We needed a few USB drives to create toolbox drives and as we were looking around for a good deals we found this drive from Lexar. It is a USB 2.0 32Gb jump drive with swivel cover and Newegg has it today only for $22.99 and free shipping. For a name brand drive with that capacity this is a great deal so we wanted to let our readers know about it too.
Here is the link to Newegg.com
Lexar JumpDrive TwistTurn 32GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive
Updated 3/13/2012: If you don’t mind waiting for a rebate you can get this 32Gb USB jump drive from Patriot memory from Newegg for $16.99 after $7.00 rebate.
Patriot Axle 32GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive (Red)

With the Digital Lifestyles company out of business what do you do when your 42″ TV goes out? Fix it yourself! The LT42322 TV uses the TOM277CABB power supply board and is known to have power up issues after a few years of service. If you have one of these units that has no power, flashing power light and no picture, dim power light and no picture or takes several minutes to show a picture then this guide should help. We will show you how to rebuild the power supply board and bring the unit back to life. Read more

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