Archive May 2, 2006
For Sale: Canon PowerShot SD550
The Canon SD550 was one of my favorite compact cameras of all time – a rugged little bugger. I'd carry it around in my pocket, ready to snap a picture or a movie at a moment's notice. I don't need it anymore because I've since upgraded to the SD700 – which offered different features that [...]
For Sale: 3 Pieces of Luggage
I loved these pieces of luggage. Unfortunately, my lovely fiancee decided to get a set that was all blaze orange. I guess she was afraid they'd get shot in the airport? We don't need 'em anymore – even though I think they're in perfectly good condition. They've been through a few trips with us, but [...]
Intel Hates Bloggers?
Tiny Screenfuls isn't so tiny, but it seems that someone at Intel believes that blogging doesn't… “add to the bottom line.” I beg to differ. Then again, maybe I should be buying an AMD processor when I get a new machine in a couple of months. Is AMD more blog friendly than Intel? I ask, [...]
Drive-in Theater 2.0
Whatever happened to the Great American Drive-in theater? There's something to be said about freezing your ass off at 10pm, watching a first run movie release on a gigantic screen in front of a parking lot (all while listening to the soundtrack on a single speaker hanging from the top of your driver's side window). [...]
George W. Bush loves BitTorrent
Yes, the president may not know much about the Internets, but at least he has set up his own Torrent site – BushTorrents. I didn't think his administration was so progressive, but they've really embraced P2P in a big way here. One of his earlier blog entries was rather revealing: “You see, politics is a [...]
The Next Monopoly
We were watching TV the other day when a news segment mentioned that there's a new Monopoly board in the works – as if the Star Wars Monopoly wasn't enough? Hasbro is at the drawing board with another Monopoly game. This time, it's the 'Here & Now' Edition (which will be the 'There & Then' [...]
