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Spotlight Idaho Falls Real Estate Market with Local Flip Show

by Joe Vandal May 30, 2006

I think someone should produce a local show like the nationally syndicated “Flip this house”, “Flip that house”, etc. A small group could film local flippers (individuals and companies) that buy run-down houses, renovate them, then sell them for profit.
A show like this would highlight some of the great things happening in the local [...]

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How Idaho ignited the second civil war

by Joe Vandal May 18, 2006

Movie plots involving Idaho are so few and far between that I am surprised more Idahoans don’t watch the ones that do exist. I recall an old Fonda movie about time travel that was set at the INL.
The Second Civil War (1997) is probably the biggest mainstream movie plot ever to focus largely on [...]

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Rapping about po-ta-toes

by the VP April 9, 2006

Keeping with the Idaho themes, here is a neat flash animation and rap about wonderful potatoes. Safe for workplace viewing.
Update: link posted a few days ago was incorrect, it goes to the correct place now.
“Boil-em, mash-em, stick-em in a stew…”

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Edwards Theater Hack

by Joe Vandal April 7, 2006

This is a way to get more for your money, and one source tells me it is legitimate.
Problem: Edwards offers the best movie viewing experience in town, but their prices are absurdly overpriced.

Solution: Go to the first showing of the day, pay the cheaper matinée price, when your movie ends simply walk into another theater [...]

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Dinner and a Movie-Part 2

by Joe Vandal April 6, 2006

Work has been stressful lately, so my brilliant wife got a babysitter and took me out for dinner and a movie last Saturday night. Part 1 was the dinner review , part 2 will be the movie review.
We went to the Edwards theater to see Denzel Washington and Jodi Foster in the new Spike Lee [...]

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Grand Theft Auto Idaho Falls

by the VP March 28, 2006

Awhile ago, I challenged anyone to build a Sim-city model of Idaho Falls. Now I challenge someone to build a virtual model of Idaho Falls that can be used in video games, like first-person shooters. Imagine building the virtual model of Idaho Falls, then programming your own video game like Grand Theft Auto where you [...]

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Bonneville Student Profiled on Intervention Show

by Joe Vandal January 12, 2006

Several weeks ago I raved about the A&E television show, Intervention. I encouraged our area teenagers to watch it, since the show compassionately depicts addicts as they hit rock bottom and their loved ones try to get them help.
The show and the delicate subject matter has now hit much closer to home. How close? A [...]

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Watching ‘Intervention’ Should Be Required for Local Teens

by Joe Vandal December 21, 2005

Idaho Falls Teenagers: you must strive to watch Intervention, an hour-long program airing on Sundays on the A&E channel. This show could be so important to your long-term life success that you should go to a friend’s house to watch if you don’t get A&E at your home. I do not mean to preach, but [...]

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“Live from Wal-Mart” is Not News

by the VP December 18, 2005

I recently turned on the early morning news on our local channel 3 station, and found them broadcasting “Live from Wal-Mart” for holiday gift-giving ideas. This happened in the first five minutes of the broadcast. There was no reporter on the scene, only the Ammon Wal-Mart store manager showcasing some of their sales. This is [...]

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Taming TiVo Suggest

by zeth 1337 December 17, 2005

A buddy threw up his hands in disgust the other day when his TiVo DVR started recording paid commercial programs. The infomercials were recorded as a result of TiVo’s ‘Suggest’ feature. Here are the steps to turn off this feature and rein in your TiVo.

The TiVo DVR used to be king of the industry, but [...]

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Dish DVR’s hidden search function

by the VP December 8, 2005

I envied TiVo’s search functions since my Dish Network generic DVR did not seem to offer any search function. It is there, but it takes a little digging to find it.
First hit the ‘Menu’ button on the top left of your Dish DVR remote control. Select ‘2-Themes & Search’, then ‘9-Search’. You are presented with [...]

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Free online training videos for Office

by the VP November 14, 2005

OpenOffice, that is. Ever wish you could have Microsoft’s Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), but cannot afford their price? OpenOffice is a free, open-source software that is the SAME AS the name-brand Office.

It looks just like Office 97, and does not have the uber-enhanced features that Office 2003 carries, but it opens and saves in standard [...]

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What is DVR?

by Joe Vandal October 26, 2005

DVR stands for Digital Video Recorder. Tivo is the biggest brand-name of DVRs, but many satellite and cable companies provide generic DVRs that work just as well or better than Tivo.
The DVR is like a digital VCR. Rather than recording your shows to a VHS tape, you record your shows digitally in the DVR [...]

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- Guest_1471 : After all, there are examples of obese people who somehow stay metabolically fit — no high blood pressure or high blood sugar or high cholesterol. "If fat cells functioned perfectly, you could be as obese as you want and not have heart disease," says Dr. Carey Lumeng of the University of Michigan
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