With the Christmas shopping season not far off, where will you be shopping for computers and accessories?  Major retailers such as Best Buy or Staples?  Local computer stores like Soyata or Lytespeed?  Or will you be shopping online at Amazon?

Let us know your favorites and why you like them...selection, price, service?  I'll publish the results right here next Tuesday.

You can submit your comments below or e-mail them to joesblog@thecetagroup.com.

Thank you in advance for sharing your thoughts.

Election Day isn't until November, but the Monroe County Board of Elections will be bring new voting machines to the Penfield Community Center, on Baird Road on Tuesday from 11:30a.m. to 2:30p.m.

Residents will be able to see and "test drive" with a mock vote. The Board of Elections will bring one Ballot Marking Device(BMD) and two scanners voting machines for demonstration. Both styles of voting machines will be on-hand for this year's elections, including the primary election Tuesday September 14.

For voting information, go to http://www.monroecounty.gov/elections-index.php .

MagicJack seems to be one of those things that people are very passionate about...either you love it or hate it, without a lot of ground in between.  For those of you who may not be familiar with this product, it is a device you plug into your computer and it allows you to make phone calls using the internet.  Technically it's called VOIP - Voice Over Internet Protocol - glad you asked, huh?!.  The cost of this service is usually much less than other types of phone service.  For more info please visit http://www.magicjack.com

So what do you think???  Love it or Hate it?

Please send me your thoughts and I will report the results on this webpage next week.  Send your comments to: joesblog@thecetagroup.com

Thanks!