spicedham commented on Track Rumored Starbucks Closings

"@waffles: My understanding (from my brother who manages a regular Starbucks store) is that those, and most of the Starbucks you see at rest stops, aren't owned by Starbucks but rather the service company that runs those locations (like Aramark)."

spicedham commented on Logitech Adds to Pure-Fi Speaker Range With Bluetooth Mobile Version

"That explains the fire sale (sold out now) of their previous speakers for $35 over at amazons [www.dealhack.com] And if the 3g rumor just posted here [gizmodo.com] is true it probably means that the next gen iPhone will work with this."

spicedham commented on Washington's Wilderness

"Kennilworth was one of those things I checked out on a whim."

spicedham commented on Lock Down Your Mac

"Don't make you're main user an administrator."

spicedham commented on Entry-Level DSLR Battlemodo: Canon Rebel XSi vs. Sony Alpha a350 vs. Nikon D60 vs. Olympus E-420

"@diabolusunknown: I've got the Sony a100."

spicedham commented on Coffee Spoons Make Getting a Cup of Joe a Little Faster, More Wasteful

"you can skip the spoon all together buy just emptying the packet in first, then pouring the hot water."

spicedham commented on (Some of) the Best DC Bakeries

"Purely on the cupcake front, Baked and Wired beats Georgetown Cupcake hands-down."

spicedham commented on Find Books You'll Love at BookLamp

"Something the video mentions, is that while they are analyzing books on the five criteria, they're also combining those results with human rated results from Amazon (star levels)."

spicedham commented on Washington's Best French Fries

"Cafe Belga on 8th street has damn good fries too, but have to agree Amsterdam Falafel is the best I've had in the city too."

spicedham commented on Casio Data Bank Watch, Geek Chic

"Wow, memories."

spicedham commented on Answer Our Career Poll to Win an iPod Touch!

"Making sure I'm being adequately compensated at my current place."

spicedham commented on Apple TV 2.0 Review

"@europria: Or perhaps the best of both worlds (for people like myself who don't want cable)."

spicedham commented on Shoot Close-Ups Like a Pro with Macro Photography

"@CaptainChickenpants: looks like Chickenpants is thinking along the same line."

spicedham commented on Shoot Close-Ups Like a Pro with Macro Photography

"Some tips I learned in addition to the macro mode: 1."

spicedham commented on Aperture 2 Announced, Focus on Speed

"@josh.hofer: Except that Lightroom is also available for the Mac."

spicedham commented on Getting Your 80s Fix in DC

"@spicedham: And by '18th,' I mean 'Columbia Rd.'"

spicedham commented on Getting Your 80s Fix in DC

"The Attic (also in Adam's Morgan on 18th) has a pretty decent 80's night Saturdays."

spicedham commented on Sony A300 and A350 DSLRs Have Two-Way Tilting Live View

"Since I'm in the market for an entry level DSLR (and have no allegiance to any manufacturer yet) the 350 seems pretty appealing for the price. The new Pentax cameras also look pretty good."