I Don’t See It
Can you see it, Justin Bieber and Marian Yeater?
No matter what happens with the upcoming paternity test, I still feel violated.
Nike Zoom Rookie, Team Shoe for 2012?
Even though I’m a fan of Penny Hardaway’s kicks, I don’t know how many different styles he wore in his rookie year in the League. Whatever they were, design elements from each were taken to create this new takeoff, the Nike Zoom Rookie.
Now, I think this Zoom Rookie could be the Nike-sponsored team shoe for college basketball 2012. It shows well in various color combinations, and they are definitely eye-catching. But, the price is probably too high to outfit collegiate teams across the country.
You can get your own pair starting November 12.
Concords. Coming. Christmas.
What else do you need to know except that the Air Jordan 11 aka the “Concords” are coming back on December 23, 2011.
I’ve had other colorways of the AJ11 but never the OG version. Maybe it’s time…
Carolina Blue Camo Jerseys?
So you’re the pre-season top ranked college basketball team who’s going to kick off the season playing a game on a Navy aircraft carrier on national television. Yes, the North Carolina Tar Heels can wear specially designed jerseys in a sky blue, camo color palette.
Useful Links
Just listing some useful links that I’ve referenced.
- iTunes for Mac: Moving your iTunes Media folder. When you want to move your iTunes files to another hard drive.
- Time Machine backup error: Too big for backup volume. When Time Machine acts up and refuses to backup your files.
- Drobo and Lion Mac OS X 10.7 compatibility.
- How to safely shutdown your Drobo.
- Configure Drobo to work with Lion’s Time Machine.
How Lijit Are My Readers?
While I’ve had an account with Lijit for some time, I never really maximized the service. I started playing with it a bit more, and their reported demographics for Pulpconnection readers goes like this.
- Female 55%
- Age 18-34 48%
- Caucasian 99%
- Have no kids 82%
- $60K-100K income 43%
- College graduate education 55%
Is that you, my pulpy reader? Are you a youngish, college educated, single caucasian female with no children? It doesn’t really matter to me. I love all my visitors! 🙂
The House of Hoops is a Welcomed Addition
I had heard of the House of Hoops designation for select Foot Locker retail locations. The Ala Moana Foot Locker recently became a new member of the House of Hoops (and probably the only one for Hawaii). So what does that mean? It means more kicks!
We’re talking more basketball shoes, colorways, and baller gear that’s limited to House of Hoops locations. The back of the Ala Moana store has been carved out and transformed into the House of Hoops. If you’re walking on the court floor, you’re in the right place.
In the House of Hoops, you’ll find crazy colorways of Nike shoes. And of course, for all you pickup ballers, you know the advantage of colorful kicks and apparel right? That’s right, your ad hoc teammates will notice your flash and pass you the rock more. It’s true. You can’t pass to a teammate you don’t see. So when your PG see these colors in the corner of his eye, you know the rock is coming your way.
When you talk hoops, His Airness must be represented.
Off the court, you still need to come proper so the AF1 must be part of your shoe rotation.
For the out-of-state visitors, a must have are these 808 tees.
The Honolulu House of Hoops is definitely a welcomed addition to the Islands.
Help Identify This Song
Heard this tune on Island 98.5 this week and want to find the song name and artist. Shazam and SoundTracker were both stumped. Anyone?
Update: After some leads on Twitter from @MikeSumida and @LaurieCicotello, I think the song is Higher Than the Clouds by @anuheajams. Yay to the power of the social media community!
Finding a Clover in a Haystack
Prologue: I knew this would happen if I waited too long (which I did), but I forgot the details of finding my first Starbucks Clover location in California. You heard that phrase about finding a needle in a haystack, right? Well, I essentially found a Clover in a haystack! Read on…
It was during a summer trip to Central Valley, California, and we were driving for awhile. Were we driving to San Francisco? Monterey? Santa Rosa? Sadly my memory fails me. But all I remember was I was tired after driving for hours. I needed a caffeinated pick-me-up before continuing to drive for a few more hours. So I asked my wife to use the Starbucks mobile app to locate a nearby store. The app showed a few locations, and I headed to the closest one which so happened to be located in an outdoor shopping outlet area. Seeing the familiar Starbucks sign was truly an oasis.
I got out of the car, walked to the door, and noticed this unfamiliar logo in the window.
Holy Starbucks! We randomly stumbled upon a rare Starbucks Clover location!! I couldn’t believe it. Off all the stores displayed on the Starbucks app, we happened to pick one with a Clover brewing system.
Like I said, I was fatigued from driving and my memory is fading, but I couldn’t quite figure out the Clover menu. A barrista cheerfully guided me through the various options, and I got an iced Kenya. Because it’s freshly brewed, the wait time was a bit longer, but it was fascinating to watch the individual brewing process. I do remember the coffee tasting fresher and not as bitter. The flavor was deeper, but since my drink was iced, the fresh brew quickly became watered down as the ice melted.
Still though, having a Starbucks for the rest of the drive was great and just thinking about the kismet of this happenstance is still incomprehensible.
While there is no official map of all the Starbucks Clover locations, check out Starbucks Melody’s blog as she documents her visits to as many Clover locations as she can.
Update: this location is store number 69034 located in Town Center Corte Madera.
Lion on a Hackintosh?
Now this is intriguing… Install Mac OS X 10.7 Lion on a hackintosh. Will have to check this out to breathe new life into my Dell 10v.
Update: So I actually read the manual (aka the FAQ) only to see that Lion removed support for the Atom processor (which is in the 10v). So no go on Lion-izing my Hackintosh.
Coldplay is Starbucks Pick of the Week
Coldplay’s Hurts Like Heaven is Starbucks’ Pick of the Week for the week of October 31. While your neighborhood Starbucks location may not have the curren POTW redemption cards, you can always download the freebie while in the store.
Just hop onto the Starbucks WiFi connection and navigate to their Digital Network in partnership with Yahoo. Note that the link only works while connected to Starbucks WiFi. Alternatively, you can use the Starbucks Mobile app which shows a special SDN button when you’re in store. This SDN button facilitates your connection to the Starbucks Digital Network. Once in, find the Pick of the Week and download the song right then and there.
Oh, and you can get older POTW songs from the SDN. Just watch out for those expiration dates. Be sure to pick up the single from Feist, Lady Antebellum, and Bobby.