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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Dire Straits

by on March 24, 2015 2 comments
This is one of the best-selling albums worldwide at over 30 million sold; it’s the eighth best-selling all time in the UK; it won two Grammy awards in 1986, and it sits at #51 on the Greatest Albums of All Time list. Five bucks for such an outstanding album, almost seems like you’re robbing Amazon.
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Weekly tech news roundup for March 20

by on March 20, 2015 0 comments
Google was closer than we thought to being for antitrust violations, Facebook makes some of their policies a bit more clear, and the Milky Way grew by 50% -- just because of new knowledge about the galaxy. Windows 10 is coming this summer, try an Apple Watch before you buy...or wait for the upcoming luxury Android watch by TAG Heuer. All this and more in today's Tech News Roundup.
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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Meat Puppets

by on March 17, 2015 2 comments
Metaphorically speaking, which deserves more credit; the band that sold millions of albums, or the guys that influenced that band? I’ve heard this question raised many times in the music industry, as it’s fairly common for a band to have gotten started because they heard some local band rock out as teenagers. Today’s band, The Meat Puppets, was most definitely the influencer of a very big 90s band that I seem to talk about every week.
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Weekly tech news roundup for March 13

by on March 13, 2015 0 comments
Apple releases new stuff (including an obnoxiously-expensive version of the Apple Watch), Google Calendar is now available for iPhone, and the Chromebook Pixel is getting sort'a good reviews. Also check out: a game you can't play again if you "die," some new concept tires that might just help power your next car, and more.
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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Zac Brown Band

by on March 10, 2015 2 comments
Success doesn’t always come overnight. Bands can struggle to book gigs for decades before signing that major record deal. Heck, sometimes bands never make it big—they continue to play your local, dusty theater until they all decide to get real jobs. Today’s band didn’t have to wait very long to see success, and when they got the ball rolling, they darn near shot to the moon.
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Weekly tech news roundup for March 6

by on March 6, 2015 1 comment
Get the scoop on the latest security alert that, chances are, affects you. This week the World Mobile Congress brought new gaming set-top boxes, pocketwatch/ smartphone combos, and an e-bike that connects to smartphones. If March Madness isn't your thing, check out Hubble Mania. Shazam will soon be evolving to identify more than just music. And, find out how Minecraft worlds are made by this uber-popular game.
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