Seriously trivial thoughts
I’ve never done this before, but then I’ve never had something like offbe.at before either…well I guess I had dougworld.com, but that was much less fluid. Anyways, without further ado and in no particular order here are my 2007 predictions… Housing market will continue to decline with flat sales and declining values. In other words, …
This has got to be one of the stupidist things are so-called legal system has done. According the the WSJ, “Strippers in Alabama have brokered a deal with the state to comply with one of the strictest anti-nudity laws in the U.S. Under a settlement between 18 adult nightclubs and the Alabama attorney general’s office, …
I finally decided to try out a subscription music service after reading about them in PC Mag. The one they recommended was good ol Napster.com. They have a nice 7-day trial, but it only took me a few hours to pony up the paltry $15/mo for the service that also allows you to put songs …
On a recent c|net Buzz Out Load podcast, they were joking about some app and they used the phrase “crapplication.” Well, I thought it was funny and being the domain name packr.at I am (yes, that is my domain too ;-), I registered crapplications.com. Quite frankly, I am very surprised it was available. Basically, it’s …
USAToday has a nice article on Andrew Bynum and Kwame Brown. They are FINALLY getting some recognition. From the moment I saw Bynum play, I knew he had something special. I felt the same way about Kobe. Hopefully, I'll be 2 for 2. Drew just has a nice touch around the basket and never gives …
Based on a very indepth review on Extreme Tech, it would appear that the Microsoft Zune has undeservedly been getting a bad rap. I've heard over and over how terrible it was that the Zune wrapped its own DRM wrapper around any song you shared. Turns out it doesn't add anything to the file, it …
I’m a fanatic about organization, so my growing collection of chargers and their cables was driving me crazy! I tried the multi-tip chargers like the iGo and Kensington SmartTips, but they never seem to have the tip I needed. Plus, they aren’t really that compact–you’ve got a giant AC adapter and transformer module. (BTW I …
Got up early today and spent a few hours going up and down the aisles of my local Frys. Yeah, they are often expensive but it’s still one of my favorite things to do. I got a good deal on a 4GB memory stick for my new Walkman phone (Sony Ericsson W810i). I was thinking …
Recently, I have really been getting into podcasts. Many non-techies don't know what they are, so here are some basics: Podcasts are just audio or video files (e.g., MP3, AVI, etc.) They aren't just for iPods. Listen/watch on your computer or any mp3 device You don't need any special applications to play They are great …
YouTube's efforts to legitimize its content as a result of its talks with Google will castrate the service. One reason people flock to the site is that clips from old and sometimes not so old TV shows and movies can be found. When I first saw this, I knew it violated copyright law. I also …