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10 Interesting Links From December 18th

December 19th, 2009 Greg Smith No comments
  • Children die by dozens as adults snap | KRQE News 13 New Mexico – "This has really been the year for tragedy for children in Albuquerque," Pat Davis, a spokesman for District Attorney Kari Brandenburg, told KRQE News 13. "It's been so extraordinary we don't want to see this happen again."
  • 2011 Ford Mustang: Five-Point-Oh is now 412 hp – To Ford Mustang fans, 5.0 means a lot, and the new 2011 5.0-liter V8 Mustang will deliver 412 hp, company officials said on Thursday. The information was supposed to be embargoed until Dec. 28, but news leaked out shortly after the announcement in Dearborn, Mich.
  • Business On The Wild East’s Frontier – Forbes.com – I am riding along with a team of 10 American officials from the smallish but distinctly upscale town of Rio Rancho, N.M., population 80,000. The officials have come–the first of many planned reciprocal visits–to begin sister-city procedures with Hunchun.
  • Phoenix explosion sends man to hospital – A garage storing black powder and other ammunition exploded in east Phoenix, setting the house on fire and sending a 57-year-old man to the hospital.
  • Mesquite blog: Long hair gets pre-kindergarten student kicked out of class | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Latest News – Four-year-old Taylor Pugh, in prekindergarten at Floyd Elementary School, likes his hair long – just below his ears and along his collar in the back. He likes it longer in front. That length is outside the school district's dress code so the boy has been having lessons alone in the library. And his mother says the district has said he will be kicked out of school completely on Tuesday.
  • seMissourian.com: Local News: Sonic employee charged with cooking meth in restaurant – Cape Girardeau police officer Eric Ralls responded to a call at 1:57 a.m. Thursday and upon arrival reportedly found Dennie L. Bratcher, 27, a shift manager at the restaurant, cooking a batch of methamphetamine, according to the probable-cause statement.
  • 6 Adorable Cat Behaviors With Shockingly Evil Explanations | Cracked.com – Cats have many different ways of communicating, but the meow is every cat's go-to vocalization when it wants to tell us something; be it, "I'm hungry," "pay attention to me" or "I just took a dump, go clean it up." However, far from the one-dimensional barking sound that dogs use to communicate, cats are like living stereo equalizers that are able to fine tune the pitches and tones of their meows… so they can better manipulate you into doing what they want.
  • Arizona sheriff ups the ante against his foes — latimes.com – But he has escalated his tactics in recent months, not only defying the federal government but launching repeated investigations of those who criticize him. He recently filed a racketeering lawsuit against the entire Maricopa County power structure. On Thursday night, the Arizona Court of Appeals issued an emergency order forbidding the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office from searching the home or chambers of a Superior Court judge who was named in the racketeering case.
  • CreditBloggers: A Great Gift For Kids: A Box of Boxes – My dad always said that we played more with the boxes than items came in than with the toys themselves. Once again, I had to learn things the hard way. So here is my frugal, creative holiday shopping idea for parents of young children: give your kids a box of boxes.
  • Credit Card Skimmer Found On Gas Pump – Portland News Story – KPTV Portland – Vancouver police said the skimming device had been plugged into the wiring behind the panel of a gas pump at the 7-Eleven at 5600 E. Fourth Plain Blvd. It didn't impact customers' ability to purchase gas and it was well hidden from view, according to officers.
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    The Tesla Model S Coupe Previewed And Preorderd

    April 3rd, 2009 Greg Smith No comments

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    Tesla finally announced their new Model S Coupe last week. This is the car that Tesla was supposed to build in Albuquerque, but moved the manufacturing to San Jose California when they got a better deal. That didn’t work out either and it’s not clear to me exactly where they plan to build the Model S.

    I lived in San Jose in 2001 and it’s a crazy place compared to Albuquerque. I’m still not sure how they ever thought it would be cheaper to produce the cars there rather in Albuquerque in the long term. It could end up being a good thing for Albuquerque if they go out of business like Eclipse Aviation did. I’m certainly not wishing for Tesla to go under but the times are tough and I’ve read some possible bad news in that regard. I would still like to see them have some manufacturing in Albuquerque.

    At $40,000 over 500 sedans have already been pre ordered. It’s a good looking car but I won’t be on the buyers list anytime soon. Maybe if they came out with a pickup truck I might have to get out the credit card.

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    Quicken 2006 For Mac

    August 4th, 2005 Greg Smith 1 comment

    Quicken 2006 for Mac came out recently. I’ve been using it for years, upgrading ever few years so I’ve been watching for reviews. Macintouch has several.

    I purchased Quicken 2006 yesterday when it was announced. I began using the software in 2002 and have upgraded every year. This is the buggiest version I’ve ever seen. It constantly crashes, and right now, I can’t even get it to launch.

    I’ve used Quicken for many years, upgrading when new versions were released. With each new version, I’ve come to expect a less reliable product. Quicken 2006 is especially bad.

    I downloaded Quicken 2006 last night. It repeatedly crashed while converting the Q2005 file. I copied the file in 2005 (and dropped early data), and it crashed when opened in Q2006. I did a full export from Q2005, and Q2006 loaded the file, but then crashed on reopening. OSX 10.4.2.

    These are just a few reviews, and most people only talk about the bad not the good. Still this isn’t sounding so great. I’ve signed up every year, for years, to be a beta tester. Yet I have never been chosen. I’m sure I could have helped with this.

    2006 Has a few new features, but one feature that still seems missing is the use of the keychain to keep credit card and bank passwords instead of their own system. I think I may skip 2006 this time around as well.

    Update 08/05/05 05:32 PM: Look-y there, there’s already an update out.

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    I Ordered The iPod Photo

    October 26th, 2004 Greg Smith 7 comments

    Dam you Apple, dam you all to hell!!!! Why must you separate me from my money? At this rate my credit card will never get paid off.

    1-2 weeks to ship is just to long. Why must you torture me in so many ways?

    [Update:] It shipped on Oct 27th from Shanghai. It now shows that it arrived in Albuquerque tonight (Oct 29th). Guess I have to wait till Monday.

    Buy the Apple 40 GB iPod Photo or Apple 60 GB iPod Photo from Amazon. 

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    20 Inch Apple Montor Almost Here

    July 27th, 2004 Greg Smith 2 comments
    It’s about time! My 20″ monitor has almost shipped! 
     
     
    From: liz@smalldog.com 
    Subject: Small Dog Electronics Order Update XXXXXX 
    Date: July 27, 2004 2:49:59 PM MDT 
    Cc: liz@smalldog.com 
    Invoice #: XXXXXX
    Client ID: XXXXXX

    Hi Greg

    We want to keep you up to date with your recent order. This email is to alert you that a charge has been made to your credit card. Your order has moved to the next step of processing and will be shipping shortly.

    Packages that ship from our Waitsfield, Vermont warehouse will receive a second email with shipping and tracking information. Items shipping from other locations will not receive auto-generated shipping notification.

    Thank you for placing your order with Small Dog Electronics!

    The address we are shipping to is:

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    Elisabeth Waller
    Small Dog Electronics - An Apple Specialist
    1673 Main St.
    Waitsfield, VT 05673
    Phone 802-496-7171 Ext: 640
    Fax 802-496-6257
    liz@smalldog.com 

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    Apple PDA Rumors Again

    February 16th, 2004 Greg Smith 2 comments
    Rumors of a Apple branded PDA have surface again. The rumors have persisted for so long that Apple needs to come out with one just to make them go away. Granted, I would be the first one to buy it if it ever came out but it seems so unlikely at this point.

    “According to this report, the device will run an operating system that is described as being “OS X-like” and is quite possibly based on Linux. It will have an unknown amount of RAM, but it will also have the same type of miniature hard drive that is used in Apple’s iPod line of MP3 players. Apparently it will use a clamshell design, with the screen on one side and keyboard on the other. Like many recent clamshell models, the screen can be rotated around and closed over the keyboard, allowing the device to be used as a tablet. Its touchscreen will have a HVGA resolution, and it will use Apple’s Inkwell for handwriting recognition.”

    Linux? It might be”OSX-like” because it is OSX. I would think that Apple would have an easier time scaling down OSX then trying to make another operating system look like OSX and scaling it down. And if it’s a true PDA I think Apple would likely license the PalmOS. It seems logical that it would have the iPod hard drive in it. In fact I’m surprised no one else has already done this. The rest of the hardware sounds cool, and very do able.

    It’s no doubt that Apple has been playing with prototypes for some time. I’m hopeful but skeptical that Apple will ever release it. My credit card stands ready if they do. 

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