Have an urge to play some Pong? How about the original Asteroids or Yars Revenge? Me neither. However there’s probably someone out there looking for a good deal on the Atari 80 Games bundle for PC. Amazon has this for only .01 via direct download from their site. Games include:

Classic Arcade Hits: Asteroids, Asteroids Deluxe, Battlezone, Black Widow, Centipede, Crystal Castles, Gravitar, Liberator, Lunar Lander, Major Havoc, Millipede, Missile Command, Pong, Red Baron, Space Duel, Tempest and Warlords

Atari 2600 Titles: 3D Tic-Tac-Toe, A Game of Concentration, Adventure, Air-Sea Battle, Asteroids, Basic Programming, Battlezone, Bowling, Breakout, Canyon Bomber, Casino, Centipede, Circus Atari, Codebreaker, Combat, Crystal Castles, Demons to Diamonds, Dodge ‘Em, Double Dunk, Flag Capture, Football, Fun With Numbers, Golf, Gravitar, Haunted House, Home Run, Human Cannonball, Math Gran Prix, Maze Craze, Millipede, Miniature Golf, Missile Command, Night Driver, Outlaw, Quadrun, Radar Lock, Realsports Baseball, Realsports Football Realsports Tennis, Realsports Volleyball, Sky Diver, Slot Machine, Slot Racers, Space War, Star Raiders, Star Ship, Stellar Track, Street Racer, Submarine Commander, Super Baseball, Super Breakout, Super Football, Surround, Swordquest: Earthworld, Swordquest: Fir World, Swordquest: Waterworld, Video Checkers, Video Chess, Video Olympics, Video Pinball, Warlords and Yar’s Revenge

Atari 80 Games for .01 (Download) via FW

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Sellout Woot! has this refurbished Acer Aspire One 10″ Netbook back on special for only $279. This time they’re throwing in an accessory kit: Wireless Mouse, USB Optical Drive, Protective Bag. The computer has 1GB of RAM, Windows XP Home and 160 GB of storage — which is just right for casual web browsing or a first computer for younger children.

Woot! Sellout

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This Acer Aspire One is available on Woot! for $229. I compared this to the Amazon site and found the pricing on Woot! is about $100 – $170 cheaper (depends on color) than a comparative new model on Amazon.

This model is a refurb (90 day warranty) with Windows XP Home.

For kids it’s not a bad little deal. I’ve set my kids up to use Google Chrome or Firefox web browser to access Google Docs for spreadsheets and word processing and email. This keeps you from having to load many local applications. It’s also much easier for the kids to swap machines when they break them.

The downsides to this deal

- Atom processor – these machines are really for browsing the web and super light local application usage
- no back lit keys (as I’ve said before my biggest pet peeve)
- have to load apps through either download or USB – there’s no included DVD / CD (about $50 if you buy online)
- memory only 1GB but easy to upgrade ( about $40 )

The key on this deal is set the Netbook up to use primarily web apps – browser, Google Apps — and you’ll have a lower powered machine that’s pretty inexpensive but can still access most of the kids school stuff.

I have one that I use personally and it’s not half bad. I’ve done remote desktop sessions, etc. I wouldn’t use it was my primary machine but for quick stuff and to primarily browse the web you can’t beat it .

Granted the Woot! model is refurbished and will likely come in a generic package (as opposed to the colorful Acer box). Still for a 10.1 inch Netbook with 6 cell (8 hour life) battery and Windows XP Home this isn’t a bad deal. Remember Woot!’s a one-deal-per-day site so after midnight tonight this deal will expire.
Warranty: 90 Day Acer

Features:

* Intel Atom™ Processor N270 (512KB L2 cache, 1.60GHz, 533MHz FSB)
* 10.1” WSVGA (1024×600) TFT LCD, Acer® CrystalBrite Technology
* Six-cell lithium ion battery provides up to 6.5 hours life
* 1GB DDR2 533 SDRAM
* 160GB hard drive
* Integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam
* Acer InviLink 802.11b/g wireless LAN
* Windows XP Home Edition operating system

Specifications:

* Processor: Intel® Atom™ Processor N270, (512KB L2 cache, 1.60GHz, 533MHz FSB)
* Chipset: Mobile Intel® 945GSE Express
* Memory: 1GB DDR2 533 SDRAM
* Storage: 160GB hard drive
* Operating System: Windows® XP Home Edition

Power:

* 30-watt AC adapter
* Six-cell Lithium ion battery up to 6.5 hours life (depending and usage)

Video:

* 10.1” WSVGA (1024×600) TFT LCD, Acer® CrystalBrite Technology
* Up to 262,000 colors
* LED backlight
* Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950
* Integrated Acer® Crystal Eye webcam
* VGA port

Audio:

* Two integrated stereo speakers
* Integrated digital microphone
* Headphones/speakers/line-out and microphone ports
* Microsoft® DirectSound® compatibility

Interface Ports:

* DC-in
* RJ-45 LAN
* VGA
* Headphones/speakers/line-out
* Microphone
* Three USB 2.0

Card Slot:

* Multi-in-one card reader
* Supports optional MultiMediaCard™, Reduced-Size MultiMediaCard™, Secure Digital, Memory Stick®, Memory Stick PRO™ or xD-Picture Card™
* With optional adapter supports optional Memory Stick Duo™, Memory Stick PRO Duo™, miniSD™, microSD™

Communications:

* Acer® InviLink 802.11b/g wireless LAN, Acer® SignalUp technology for enhanced antenna efficiency, WI-FI CERTIFIED™
* 10/100 LAN
* Integrated Acer® Crystal Eye webcam

Acer Aspire One D150 – $229

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If there’s one task that too many computer users neglect it’s backing up their data. There are many reasons for neglecting this important task though “forgot to do it” is right up there among the top. Carbonite is an online backup service that is constantly backing up your computer data to their storage facilities. All your data is encrypted twice before they leave your computer and remain encrypted on Carbonit’s servers, making it virtually impossible for anyone to access your files without your secret password. Users are also given the option to manage their own encryption key. For a limited time use coupon code CUST50 and take 50% off the normal 1, 2 or 3 year pricing.

Carbonite via FW

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Amazon has this Lowe Messenger bag presently $15. The bag is described as accommodating 14″ laptops though comments on the Amazon site say that users are fitting 15″ MacBook Pros into the bag. The Messenger Factor M (Black) combines traditional messenger bag styling with a dual compartment design. Features include well-padded interior able to fit most 14″ notebook computers, a generous file and book compartment and pleated pockets for cords, adapters. All slung by an adjustable and padded strap, this stylish bag is perfect for shuttling your notebook between home and office.

Lowe Messenger via FW

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Tired of wrestling to transfer images off your digital camera memory card? This 2GB Eye-Fi SD memory card works off a Wi-Fi signal to transfer your images automatically without cables.

* Make your camera wireless; no cables, cradles or hassles
* Stores photos like a standard SD memory card
* Automatically locates nearby Wi-Fi networks and adds location tags to your photos
* Wirelessly connects at home and 10,000 Wayport hotspots, including McDonald’s, hotels and airport locations
* Effortlessly save photos to your computer and share them on your favorite photo sharing, printing, social networking or blogging websites
* Free, secure Eye-Fi Service intelligently handles your phone uploads, even when you’re away from home

Eye-Fi 2GB – $39.99 Today Only

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My theory on wireless routers is that you should buy the cheapest you can find – and always have a spare. The routers in my office seem to have a lifespan of about 12 months and just love to die unexpectedly the day I’m due to host and Internet web conference call. Inevitably when the router dies I’m forced to trek  to the  office supply store and pay 4x what I should because I didn’t have the foresight to keep a spare router on hand. Here’s your chance to pick up an inexpensive router (or two) that can serve as your primary or spare device. This is a refurbished model but honestly it seems like if you get a year out of these you’ve won the lottery so refurb is probably as good as new – at least measured in router years.

WRT160N (refurb) – $29

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Target Stores have this Acer Aspire One (AOD250) Netbook on sale this week. Normally $289 it’s only $199.  This is the 3 cell battery version (a six cell exists for about $300 retail). Memory is a little slim at 1GB but that can be resolved by doubling the RAM to 2GB for ony $40 at Amazon. The biggest downside to this Netbook is the lack of backlit keys (and naturally the fact that Netbooks are built for comfort of browsing the web and not speed). The Netbook comes with:

# Intel Atom N270 1.6 GHz
# 1GB DDR2 Memory
# 160 GB 5400RPM Serial ATA Hard Drive
# Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
# 10.1″ WSVGA CrystalBrite LED Display (1024×600)
# 802.11 b/g Wireless Network
# Built In Webcam
# Windows XP Home
# 3-Cell Battery (3+ Hours)
# Weight: 2.4 lbs

Acer Aspire One (AOD250) – $199 – includes Neoprene sleeve

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Is your kids’ computer getting a little sluggish? Time for a replacement but not worth it to spend a lot of money on a computer that they’ll just make sluggish all over again? Try this eMachines Dual-Core Athlong Desktop from Woot! The deal’s only good today and for $229 you’ll get 3 GB RAM, Vista Home Premium and a 320GB Hard Drive. Enough computing power to hold the kids until Christmas when requirements will undoubtedly change again.

eMachines – $229

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