Sheeyah!

1. Tablet from Apple
2. The “Google” Branded Phone
   1. http://www.google.com/phone
3. Google OS for Netbooks
4. More cloud based services  (although I never expect all data to be in a cloud.)
5. Increased amount of integrated Video / CPU chips on the market
6. A complete revamp on Google’s 2009 bomb known as Google Wave
7. Announcement of Windows 8 or next gen windows
8. Smart home appliances that connect to the net. Give power output / updates on the fly.
9. Green tech boom for the home, solar panels galore!
10. Chrome to continue to chip away at Firefox and IE
    1. Chrome passes Safari usage!

They warn you right off the bat about them but I figured I could put in my original Craiglist post so scammers wouldn’t even try………. they just don’t listen.

SCAMMER: Gina Varne <ginavarne4@gmail.com>
Hi,
Am interested in the camera you posted, hope its still up for sale.
Let me know.

ME:
Hello,
It is still for sale. If you want any more details let me know, otherwise I live in (edited) and we can arrange something today, my number is (edited).
Thanks for contacting me,
J

SCAMMER: Gina Varne <ginavarne4@gmail.com>
I was just about checking for your email, thanks for your response, I
would have come to pick it up myself but am out of town at the moment.
Am buying this camera as a birthday gift for my niece who is in west
Africa she works with W.H.O there, i will like you to help me deliver
it to her before her birthday, and i will be adding 160 for shipment
expenses through postal service express mail (USPS).

Payment will be through PayPal,just send me PayPal money request to
this email, so i can make payment immediately and if you don’t have an
account go to PayPal website and sign up, its free.

ME:
Read the bottom of my post asshole, no scammers (end of email chain)
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Here is what I put on the bottom of my post:
“To all the scammers here is my answer, NO i won’t ship to you for an additional 120 dollars! LOL”

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Adding Another One Since the first was such a Hit!

SCAMMER: Vanessa Becker <becker.vanessa99@gmail.com>
Please, Can you let me know the condition of this item?

ME:
Perfect condition. No scratches, under 2000 pics.
IF YOU ARE NOT LOCAL don’t bother responding. Your email already looks
like a scam.

SCAMMER: Vanessa Becker <becker.vanessa99@gmail.com>
Thanks for your mail,i am buying the item for my son who school in oversea.i will add $130 for shipping,i will have do it local transaction but i am out of town presently…so you can get me back with your paypal email account so i can pay now.hope to hear from you soon
best regard

ME:
LOL (end of email chain)

Official NORAD Santa Tracker
Go Santa Go!

Below are the rss feeds I subscribe to find quick deals on popular tech and other products including home appliances, gadgets, etc.

Here’s the 2009 List!

Cheap Ass Gamer (US Feed)
http://feeds2.feedburner.com/cheapassgamer?format=xml

Dealnews – 20 most recent deals
http://content.dealnews.com/dealnews/rss/last-twenty.xml

Dealspl.Us
http://feeds.feedburner.com/dealsplus

Fatwallet.com Hot Deals
http://feeds.feedburner.com/FatwalletHotDeals

Gunns Deals
http://feeds2.feedburner.com/GunnsDeals?format=xml

SlickDeals.net
http://feeds.feedburner.com/SlickdealsnetFP?format=xml

Spoofee Deals
http://www.spoofee.com/rss.php

If you have any more please comment and add to the ongoing list!

	dealnews – 20 most recent deals.	Rename		Change folders… zDeals
	http://content.dealnews.com/dealnews/rss/last-twenty.xml

Oh where oh where did my quick launch “show desktop” icon go? It’s to the right of your screen now and it’s transparent.

This is a great new website dedicated for new installations. After you’ve rebuilt a system, you select from a list of programs and it bundles up the programs to it’s own installer. 1 Click installs and downloads… makes my life alot easier.
Here’s the link!

http://ninite.com/

Question: Is Borderlands for PC able to link with xbox live?
Answer: No, Borderlands for PC cannot play with players on Xbox 360.

The biggest question is why?

Does anyone else find it annoying by the overwhelming video clips there are on news sites? Call me old fashioned but I like to read the news not listen to it.

Everywhere you look, from Wall Street Journal to CNN it’s all the same. Its a giant picture on the front page with a flash video 3 lines under the content. Pretty annoying in my opinion.

Check it out below..

There are 2 major flu tracking websites out there currently. One for the general flu and one for H1N1. I’ve attached the links below.

http://flutracker.rhizalabs.com/ This one is for H1N1.

http://www.google.org/flutrends/us/ This one is for the general flu.

I can tell you first hand that I’ve seen co-workers taking more sick days this year than in many previous years. Some of it might just be the paranoia of sickness since the media is harping on it pretty bad this year.

I’m going to be turning this into my own personal web-blog. It’s going to morph over time into a personal blog of sorts of things that I find interesting.

I am a novice photographer and an experienced tech professional. I think my unique perspective and my dark sense of humor might be a nice ride for whoever wants to come along.