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April 2, 2005

Best Buy ending rebates

by Kevin Dangoor

Engadget and Slashdot are reporting that Best Buy is going to stop their rebate programs within two years. Though Best Buy does not use TCA, as far as I know, this is probably a good move for them. CompUSA, who does use TCA, should pay attention, given that one of my most popular posts over time has been about problems with getting rebates fulfilled. Hopefully, the rebates will be replaced by lower direct sale prices.

April 2, 2005

April Fools 2005 roundup

by Kevin Dangoor

April Fools on the web is always a great deal of fun. This year, there were some good ones. My favorites (ranked in order):

  1. Boring Boring parody of Boing Boing
  2. Google Gulp brain enhancer
  3. My previously mentioned Scientific American editors note in which SciAm gives up.
  4. 43 Folders’ April Power Hacks from Merlin Mann
  5. April Fools EFFector, the EFF gives their take on the state of the world via a nice bit of satire.
  6. ScreenCleanerPro as reviewed on MacWorld
  7. Stricter Whitespace Enforcement in Python 2.5