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Introducing the ArsGeek Boutique

Just a quick note to let you all know that I've just opened the ArsGeek Boutique.  It's a handy little store in which I'll be highlighting the games I'm currently playing (or drooling over) the electronics I love so much, the books I'm reading and the DVDs I'm watching.

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Diceshaker – another RPG die rolling app for the iPhone or iPod Touch

Diceshaker is another handy app to have if you're into rolling multiples of d8's on your iPhone or iPod Touch.  It's a bit more flexible than the previous apps I've looked at in that you have more dice / multiples to choose from.

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As if Blackberry Thumb wasn’t bad enough, now we have Blackberry Nose.

Over the last few days I've noticed a curious phenomonon.  Perhaps it's brand new, perhaps it's just made it past that filter that hangs out between my eyes and my brain.  There seem to be a growing number of people who are on the old side of young, say in their mid forties, who are peering at their Blackberries from a distance of about 27 nanometers.

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Top 10 reasons to hate the iPhone 3g

APC has a great article up on the top 10 reasons to hate the new iPhone 3g.  As much as I kind of want to, I really don’t hate the new iPhone.  In fact, I’d love to have one.

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Get Google Gadgets up and running on your Ubuntu install

Not to long ago Google released their gadgets for Linux.  Those fine folks at GetDeb.net have compiled an easy to use .deb file for us Debian based Linux folk to use.  It’s quite simple – here’s what you do. First, download this .deb file (or this one if you’re on a 64 bit Ubuntu install). [...]

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