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Posted in Gifts, Misc by Chris at 19:17
Anyone wanting to get me anything should instead donate time, money, or effort to a non-religious charity. I have some suggestions if you don’t know any.
If you want to donate in accord with my wishes, it would be Medicins sans Frontieres / Doctors Without Borders
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Posted in Deals, Gifts, Humor by Chris at 07:34
… to give everyone a Shocker 101 education. Fun for the whole family (or your partner, at least).
And there’s more, including a mug and a spaghetti strap tank top for that cute girlfriend of yours. The dark color shirts (black, maroon, green, blue) are selling like hotcakes.
Supplies are unlimited! Make sure you get yours today before they don’t run out!
(if you want, you can make your own stuff, too)
Posted in Awesome, Gifts, Misc by Chris at 20:22
The Ciba Vision Clear Care product is the only, repeat only, contact solution that ghostfinger enjoys, recommends, and uses without qualification. Unfortunately, we can’t find it in the stores around here.
Luckily for us, there’s this intertube thing:
Seriously, she loves this Clear Care stuff. And if it’s ghostfinger-recommended, you know it has got to be good.
Update: ghostfinger informs me that it is not enjoyable or really recommended, it is simply the only solution to which she is not allergic. But hey, non allergic response counts for something, right?
Posted in Deals, Games, Gifts by Chris at 14:53
Ghostfinger’s doing this project about violence and computer games, which got me thinking… man, I love games! And when I buy games, I go to GoGamer (all the way back to the day when it used to be called CompuExpert).
Being forced to use a laptop as my primary machine has really killed off a lot of my favorite games. Well, that and having all my free time sucked up elsewhere, that is. In any event, I recommend GoGamer highly if you’re in the market for some games.
… if I was shopping for myself, I’d get Neverwinter Nights 2
Neverwinter Nights 2 DVD
(since they’re apparently never going to freaking release Jade Empire). If you’ve got to play on a console, you can’t go wrong with a Madden Football (consoles are the only time football is acceptable)
Posted in Gifts, Misc by Chris at 17:10
I can’t think of a better consumer guide to top notch cameras than Flickr’s new Camera Finder utility.
Looks like the Canon EOS Rebel XT is the hands-down winner. The others are the Nikon D50, Canon EOS 20D, Nikon D70, and the Canon Digital Rebel (non XT version).
Guess where I’m looking first when I get my digital SLR camera?
Posted in Deals, Gifts, Technology by Chris at 11:03
Newegg is currently carrying a smoking hot deal for a Samsung 941BW, a 19″ widescreen LCD (4ms refresh rate) for $190.
If I was using anything besides my laptop, I’d jump all over that deal - great size, good brand, great response time and specs. You could even get two and dual screen them. That would be awesome.
Posted in Books, Deals, Gifts by Chris at 00:28
Hey, did you know that Terry Pratchett as a new book out? Because he does. It’s called Wintersmith. And the Nac Mac Feegle are in it too!
FSM, I love the Nac Mac Feegle (what are they good for? Drinkin’! Drinkin’ and what? Drinkin’ and fightin’! Drinkin and fightin and what? Drinkin’ and fightin’ and stealin’!). Don’t know who Terry Pratchett is? Why, he’s only the wittiest, funniest, satirical writer in like… ever. His most famous and successful construct is a fictional universe called Discworld. It’s a flat planet that sits on top of four giant elephants who stand on the shell of the great space turtle A’Tuin. The series is inspired storytelling and genius disguised as satire. I’m such a fanboi, I’ve even reviewed and provided capsule summaries of all 30-something Discworld books, feel free to peruse at your leisure. But comment so I can feel some lurve.
Anyway, books are always cool gifts and Pratchett is good fun for the whole family. So he’s going on my wishlist as well as the Deals n’ Gifts list. Pratchett and Susanna Clarke’s The Ladies of Gracie Adieu are the books I’m most looking forward to these days. Well, that and the next 3 from Steven Erikson.
Posted in Deals, Gifts, Money by Chris at 11:13
Here’s a new idea (for me) for gift giving this year - wine! Now, I’m no oenophile or even a connoisseur, but in the under-$20 reds category, I’ve got some decent experience. Interestingly enough, wine.com has a category just for that (though they include whites too. Apparently, some people like it sweet), which makes my choices a lot easier.
We’re generally a shiraz/syrah house, but I’ve heard good things about the Folie à Deux Ménage à Trois Red ($9) and the Cantena Malbec ($18, 90 rating). Of shiraz’ I know and like, they have the Fat Bastard Shiraz for $11, though I can’t seem to find my favorite cheap deal find of the year, the Lindeman Padthaway shiraz 2003 (they don’t appear to carry Lindeman at all. Oh well) and that screwtop Pinot Noir $11 thing that was awesome but who’s name escapes me at the moment. Sigh.
Wine.com also offers glassware, of course, and they have their own most popular gift suggestion ideas as well.
Coming from what is essentially a teetotaler family, the idea of gifting alcohol on the holidays is new ground to me, yet appealing. This year, at least. And remember - a glass of red a day keeps the heart healthy!
Posted in Deals, Gifts by Chris at 09:05
I price checked the Toshiba 32HLC56 at my normal haunting grounds and it’s going for $850-900 plus shipping. Today, however, TigerDirect is running a special of $750 with free shipping.
I’ve had good luck with Toshiba hardware in the past and the price on this LCD display is hard to beat. Add in free shipping and you’ve got yourself a sweet deal right here.
Posted in Gifts by Chris at 22:22
The Sleeptracker! It’s a watch! It’s an alarm clock! It’s a watch alarm that only wakes you up when you are at the appropriate moment in your sleep cycle!
I’ve met a couple of people who have this watch now and they swear by it. What it does is:
Sure the Sleeptracker is a touch on the ugly/geek side, but wouldn’t it be worth it to be woken up every day at the best possible part of your sleep cycle, refreshed, invigorated, and ready to face the day?
Posted in Gifts by Chris at 16:58
For the next six weeks or so, I’m going to try and post a daily deal or gift idea… just in time for the holidays (see also, the Xmas Gift Guide site).
Finding the best gift doesn’t just stop on December 25th, though. No no no no noooo! I need schwag year round! Therefore, it’s in my best interests to keep The Best Gift Guide Ever site going throughout the year as I find deals or cool gear that warrants a post. CMoore is the root site, but as single-focus sites are becoming the norm on the interweb thingy (hyper specialization, much like cable channels), the other two blogs will have some additional content for gifts that are worthy of consideration, just not CMo-ish or CMo-wishlisted.
It’ll be fun, you’ll see. Mmm…. window shopping!
Again, the new sites:
The Best Gift Guide Ever! and The Holiday Gift Guide
