This is from a couple weeks ago:
My blog is worth $14,113.50.
How much is your blog worth?
Ed Reif, from the great state of California, home of the Governator, In-n-Out Burger, and a lot of weirdness gives me a little plug. Go check out Ed's own experiments with the 2000 Bloggers...
Hotel@nyware- A Business class ticket to cool, with complimentary mojo after takeoff: 2000 Books Monster Quilt -Keep 'Em Coming!
I have updated the review... NOW, with video! Check it out!
iPod2Car Review
This from the the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram:
Creer update
Texas is no longer recruiting Tatum running back Lennon Creer, another Star-Telegram Elite 11 member. Alabama has been rumored to have entered into the picture, though.
Now with Captions!
Last weekend was my birthday - actually it was Sunday, but I like to take the whole weekend when it's available! Friday night we went out with some friends... Here are some pics of the evening...
Let's start with the iPod Shuffle now available in colors! This is a great piece of technology - small, light, wearable... Great for working out, and now available in the iPod colors - original silver, pink, blue, green, and orange! Apple - iPod shuffle
Of course, Windows Vista is available today! You might want to look into getting some kind of guarantee. As CNET points out...
Microsoft's list of requirements for optimally running Vista Ultimate, the fullest version, or other versions, is long and detailed.
Great short story by the master of science fiction, Isaac Asimov. Very interesting premise for the future; or is it our past? Hmmmm... ponder the imponderables.... The Last Question
Found this article on one of the 2000 Bloggers sites... We have a pit bull, Duke, and he's the most sincere and fun dog we have, however, I think that's his handiwork on the bannister. We also have a Catahoula (Armani, don't ask) and a Redbone Coonhound (Reba, get it - the red hair and Reba McIntyre, the country singer), but Duke is the most well behaved of them all. Binary Blonde writes an interesting article on facts and non-facts about the breed, which is actually three different breeds. I didn't know that! Anyway, good read here.
Just a little follow-up on this...
Tino Buntic has some updates on this cool experiment. He still has space available, so head over there and get in on the fun. Also, take note of this "social experiment", where blogger Steven Aitchison is conducting his own study of this interesting phenomena. Head on over there and put in your comments.
Oh, and the picture might be a cover for a book. Check out Joseph Jaffe's site, JaffeJuice, for more info.
Ms. Kovar provides a really nice guide/synopsis on the current presidential candidates and their web sites. Heather is a reporter for News 12 Connecticut and many of her posts deal with her reports. I also found out she went to school at SMU; don't know if she's native Texan, but at least she was here for a few years!
Heather Kovar's Blog: Speaking of Firsts
Update: I wrote that Heather is a "reporter" for News 12 Connecticut... actually she's the morning show ANCHOR for News 12 Connecticut. Big difference... Ms. Kovar was nice enough to NOT call me out on this egregious error. My apologies and thank you for being so gracious...
I'm still on the fence about making the switch to Vista. On the one hand, as an admitted techno-geek, I just want it because it's the latest and greatest. It has a lot of nice features and I have the hardware to support it. Here are more compelling reasons you might want to switch. As I look at the list, it really boils down to compatibility with the tools, applications and games I use. So far, nothing has popped up to indicate I will have many issues, but it was worrisome that the first time I tried Vista, I didn't have sound.
PC World - Windows Vista: 15 Reasons to Switch
2000 Bloggers Can’t Be Wrong... w00t! I made the board! Tino Buntic created this site and I feel privileged to be included. I know I'm not first, but just being one of the 2000 is cool to me... That's me in the yellow box.
Go check it out and visit some of the other fine writers on the "photo board".
The Blogger Links Benefactor - I Link To Blogs For Free: 2000 Bloggers
Interesting idea for accessing your music library from anywhere. Right now this only works with Windows-based PCs, so your mileage may vary... I particularly thought this was an interesting quote and, not being a musician, would have never thought of this a way to use this type of service.
"As Principal Percussionist with the Austin Civic Orchestra, I urgently needed a refresher in the fifth movement of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 9 at a rehearsal last spring. My recording of the music was stored on my computer at home on the other side of town. Fortunately, I was able to retrieve the recording and download it to my PDA without having to drive home and miss any rehearsal. Avvenu saved the day!" —KojiDoes it make it a "limited" type service? Or is this something that anyone who likes to listen to music will find beneficial?
I knew you could do this, but I just haven't had the time to figure it all out. Now the fellows over at HDJunkie.com have written a clear procedure for getting HD video recordings off of your PVR. If you have Verizon FiOS' first generation PVR, then you know that managing all the HD recordings can be a p-i-t-a because the drive is SOOOOOO small for this activity (20GB! give me a break). With this procedure and my HTPC, I can offload those programs to the hard drive or burn them to DVD, and I should have enough drive space on the PVR at all times. As it is, I've had to delete some the kids' stuff just so I can time-shift my "My Name is Earl/The Office" viewing pleasure! Now I can watch "Heroes" without worrying about missing Jack Bauer's hero acts on "24". This should work for any "cable-provided" PVR.
Copy HDTV from your Cable Box to your PC!
Thought I would mention this article, since Ms. Des Jardins was kind enough to link to this recent post. Jory, if I may, is a media consultant and one of the co-founders of BlogHer. I feel quite privileged and honored!
The Servant Leader: More than a paradox or trendy corporate mandate...and not kinky | BlogHer
Great information here on creating backlinks for your blog/website. It's a quick read, but one that will take some time to complete if you're not already a member of the various sites listed. But it should be well worth the effort.
Instant Backlinks - Blogging on Blogging
The article lists several reasons that the iPhone announcement was premature. Everything from giving competitors time to react to the breakdown of talks with Cisco over the use of iPhone name. In case you didn't know, Cisco actually owns the name "iPhone".
How Steve Jobs blew his iPhone keynote
Enjoy some Vista tips with your Sunday morning coffee... or lunch...
Top 10 Tweaks, Tips, and Tricks for Windows Vista ~ Chris Pirillo
I've known Joe since we were in college. Great guy with a lot of interesting network marketing ideas. He has an extensive contact list and really knows his way around the internet network marketing business. Go take a look at his blog and get to know Joe!
Building Your MLM, Network Marketing Business
I submitted an article to the Carnival of Success. Go and check out the other fine articles available there. I am sure the authors will appreciate your visits and comments.
SuccessJolt » Blog Archive » Carnival of Success #13
Right off the bat, this article really caught my eye: Mid-Life Crisis: It’s Not Just for Men Anymore!
Another Vista tidbit, only from a negative perspective. Not sure if this view will pan out, but I do know that, from a business perspective, the company I work for, just finished a Windows XP roll-out and we will not be looking at rolling out Vista for a while...
Vista at the tipping point | Tech News on ZDNet
As I reported previously, Vista offers some cool ways to increase performance. This is fairly comprehensive test of this performance hack with some interesting results.
» Is your flash drive fast enough for Vista’s ReadyBoost? | Ed Bott’s Microsoft Report | ZDNet.com
Already seeing results from my review of John Chow dot Com! Go there and read the other reviews; I'm sure the authors will appreciate your visits to their sites. And while your there leave some comments and suggestions. Thanks, again, John!
Review My Blog - Ninth Batch « John Chow dot Com
Nice article on upgrading to Windows Vista. I ran into sound driver issues, both with on-board SoundBlaster24 and a Soundblaster Audigy 2. I couldn't get sound from either one... These issues should be resolved by now, or at least by the release date at the end of this month. Otherwise, the upgrade was fairly smooth, but time-consuming, even on my system with a dual-core AMD Opteron 165 with 2GBs of memory. At least this guide should help some of you get through the upgrade process without too much tribulation.
Upgrade from Windows XP to Vista
Thought this was very funny... this quote was especially humorous - "She's too much of a train wreck. Besides, we already have Paris Hilton." OUCH! Well she is trying to remake her image. Somehow the panty-less escapades probably put a damper on this opportunity. After the Janet Jackson fiasco, I think the NFL likes their celebs "fully" clothed.
FOX Sports - NFL - Report: NFL tells Britney 'No thanks'
Here I go again... as I've said in the previous post, I'm all over the place, but this article from Ft. Worth Star-Telegram is a good read and definitely a timely piece of journalism. Heroes are a very subjective business in the military, no matter how you or I feel. And apparently, ultimate heroism has been more difficult to achieve since World War II. I certainly believe that those fighting men of WWII are our greatest generation, but anyone who has served since, especially in times of conflict, are no less deserving of recognition.
Star-Telegram | 01/13/2007 | Vets question why few medals given in Iraq
I know I'm all over the place with my postings, but that's kind of the story of my life... I've always been "jack-of-all, master-of-none" and it's served me well. But it can also be detrimental because it comes across as unfocused or uncommitted. What are your thoughts, especially as it relates to this blog? Any ideas, thoughts or critiques you may have are certainly welcome.
Some really good career-type information here at this site. Nice layout and pertinent articles for the job hunter or newly graduated.
Edugree
Update: The iPod2Car has been renamed... or the product line has been renamed to iSimple. I'm sure Apple had a heavy hand in this decision being as they don't appreciate anyone being even slightly confused as to the origins of any "inferior" products lest they give Apple a huge black eye... and we don't want that, now do we?
I got my first iPod over a year ago, after first trying the Dell DJ. One of the main things I wanted to do was to be able to listen to my music player in my truck (well, actually Suburban, but I like to call it a truck). Imagine the possibilities on long soccer trips! No more CDs scattered all over the place; no more fiddling with the changer. My whole library of CDs and my MP3 collection on one small, easy to use gadget. So I tried the usual FM modulator solution, and I was not impressed. I'm not an "audiophile" but I think I know what does and doesn't sound good... FM-based transmitters DO NOT sound good and the all-too-frequent, high-pitched whine drove me crazy. So I went looking for a better solution, and ran across the Aux2Car, but never found the funds to get one for the Dell DJ. Once apple released a color iPod, I knew I had to make the switch to the 20gig iPod Color Photo, so I sold the DJ and bought the iPod. It was then that I discovered the Peripheral Electronics also made the iPod2Car, now renamed to the iSimple iPod Car Adapter Interface, and listening to music in my truck has never been the same. Although, I had Best Buy do the installation, I realized later on how easy the install would have been to do myself. As it is, two of my co-workers have gone out and bought one of these units and have installed it themselves - one in a Toyota 4Runner and the other, in a Dodge Ram truck. Anyway, I highly recommend this product and it's available at many retailers for many late-model year vehicles. You will not regret putting one in your vehicle of choice. And lastly, here's a video to demonstrate the difference in this product and and FM modulator:
This news should really be a boon to US soccer. Even though Beckham has seen his better days, there is no doubt that he is still an icon of the sport. Being in L.A. will also be beneficial to him and the sport due the large Hispanic population that are avid soccer fans. And actually, as far as changing the competitive balance of the league, I think this is a non-factor. L.A. won't win an MLS Cup just because he is there, but it will make them contenders, if not one of the favorites.
From the Dallas Morning News:
Beckham to play for LA Galaxy
Former English captain will earn estimated $250 million for five years02:48 PM CST on Thursday, January 11, 2007
LONDON – Roll out the red carpet, Hollywood. The David Beckham show is coming to town.
It's not Bend it Like Beckham this time, though. It's more like "Spend it Like Beckham."
APDavid Beckham was a fixture on England's national team.The most recognized player on the planet – fashion icon, tabloid fixture, marketing giant and husband of a former Spice Girl – is taking his game and fame to Tinseltown, and he's going to be earning an estimated $250 million for the five years of his contract.
The 31-year-old former England captain agreed to a deal Thursday to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer, turning down a two-year contract extension from Real Madrid for a chance to lift soccer's profile in the United States.
"There are so many great sports in America," the former Manchester United star said. "There are so many kids that play baseball, American football, basketball. But soccer is huge all around the world apart from America, so that's where I want to make a difference with the kids."
Los Angeles opens its season April 8 in Houston, but Beckham is not expected to join the team until August. His four-year contract with Madrid expires at the end of this season. FC Dallas plays in Los Angeles on April 12. A date for the teams' match in Frisco has not yet been determined.
Beckham, who has failed to win any major titles in 3½ seasons in Madrid, said the time was right for a change.
"I've played now for two of the biggest clubs in the world and played at the highest level for 15 years, and now I think that I need another challenge," Beckham said.
Beckham will become the biggest star to play soccer in the United States since Pele and Franz Beckenbauer played in the now-defunct North American Soccer League in the 1970s.
The Galaxy, citing industry experts, said the LA deal is worth more than $250 million in salary and commercial endorsements – about $1 million a week – and is "thought to be the biggest in sporting history."
"David Beckham is a global sports icon who will transcend the sport of soccer in America," MLS commissioner Don Garber said.
Beckham and his pop star wife, Victoria, should fit in just fine in LA. Beckham opened a soccer academy in Carson, California, last year, and Victoria was photographed house-hunting in the area.
A celebrity who draws paparazzi like a movie star, Beckham and his wife regularly find their way onto tabloid and magazine covers. With trendy clothes, rotating hair colors and styles and a glamorous wife, he's the epitome of the modern mix of celebrity and athlete. He's even had a movie named after him: Bend it like Beckham.
His soccer skills are only part of the equation. He's David Beckham Inc., a multinational corporation with links to Pepsi, Gillette, Motorola and Adidas.
MLS even changed its rules on salary caps, clearing the way for Beckham to sign the lucrative deal and become the first player to be signed under the new rule.
"I'm going out there to hopefully build a club and team that's got a lot of potential," Beckham said. "I think that's what excites me."
