Hauling Trash
Always seen those big trash containers around under construction homes but never seen one being taken away for disposal.
Now I have. It’s a pretty quick procedure.
Mainland Style at Starbucks
Okay, this wasn’t quite a local style sales pitch, but while visiting a Starbucks this week, I was asked if I knew their drinks were now “mainland style.” Since I ordered a caramel macchiato, I assumed it to mean the drink is now layered not stirred. I asked what mainland style meant, and sure enough it was the layered look.
So if you happen to order a macchiato, you can ask if it’s mainland style or local style. The barrista said she preferred the stirred local style since it didn’t taste bitter.
Help Britney Spears
Poor Britney Spears! She’s a hard working, single mother of two, and she’s a world renowned pop icon. She’s been embattled recently going through a rough time, but hey haven’t we all?
So folks, open your hearts, let your imagination flow, and help Britney name her upcoming CD. You see, Britney loves her fans and the undying support they give her so as a sign of gratitude, she’s letting you pick the name.
All you gotta do is sign up as a member of her fan club at her new remixed • reinspired • refocused web site.
I’d go for the title “K-Fed, Still a Fan.”
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Pre-Order Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
So you know about some of the nifty features Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard has from the WWDC keynote, and you know there might me a few more features when Leopard ships around October this year. Why not secure your copy of Leopard by pre-ordering right now?
Amazon has the single edition of Leopard for pre-order at $129, and the family pack goes for $199 (5 user license).
Some Lost Tidbits
Just a few Lost tidbits… to shorten the 8-month gap to the start of the next season of Lost, there’ll be “mobisodes” on the Verizon Wireless cell network then probably moving to ABC.com.
the mobisodes, about 90 seconds each, will give hardcore “Lost” viewers more information that they probably weren’t going to get through the show itself. What it won’t be, they said, was a mini version of “Lost.”
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Baller Greg Oden is a Blogger
Future first round pick and gangsta shot blocking center Greg Oden is a blogger.
He’s only got 5 posts so far, but you get a glimpse inside the head of a teenage seven footer that’s on the verge of making millions.
Back to Nike, the things they did for me was like a college visit you see on tv, with all the picture of me over the campus. I saw a guy with a Ohio State shirt and I got hype I was like thats amazing someone who loves Ohio State then once i saw 30 more people with the same shirt I was like hold up not all these people like Ohio State, but its ok.
At the end of the workout we had to shoot an NBA three-point shot. I definitely air-balled mine.
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A Few of My Favorite Things…
In The Sound of Music, Julie Andrews sang about a few of my favorite things which started me thinking about a few of my favorite things. There’s the obvious stuff that I usually talk about, Apple, Nike, Starbucks, Google, but I have some others.
Here’s my philosophy about brands and stuff that I like. I’m a believer of “you get what you pay for.” Cheap things generally tend to be, well, cheap. I’m willing to pay a bit more for quality. I don’t necessarily need the best, but I don’t want the bargain basement stuff either. Quality and room for growth are deciding factors for me.
One of my favorite things is speakers from Polk Audio. I’ve had speakers from Polk for years. First and foremost, they sound great, but they also look great. They have a nice styling and aren’t too exotic looking, just a clean and classic design. Their prices are reasonable too.
While looking to redo a 5.1/7.1 surround sound system using Polk speakers, this is what I’d do. First, the beauty of a surround sound system is the audio acoustics provided by 5 to 7 speakers scattered throughout a room. Now with little people around the house, easily-tippable floor standing speakers are child hazards. I want to reduce the clutter of speakers in a room, get the speakers safely located, and yet keep the surround sound experience.
This is possible with Polk’s SurroundBar speaker system. This single, long cabinet houses seven speakers that simulates the front, center, and rear channels. You can set the SurroundBar above or below your television set and get those floor standing speakers out of the way.
While the SurroundBar does 5.1 audio, you can still use additional speakers for a better surround effect. To reduce even more speaker clutter, I’d look at in-wall or in-ceiling speakers. While in-ceiling speakers are said not to be ideally located acoustically, you can’t beat the zero floor space needed. Polk has a family of ceiling speakers, and a pair of RC60i is good enough. Low profile, aim-able tweeters, and again quality sound.
To finish up a surround system, you have to remember the .1 which is the subwoofer. The bass fills out a room and makes sounds richer. Polk makes a reasonably priced 10-in subwoofer in the PSW10. Stick this attractive box in the corner of your room, and you’re done.
Polk Audio speakers, one of my favorite things.
Buy from Amazon:
- Polk Audio SurroundBar Speaker System, Black (Single Speaker)
- Polk Audio RC60i In-Ceiling / In-Wall Speakers, White (Pair)
- Polk Audio PSW10 Monitor Series Powered Subwoofer, Black Oak
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Disastrous KHON Broadcast
Wow, I thought the KHON Morning News had its share of mistakes. But this recent KHON evening broadcast simply takes the cake! All I can say is WTF?!
Thanks to the wonders of the Internet we can relive 8 painful minutes of this broadcast that led John Veneri to say on the air, “This really sucks.” Just watch the video at the 5:27 mark.
I’m no newsroom expert or anything close, but can someone explain how these mistakes happen repeatedly. I can understand a glitch or two here and there, but man, oh man I see mistakes all the time on the KHON. I wanted to tape the news to single out the mistakes, but they’re so common now that all you gotta do is watch and wait.
The crew does broadcasts several times a days spanning hours on air so how can these mistakes keep happening? Just boggles my mind how things don’t get better over time and with experience. Are there new workers/n00bs at KHON or something? Are there some behind-the-scenes technical changes occurring that require a steep learning curve?
If I were channeling my inner Fake Steve, I’d call them frigtards! Namaste (sorry KHON, but come on now).
More Music Buys
I’ve been on a music buying spree recently. Not sure why. Is it me or are a lot of artists releasing new stuff?
From the iTunes Store, I pre-ordered Kelly Clarkson’s My December – Deluxe Version for $11.99. The deluxe version has 4 extra songs over the $9.99 standard version so hey, why not pay $2 more?
My December is supposed to be Clarkson’s rock album but also includes Sarah McLachlan-esque ballads. Sounds like a winning combo, and I’ve liked her newer rock sound heard on Since U Been Gone. And you know she’s a true singer who wrote all the tracks on My December. My December releases June 26.
Watch the WWDC Keynote
If you wanna make like you were at Apple’s WWDC keynote speech given by Steve Jobs, you can now view the keynote.
Watching Steve Jobs present is watching a master in action.
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I’m a Twittering
As an experiment at work, we’re trying out Twitter to see what it can do. The basic idea is to use Twitter as a online notepad that users can easily jot down notes that people can see.
I also installed Twitterific, probably the most popular Twitter client for the Mac. It’s simple, clean, and easy to use.
If you’re on Twitter, we can become Twitter friends and send each other tweets.
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A Temperate WWDC
The 2007 WWDC keynote is now over, and overall it was a temperate, restrained affair. No whiz bang announcements like the iPhone@home or other hardware. Since the WWDC is for developers, software was the emphasis.
Steve Jobs went over 10 features of Leopard with Stacks, a Finder-integrated CoverFlow view, a .Mac enabled Back to my Mac service, Quick Look, built-in Boot Camp, and a few other updates. The funniest part was Steve pricing out Leopard. He told the audience that Apple is releasing a basic version, a premium version, a business version, and an ultimate version (poking fun at the versions of Vista), each selling for $129.
There was a “one more thing” moment where Steve showed off Safari for Windows. Yes, another web browser for the Windows platform. Just supposed to be more better than Internet Explorer or FireFox.
This was followed by a “one last thing” which was boring to me but could be big for iPhone developers. Steve outlined how developers can add their own apps to the iPhone safely without breaking the phone or the AT&T cell network. Again, boring for me, but potentially big for the iPhone market.
But I do now see why Apple announced Safari for Windows. Since the iPhone runs Safari and developers will use Safari to build their own apps, why not give Safari to Windows to entice more iPhone development? So Safari for Windows is more a Trojan horse of attracting Windows developers to the iPhone platform.
For a full rundown of the WWDC keynote, check out Engadget’s excellent coverage.