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December 2008

Trip to Yogurtland

Wow, even more pictures I didn’t blog about. Went to Yogurtland in Manoa for the first time a few weeks ago. Heard repeated rave reviews, so I was looking forward to this venture. It was okay.


The variety of yogurts is impressive with all kinds of flavors. The crowds were there, and that dinky sample cup is a joke. It’s so easy to go overboard and load up with the toppings as well. I think we paid about $11 for two yogurts. Fun and interesting but I don’t have to go back again.

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Pick a Lane!

Speaking of traffic, I forgot that I snapped this pic while enduring an accident near the H3 tunnels.


The warning signs told motorists that the right lane was closed ahead, but for whatever reason, this driver decided to drive in the middle of both lanes for a long distance, blocking the flow of already congested traffic. Pick a lane!

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It Snows Every Hour at Windward Mall

Windward Mall continues its resurrection, now featuring snow this Holiday season. At every hour, artificial snow aka soap bubbles falls in the center court for 15 minutes. It’s kinda neat and the kids like it.


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Amazon Deal: $5 Credit for MP3 Downloads

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You already know Amazon has great deals but now you get a bonus! If you spend $25 or more on qualifying CDs or electronic items, you’ll get $5 credit to spend in Amazon’s MP3 store.

$5 doesn’t seem like a lot, but then again, did you know Amazon has specials on their MP3 downloads? Take a look at their 50 Albums for $5 Each, or that $5 credit can get you the Twilight soundtrack (with Paramore’s Decode and Bella’s Lullaby) for a mere $2.99.

Go shopping for CDs and electronics and take advantage of this promotion. Heck, you can now shop even easier on your iPhone. This deal expires on December 25, 2008.

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Amazon App for Your iPhone

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Amazon recently released Amazon Mobile, an iPhone app designed to make shopping at Amazon easier while on the go.

You can even try the experimental Amazon Remembers that lets you take a picture of an item using your iPhone and Amazon tries to match that picture with their products.

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Rainbow Warriors Edition Adidas

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Money, it’s got to be the shoes!
-Mars Blackmon

After his 22-point, 13-rebound performance against Prairie View A&M, UH forward Roderick Flemings credited his new “Rainbow Warriors Edition” Adidas. I tried getting a clean look from the Tivo-ed game, but all I could come up with is this.

Adidas Rainbow Warriors Edition
Adidas Rainbow Warriors Edition

Here’s the video at full speed.

I can’t identify the $175 kicks. Anyone?

More Tivo Love

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One more note about why I love my Tivo – online scheduling. UH’s mens basketball against Prairie View A&M was on pay-per-view last night but the free replay is set for today at 10:00. While at work, I can log into Tivo.com and remotely schedule the recording.

Tivo online scheduling
Tivo online scheduling

Nice! I need to check out Roderick Fleming’s “Rainbow Warrior Edition” kicks he credits for his breakout game scoring 22 points and grabbing 13 boards.

Tivo Notes from a Fan

Some notes from a Tivo fan.

Tivo with HD rocks! Oh the clarity and colors! Add a CableCard, and you’re off. The Tivo pulls in the updated channel guide and readjusts Season Passes with the correct channels.

Tivo HD recordings are huge! Only problem with recording in HD is the file size. 90 minutes of HD content weighs in at about 12 GB! Try transferring that over WiFi. Takes hours. Then to convert and edit? We’re talking an order of magnitude of difference.

Try out iTiVo. I’ve been using Roxio Toast with Tivo Transfer to get recorded shows to my Mac and iPhone. But then I found the open source iTiVo which does the same thing but for free. And it can transfer and convert videos in a combined step compared to Toast which involves a two step process (Tivo Transfer then Toast to convert).

Adding additional storage capacity is easy if you buy the Tivo Expander. From mixed research, it sounded like you could add any external eSATA drive to a Tivo HD unit to add extra storage. I tried and killed a perfectly good drive. Not sure what happened but the drive got so hot, I think it burned itself out. I then went with the approved WD 500 GB Tivo/DVR Expander and no problems. Now I can record HD content without worrying about running out of space.

Tivo Holiday Packages with Lifetime Service is available again. Tivo is bundling a Tivo HD or HD XL, the lifetime service, WiFi adapter, and $50 of entertainment for $600. Sounds expensive but well, well worth it.

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The Simpsons Mock Apple

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Apple has definitely made it big! In The Simpsons, the Springfield Mall gets a “Mapple” store which looks vaguely familiar, stocked with myPods, myPhones, and myCubes. And good ole Bart hijacks the digital likeness of his Steveness and delivers some sacrilegious comments.

Watch a portion from Hulu (sorry, screen size got chopped off a little).

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Musta Been Naughty This Year

During the Holiday season, Amazon has its Customer Vote special deals where customers vote for the deals they want. This year there are 6 rounds with 3 deals per round.

To be eligible for these deals, you need to first place your vote for the deal you want. Then Amazon randomly picks voters to participate. If you’re randomly selected, you’ll be notified by email. Go back to Amazon and wait for your deal to become active then try your luck again to see if you can actually land one of the limited deals.

We got past the first lucky selection, picked for Round 3: Go High-Def that featured a Samsung LN46A550 LCD HDTV ($699), a Sony Blu-Ray player ($149), and a Samsung 14.7 MP digital camera ($179).


But I musta been naughty this year since Amazon Santa didn’t visit our house when delivering the HDTV and Blu-Ray player (in a few minutes, I’ll try for the camera).

Update: Maybe I wasn’t so naughty after all. Santa dropped off the Samsung digital camera from his bag of goodies at a $80 discounted price. Do I need a new digital camera? Not really, but couldn’t resist a supposedly 14 megapixel camera. 😉

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I Can Elfin’ Boogie!

OfficeMax continues to spread their holiday cheer, partnering with JibJab, and improving their Elfyourself fun. It’s really simple, just upload a few pictures of yourself, edit the size around your head, and let the elf magic begin.

Just watch as I can elfin’ boogie!

Send your own ElfYourself eCards


Go Elfyourself!

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