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Sprint $25 Referral

Sprint has a friend referral program that gives you $25. Since I switched from Verizon to Sprint, I was eligible for this program. You can get full info at sprint.com/landings/refrewards/ All you have to do is follow the instructions and ...

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Calbi Korean Taco Quick Review

You may have seen a strange looking taco truck driving around town with the word “Calbi” on it. I’ve seen them in West LA, Downtown and other areas of popularity. They also have a website at calbibbq.com where they have ...

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From Palm Pre to Photobucket

The Palm Pre has a way to automatically upload pictures to Photobucket and Facebook.  Here are some pictures I took with the Pre.

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GM Goes Electric

Now that GM has filed for bankruptsy reorganization and showing that they are re-inventing themselves on TV, it appears that they are finally going electric… again. This is a GM electric SUV that I saw being tested on the 10 ...

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Palm Pre Touchstone

One of the coolest accessories for any cell phone is the Touchstone charging kit for the Palm Pre. This allows you to charge your Palm Pre without wires, just by placing the unit on top of the round charger. Even ...

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Maru in Valencia – Review

When a friend of mine told me about a great sushi place in Valencia, I was a little skeptical.  This restaurant is located in the Valencia Town Center, which is an upscale outside “mall” with movie theaters, restaurants and a ...

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How to Reboot the Palm Pre

Method 1: Keyboard Hold down the Orange, “R” and “Sym” keys simultaneously. I learned this method from the Sprint customer service when they were helping me transfer my old number over to my Palm. Method 2: Power switch Hold down ...

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Palm Pre – First Impressions

After crying myself to sleep on Saturday, I woke up to a text message on Sunday from a friend that told me that he was able to get a Pre at a Radio Shack downtown. What!? Sure enough, I called ...

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Palm Pre Bust

Well, it’s June 6th and no Palm Pre for me. After finding out that my grease didn’t work, I tried going directly to the Sprint store and they put me on their waiting list.  I played with the demo unit ...

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