Abusive New York Camera Store Threatens Blogger

Buyer beware. Read this blog on one shoppers online purchase turned into a nightmare.

"I will make sure you will never be able to place an order on the internet again." "I'm an attorney, I will sue you." "I'm going to call your local police and have two officers come over and arrest you." Just a few of the fun things I got to hear today from someone who said his name was Steve Phillips over at PriceRitePhoto.

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How to Get Revenge Against Junk Faxers

This Washington Post article offers some unique (and sometimes hilarious) solutions to stop junk faxes and make the spammers wince in the process. The article also provides some background on why junk faxes persist and provides links to additional web resources.

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Portable USB Drive Apps

List of utilities that can be run from a USB drive. Editors, graphics programs, network, repair, and diagnostic tools included.

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Mac OS X Tiger free video tutorials

This site looks like a great resource to those of you looking to learn more about your Mac. Though it may be to basic for some more advanced Mac users.

Atomic Learning offers a variety of free video tutorials covering many aspects of Mac OS X 10.4. Here you can learn about the Dashboard, Spotlight as well as other new features.

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Tape defeats any CD DRM

Looking to get around Sony's XCP digital rights on your CDs. Then try using tape. This site tells you how and why it works.

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THE SURF GUITAR

If this ever hits the market guitar players who love using their PC may find it hard to get anything else done. This guitar has an Intel Centrino powered laptop inside this working guitar. Now if they would combine PCs and Legos I would be in heaven.

See more about this at Pocket-Lint.co.uk

BigFoot Keyboard

Looking to relive a childhood moving staring Tom Hanks! Then look no further than Suzuki's BigFoot. This foot size piano requires no power and can be setup to contain three octaves. What I find most interesting about this "piano" is that instead of hammers and strings it uses reeds and forced air to produce it's sounds. Suzuki's site describes the BigFoot as...

A gigantic piano keyboard sculptured from perfectly proportioned oversized foam piano keys. They snap together to form one, two, even three full chromatic octaves! Step on any key and play a perfectly formed, in tune note. Play melodies, chords, songs with one student or the whole class.

Now go out and have fun playing chopsticks with your boss. Just remember that you'll have to take turns on this keyboard.

Suzuki Instruments’ Big Foot [Product Page]
Ultraziod Keyboard (Gizmodo)

Robotic Guitar Tuner

Having trouble tuning your guitar? Then try this gadget out and get in tune with the band. Visit the Hot Guitarist to purchase.

Check out this comments as well...
Robotic Guitar Tuner (Gizmodo)
The String Master Robotic Guitar Tuner (OhGizmo!)
Robotic Guitar Tuner (Hot Guitarist)

Cool Internet speed test

A graphical tool that will show you your Internet test and compare it with other services.

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Run Away! Run Away!

Might this be the famed Monty Pyton killer rabbit plush toy we have all been wating for!!!

Check it out here at ThinkGeek.com

Win an iPod Shuffle Like I did

Last month all I did was sign up on Thursday and by Tuesday I was notified that I was the winner of Octobers iPod Shuffle drawing. Check out their site and scroll to the bottom to see my name listed. Now I have not as of yet seen the shuffle, but I am waiting patiently. I guess this means I will need to begin using iTunes.

While you are over at Cannon PC's website Register for the Cannon PC Monthly newsletter and a chance to win a Register for the Cannon PC Monthly newsletter and a chance to win an Apple iPod Shuffle 1 GB MP3 player! They are giving away one iPod each month!

Before I go if you are curious as to what Cannon PC does they seem to specialize in media center PCs for your home theater system. They are looking to provide you the ultimate experience in your viewing habits.

UPDATE
I recieved my iPod Shuffle today. I guess there are legit iPod drawings. Now I need to decide what to do with it. I already have a 1GB MP3 player I like so I do not need this one. Maybe I'' sell it or give it away for Christmas.

"Once iPodder, now Juice" by They Might Be Midgets

My favorite podcast aggregator official changed their name from iPodder to Juice. It seems that a certain company did not like their use of iPod in their name. So once again the little company bows to the big one. I find it ironic that the now big once small company has become a lot like their rival. What ever happened to Peace, Hope, Joy and Charity? Maybe they all got married, had children, and moved on.

So what is a podcast? I am glad you asked. A podcast is an audio or video file most often an audio mp3 that you as a user can automatically download without having to personally visit the site everytime a new podcast post is added. The Wiki Encyclopedia describes it as...

Technologies for automatically distributing audio and video programs over the internet via a publish and subscribe model. Podcasting enables independent producers to create self-published, syndicated "radio shows," and gives broadcast radio or television programs a new distribution method.

As stated above many podcasters are using this audio and video distribution format to become DJ's, talkshow host, and TV networks via the internet. Have you ever wanted your own radio show? Well using podcast technology you can now be the next Rush Limbaugh, Paul Harvey, or Nancy and Kevin Lynn and never leave your bedroom.

Watch for more to come on the topic of podcasting in the meantime check out Juice's site and download their program. Then subscribe to some podcasts to get a feel for what you can get. Currently I download and listen to tech shows, daily audible Bible readings, and even Sherlock Holmes stories. If you want a few quick sites to listen to here they are, but please be aware that the FCC does not regulate this media so at times you may come across questionable material. Please be discerning in what you listen to. Just copy the url into your Podcast Aggregator and it will begin the downloads for you. Be sure to look for archived issues in the subscription window.

Tech - Leo Laoporte - http://leoville.tv/podcasts/leo.xml
Bible - NETBible daily readings - http://feeds.feedburner.com/thebiblepodcast
Sherlock Holmes - http://www.pinkgeek.net/weblog3/rss.xml

Expect to see a fuller list in the future.

Did anyone catch the flash back to a music group from my youth. Oh, the Glory days!!!!!

The Five Wordpress Plugins You Want

There are a multitude of blogging services out there for bloggers to use. Those that have features that make blogging easier and more fun are always wanted. Check out these tools if you are using WordPress and want some plugins.

After installing and customizing wordpress I soon realized that I would need a couple of features to improve it. After a few hours of search and a few hours more of trying different plug ins here is a list of 5 plug ins I find of great value.

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FolderShare now free!

Hey this service looks like it could be very useful as long as they do not look at your files. I plan to give this a try. After which I will give you my thoughts on this service.

FolderShare, a service that used to cost $50/year, is now free, thanks to Microsoft which has recently bought the company. FolderShare allows you to create a private peer-to-peer network that will help you to synchronize files across multiple devices and access or share files with colleagues and friends.

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Betcha Didn't Know Your Mac Could Do This...

Being new to the Mac word any information on how one can more easily use an OS is appreciated. Check out this site if you are new to the Mac world as well.
This site includes a...

Sweet list of boot command keys. I know this is Digg and on Digg, everybody knows everything and all stories are old news or dupes. There has to be someone who didn't know these....

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GIMP your PICS

While we are on the topic of image editors here is another one I like. Gimp is not for the faint hearted. It is a high power image editor and it will take some time to learn, but I think once you have learned how to properly use this you will love it.

Their site has this to say about their product.

GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It works on many operating systems, in many languages.

Paint.NET v2.5 Beta 5 is NOW OUT!!

Paint.NET is an excellent FREE image editing program. According to this digg post "Paint.net is just like photo shop but better and FREE!!" I do not know about it being better, but it does an awesome job for a FREE editor.

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Review of Price-Comparison Sites

I am all about finding the best deal online and for a long time I have used EdealInfo.com and PriceGrabber.com. Recently I have just added cheap.typepad.com. All of these have been of great use to me and I am always willing to add more sites.

Well in comes this post from Digg that talks about an article that reviews a variety of shopping sites. So I have linked to it for you to review as well. Personally, my favorites are still PriceGrabber, EDealInfo, and CheapStingyB------.

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Awesome Nano iPod Headset

These foldable, battery free headphones are said to be lightweight and include a standard 3.5-mm jack for non-nano connectivity or full (blind) access to the inserted nano's controls via integrated click wheel

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Test Blog

This is being sent via my Axim X50v.

Blogging with Blogger Made Easier

Wow I just found a really awesome tool for Microsoft Word. My last post to BodyLife was done from Microsoft Word via a toolbar add in . The install was simple and using the tool was even simpler. I just typed in my text including formatting and then I click the post button. It queried me to setup some settings and chose a blog (I have 3 at blogspot currently administer). Then it submitted it to Blogspot for me and I was done. I am not sure if I will use it a lot but I will keep this tool in my pocket so I can more easily blog offline.

I also am using another tool I find most interesting. Blogspot allows me to email my blogs in. That is what I am doing as I type. So when you read this message you should know that it came from my email client and not Word or through Blogspot's website. It is a feature they have built into their service. So you may see more posts as time goes since I will be able to blog with my PDA, Cell Phone, Laptop, or Desktop. As long as I have an Internet connection I can stay connected to my blog. How cools is that. I think this feature only limited by the fact that I cannot email pictures with my post. Maybe they will add that in the future.

Links
BodyLife Blog - http://BodyLife.blogspot.com
Blogger For Word - http://buzz.blogger.com/bloggerforword.html
Email Blogging - http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?answer=135&topic=38

Stay Young!

PowerBook to gain iSight, iBook to go widescreen in 2006

With the initiation of the Intel Power Mac project last month, all five of Apple's Intel Macintosh projects are now said to be underway and moving at an exhaustive, yet fruitful pace. It should come as no surprise that Apple chief executive Steve Jobs is reportedly leading the charge, with his heart set on making 2006 the next 1984.

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Nanoscale Batteries

"Startup A123Systems Inc. on Wednesday (Nov. 2) unveiled a line of nanoscale, Lithium-based batteries said to deliver up to ten times longer battery life and five times the power gains." InformationWeek

Just imagine having smaller batteries that last longer and can power larger more power hungry devices. My PDA could last weeks potential with the wireless on. My laptop would be lighter and last longer. My MP3 player could be smaller. They could even more easily begin the development or implementation of small probes, robots, pace makers, or other health related technologies to improve our lives. Though this could put a hamper on RadioShack's battery sales.

Test Your ISP's Speed

Check out CNET's ISP Speed test. Find out how fast your ISP connection really is. Be sure though to test it at varying times of the day and week to get a fair feel for the speed of your connection. I also recommend that you not use bittorrent or do any other major downloading that could take up bandwidth for your test.

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Talk to a live person

Looking for some cheat codes when calling a company to complain or have questions? Then check out this site before you make your call. It may save you hours pushing buttons in the hopes that you will be able to talk to a live person.

I am not sure how uptodate this list is, but it is worth a try.

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How the Death Star works

The biggest, most powerful and most evil space station ever. A nice description about how the Death Star and its awesome Super Laser would work, along with some interesting background information and some facts that were not mentioned in the movies.

I found this article to fascinating reading and I plan to bookmark this so that I can read about the various other StarWars technology that they have written articles on.

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Move over, Mac Mini -- MiniPC runs Linux

"A Taiwanese systems integrator is readying a tiny Linux-powered PC likely to make even Mac Mini owners envious. The AOpen MiniPC measures 6.5 x 6.5 x 2 inches, is powered by an Intel Pentium M or Celeron M processor, and runs Linspire Linux. "

Mac or PC Mini I do not care. I would love to have one in my living room to hook up to our TV and Stereo. It is the perfect size for what I have been looking to add to my Entertainment System. Maybe I will put one in the bedroom and bathrooms. Oh I see many possibilities....

Please be warned that the pictures are not to scale.

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Huge LEGO Millenium Falcon

LEGO sells their own brick version of the Millenium Falcon, but this LEGO manic built his own version of the famous smuggling ship. What is really awesome is the amount of detail the LEGO artist put into this model. They state...

My second version of the famous starship. Bigger, better, sturdier, studlier. Three feet long, twenty-six inches wide, eight inches tall - not counting turret or dish.

Check out the site here and other LEGO Millenium Falcons as well.

"May the LEGO be with you."

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Useful guides on how to make/convert/encode Any Media File!

digg says... "This site will help you to make your own VideoCDs, SVCDs or DVDs that can be played on your standalone DVD Player from video sources like DVD, Video, TV, DV, Cam or downloaded movie clips like DivX, MOV, RM, WMV and ASF."

Thought I would pass this information along to you my friends. The site looks to have a lot of useful information, but it may be a little over whelming. Regardless, I think that you will find a useful resource here.

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33 reasons NOT to put your pic on the internet

Based on this story I think I will be removing my own pic from this blog. When you see this site you are going to laugh your socks off. This site will show you why not to put your pic on the internet.

Please be advised that one of the pics maybe inappropriate to view any larger.

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Lamborghini towing a Lamborghini

This pic is just crazy. It's a rare Lamborghini LM002 V12 SUV that the Italian exotic carmaker made for a short time back in the day towing a brand new Gallardo. Rich people are nuts.

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