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Cardavenue: Gift Card Exchange
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New camera and lots of snow
ByDerekI finally bought a new camera – a Canon Digital Rebel XTi. I’ve been saving up for it for awhile, and my in-laws kindly gave me cash in lieu of an impossible to get Sabres jersey for Christmas, so the time was right. Now that I have the camera, I need to take a lot…
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Oktoberfest a success!
ByDerekThree weeks in a row, three great events! Thanks to all the volunteers who helped out to make Oktoberfest run smoothly this year. And, of course, thanks to all the bloggers for unplugging for awhile and coming out to have some fun! Great seeing you all again!
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What exactly is a capital improvement?
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Friday Five – May 13, 2011
ByDerekLet’s start off with the big news of the week – Microsoft buying Skype: #1 – 5 Key Takeaways From the Microsoft-Skype Press Conference [gigaom] On the morning Microsoft made its $8.5 billion acquisition of Skype official, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Skype CEO Tony Bates held a press conference in downtown San Francisco to discuss…
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Merry Christmas to you, Derek & Amanda. Keep up the good work with the CTRC!