electronics companies on both sides expressing confidence for victory.
The CEATEC 2005 exhibition in Chiba, Japan, is opening [...]

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“2 hours, 19 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES – Paramount Home Entertainment is the latest company to back the Blu-ray Disc format as the next-generation DVD standard.
Paramount said Sunday it will join a growing list of media and technology companies endorsing Blu-ray that includes Sony Corp, Apple Computer Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co. and Dell Inc.
Paramount will still market [...]

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So why is Firefox so great? Because its almost everything Internet Explorer isnt! Tabbed browsing. Extensions that make browsing easier and more convientent. Themes to change up the browsers appearance. What more could you ask for? Did i mention that dispite recent reports, Firefox is safer then IE, though [...]

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*moment of silence…*
Ahem…Socom 3, easily the most anticipated in the Socom series, will ship to stores on October 11th, and arrive on the 12th. As of this posting, that leaves ~ 10 days until I will be in gaming heaven! Until then, I will give a brief overview of what to expect in [...]

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Published: October 1, 2005, 11:40 AM PDT
By Stephen Shankland
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
“Microsoft and Intel last week tried to swing the computing, consumer electronics and entertainment industry toward HD DVD in a format war to establish a higher-capacity successor to today’s DVD.
It didn’t work.
Dell and Hewlett-Packard, the top two business partners of Intel and Microsoft, [...]

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First off, Spirited Away is a great movie! Before i go any further, below is a short description/intro to the movie incase you were wondering what I am talking about.
“Spirited Away is a fantasy adventure with a ten year-old girl, which starts in everyday Japan but goes somewhere very different. For young Chihiro and [...]

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You may be asking yourself ‘what is Trillian?’ Well, you came to the right place, whether by chance or on purpose.
“Trillian is a fully featured, stand-alone, skinnable chat client that supports AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo Messenger, and IRC. It provides capabilities not possible with original network clients, while supporting standard features such as:
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‘7 and counting…’ Your probably wondering what that means? Well, so far this is my 7th blog attempt. The other 6 i just didnt like immediately or soon after trying. Counting means that this probably wont be my last. I am still hoping for a Wordpress.com invite, but until then, [...]

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