Yesterday, I did my monthly trip to Costco to stock up on mostly food items (being single, I don’t need most of the huge quantities for sale at Costco). I noticed a large stack of the extremely popular Flip video cameras on display…a bit of surprise as Cisco just announced they are killing it off, after acquiring the company less than two years ago…and after selling millions of them! Why would they do such a thing? Still don’t understand it.
If you there is a tablet computer in you future, you may find the first two stories of interest. One of these days, I may get one myself, but am waiting for the product line to mature a little more. Just my opinion, folks.
Anyway, I hope your weekend is a good one. Our temps for the weekend here in Tucson will be in the low 90’s. Pool time, for sure. Enjoy. – JRC
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