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Cingular Charging $5 for Using Old Phones?

Wow, just noticed that Cingular is going to start charging its customers who use old school analog/TDMA cell phones. Cingular wants to drive their customers to their digital GSM network so they can phase out their analog network. So this $5 monthly fee is an “incentive” for customers to upgrade to a digital phone.

This means our old Nokia phone has to go. Let’s hope Apple finally announces its iPhone/iChat Mobile tomorrow at the WWDC!

Honolulu Advertiser Blogs Have RSS Feeds

Okay, my bad. After taking a better look, I realized that the new Honolulu Advertiser blogs do in fact have RSS feeds. Now, the next problem is that each blog has four(!) different variations of RSS feeds to choose from. There are feeds for RSS 0.92, RSS 1.0, RSS 2.0, and Atom.

Although I probably should know the differences in the various formats of each RSS type, I don’t, and I really don’t want to. I’d rather apply the Keep-It-Simple-Stupid rule here. Give me one RSS feed to use, and I’ll be happy.

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Random Entertainment News

Catching up with the latest in the world of celebrities and entertainment.

Those crazy baseball minor leagues. Recently, old dudes were taking a few swings. Now the Newark Bears are featuring a Baby Safety Night in honor of safety-conscious mother, Britney Spears. Fans will receive baby safety guidelines and be entered to win an infant car seat. Don’t let K-Fed or Britney install the seat though since they’ll install it backwards.

Looking for love, Paris Hilton says she’s going to go 12 months without “intimate relations.”

I like the way guys so crazy when they can’t have sex with you. If he can’t have you, he stays interested. The moment he has you, he’s gone. Unless he is really in love with you.

Well said, Paris.

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Looking for Inspiration

Been busy doing some mundane and some fun stuff recently, but boy do I need a shot of inspiration right about now. I’m hoping Apple and Steve Jobs can provide it come Monday when Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference kicks off. Recently, WWDC has been the launching platform for new Apple stuff. You know, the stuff that’s not only neat and cool, but the stuff that redefines the game. The stuff that makes other tech companies go “WTF?!” and forces them to reassess their plans and change directions to follow Apple’s lead. Now, that is cool and inspirational.

More rumors of the iPhone are coming up again. The full screen video iPod is probably not ready. The PowerMacs, the last hold out using PPC processors, will definitely change, and this change will probably include a new case. The next OS, codename Leopard, will be shown, and with Microsoft Vista delayed, Microsoft has even more time to steal ideas from Apple.

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The Water is Safe

After the water in Waiahole was tested safe and free of E.coli, my hypochondriac symptoms went away. I actually did have some stomach issues on Friday and Saturday, but that was probably due to a Zip Pac for dinner followed by a treat from the Marble Slab Creamery.

Even though the water has been tested okay, how come area residents are reporting health problems? Scary. Who’s telling the truth? Must be the Board of Water Supply guys are telling the truth, and the water is safe. How else do you get those huge salary bonuses?

When I see Su Shin on television with her green Water Supply hard hat on, I am comforted and know everything is safe in the waterworld. That alone is reason to give her $20,000 in bonus pay.

New Microsoft Marketing Strategy

Not just wanting the business segment of the market, Microsoft is looking to expanding its marketing strategy to go after the hip, younger, Zune-toting, music-bopping, MTV generation for its software. Here’s a prototype for Microsoft Word.

Thanks to 50 Cent, Ice-T, Flava Flave, Shuge Knight, and Snoop Dogg for their inspiration. W0rd!!

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