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Written by row1
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Thursday, 04 September 2008 |
The most painful thing for me in FireFox is that pressing the back button causes the browser to go back to the previous page. Many times I have found myself writing out a long email or post and then somehow loosing focus on the text box and pressing the backspace key to delete a character, but instead the browser goes back a page resulting in my email being lost. Usually you can recover by pressing the forward button since FireFox will try to repopulate all of the form, but some pages override this behaviour and reset the form.
If your keen you can get around it by following these steps:
- type about:config into the address bar and press enter, you will be prompted with a warning, press the button to continue.
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Enter browser.backspace_action into the filter text box.
- Double click on the displayed row and change it from 0 to 2 and press ok.
- Problem solved.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 05 September 2008 )
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Written by row1
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Thursday, 28 August 2008 |
 Dr. Dooom 2 is set for release on September 23rd 2008! The track listing is out, all tracks produced by Kutmasta Kurt apart from "The God Of Rap" which is produced by TomC3.
You can pre-order it at UGHH.com. |
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Written by row1
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Tuesday, 26 August 2008 |
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Distrakt sent me his new music video for Fire Escape. Pretty funky in a B-Grade Sci-Fi kind of way, reminds me a lot of Mortal Kombat. |
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Fake Sony Memory Sticks on TradeMe and how to tell |
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Written by row1
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Friday, 22 August 2008 |
Memory sticks from Sony (and SanDisk) are an expensive commodity, much more so than similar flash memory technologies - sometimes more than double the price of a competing technology.
It's no surprise then that people would look to online auction sites such as trademe and e-bay for cheaper prices, as everyone knows buying retail is a lot more expensive and more often than not your local electronic chain is ripping the unaware off.
The problem with this (as a friend recently found out) is that the old saying comes into play "If it's too good to be true, it probably is.".
I would expect to be able to find memory sticks online for up to 30% cheaper than retail prices, so when you see them at 50%-75% cheaper then more than likely something dodgy is going down. A perfect example of a potential counterfeit Sony memory stick is on this auction.
You're bidding on a brand new Sony memory stick pro duo, made in Japan(packaging not included due to shipping convenience)
Retail Price - $420
The seller states that the item retails for $420 but the auction only had a $1 reserve (some of their others in the $70 range), also bare in mind that the success fee on $71.10 would be $4.19.
It is very unlikely (impossible?) that the seller imported 1000's directly from Sony's factory and was able to get them for say $50 each, so if it only sold for the reserve price they would be loosing a lot of money. The seller also states that the packaging is not included due to shipping convenience, this should automatically trigger flashing red warning lights as memory sticks have minimal packaging and would not make any different to the shipping costs which they are charging.
Another gaffe on this auction is where the seller is asked if it is an authentic Sony memory stick, the seller responds
Yes, it is. please check out our 100% feedback and bid with confidence:)
But if you look at their feedback there is feedback more than a month prior to the question which states that the received memory stick is a fake.
Perhaps the seller is completely oblivious to the fact and it's their stockists who are pulling the wool? Even so it's their job to make sure the products are genuine, especially if questions around the authenticity have been raised.
Sorry just to rip on one seller, there are 1000's more out there. I have a bit more respect for sellers who at least don't pretend or claim that it's a Sony product, but with statements like "4GB maximum storage capacity with 1850 MB available" it's still not a good option.
So what's the problem if you happen to get one for a cheap or reasonable price? Well the main problem is the quality, a lot of the fakes will corrupt your data upon repeated use or they will only store half of the reported storage size before corrupting the entire card. When something does go wrong (and it seems like it will) you won't gets Sony's 5 year warranty. Plus doesn't it annoy you that you have intentionally been misled into buying a fake, especially in some cases where you could get a legitimate one for a little bit more?
So how can you tell if you have a fake memory stick? This guide is very helpful. Personally I have avoided buying these items new from online auctions, I would prefer to get them on reputable online stores such as Flash Cards, TasTech or Play Asia. But if you really must buy new from an auction site, make sure you check the sellers feedback, ask them questions about it's authenticity and refund policy, and finally compare their prices with the above reputable stores.
If you do end up with a fake, contact the seller straight away - perhaps it was an honest mistake? If you have no luck contact the auction site and if you can be bothered your local authorities (it is fraud!). These online auction sties with their ridiculous success fees ( don't even get me started) need to take some responsibility and act quickly on any counterfeit goods!
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Last Updated ( Friday, 22 August 2008 )
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Project X and Dr. Dooom 2 |
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Written by row1
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Sunday, 17 August 2008 |
 Tim Dog "The Boss", Marc Live "The Rock Star" and Kool Keith "The Photographer" form the super group Project X! They will release an album and are touring Australia and New Zealand during September 2008.
You can see the intro video on YouTube as well as the first single Iconic.
While browsing YouTube I also came across the music video for R.I.P Dr. Octagon from the Dr. Dooom 2 album. As if the lyrics weren't blatant enough, the video clearly shows that The Return of Dr. Octagon was not endorsed by Kool Keith.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 17 August 2008 )
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Written by row1
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Saturday, 16 August 2008 |
 It has been 2 years since I posted that Kool Keith's Tashan Dorrsett would be released soon. Well it's out now. I have only listened to it once so far but it is sounding positive - stay posted for a review on sardless.com soon.
Other albums which I mentioned in that post such as Madvillain's Madvillainy 2, MF Doom and Ghostface Killah Swift & Changeable and Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2 have still yet to be released. |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 16 August 2008 )
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Written by row1
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Sunday, 03 August 2008 |
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There is a mp3 download from the upcoming Madvillain 2 album, boulder holder
There is also a free mp3 album from Godsendant Music March of the Godsends.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 03 August 2008 )
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