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Can't take credit for this; it appeared in this month's MAD Magazine on p19 (yes, I'm a subscriber). If you don't understand it, read the words aloud to the cadence of the American Pledge of Allegiance.
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Forget Iraq – we've got a small battle brewing in the blogosphere, about the blogosphere:
No, seriously. You gotta use 1-800-411-SAVE instead. I've got the 411 on 411: “You'll be given several options once the number has been located. You can listen to the number, repeat the number (ad infinitum), have the street address read aloud, get the number sent to your mobile device via text message, or leave feedback for this new free 411 service. Better yet, hang up the phone once you've gone through the options – then call the number back at some point in the future (from the same phone). This time, the automated agent will ask you if you'd like to repeat the information attained from your most recent call.” We have the exclusive 411 interview online…
If you use the 411 service tied to your landline or cell phone, the fees start racking up quickly to the point where you could easily spend an extra $10 or $20 per month for the convenience of public information. 1-800-411-SAVE offers an alternative. Free 411 service in exchange for listening to a brief commercial message. In this segment, Chris talks with Andre Vanier of 1800411SAVE about how the service works and a number of features that make 1-800-411-SAVE more than just a way to avoid spending money on 411 fees. The company adds value in the form of some great additional services which are reported on for the first time here. The service is demoed during the interview to give you a full idea of the product potential. Consider this the 411 exclusive.
In less than a month, I've gone from ~175lbs down to 160. This brings me to the halfway point of my initial weight loss goal (145, if you do the math). I can't say that this lifestyle adjustment has been simple, but I will say that it's been far easier than previously anticipated. I'm using my geek skills to get me through, including a sweat-inducing workout on my Gazelle both last night and this morning. How is that geeky?
I pulled a 90-minute exercise session (without blinking) last night while I was playing Feeding Frenzy on the Xbox 360 – racking up a few achievements. I pulled an hour on it this morning, getting even more Feeding Frenzy achievements. I tell ya, the only way to work out is with a video game controller in your hand. I've tried it with television shows, but plain ol' TV just doesn't enable me to work up a sweat like a good PSP game or Xbox 360 diversion does. It's not just forcing my mind to do something else, it's keeping my controller steady, applying dexterity to the buttons, keeping my balance on the glider, etc.
160! Watching calories has been part of it… smaller meals have been part of it… more frequent munching has been part of it… daily workouts have been part of it… CalorieKing's exercaise and nutrition manager has been part of it… FatBlasters has been part of it… Green tea has been part of it. I'll “weigh in” again when I hit 155, with the final ten pounds countdown.
Technology can help you lose weight, too!
Dude. Why is “everybody” writing about Apple's announcement that they're now letting users limit the maximum volume in iPods? A popular devices gets a relatively minor feature upgrade. THIS IS NOT NEWS! I suppose I'm just as bad for bringing it up, too – but it's more of a commentary on the commentary rather than more of the same commentary. Wake me when Apple does something major – like open up iTunes/iPod to other vendors, or concede that DRM is stupid. I'd expect this kind of excitement from an Apple fanatic, but not from the rest of the galaxy. Volume control? Judas Priest…
Like most people, I have to flip back and forth between Firefox and IE (Maxthon, actually). There's no easy way to do it… unless you're running Optool. A longer right-click will invoke a menu that opens the current Web page in another browser! Easy as pie. Plus, you can resize the window, go to the Parent or Root URL, and monitor the clipboard for Web addresses. Nice, even if it's not quite ready for Maxthon. This isn't a plugin, though – it's a standalone (unobtrusive) utility for Windows.
Finding the help you’re looking for online can be a challenge. Spammers pollute the search results and sometimes the top results don’t provide enough information or not exactly the answer for your particular situation. Enter HelpShare, an Question and Answer service connecting people with questions to qualified individuals capable of providing reliable answers for a small fee. You enter your question and the amount you’re willing to spend and someone will provide an answer fairly quickly. You can see the co-branded version of HelpShare in action on Lockergnome. Here Chris talks with T.A McCann and Adam Loving about HelpShare and how the service works.
If you’re in Las Vegas for CTIA Wireless April 4-7, be sure to join Jake Ludington of The Chris Pirillo Show in the Waggener Edstrom Blogger Lounge in the swanky Wynn hotel.
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According to the Microsoft Password checker, “A strong password should appear to be a random string of characters to an attacker. It should be 14 characters or longer, (eight characters or longer at a minimum). It should include a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols.” p00p is Weak, PassamaquoddY is Medium, H0m3rJSimps0n is Strong, and iForg0tmyPa55w0rd is Best. That's the problem with passwords – the longer they are, the more likely you are to forget 'em when you need 'em.
We're emotional geeks. When something doesn't work right, we complain. Such was the comment in last night's Gada.be update. Björn Friðgeir discovered that we didn't yet support UTF-8 characters. He got pissed (and rightfully so, but in the American definition of “pissed” – not the European sense). Shayne doesn't like getting told that his baby's ugly. Knowing that we'd need I18N support for user accounts (which are coming soon), he woke up at 5:30am and didn't move until http://gada.be/Björn-Friðgeir worked. He's still trying to figure out how to get the address bar to get in line (suggestions welcome), but we should be able to handle international characters in Gada.be queries now. Parlez-Vous Français?
I knew I loved Lenovo for a reason. If you can watch this video without saying “holy sh*t,” there's something wrong with you. I think I'll be a ThinkPad fan for life.
BoardTracker – awesome service, just added to the default set of results in Gada.be. This is a “must-have” search feed for your brand. Consider that BoardTracker is likely surfacing the information you're not finding through the blogosphere. That is to say, it's tracking forums from across the Internet. And yes, those communities are alive and well.
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