To anticipate and prevent
Back in 2004, there was an eight minute video (written by Robin Sloan and Matt Thompson) that among other things claimed that 2008 was the year that Google merged with Amazon forming Googlezon. As someone who loves Amazon and its Prime service, I thought this was a pretty nifty idea. First off, if you haven’t…
Last night, Best Buy had a Private Event for members of their Reward Zone program who had reached a certain standing. I had been previously invited to one of these events, but either forgot or didn’t care enough to go. This time, I figured it might be worth my time (partially because showing up granted…
Saw Earth, a couple Saturdays ago (May 2nd, to be precise). I wasn’t overly enthusiastic about seeing it (as I had heard literally nothing about it), but the summary on the Fandango App (thank you AT&T for giving your DSL customers free WiFi at all Starbucks locations and apparently Barnes and Nobles) made it seem…
The Fandango app (warning: opens iTunes) is a nifty free application built by Fandango, aka that site you use to check movie times and possibly buy tickets from. I have often used the site to check for movie times, but never for tickets (until last Friday when I used it to get tickets for Star…
Least I Could Do on the Kindle (© Blind Ferret Entertainment) One of the interesting possible uses of the Kindle DX is to “give them away” free with a year (or longer) subscription to a major newspaper. Many people have thought of this, in fact it was used as part of the plot line for…
View Larger Map General Area: Past the Calaveras Reservoir — Sunol to Milpitas Difficulty: Advanced Riders Ride Length: 15 Miles (Up to 1 Hour) Scenery: Up on a hill side overlooking the Reservoir or strolling through some farm lands. Special Notes: I don’t recommend this ride to anyone just starting riding (or just getting back…