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Free VOIP. Booyah.

via Lifehacker, amongst others…

I’ve played with Skype every now and again (by “played with” I mean “installed it and talked to Marcelo once”). However, I know that my mother uses it to talk to her sister in Denmark.

Anyway, until the end of 2006, outgoing calls to “regular” phones (aka “SkypeOut”) …

New Toy


BT800
Originally uploaded by mugsy1274.

To go along with my new phone, I broke down and bought a Bluetooth hands-free thingerdoodle – the Jabra BT800.

I don’t intend to be one of the cybernerds who wander around everywhere like Lt. Uhuru with this thing clipped to their ears. It’s mostly …

Old Timey Pictures


Bears playing at Wrigley

From Real Chicago: Chicago-Sun Times Photo Essay .

Thanks to Suey, I found a link to some neat photos on the Chicago Sun-Times website.

It’s a collection of photos from each decade, starting in the 40s. Some truly amazing stuff to check out.

Some of my favorites …