I have a client that insisted on a Lexmark Forms printer for their specialty software. I can’t blame them, really, the software was made to work with certain forms printers, and the 2580 model was one of them. Against my suggestion to try a different brand, they had me order two brand new Lexmark 2580 Forms printers. The first one installed and worked perfectly, the second, not so much.
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I bought a Kodak Z712IS digital camera for shooting pictures to complete some web development work and got tired of feeding AA alkaline batteries to my camera. That model camera does drain batteries pretty well, but that will come later in my camera review. Anyway, the camera had shipped with a CRV3 lion (lithium ion) battery that lasted for a couple months. Not having purchased a CRV3 battery before, I was suprised at the expense.
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I am finally getting around to writing the GP2X review. I already wrote a review of gp2xstore.com where I purchased it, a few days back. The last handheld console I bought prior to the GP2X was the Sega Gamegear, if that tells you how long it’s been since I really dealt with handheld consoles. I don’t care much for the more recent Sony PSP handheld, but I think I could get attached to a Nintendo DSLite pretty easily. I think one of the reasons I like older game systems is the fact that the majority of the games can be picked up and played and stopped at any point. You pick it up and play when you want to play and can stop anytime. I find as I get older(there, I admitted it) I like games as a distraction and not so much just to make it past the next level. Anyway, from that perspective, here’s my thoughts on the GP2X.
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