I still think it’s a Video Camera
I posted about this camera on September of 2007
Hitting store shelves on March 2008 for about a grand.
Why rip when Fox will rip it for you.
Fox is now shipping DVDs with “Pre-Ripped” content.
My copy of “Family Guy, Blue Harvest” is one of the first titles to have this feature. You get a standard DVD movie and a second CD-ROM with the “Pre-Ripped” copy.
Buyer beware!!!
Viewing the “Pre-Ripped” copy is not as easy as just putting the disc into your computer, copying the file and pressing play. Ohh no… Here’s what really happens. The disc will auto play and open iTunes. iTunes will direct you to enter a serial number as prof of purchase. Once the serial number is confirmed, iTunes will download the “Pre-Ripped” copy into your media library.
Yup! that’s right.
The “Pre-Ripped” copy was never on the CD-ROM. You have to download it.
Oh well, at least you don’t have to pay for two copies of the movie.
Do’s and Don’ts with Babies
Being a brand new parent, I’ve been getting lots of helpful advice from friends and family. Here is a great set of visual aids I received from Jason. Thanks, Jay!
More of these useful tips can be found here.
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Looks like LucasArts is finally going to produce the “ultimate Jedi game.” Check out this video–it really is poetry in motion.
Data Center Cabling
I think the picture above is a good physical representation of our wifi network saturation. Man, I’d hate to have to trace a cable in that data center.
Here are examples of data center cabling “art.” (There are prettier examples, like below)
It’s been about 2 weeks since my last Blu-Ray vs HD-DVD post. You know what that means =D
In other news…
Happy Friday!!!
your resident MCOJ Fanboy
How to Make the Most of Grocery Coupons
The Simple Dollar posted about The One Month Coupon Strategy. In a nutshell:
… take the coupon section out of the Sunday paper and put it aside for four weeks – don’t even bother to look at it. Four weeks later, open it up and clip everything that’s even remotely of interest, whether you’d buy it normally or not.
At that point, take the wad of coupons to the store and just look at the shelves. Magically, most of those coupons you have will sync up very well with stuff that’s already on sale on the shelves. When you combine the sale price and the coupon, you’ll usually be able to get items for next to nothing.
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Why does this work? Coupons in the newspaper are usually the first wave of a product push from large companies. They’ll put out coupons to start bumping up the sales, then they’ll move onto sale prices later on in the promotion.
Canon EOS Rebel XSi
Canon’s Rebel line of entry-level digital SLR cameras seem to be a half-step ahead of their professional 30D/40D series. The new Rebel XSi has a 12.2 MP sensor, a Digic III processor, a 3″ LCD screen and “Live View” view-finding (also found in Canon’s top-of-the-line 1D Mark III series).
Sure, you won’t get the rugged sturdiness and weather-proofing of the professional line of SLRs, but the amount of functionality in these “entry level” cameras is comparable. Either way, I’d definitely recommend a Canon Rebel to anybody interested in taking the plunge into SLR photography.
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