No doubt about it, Apple’s iPhone is sexy. No doubt about it, back in its day Apple’s Newton was sexy too. Will I buy a super expensive iPhone just as Apple decides they are a flop and discontinues them? No! Will the iPhone go the way of the Newton? I’ll wait and see. But! Besides the Newton inspired worries I told Mike about, my main cause for concern on the iPhone is the battery life. Well, CES 2007 brings the introduction of a trickle-charging wireless power source which could basically eliminate battery life as an issue. Way cool!!
Stuff
chocolat weiss
Their all flash website makes linking worthless, which I hate. But the Chocolat Weiss ‘Dark Chocolate 70% with roasted cocoa beans” Sheila gave Carol was amazing! Yum Yum. Bring it on.
Big TV
Somewhat strangely, my Mom is responsible for my latest tech lust. Her old TV was getting iffy and now I’m totally jealous of her new 32″ HD LCD. Tonight I started my reading in earnest, and found a few cools sites and articles. Antennaweb.org tells you what digital signals you might receive in your area. I found antennaweb in (stop rubbing cows!) this cnet article which gave an excellent albeit remedial overview of hdtv. Another cnet page has a size calculator which I liked.
hacking your gpa
This story about some congressional aide trying to solicit hackers is hilarious. I love the pidgeons, or lack thereof!
Merry Christmas
I’ve been a little busy lately planning my recent escape from email servers. I’ve barely had a moment to think about Christmas. Now tonight, after spending a few days recovering from food poisoning, working almost 6 hours on a Sunday, Carol and I are watching the Grinch and shopping online. Christmas shopping is so heartwarming when an actor in a green suit reminds you that “Christmas doesn’t come from a store.” Merry Christmas!
I’m free!
I’m free. I’m no longer an Exchange email server administrator.
food poisoning sucks
Baskin Robbins or a vegan restaurant. It’s a toss up. Now I’m fully on the mend and I got to eat a lot of jello which doesn’t happen everyday.
bad toys
These 10 dangerous toys are not on my wishlist this year. But I think I might have had one of these battlestar toys as a kid.
IT crowd and more Christmas ideas
IT Crowd will be made into a US series ala the The Office, according to wikipedia. I still want a DVD of the orginal series, but that’s not available yet.
Another UK made item is the USB Missile Launcher. The good news, though, is that is now available from a domestic US source. I love Think Geek. No wish list required. If I happen to get 2, 3, or heck even 5 of these from different people, that’s AOK. There is software to run all of them in sync. (I think.. but still, I have special projects planned if I get more than one. Robots, home defense, lots of ideas)
Christmas list
Oh! And I almost forgot. Here’s my amazon wishlist for this year. I will add things as I can. The next two weeks are going to be crazy at work, so I would absolutely love it if people could send me their wishlists. (or leave them in comments) thanks!