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  1. Mark Frank

    Want to cook a romantic dinner. Ideas?

    I'd like to cook a romantic dinner for my wife next Friday evening. I've already made plans for the kids to spend the night somewhere. I am planning to use our good china and silver with a tablecloth, linen napkins, fresh flowers, classical music, champagne, and a fire in the fireplace...
  2. Mark Frank

    Camera recommendations (digital and point-and-shoot)

    Looking for a new camera(s). Until now, we've always used a standard point-and-shoot film camera. The Samsung we currently have is a piece of junk and 1/2 the pictures we take turn out fuzzy even though it's supposed to auto-focus. I'm ready to throw it in the trash. I've considered buying a...
  3. Mark Frank

    Who's been to Tahiti?

    My wife and I are taking a 7-day cruise through French Polynesia for our 10th wedding anniversary in October. We'll be visiting Tahiti, Bora Bora, Moorea, and Huahine. I'm looking through the possibilities for to the best things to do in each place. Possible excursions include: -Visiting...
  4. Mark Frank

    Online FPS recommendations?

    FINALLY made the jump to broadband (DSL) and want to find some good multiplayer FPS online games to play. In LAN games, I've played Unreal Tournament and Tribes 1-2, but I need to get up to speed on current games. What would you all recommend? New games I'm considering buying (based on...
  5. Mark Frank

    Eco-Challenge Fiji

    Just a reminder that Eco-Challenge Fiji airs tonight at 10:00 PM on USA. I've always liked Mark Burnett's original reality production as well as Survivor.
  6. Mark Frank

    Homemade gifts from kids - suggestions?

    Not sure how many of you have kids out there, but I have kids aged 2 and 7 and am looking for a nice gift they can make for Mom since both her birthday and Mother's Day are coming up. Any good ideas out there?
  7. Mark Frank

    Upgrading XP Home to XP Pro

    I bought a new Dell Dimension that came pre-installed with XP Home. I own a legal CD-ROM of the full version of XP Professional and would like to upgrade. Can I use the full XP Professional CD-ROM to perform an upgrade of an existing XP Home install or will it automatically do a "clean"...
  8. Mark Frank

    Mind of the Married Man - HBO

    Happened to catch some of this show for the first time after the season premier of The Sopranos on Sunday night and was intrigued. It looks like a good show (are there any bad shows on HBO?) and the wife on the show is absolutely gorgeous. I've never seen her before. Anyone know more about her...
  9. Mark Frank

    DVD Player for in-laws (CHEAP)?

    Looking for a cheap (< $125) DVD player for the in-laws for a birthday present. Don't need anything fancy, just one disc and RCA connections. Just want something that's has a decent picture and won't break in 2 months. Thanks in advance!
  10. Mark Frank

    DirecTV to 3 TVs - How do I do it?

    Question from a newbie - love the forum! I currently have a dual-LMB dish going to my 2 DirecTV receivers on my 2 TVs. I want to add a 3rd TV for the kids that will mostly be used for watching videos and playing video games, but also want the ability to watch DirecTV sometimes. I "think"...
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