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Old habits die hard, and R/C flying is one of them. Since I caught the aerial remote-control bug during my almost 4-year stint in Saudi Arabia in the early 80s, I had never forgotten this sometimes-expensive hobby. They say that…
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Diamond Multimedia Rio 500: The Trouble With Goodbye is Hello
Sorting out my tech stuff in the attic for spring cleaning, I was surprised to discover a cache of old MP3 players. Among them were five (5) Rio 500 made by Diamond Multimedia in the late 1990s. They all came complete…
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Fire TV Cube = Logitech Harmony + Amazon Echo
Today, I received my Amazon Fire TV Cube right at my doorstep and was able to set it up in about half an hour, including the installation of all my apps — mostly to watch TV shows and movies all…
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As Dirty As A Charcoaled Rug
Everyone in the compound seemed awakened by the loud voice from the entrance. Even a nocturnal guy like me, who spends the wee hours of the morning watching tacky movies like Bruno and Borat, was moved out of bed by…
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Toshiba Aurex System 10: Still Playing After All Those Years
On the last week of January of this year, I was reunited with my vintage Toshiba Aurex System 10 hi-fi stereo set that I had been using in Manila since 1984. I purchased the micro hi-fi system back in 1982…
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