Dell's Days of Deals: Day 1

Dell's Days of Deals start October 1st! Watch here for the daily deals. Free shipping on everything!

Day 1 Deals:

Sony ICD-P520 Voice Recorder - $59
Belkin 12-Outlet Pivot-Plug Surge Protector - $27
Dell 1320C Colour Laser Printer - $179
They also have some deals on the sidebar:
DELL UltraSharp 2707WFP 27” Widescreen LCD Monitor - $999
IOGEAR 1-Port GPSU21 USB 2.0 Print Server - $39

10 Days of Deals are back! Expires 10.12.07

Calgary vs. Edmonton traffic

Driving around Edmonton the past few days made me think about the differences in traffic between Edmonton and Calgary. At first glace when you look at Calgary, you would think that it would be easy to get around quickly and that there would be good flow, since there are a number of north/south and east/west freeways. However, due to the sheer volume of cars on the Calgary roads, and the fact that there are random lights along these freeways, traffic always gets backed up (and I mean REALLY backed up -- as in having to wait four cycles of a traffic light to get through). I've also noticed that the lights are not synchronized in Calgary -- that is, if the light turns green and you get through the intersection, a light like a block away will just turn red. It's mind boggling. For those reasons, it seems to me that it takes a long time to get anywhere in Calgary.

Now, when I arrived in Edmonton the other night, there are certainly more lights, less freeways, and I suppose the volume is less. However, as I entered the city from the south, I didn't hit a single red light from highway 2 all the way to my parent's house in Gold Bar. And that's going through a lot of lights.

So although Calgary has the better infrastructure, the sheer volume and non-synchronization of their lights make traffic in Edmonton a whole lot better.

Dollar at 99.7 cents US...

It's at .9973 US right now...6:39 a.m. Will it reach parity today? Time for prices in Canadian stores to stop dropping, or I'll be doing a LOT of cross-border shopping!

Weekly Dell Deals

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• Inspiron Desktops Hot Deals


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Free shipping on everything as usual!

Tuesday Update

I'm half way through my first month of internal medicine. It's going well so far. Call has been a bit crazy, but I guess that's life. I'll be heading back up to Edmonton between September 24 and September 27th, so if you're around and in town, give me a shout!