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Portland Poker in old MPH Computing building

by Scott | Jan 2, 2006 | General interest

My computer store, Cyber Exchange, changed it’s name to MPH Computing, and moved to 119th and Halsey in NE Portland. Now, that same location is being used for the largest nightly poker tournaments anywhere in the state! See the details...

Web Design Portland & Vancouver

by Scott | Dec 16, 2005 | General interest, Web Design, Web Hosting

Looking for a local Portland contact for your web design or hosting services? Newer technology and software improvements now enable you to have a high quality website designed for a fraction of what it cost just a couple of years ago. Whether you need a website for...

New Ebay scam – Ebay phishing

by Scott | Dec 16, 2005 | General interest, Viruses and Scams

Warning – warning – warning – There is no company willing to pay you $20 to take an Ebay customer satisfaction survey. The email starts like this… “Dear Valued Member, You have been chosen by the eBay online department to take part in our...

OCCA donates to Free Geek

by Scott | Dec 12, 2005 | General interest

Instead of spending money on the annual Christmas party, members of the Oregon Computer Consultants Association have voted to donate the money to a local 501(c)(3) charity that we all know and support, called Free Geek. In the five years they’ve been around,...

Portland and Vancouver networking services

by Scott | Dec 12, 2005 | General interest, Technology News

I’m happy to announce renewed support for Windows networking services in Portland Oregon and Vancouver Washington. For Microsoft Windows Server 2000, Server 2003, or peer to peer networking needs, we’ve got you covered from Sandy to Hillsboro, and Salem to...

Ski Bowl is closed during the day?!

by Scott | Dec 5, 2005 | General interest

I’m ditching everything today and going up t oMt. Hood to go snowboarding. I just got online to check the opening time, and I see that Ski Bowl is closed until 3pm all week except on friday. That really stinks! Meadows is a whole half hour farther, and worse...