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Posted on 2008.02.03 (Sunday). Filed under: Coffee, Entertainment, Food and Beverage, Hardware, Internet, Service Providers, Speed Tests, Technology, Television, Verizon FiOS | Tags: actiontec, broadband, cablevision, digital tv, DVR, fiber optic, FiOS, fios 20/20, firefox, firefox 2, firefox 3, FTTH, Internet, internet explorer, keurig, microsoft, mozilla, msie, networking, optimum online, speed test, verizon, verizon tv, VOIP |
I just did two speed tests, to test a theory about whether or not Microsoft Internet Explorer would be slower or faster while browsing the web versus Mozilla Firefox. The speed test at 3:47PM GMT is MSIE, the other is Firefox.I wasn’t expecting a big difference in results, and I wasn’t shown one either. My [...]
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Posted on 2008.01.18 (Friday). Filed under: Food and Beverage, Lifestlye | Tags: barbecue, cooking, food, london broil, lunch, marinade, mesquite, steak |
At my behest, there is a politanus-cro-magnus cooking in my kitchen. It’s not a new idea… in fact, it’s been relatively popular in the past dozen fortnights or so.
Today, we’ve decided to split a 2lb London Broil steak. Cut it in half? No way! This baby was torn apart by a natural means - [...]
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Posted on 2008.01.18 (Friday). Filed under: Food and Beverage, Lifestlye, Recipes | Tags: chicken, cooking, dinner, food, judiasm, new year, recipe, rosh hashanah, tradition |
I was browsing through some photographs stored here on my computer, and came across a chicken I made for Rosh Hashanah last year.
First, a little background:
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish new year, and according to the book of Exodus, when the Hebrews wandered the desert for 40 years they ate “manna,” which was like “honey [...]
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Posted on 2008.01.18 (Friday). Filed under: Coffee, Food and Beverage, Gadgets, Lifestlye, Tea, Technology | Tags: christmas gifts, coffee, dark roast, extra bold, green tea, hazelnut, herbal tea, k-cups, kenyan aa, keurig, one cup brewer |
I’ve become such a coffee lover lately, it’s ridiculous.
What would I have ever done, had one of these fine Keurig machines not walked into my life? I’ve seen them for ages. My sister had one, then she got one for my brother-in-law’s office, then my friend obtained one… and I thought I was supposed to [...]
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