Archive for January, 2009
My Book 1 Terabyte External Hard Drive
After checking Frys.com and some other sites, I found a decent deal on a Western Digital 1tb external hard drive from samsclub.com. It was $124 plus $10 tax and around 6 bucks shipping. It arrived in about 3 days via USPS. Hooking it up was simple; plug in the power supply; plug in the USB [...]
Blockbuster On Demand Video Download Box Not Ready For Prime Time
I started logging this experience when I first received my Blockbuster On Demand wireless video download set top box, thinking it would be a very short article. However, with all the headaches I have endured with installing and using the box, it is quite a bit longer that I had planned. However, hopefully it will [...]
Lasko Products to Pay $500,000 Civil Penalty for Failure to Report Defective Fans
Lasko Products Inc., of West Chester, Pa., has agreed to pay a $500,000 civil penalty. The penalty, which has been provisionally accepted by the Commission, settles allegations that the company failed to immediately report incidents about its defective portable fans.
