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How to Get Great Sound From Your Laptop

If you want great sound to come out of your laptop, or you’re a mobile DJ, you can either get an external sound device (via USB) or a PC Card (PCMCIA) to plug into your laptop. PCMCIA cards are about ...

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Zencu Sushi Mini Review – Part 2

Last time I was at Zencu, I didn’t try a sushi roll so I decided to go back for another check. I ordered their Zencu roll, which is made up of a bunch of ingredients that I forgot to write ...

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Coolmax CD-350 IDE Converter – Review

If you have some old IDE drives around but can’t access the data, you can get this Coolmax CD-350 converter from Coolmax (MSRP $33.99).  Amazon has it on sale for $22.73 at the time of this writing but their prices ...

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Shabu Shabu Yo review

Sometimes I’m in the mood for some red meat instead of sushi.  I like the Shabu Shabu House in Little Tokyo but it’s often too crowded with a long wait.  If you don’t mind paying just a little more for ...

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Switchblade Kitty, at the Roxy

Switchblade Kitty from left to right: Heidi Shepherd, Carla Harvey, Kelly Cole, and Gabriella DeMarco. Alcohol + Hard Rock + Nakid Chicks = Incendiary Show Check out this group at the Roxy in West Hollywood, California on Monday nights. Update: ...

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Honda Ya Izakaya Review – Part 2

When the Little Tokyo branch of Honda Ya opened in 2007, I reviewed them out one week after their opening. Sometimes, restaurants get worse, while others get better. The restaurant has expanded and have taken over the area to the ...

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20 Second Recharge Time for Future Batteries

According to an article in the March issue of “Nature” magazine, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a new “beltway” for the battery material, lithium iron phosphate, that could be used to create new batteries that would ...

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Zip Fusion, West Los Angeles Review

Since I tried the downtown version of Zip Fusion, I decided to try their West Los Angeles branch.  The West LA version is located in the Olympic Collections near the West Little Tokyo on Sawtelle.  Compared to the older downtown ...

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Kiriko Sushi Review

There has already been a review of Yashima Noodle in the Olympic Collections at Sawtelle (which is apparently now closed), but none of the other restaurants in the building.  Now, it’s time to checkout Kiriko, which is located on the ...

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Customer Service Equilibrium

There’s probably a book that talks about this at length, but since I don’t read, I decided I’m going to write about it. Have you ever visited a restaurant on a Friday night and couldn’t get good service?  Forget good ...

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