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N-e-who, you could sign up for a sticker and guess what came today in the mail, strait from New York city!
The downside to netbooks is that there isn't that much room for stickers.
I was greatly surprised that I could even get a sticker. When I got the GMail stickers I had to send a money order to cover the postage, which in retrospect seems weird since Google makes billions of dollars a year.
Thanks gdgt!
Earth Day is April 22nd and BestBuy has a tie-in promotion that might save you some money.
You can get a rebate on certain consumer electronics if you bring in a corresponding old gadget (in working order). Get money off on a Blu-Ray player when you bring in a DVD or VHS player. The savings are not stellar but it might cover the taxes.
I took advantage of the Earth Day promotion and bought a Canon A1000IS to replace my beloved intermittent failure Canon A550 Powershot.
Not much has changed between my old A550 and the new A1000IS, think evolution not revolution.
With just a weekend's use there are some features that I already like.
- Smaller form factor
- larger LCD on the back
- Eye candy like cross dissolves between photos in preview mode.
- A face detect feature that will follow your subjects face.
- Tells you what megapixel the photos sizes are in the menu.
It will take me some time getting used to the buttons as they are flush with the camera body as opposed to being raised as the A550. And it's just so small.
Over all this promotion is a good incentive to get people more responsible with their e-waste all be it with a carrot. BestBuy and FutureShop have been recycling old and broken consumer electronics for years. If they only promoted this year round and not just around Earth Day to cash in on going green.
The cynic in my can't help but think that this may contribute to e-waste as people will cycle out their products before end of life. When these products die or are replaced will people recycle them properly?
If you want to recycle your gadgets check out the Consumer Electronics Association's site My Green Electronics for a list of recyclers near you and Earth Day tips how to be green all year long.
All kidding aside, cut & paste while a basic need that users have been begging for (myself included) there are other features that will be included in the summer release.
- In App Purchases will let you buy more levels in games or add ons for applications for example. Hopefully it just won't be used to micro payment us to death.
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Landscape mode is now available in mail for typing. Not a killer point for me, but some people are dying for this.
- Push Notification Service. Apple can push information to your applications like AIM or hopefully FaceBook so you don't have to load said application to be updated on messages received. It's not background processes but it's better than nothing. Hopefully they will deliver on this feature, unlike last years promise of push notification that never materialized .
- The Maps application can now be integrated into other applications and developers can (with their own maps) enable turn by turn directions using the GPS.
- Peer to Peer Connectivity will let people play head to head games or share information in applications.
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Accessories will connect to the 30 pin connector or by Bluetooth and communicate with your iPhone / iPod Touch. First generation iPod Touch owners are out of luck since we do not have Bluetooth. Some very cool possiblites here and I can also see some very expensive hardware as well.
- iPod Library Access allows you to better control your music when inside a game or application.
Up to now I've payed $30 for software upgrades to my iPod Touch (while they have been free for iPhone owners) and it looks like I'll be spending another $9.99 when version 3.0 is released and I'm fine with that I really am.
Even paying $40 is still less than one month of service with Rogers for the iPhone and I would have payed at least $1350 over the past 15 months I've had my Touch.
That doesn't mean I wouldn't want to have an iPhone if someone was willing to pay for it.
Due to mailing my self addressed envelop so close to the deadline and the usual while supplies last line, I was worried that I might have missed out on getting some GMail stickers. So I'm really happy they arrived.
Also having to get a $4 international reply coupon these free stickers started to get expensive.
As you can see I got the unicorn sticker (of course).
Having got EEEBuntu running on my EEE PC (more to come on that) I had to put the GMail logo on the lid.
Thanks GMail for the stickers.
Now I'll have to get some more stickers for my EEE PC.
In the print add they advertised the new MacBook at the incredible price of $1149.99 (usually $1399.99). You know it's the new MacBook since it says 160GB.
This doesn't affect me since I just don't have the money to buy a MacBook (new or old). I did find it an interesting mistake on BestBuy's part.
I wonder how many people thought that they were going to get a deal besides that couple yesterday afternoon? Were they able to get the sale price on the new MacBook?
But you can save 99¢ if you buy the new MacBook directly from Apple.
I uninstalled Chrome on one of the machines I use and had a laugh at the dialog box that appeared. Maybe they have a coder that has been dumped too many times. Either way Chrome you might come across as being needy or trying to hard. Just try being yourself you'll find someone special.
It's not you Chrome, it's me.
In 2004 TechTV was bought by Comcast and within six months we saw a great technology network retooled for the Jackass generation. Those of us wanting more followed former TechTV talent to TWIT & Rervision3 to name a few.
One such destination has been CNET. They produce more original content than most networks, let alone technology content. Just check out CNet TV and you'll that CNet is a top of the line technology resource.
When CBS acquired CNET earlier this year, it finally seemed as the major networks had taken notice of the importance of top tier technology reporting. Unlike what they usually pass off as tech segments.
But six months later, CBS Interactive (in which CNet is included) is laying off almost 300 employees and probably safe to say there will be more down the road. One can not help but think that this might be to the detriment of CNet.
I hope we do not see history repeat itself.
When the Watermill takes off it will really be a boom to the droid resale market since what we'll all really need is a droid that understands the binary language of moisture vaporators.
After sending off my latest broken headphones I received the replacement ones from the good people at Apple support. I wonder how long this pair will last?
If you want to test your phish-dar, SonicWALL can test your skills at discerning between legitimate and illegitimate emails.
Afterwards you can see why each email is legitimate or illegitimate and hopefully it will help you spot future phishing scams in your inbox.
How did you fair compared to me? No peaking.
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