Fall TV Season

Here's a look at some of the most highly-anticipated fall TV shows and their premier dates. (Sorted by premier date).

• Glee, Fox (Sept 9, Wed, 9pm) -- high-school singing "dramedy"
• Vampire Diaries, CW (Sept 10, Thu, 8pm)
• Jay Leno Show, NBC (Sept 14, Mon, 10pm)
• NCIS:LA, CBS (Sept 22, Tues, 9pm) -- big names like Chris O'Donnell & LL Cool J
• Good Wife, CBS (Sept 22, Tue 10pm) - Julianna Margulies as a lawyer
• Flash-Forward, ABC (Sept 24, Thu, 8pm) -- One of the most highly-anticipated shows of the new fall season. Sci-fi.
• Dollhouse, Fox (Sept 25, Fri, 9pm) -- sci-fi, FBI
• Trauma, NBC (Sept 28, Mon, 9pm)-- medical drama on the edge.
• Three Rivers, CBS (Oct 4, Sun, 9pm) -- medical (organ transplant) drama
• Stargate Universe, SyFy Channel (Oct 9, Fri, 9pm)
• V, ABC (Nov 3, Tues, 8pm) -- sci-fi; aliens.

Fall Premier of Other Favorites

• So You Think You Can Dance, Fox (Sept 9, Wed, 8pm)
• Fringe, Fox (Sept 17, Thur 9pm) - sci-fi
• Dancing with the Stars (Sept 21, Mon, 8pm)
• House, Fox (Sept 21, Mon 8pm)
• NCIS, CBS (Sept 22, Tues 8pm)
• Criminal Minds, CBS (Sept 23, Wed, 9pm)
• Law & Order: SVU, NBC (Sept 23, Wed, 9pm)
• Mentalist, CBS (Sept 24, Thu, 10pm)
• Grey's Anatomy, ABC (Sept 24, Thu, 9pm)
• Law & Order, NBC (Sept 25, Fri, 8pm)
• Cold Case, CBS (Sept 27, Sun, 10pm) -- hopefully this show doesn't get pushed around too much by Sunday football...
• Lie to Me, Fox (Sept 28, Mon, 10pm) -- interesting show where hero can tell if people are lying!
• 24 (Jan 17, 2010)

For a complete calendar, check out:

http://www.tvguide.com/special/fall-preview/calendar.aspx

And, if you're looking for a particular show:

http://www.tvguide.com/special/fall-preview/fall-preview-a-z.aspx

Laptop Specs

It's "back-to-school" time, so we took a look at our "best bang for the buck" laptops in terms of power per dollar. Some people might prefer looks or battery life -- but for the purposes of our list, we track our "sweet-spot" in terms of computing power per price.

Here are the specs for what we think you can currently get (as well as some history so you can track advances in technology, and computer processing value):

...................Processor.......Memory........Harddrive........Price

Aug 09.....2.1 GHz(x2)......4 GB...............320 GB...........$500

Aug 08.....1.9 GHz(x2)......3 GB...............250 GB...........$550

Dec 07......1.6 GHz(x2)......1.5GB.............120 GB...........$550

Various models will have different specs -- but if you shop around, you should be able to get these specs "on average" (and over time, improved specs at better prices!). We usually find the best prices at Best Buy, and sometimes Costco/club stores. Once in a while, Amazon has some good deals.

We prefer the big names such as HP/Compaq, Dell, Toshiba & Gateway. If you like the Sony name, you will pay slightly more. And of course, some people prefer the styling of the Apple Macbooks -- but that's a different category.

Kindle -- lower price!

Not sure if you have been looking at the Amazon Kindle, but if you have, note:

- Amazon just reduced the price from $359 to $299.

- This is for the new, improved Kindle 2.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00154JDAI?ie=UTF8&tag=sportsinves03-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00154JDAI

- The Kindle isn't just an e-book reader; it also has free wireless internet (fairly basic, but nice having free internet service all the time).

- There is also a Kindle DX with a larger screen for $489.

We just ordered another Kindle ;)

PS: Pls use the Amazon link at www.zroundtable.com when you order from Amazon.