christmas shopping Archives - The Silicon Underground David L. Farquhar on technology old and new, computer security, and more Fri, 19 Dec 2014 00:17:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://kerosin.digital/rss-chimp16321610 My boys and the Hot Wheels Shoebox https://dfarq.homeip.net/my-boys-and-the-hot-wheels-shoebox/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-boys-and-the-hot-wheels-shoebox https://dfarq.homeip.net/my-boys-and-the-hot-wheels-shoebox/#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2014 11:00:32 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=6906 I took the boys to Toys R Us the other night to do some Christmas shopping and buy a little (very little) something for them. I ended up finding 99 cents worth of something for me, too, in the diecast

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]]> https://dfarq.homeip.net/my-boys-and-the-hot-wheels-shoebox/feed/ 3 6906 What to look for in a cheap laptop in late 2014 https://dfarq.homeip.net/what-to-look-for-in-a-cheap-laptop-in-late-2014/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-to-look-for-in-a-cheap-laptop-in-late-2014 https://dfarq.homeip.net/what-to-look-for-in-a-cheap-laptop-in-late-2014/#comments Fri, 21 Nov 2014 11:00:20 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=7446 So the sales fliers for the 2014 Christmas shopping season are out, and I’m seeing tons of cheap laptops. If you only have $200 to spend, they have something for you. Some of them look like they’re even worth having. Yes,

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]]> https://dfarq.homeip.net/what-to-look-for-in-a-cheap-laptop-in-late-2014/feed/ 1 7446 Why the Target data breach news keeps getting worse, and what you need to do https://dfarq.homeip.net/why-the-target-data-breach-news-keeps-getting-worse-and-what-you-need-to-do/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-the-target-data-breach-news-keeps-getting-worse-and-what-you-need-to-do Mon, 13 Jan 2014 11:00:35 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=7013 As you probably know, last year some still-unknown criminals stole a whole bunch of credit and debit card data from Target. And the story keeps changing. First there weren’t any PINs. Then they got the PINs, but no personally identifiable

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]]> 7013 An Amazon shopping trick https://dfarq.homeip.net/an-amazon-shopping-trick/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=an-amazon-shopping-trick https://dfarq.homeip.net/an-amazon-shopping-trick/#comments Sun, 02 Dec 2012 13:29:02 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=6127 I alluded to this the other day, but some people might find it worth mentioning in its own right. As most people know, Amazon offers free shipping on orders over $25. And if you’re buying something small, shipping can end

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