Dave Garrett

Amazon has it for the same price: http://www.amazon.com/Office-Complete-Collection-Second-Special/dp/B0002W4P98/ and I've also seen copies lately, again at the same price, at a couple of Half Price Books stores.

This thread reminded me that I have a Plugged Nickel set that I've been meaning to offer for sale. I wound up with a second copy of this set a while back, and that's one more than I need. I bought it used in the late 1990s, and the discs are in very nice shape, most appearing nearly new with only very faint signs of use, if any. Jewel cases are in good shape, except the inner tray hinge of the one containing two discs has come loose, so you have to be careful with that one when removing the disc on the bottom side of the tray. Booklet has a faint bend across it, noticeable but it's not as pronounced as a fold. Box is OK, structurally sound with no seam splits but it does have some shelf wear on the bottom and a moderate crease across the upper part of one side (see attached pic). $125 including shipping to US addresses. I will ship internationally but will need to know the destination before I can provide a total. PM and post here if interested.

Spotted in the always-interesting Twitter feed of Longreads (http://longreads.com/): Basotho Dance Party - http://roadsandkingdoms.com/2013/famo/

I've seen people do that at my office as well on occasion. I don't do it myself, but on the other hand I can't disparage it too much after having witnessed someone exit the restroom after taking a crap without washing their hands.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm2l0pxYw-4

Windows 8.1, incorporating a significant number of changes to Windows 8, is scheduled for release before year-end: http://www.zdnet.com/windows-8-1-unveiled-will-it-change-your-mind-about-windows-8-7000016112/ Anyone who's used Windows for any length of time should be familiar with the old saying about avoiding major new Windows releases until the first service pack comes out, but I sympathize with anyone buying a new PC now as you're pretty much stuck with Win8 in most cases. I have no desire to "upgrade" from Win7, and will likely not do so for a long time - I was still using Win2000 Server until a little over two years ago.

Finally got on board with a pledge earlier today. Glad to see the pace has really picked up in the past day or so. Almost there...

This one is really good, it's a 2-disc compilation containing tracks from all of the major labels he recorded for: http://www.amazon.com/The-Essential-George-Jones-Country/dp/B0000028LN There's also a repackaged version (the earlier one was in a longbox, the repackaged one is in a regular double jewel case): http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Spirit-Country-Jewel-Case/dp/B000009RBG Unfortunately, both versions appear to have gotten pretty expensive. Not sure if this has been the case for a while or if it's a temporary situation brought on by his death.

Another vote for Samsung monitors. I replaced an old 19" CRT a couple of years ago with a 23" Samsung LCD. DVDs and Blu-rays look great on it, as do YouTube 720p/1080p videos at fullscreen, and for standard use it's likewise flawless. 23-24" is the sweet spot between cost and size - you should be able to get a nice one for less than $150.

Enabling a Blu-ray player to be multiregion generally requires a hardware modification - they're not like DVD players where you can just enter a code on the remote to switch regions. There are indeed a bunch to be found If you search Amazon for "region free Blu-ray". Another well-regarded vendor that has a bigger selection is http://www.world-import.com/region_free_blu_ray_DVD_players.htm . There are some pretty cheap region-free Blu options out there, but the name brands will cost more. Oppo is favored by a lot of people - they're expensive but will play almost anything you throw at them and have outstanding picture and audio quality.

This might be of interest to Atari fans: http://www.atari.com/arcade/#!/arcade/atari-promo

Sadly, it was too good to be true: http://dangerousminds.net/comments/bust-a-gut-funny_albums_that_never_were_but_should_have_been

PM on Sidney Bechet - Mosaic Select 22 3CD OOP $30

Season two was indeed released on DVD - Amazon currently has both seasons one and two for $9.99 each. They also have season three streaming on Amazon Instant Video, which I was unaware of until just now.

Not quite.

I just got around to listening to that- hilarious!!! Thanks for posting it. Another classic Weaver moment:

http://www.hark.com/clips/npylfkhyxq-earl-weaver-tirade (NSFW)

"Notreal Dame"

Despite appearing to have a .zip extension, the "attachments" are really hyperlinks to the actual zip files hosted on Google Docs. If you click on one of the links, it should take you to the Google Docs site. I was prompted to sign in with my Google account, and was then able to download and unzip the FLACs with no problems. Listening to them as I type this. Great stuff!

A little over a week ago, not too long after I finally filed a complaint with the Postal Service, I received an email from someone who said he had purchased a Led Zeppelin box set from endofcommon, but it had been mistakenly been shipped to someone else, who eventually shipped it to the correct buyer. The buyer, meanwhile, had wound up with the Talking Jazz box I'd purchased. He indicated that endofcommon was indeed having what sounded like some very serious health issues, and a family member had mixed up the two shipments. He volunteered to ship my set to me on his dime, as the guy that wound up with his Zep box had done, and asked for my address. I provided it, and the set showed up on my doorstep today. I would say "all's well that ends well", except unfortunately I'm not sure that's currently the case with endofcommon.

Great HuffPo obit: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/24/larry-hagman-dead-dies_n_2180944.html

Five weeks later, I still have not received the box after sending payment, and no response to followup PMs here or an email sent via the Hoffman board, where the seller had also offered it. Last login here was on 9/26, which is also the date of the last PM I received indicating payment had been received and the set would be mailed that weekend. I'm inclined to give board members the benefit of the doubt as things sometimes happen. I hope everything's OK with endofcommon, but in the absence of any further communication I'll be contacting the post office to file a mail fraud complaint.

They've released some of them on various DVD collections, some containing full shows and some containing excerpts from shows. Johnny Carson DVDs

I thought about using a powerline adapter when I had the same problem, but ultimately went with a wireless range extender: Linksys RE1000 As you can see from the reviews, some people had less-than-satisfactory results with this model, but I had no problems at all. I do have a Linksys router but it should be usable with other routers. One caveat is that for it to work well, you need to be able to plug it into a power outlet that is roughly equidistant from both the router and the location you're trying to strengthen the signal in. Before I had it, I had a very weak wireless signal in the room where I most frequently use a laptop, iPad, iPhone, etc., and the signal would drop out completely at regular intervals. After installing it, the signal is much stronger and very stable.