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Quick: Name a consumer offering, besides gasoline, that has been getting more expensive, not less. It's not food or clothing or electronics or anything sold at Wal-Mart. But take a look at your cable TV bill. Odds are high that the channels you subscribe to cost considerably more than five or 10 years ago. In fact, the price of cable has risen by nearly 70 percent over the past 10 years, nearly twice the rate of inflation. .
Classic Atari Games Arriving on Xbox LIVE(R) Arcade
NEW YORK, Nov. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Atari, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATAR) , one of the world's most recognized brands and a third-party video game publisher, today announced that Asteroids(R) and Asteroids Deluxe(R) is now available on Xbox LIVE(R) Arcade, with three more beloved Atari Classics coming soon. With Asteroids(R) and Asteroids Deluxe(R), Battlezone(R), Tempest(TM) and Warlords(R), Atari will deliver the same gaming sights, sounds and action as the original, as well as a new evolved version of games featuring enhanced graphics, sounds and special effects. "Atari and Stainless are thrilled to bring the Atari Classic and Evolved games to Xbox LIVE Arcade," said Robert Lindsley, Executive Producer, Atari, Inc. "Players can now get the best of both worlds; nostalgic fun with the original Classics and new gaming experiences with the Evolved versions featuring contemporary graphics and music, all while unlocking Achievements and boosting their Gamerscores." Asteroids and Asteroids Deluxe offers gamers the chance to rotate, thrust, flip, fire and launch into hyperspace as oncoming asteroids are blasted to smithereens just like in the 1979 original.
Play nice with non-Mac volumes
Unlike the “classic" Mac OS, OS X does Windows. Out of the box, you can easily connect to Windows servers and shares. However, as any Windows-centric IT person will tell you—vehemently—OS X isn't necessarily the best neighbor in the Network Neighborhood. Every time you access a remote Windows share (or an NFS volume), Mac OS X leaves behind .DS_Store detritus—files that are useful, but invisible, to Mac OS X while being useless, and completely visible, to Windows users. In addition, if you copy a file with a Mac OS resource fork to a non-Mac volume, that resource fork is copied as a second file; for example, if an image named IMG_0995.JPG has a Finder thumbnail—which resides in the file's resource fork—copying that image to a non-HFS volume will result in two files being created on the volume: IMG_0995.JPG and ._IMG_0995.JPG .
OfficeMax Unveils Top Gifts for the 2007 Holiday Season
NAPERVILLE, Ill., Nov. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OfficeMax(R) (NYSE: OMX) , a leading provider of office products and services, announced today that function, style and creativity are the key motivators behind many gift hunts for the 2007 holiday season. OfficeMax is featuring an expanded technology selection to include a new generation of digital photo cameras, printers, digital photo frames and new HP Notebook and Desktop holiday bundles, made exclusively for OfficeMax. In addition, OfficeMax ImPress(TM), OfficeMax's print and document services, has enhanced its selection of customizable calendars and holiday cards in keeping with the current trend of giving personalized calendars and holiday cards as keepsake items. "This year our customers are looking for gifts that are useful and fun, so they are frequently used and appreciated and not just left to sit on a shelf," said Ryan Vero, executive vice president and chief merchandising officer for OfficeMax.
Suave Tunes andWorldly Wise Musicians
Foreign nationals dont have much access to international culture here, he adds. Of course the Opera House puts on a lot of shows, but most of them are in Arabic. They can appreciate Yehia Khalil, but not so much Mohamed Mounir. Thats not to say we should abandon our Arab heritage and disregard masters like Sayed Darwish, but there has to be something for those who cannot grasp the language. .
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