I have an older Ipod video.  It has been reliable but the charge the battery holds isn’t what it used to be.  Most of the time I have to have it plugged in to a charger.  I can also feel the drive click which can’t be a good sign.  It might be time to upgrade to a touch.

If you don’t have one of these yet you need to get one.  They are awesome. 

Amazon just released the Kindle and now the Kindle DX is being released.  I don’t know if that would make me happy if I just bought a Kindle 2.  I think I am going to wait a bit longer before I buy one.  I want to read the reviews on the D first but I am still interested in buying one.

I have an Xbox 360.  I wanted to get online but I didn’t want to spend the $89 for the Microsoft Wireless Network Adapter.   My modem is three rooms away so I couldn’t make a direct connect and I couldn’t find an easy way to get connected.  The result is that I ended up buying the Microsoft product at the inflated price.  The price has come down a little since I purchased it but I just came a across a site that will let you turn a wireless router into an Xbox adapter. I wish I had found this before I shelled out the money. As long as you have a wireless network in your house and a second wireless router you can easily get your Xbox connected. Or course if you have plenty of money you can always just but the adapter.

Multi-tools are cool.  I don’t have one but I want one.  Problem is I don’t want to carry it around so I won’t have it when I need it. That problem has been solved with the micro multi-tool. This one has 19 tools and folds up into the palm of your hand. I need this.

Amazon.com released the Kindle 2 today for pre-order. Now is the time to place your order to make sure you get one of these great readers.

I just bought an Xbox 360. If you are looking for one and want a deal check out your local Sharper Image. They are going out of business and everything is on sale including the Xbox 360. The deal was too good to pass up so I bought one. I hooked it up last night and connected to XBox Live. My handle of course is Mister Mai Tai. Someone already snagedd Mr. Mai Tai so I had to go with the next best thing. Only problem I am having is with the media streaming. I downloaded Windows Media Player 11. I opened it up to file sharing with the Xbox. Problem is the Xbox fails when it looks for the media.  I thought Zone Alarm was blocking it so I shut it down but that didn’t work.  The Xbox suggests I open some ports up but with the free edition of Zone Alarm I don’t think you can open specific ports. If you can open ports I haven’t figured it out yet.  In the meantime if smart readers out there with some tips to get it to connect shoot me a comment.

I am trying to sell some furnitiure on Craigs List.  I listed the items on Monday.  yesterday I got a response from an interested party.  His first response sounded legit.  He just wanted to know if it was still for sale.  Last night he sent another e-mail this one a bit more suspicious.  I had some free time so I composed an answer.  I don’t think he will respond but if he does I will let you know.

Suspicious E-mail from Micheal Smith

  I got all information i needed about it, since you can assure me the goodness of it, i will be purchasing it Like i said earlier, with additional $200 of your asking price. I wish i could visit  you to take a look at it but due to my present Business engagement, i will not be able to come over there to look at it or offer you cash in person, and we have a private shipping company that will handle everything after you have your money in hand. As there are too many scams on internet as regards buying and selling with large bogus account, we need to protect our self, that is why our mode of payment will be via electronic cashier check. Echeck is simple, secured, legal, fast and it is setup to eliminate the stress of  putting check in mail for days. You can read more on how i-versa check works at www.iversacheck.com and also to let you know more about its legitimacy. you must received cash from your bank before the shipping company will come to pick it up.  All what you just need to do is to get a business versacheck paper and versaink, cost of $51.97. Once you have this,  i will send the electronic check to your email for printing. You can then print and proceed to clear and cash the check at your bank. The cost of procuring the check paper and ink will be added to the bottom price. you can get business versa check paper and versa ink,  at office depot, officemax, staples or any stationary store wal-mart  shopping moll around. I will be waiting to read from you soon. get back to me as soon as you get the check paper and ink. you are not the only one i asked from, and first come first serve, buy the material  today, to make it faster.

Thanks God bless you.

My Response

Your offer of an additional $200 is very generous.  However, if you cannot pay cash I will have to raise the price to $2,500. The following is an itemized breakdown of the charges:

$650  Furniture

$200  Additonal- you offered so I will gladly accept

$750  Fuel/Transportation Charge- the closest Office Depot is 7.5  miles away, 15 miles roundtrip.  I estimate that the fuel charge and wear and tear on the car would work out to $50 per mile. 

$400  Meals- driving makes me hungry and I will need to eat after driving to Office Depot

$250  Snacks- driving makes me thirsty and it is hot out so I will need to stop in to a 7-11 and grab a Slurpee and some Corn Nuts

$250  Incidental Fees- my wife doesn’t understand business like we do and it will be very hard to explain this business transaction to her.  It is easier to give her $250 and tell her to shut up and go shopping.  $250 should be enough to buy her silence. 

Please let me know if these terms are acceptable.

Thank You and God Bless

I came across Orb a few days ago. You go their website and download their application. The setup was quick and easy. Once you have your account setup it will allow you to stream your music, picture and movie files to other devices. I set it up and quickly was viewing a slideshow of my pictures on my Blackberry. You can also use your game consoles to access your files turning them into media centers. I turned my Wii on. Went to the internet channel and in a few minutes had accessed my account and was viewing more of my pictures and home movies. It was easy to setup. I just don’t know how legal it all is. Sure I can view my own pictures with no problems but I wonder how the RIAA feels about the ability to stream music?

There is a lunar eclipse tomorrow.  While not as cool as a solar eclipse the lunar eclipse has some things going for it.  They happen more frequently and you won’t go blind staring at it.  It is supposed to start between 10:00 pm and 10:50 and last three hours.   You think scientists could be a little more precise with the time.   What if I am held captive by an angry tribe of ferocious natives.  They are going to kill me and eat me.  I tell them that my magic is strong and I will block out the moon at 10:00 if they don’t release me.  If it doesn’t start until 10:15 am I going to be an appetizer.  Thanks a lot scientists. 

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