Just the Tip Tuesday: Misconceptions that Destroy Computers, The Wars Within, and Princess Leia Celebs

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:21:20 GMT

Source: www.uncoached.com --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Click on the photo for misconceptions about computers Every tech monkey will tell you it’s the same with computers. If you have a parent, grandparent, or child just getting into computers for the first time, do the world a favor and teach them these basic misconceptions before you end up getting the call to come [...] ...

Star Wars Lost Wave Figure EP505 Princess Leia Bespin Outfit Part 1

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:06:00 GMT

Source: ngeekhiongex.blogspot.com --- Monday, May 20, 2013
3.75 inches of nostalgia Another review of an action figure from Hasbro after "Transformers: Prime" Cyberverse Commander Class Optimus Prime . ^^ This is Princess Leia (Bespin Outfit) from Hasbro's Star Wars Lost Wave Figure line. While "Kenner" is clearly shown on the package card, the company is no longer around, since the beginning of the 90s actually, after it was acquired by Hasbro. The company name and overall very old-school feel of the packaging design is to invoked nostalgia I believe. So, in actuality, this is a "newer" release by Hasbro - this figure came out in July last year , but with deliberate design gimmick to make it feel like a reissue of a very old release. ^^ That sounds just about right when it comes to releases by Hasbro I think. XD There are plenty of recolored Transformers figure in the market that are testaments to that marketing approach. Instead of calling it a reissue, I think "repack as a release of a different series" would be more accurate to describe the relationship between this Lost Wave figure and VC111 from the Vintage Collection series, since the two versions of Princess Leia are exactly the same. As mentioned in late January when I got this figure, the Vintage Collection version was on the shelf together with this Lost Wave figure. I had a bit of confusion back then trying to figure out their differences before finding out much later that there was none. ^^; I went with this Lost Wave version ...