Filtering out the static

My Ubuntu Linux Project, Installation

After a slight problem, I have finally installed Ubuntu 6.10 on my Windows XP computer. For some reason the computer froze during installation leaving Windows in one partition on one half of the hard drive. I found help on the Ubuntu Forum (more about this below in The Install).

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People who charge everything

"We figure if we have to pay for something, we might as well be earning something in return," summed up Winston-Salem, N.C., resident Kelly Piercy, who charges utility, cell-phone and Internet bills, among others.

NY Daily News Top 200 Albums

At a time when CD sales are wobbling like Britney Spears, the National Association of Record Manufacturers and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame have fought back with a celebration of the greatest albums ever.

Every Video Card, Ranked

Neat list to see how far behind the curve you are these days.

The best and worst of frequent-flier programs

Dan Rotem made a surprising discovery last year: Not all airline frequent-flier programs are created equal - especially when it comes to the red-carpet treatment.

Republican leaders in Congress put their anti-gambling morality ahead of national security.

Poker pro Andy Bloch is urges poker players to vote republican in the coming election.

Iran offers cash to U.S. tourists

Iran will offer cash incentives to travel agencies to encourage Western tourists to visit the country, giving a premium for Americans, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported.

Get in cheap, and flop the nuts

In the latest rendition of my weekly home game I was reminded of some advice Gavin Smith gives time and time again as the co-host of The Circut radio show. You see...

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ESPN.com - NCB - Tech's Knight tweaks OU over Oregon complaints

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Texas Tech basketball coach Bob Knight, whose Red Raiders lost to Oklahoma on a controversial call three years ago, said he knows how fans feel about wanting a forfeit after OU's loss to Oregon on Saturday.

Day 4 - The 2006 WPT Borgata Poker Open

Six Players Remain To Battle For A $1.5 Million Dollar First Place Prize At The WPT Televised Final Table Set For the past three days, the big question at the 2006 Borgata Poker Open dealt with the WPT televised final table.

Five things to tell your college student about managing debt

Every school year, college students are inundated with credit-card offers almost as soon as they set foot on campus. The pitches are hard to ignore for teens living on their own for the first time.

Pac-10 suspends officials, apologizes to OU

The Pacific-10 Conference, finding merit in Oklahoma's complaints about the officiating in its loss to Oregon, issued a one-game suspension Monday to the officiating crew and the instant replay officials who worked the game and an apology to the Sooners.

Ovechkin Welcomes New Curve in His Game - washingtonpost.com

It's just a fraction of an inch. But the difference for Alex Ovechkin, the Washington Capitals' star winger, could be immeasurable.

Pope said to be upset Muslims offended - Yahoo! News

Pope Benedict XVI "sincerely regrets" that Muslims have been offended by some of his words in a recent speech in Germany, the Vatican said Saturday stopping short of issuing an apology the Islamic world has demanded.

Former Sportingbet Leader Returns to UK

Poker News - Gold Leads TCI Invitational Poker Tournanment

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