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iPhone 3G/3Gs Carrier Unlock Upto Firmware 4.2

Good news,  we can now unlock any iPhone 3G or 3Gs with firmware version upto 4.2.  For iPhone 4 however, it can only be done upto firmware version 4.02.  Please be patient, the fix for that should be coming soon.

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Black Friday Sale Today

Black Friday Sale starts at 9am, mix and match any 2 items of the same value, get the 3rd item of the same value free.

Palm Pixi Plus New in box for AT&T $125 no contract.

All laptop batteries listed are new and $15ea except otherwise noted:

Compaq Evo N800, N1000, Pressario 900, 1500, 1700, 2800 Series

Apple PowerBook 15″ Titanium A1045 A1078 A1148
Apple Macbook White A1185 $50

(3) Dell Latitude D800 8500 8600
Dell Latitude D400, D410, D470
Dell Inspiron 2200 1200 1000 Series
Dell D610, D500, D505, D600, Insprion 500m

(2) Fujitsu TB, ST4000, and T5000 Series like new

Gateway w32044l

HP DV1000 DV4000 ZE2000 ZV5400 M2000 V2000 Series
HP DV8000 Dv8100 Dv8200 Series

(2) IBM X30 X31 Series
IBM A20 A21 A22 Series

Toshiba PA3465U-1BRS A105 A100 A80 A135 M40 M50 M55 M70 M75
Toshiba M30/M35 Series
Toshiba Satellite PA2522U PA3287U A20 Series

Phone Batteries listed below are new and $5 unless otherwise noted

Blackberry C-M2 (yellow), C-S2 (blue), DX1 ($15) C-X2 (green)

Nokia BL-5b for f7360 N80 N90 6070 6124 7260 3320 5200 6120 N80 E61 N75 N80 N90 6020 5500 5300 5320 5500 6021 6060

LG LGIP-430G for Shine CU70
LG LGIP-530B for Dare Versa VX9700 VX9600

Motorola BC50 for K1 Z3 L2 L7 V3x Z6 L2 L6 L7 KRZR SLV Z1 E8

Motorola BP6X for Motorola Cliq MB200 T-Mobiel/Cliq-XT Quench MB501T-Mobile/Motorola Droid A855/ Motorola Nextel i1 Boost/Sprint Nextel $15ea

HTC RHOD60 for Touch Pro Tilt 2 $15 like new

Samsung AB403450BA for 200 R410 Wafer R420 Tint R460 MyShot 2 R600 Hue 2
T229 T349 T439 T459 Gravity T539 Beat

Misc. batteries for all make and models, not tested, but more than likely good, $1ea

Phone Cases all $10ea

Motorola Driod X, HTC Aria, HTC Incredible, Blackberry 8530, 8900, 9700, Evo 4G, Samsung Capative and Vibrant, and more….

Phone Wired Headsets

Motorola mini USB stereo or mono headsets made for V3, V3xx, or any motorola phone with the mini USB port

Nokia 3.5mm MusicXpress 2.5mm

Blackberry 3.5mm stereo

Samsung stereo headset (flat connector)

Phone Chargers for Make and Models $10ea, car or wall.

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$30 off Microsoft Office 2010

Microsoft is offering their office 2010 for home and student at $119.99 instead of $149.99.  Offer starts now and expires on 11/29/2010 11:59pm.

To purchase, goto their website:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/

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My 2 Weeks with Samsung Galaxy Tab

I have had my T-Mobile (TMO) Samsung Galaxy Tab (GT) now for about 2 weeks. I love the GT for its size and portability. All the major apps I use worked really well, such as Google Voice (text/MMS), Google Nav, Calendar, Wyse Remote Connect, and of course the built-in camera, WEB and EMAIL. The only real complaint I have about it so far is the lack of native calling feature. It really is too bad because I have been toying around with the idea of ditching my beloved Blackberry to go solely with a tablet for voice and data. The reason behind why TMO decides to keep the GT a data only device puzzles me and quite honestly makes no business sense when they could be making more $ on and voice and data plan package.

While there exists a hack to enable calling on the GT, in doing so however would cost you the 3G connection. What good is the GT with an Edge data connection? Try going back to a dial-up…get the idea? Without the 3G connection, the GT is an equivalent of the Acros 70 tablet at half its price. Granted in the near future, a hack may eventually surface for both calling and 3G, I just don’t have the patience to wait for an “what if” statement, I need it to work now if I’m to pay a monthly charge to keep it in the air.

For specs and many other reviews on the GT, check out these links I’ve found on the web.

Specifications:

http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/02/samsung-galaxy-tab-preview/

Reviews:

In conclusion, if you’re looking for a tablet for data and voice, wait for the next GT with native calling and 4G. If you can go with WiFi only, take a look at the acros 70 or its bigger brother the 10″ beast. Priced very aggressively and well worth the $. And of course the Apple iPad may come to mind to fit the bill, but then again, it’s just too big too heavy too closed minded as a true to life day to day all around data/voice? device.

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HP C510 Printer with Android Slate

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Was at a customers today doing a printer install.
Not expecting anything out of the ordinary. That is until I saw this HP C510 printer in my face. This happens to be a printer with an Android powered tablet. It is detectable and it can be used as a internet surfer and of course when docked control the printer functions. Just thought it’s a brilliant idea from HP.

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Weekly Specials Nov 15th – 20th

Specials this week from Nov 15th – 20th:

  • Motorola Cliq Digitizer (glass) Replacement $90 for parts and labor
  • Motorola Droid Digitizer (glass) Replacement $80 for parts and labor
  • HTC myTouch Slide Digitizer (glass) Replacement $90 for parts and labor
  • (4) half hour 1 on 1 computer coaching /tutoring lessons for $50
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Windows Keyboard Shortcut Keys

Let’s just say that there are more shortcut keys than I care to know for Windows, and for that matter, here’s the list for ya…http://support.microsoft.com/kb/126449 straight from big Mike. And i congratulate you if you decide to memorize them all. For those of you who wants a shorter list of the ones I use everyday, here’s 5 that are indispensable in my everyday computing experience.

1. ALT + Tab allows you to quickly switch between all opened windows and programs. Simply hold down the ALT key while pushing the Tab key will evoke a small window, each opened program/software is represented by an icon and text underneath that to describe what the icon represents. While holding down the ALT key and hitting the Tab key again advances the selection to the right (holding down the Shift key moves the selection to the left). Letting go both keys will launch the selected program/software immediately taking over the entire screen.

2. F5 key to reload any open page/window, yes this includes all browser windows

3. Shift + F4 keys to close any opened window or program

4. ALT + P to print any page

5. Ctrl + C to cut, Ctrl + P to paste. Cut and paste any text or files from one window to another or from one text field to another

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This Week’s Specials

Nov 8 – Nov 13 2010

  • Holiday Gift Cards in the amounts of $25, $50, and $100
  • Free Linksys Wireless Router with 2yr Clear service activation
  • House Call $150 for two hours
  • Free pick up and delivery in the Rainier Valley, Beacon Hill, Mt. Baker, and Central District neighborhoods
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Holiday Gift Cards

Make this holiday season a little more special with our newly added line of holiday gift cards…wait a minute, did i just say holiday and holiday twice?  and now 4 times?  Anyways you get the point.  The gift cards come in the amount of $25, $50, and $100.  The gift cards can be used for any purchases and services, but wait, the best deal is the 1 to 1 computer coaching/tutoring.  You get (1) half hour session with $25, (4) with $50, or (10) with $100 gift card.  Hurry to our shop to get one, maybe two, hack three would be awesome.

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This Week’s TECH LAB Specials

This week (Nov 1 – Nov 6), we’re offering the following 2 specials at our shop:

  • $60 towards computer repair/service with a 2yr Clear 4G+ activation
  • $20 for half hour of computer coaching, no appointment necessary, just stop by
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