Ah, ok. I've never bought fireworks, so I'm not sure how expensive fireworks are individually or for one household. Glad you had fun. ;) Depending if they're the little spinny-on-the-ground type, they're relatively cheap but if you go for the gusto, they can get pretty pricey. When I was little, we...

Very amusing!

We didn't buy them. We simply watched out our window... where almost every neighbor was cracking them.

Congrats, oldbie! *hands over his cane*

We watched the ball drop on TV then listened and watched the loud fireworks outside. Great cheap entertainment.

Have a safe and healthy new year everyone!

I had an amazing dream last night. I was dancing in a wide grassy field and the sun hardly shone through the clouds in the sky. It was breezy but it was a warm, comforting breeze. My eyes were closed. There was no band or instruments, but I was dancing to enlivening music (think: the last part of He...

Another that happened today... When a fellow shopper at your local grocery store starts criticizing (to his/her signifigant other) the store, a part of the store or a certain product... speaking way above decible range as if they were informing all shoppers within a certain radius of their vast rang...

Welcome Theresa and Nephlite!

If I were a customer in the electronics store where you work, I'd tell your manager to give you a rai$e!

The difference of the two Pioneer models, it looks like the first model has more reviews and a higher rank. Is that why you said it sounds better overall? The specs look the same.

After some research, I have these questions: 1. What's the difference between the + (plus) and - (dash)? 2. It looks like DVD RAM disks are more archival and read faster. What dvd burner capabilities will I need to burn these disks? 3. If a dvd burner advertises dual layer burning, will it be able t...

Jules, I'd say the first external optical drive you linked to sounds better overall. What features does it have over the other one? The letters, numbers, plusses and minuses are over my head. X speed + or - for X thingie. Llightscribe sounds nice but I don't need it. I'm choosing external only beca...

I'm buying an external DVD burner. Since I've almost no clue what I'm looking at, which one is better? What's the difference?

Pioneer External USB 2.0 DVD / CD Writer (DVR-X122S)

Pioneer DVR-X122 18x DVD±RW DL USB 2.0 External Drive (Black)

Interesting... about the single/double layer part. I wonder if the double layer affects archival ability...

That may be too technical. *g*

Thanks for the link, DPX. It was very helpful.

Ohh DPX you are too much.

"It" meaning the beer gut.