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	And this is the simple truth - that to live is to feel oneself lost. He who accepts it has already begun to find himself, to be on firm ground. Instinctively, as do the shipwrecked, he will look around for something to which to cling, and that tragic, ruthless glance, absolutely sincere, because it is a question of his salvation, will cause him to bring order to the chaos of his life. These are the only genuine ideas; the ideas of the shipwrecked. All the rest is rhetoric, posturing, farce. - Soren Kierkegaard

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Thursday 12 May 2005, 11:58 pm
Keywords: Computer Topics

One of my favorite mail-order retailers is MacConnection / PC Connection. I ordered Mary's present (an HP computer and Acer 17-inch LCD monitor) from them last Christmas. I was so impressed with the monitor that I hoped to get one for myself eventually.

I ordered the monitor on the afternoon of May 9 on their web site. It's the Acer AL1912b. I selected the "free shipping" option (ground). The monitor was delivered around noon on May 11. Didn't take long at all!

I recently had the opportunity to compare this monitor side by side with several others at Comp USA. I really like the true blues. Mary really loves the colors on her 17-inch too. They both have high contast and bright whites. (I sound like a bleach commercial.) As a matter of fact, the first day the monitor was so bright that I had to turn down the brightness. As I get used to it hopefully I'll be able to crank it back up again.

I've ordered zillions of things from MacConnection over the years, including CD drives, Macs, and software. I've never been disappointed with their service. They did take 10 weeks to fulfill my rebate from the Christmas order, but eventually it did come through.

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