Month: July 2008

geekiviews: Zune Edition – Zune Premium Headphones

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This is the second post in a series about the Zune. You can read the first post here. To recap, I’m a guinea pig testing out the Microsoft Zune – 8G. I have Matchstick to thank for this. I’m one of 300 people in Canada in the program. So I’ve been fully immersed in the Zune for the last couple of weeks. I have a lot to say, but I’m going to talk about the Zune Premium Headphones right now. All headphones provided with media players are crap, so I was pleased when I was provided the upgrade. I have a pair of Shure Headphones which I love to death, so these would have to be pretty good for me to be impressed. The Zune Premium Headphones are a step up from the standard but they aren’t my Shures, that’s for sure. (bad pun!). I took the headphones blading which is my standard for determining sound isolation – they failed unfortunately and I heard way too much wind for my liking. I think that might …

Ask a Geek: Petite Fashion Advice

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Sometimes readers ask me questions. If they are of value to all my readers I post them online. If you have a question, please feel free to submit it using the contact form. I’ll definitely do my best to answer it. I want – I got reader Jo wrote: Hi there, I was wondering if you have any tips for petite clothing. I’m really struggleing to find work cloths even banana republic petites don’t work for me. Any suggestions for stores or particular styles would be great! I don’t know a thing about petite clothing to be honest. I’m 5’5″ myself; just over the hump. I know the perfect site and person you can contact who has a whole ton of experience regarding the subject. It’s Christa Jean at Petite Fashionista The site has tons of advice and she also takes questions. She also organizes sales and events geared to petite women.

Ask a Geek: Woodbury Common Premium Outlets in NY

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Sometimes readers ask me questions. If they are of value to all my readers I post them online. If you have a question, please feel free to submit it using the contact form. I’ll definitely do my best to answer it. I want – I got reader Alex wrote: Hi, TO local married male here, both my wife and I love fashion and shopping. We Wanted to know if you have any info or tips on the Woodbury Common Premium Outlets in NY? because We’re considering going but want to know if its worth the trip I’m not an outlet person really. I even stayed away from them when I was in Vegas. I’ve never been to the Woodbury Common, but I did some digging and came up with some reviews on the following sites: http://travel.yahoo.com/p-reviews-2736862-prod-travelguide-action-read-ratings_and_reviews-i http://nymag.com/urr/urr.pl?rm=all_reviews&listing_id=10232&listing_type=nyml_venue_business_shopping http://www.yelp.com/biz/woodbury-common-premium-outlets-central-valley#hrid:KvhtW8HV7SW4pgGn2ApOxw As with everything on the internet you have to take these reviews with a grain of salt. However, most people seem to think that Woodbury Common is a good outlet.

Paper People Clothing Party

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Paper People Clothing Party Saturday, July 26, 2008 Meet the designer Jennifer Fukushima. Check out never-before-seen items as well as pieces from the Fall/winter’08 collection. We will also have wine snacks…….. 6:00pm – 10:00pm THE RAGE store 13 Kensington Ave. Toronto, ON 4165885177 info@ragetoronto.ca