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Holiday Plans
I can’t believe it’s December already. It’s been snowing like mad up here lately too which is really nice since we didn’t get any snow until January last year. The bad part is that I no longer have underground parking at work like I did in November. No more jacket-less…
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Norton Internet Security 2006
I was a little nervous about installing this since all the reviews I’ve read said it’s bloated and will knock system performance. Having some faith in the company I work for (and a generous employee discount) I ordered a copy of Norton Internet Security Suite and Ghost. I was using…
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Saxon Shore Show
I haven’t gone to many shows lately but I had a chance to go see two this past weekend. The first was at the Urban Art Center to see Saxon Shore. I went with Bri and we had to wait around a while before the show. I leaned up against…
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iPod iBelieve
Read about this in Wired. I guess they make any accessory for an iPod now!
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iPod Video & iTunes 6
Apple announced the 5th generation of the iPod and it looks much cooler than the Nano. The big “one more thing” was that they are adding video support to the iPod and selling TV episodes for $1.99. iTunes 6 was also announced which is basically identical to iTunes 5 but…
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Bathroom Remodel
Here are some before and after photos from the recent bathroom remodel we finished. Rex did most of the hard work but him and my Mom helped me put in a new black vanity, new slate tile floor and a glass sliding door around the bath tub. We also painted…
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Camry is Found
I got a voicemail from the Minneapolis police this morning saying that my stolen car was recovered. Assuming the worst, I called back expecting to hear about how it has been stripped for parts and I can come pick up what was left. To my surprise though, it’s mostly ok.…
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Condo Closing
I am now in debt for many years but this is what I have to show for it. I’ll be doing some painting and bathroom work so I’ll post more pictures when it’s done but I own a condo now!
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Mitsubishi WD-52725
After months of research I bought a new TV! It’s a Mitsubishi WD-52725 and I got it on Sunday at Mangolia (aka Best Buy). I just happened to be shopping around when I saw this TV in the store since they normally don’t carry Mitsubishi TV’s at Best Buy. They…
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AIM Fight
This is very entertaining. I’m apparently not as popular as a lot of my friends. You can type in two AIM screen names to compare your popularity scores. Check it out here.
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Doom Movie Trailer
I’ve loved all the id software games (Wolfenstein, Doom, Quake) so I’m excited they are finally making one into a movie with Doom this October:
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Crazy Frog Baseball
Ah, the joys of the internet. If you hate the crazy frog ring tone there is a very great flash game for you here.
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New Bookmarks
I started visiting a bunch of international newspaper websites after reading a list of the top 10 most read newspapers across the world. I was surprised that only two are from America! Plus I was getting sick of some of the other news sites I read. The Financial Times is…
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Mech by Carlos Owens, Neogentronyx
This is incredible. A former Air Force engineer up in Alaska built a working mech that he can pilot. There’s videos on YouTube of him taking a step with it. The prototype is listed on eBay now too: eBay item 5593908816 – Neogentronyx Mech by (Carlos Owens)
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Digital Medical Records by 2015
Read about this on Engadget today. Apparently only 10-15% of medical records are digital and there are 50 different systems that don’t talk to each other. So the government is proposing a common standard in the next 10 years. This really should happen.
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Target Music Service
Read about this on Engadget. Jeez, everyone is trying to sell digital music. Yahoo just announced something and now Target is going to try too? None of these are going to do well. They don’t have the iPod and iTunes platform like Apple does.
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War of the Worlds
Chris was super nice and used his media pass to take me to see War of the Worlds last night before it comes out on Wednesday. Tom Cruise has been really getting on my nerves lately between all his publicity stunts and crazy scientology stuff. Like he apparently doesn’t believe…
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Gigapxl Project
Read about this Gigapxl Project on Engadget. It’s a camera with 88,000 x 44,000 pixels! The image files are 24GB uncompressed. You should start selling these cameras Paal. Kris would be the first to buy one from you.
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Family BMW’s
I went home last weekend and Rex and I lined up all of our family BMW’s for fun to take a photo of them together:
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Intel Based Mac
I’m really excited that Apple is switching to Intel chips. I hope this means Windows could run on Mac hardware. My next laptop would probably be a PowerBook then. Think Secret – A first look at Apple’s Intel Mac