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Newegg has the Seagate Barracuda 1TB hard drive (ST1000DM003) on sale for $59.99 after applying promo code "EMCXSWM22". Shipping is free.

Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Newegg has got the Plextor M5M PX-256M5M mSATA 256GB MLC SSD on sale for $169.99 after applying promo code "EMCYTZT3329". Shipping is free.

Plextor M5M PX-256M5M mSATA 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

My youngest son is big into RC and after seeing him repeatedly destroy the toy cars sold Target, TRU, etc. we got him a hobby grade truck for Christmas. It's been a lot of fun seeing what a modern RC vehicle can do so, after being out of the hobby for 20+ years, I picked up a truck for myself.

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My new wheels/tires, batteries and charger won't be here ...

Newegg has the Western Digital Red 1TB NAS hard drive (WD10EFRX) on sale for $69.99 after applying promo code "EMCXSXL39" (Expires 4/15). Shipping is free.

Western Digital Red WD10EFRX 1TB IntelliPower 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Amazon has the retail version of the Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s hard drive (STBD2000101) on sale for $84.99. It ships free with Super Saver Shipping.

Seagate Barracuda 2 TB 7200RPM SATA NCQ 32MB Cache 3.5 Inch Internal Desktop Hard Drive, Retail Kit (STBD2000101)

Barracuda hard drives from Seagate give you with the Power of One. One terabyte per disc technology. One drive platform for every capacity need and every desktop storage application. One ...

I have several internet shortcuts on my desktop, and they worked just fine yesterday. Today when I try to use any of them I get this small pop-up window and message: "Unable to open this Internet Shortcut. The protocol 'http' does not have a registgered program."

I use Windows Explorer, and the link on the bottom task bar works just fine. I don't know what's going on with the shortcuts. I checked the properties, but ...

Staples has got the Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB SSD (SV300S3B7A/120G) on sale for $89.99. Shipping is free.

Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB 2.5" SATA III (6 Gb/s) MLC Internal SSD

Here's our review of the Kingston SSDNow V300 SSD: http://www.cdrlabs.com/Reviews/kingston ... drive.html

Neweingg has the retail version of the Toshiba 3TB 7200 RPM hard drive (PH3300U-1I72) on sale for $109.99 after applying promo code "VALPAK10" (Expires 4/22). Shipping is free.

TOSHIBA PH3300U-1I72 3TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Retail Kit

Rakuten.com has got the Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB SSD (MZ-7PD256BW) on sale for $200 after applying promo code "4DFEC49" (Expires 4/9).

Samsung 840 Pro 256GB 2.5" SATA III Solid State Drive (SSD) - MZ-7PD256BW

Here's our review of the 256GB version of the SSD 840 Pro: http://www.cdrlabs.com/Reviews/samsung- ... drive.html

PYONGYANG (The Borowitz Report)—In a move that has further ratcheted up tensions on the Korean peninsula, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un today moved his entire collection of Transformers action figures to the border with South Korea.

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2013/04/kim-jong-un-moves-transformers-collection-to-border.html