Category: Electronics/Technology

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An Upgrade To Even A High Number of Devastating

It is all most 4 a.m. and I am still awake and plugging away on my computer. I have been having a bought of sleeplessness this past week for some unknown reason. Even though it is Saturday night and most people wouldn’t think of it being too big of a deal since most people are able to sleep in on their Sunday mornings. We, the farmers of the world, on the other hand have to get up with the chickens seven days a week, no matter what, no excuses, that’s a fact, jack!

Anyway, there isn’t a whole lot to pick from on the TV to watch in the wee hours of the morning, even though I have cable and there are tons channels to choose from. As I’m just about to change the channel a news story broke telling us that the earthquake that is still devastating Japan and other area’s has been upgraded from a 8.9 to a 9 on The Richter Scale. Isn’t that something, I’ve never heard of an earthquake with that high of a number on The Richter Scale. Most of the times we hear of these powerful rumblings being in the 6’s or very low 7’s, so this is just unheard of.

BREAKING NEWS:

Second tsunamia warning issued in Sendai, Japan

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Wonderful Rain Chains For Mother’s Day

I have the perfect gift to give some one like my late-mother for Mother’s Day or any other gift giving holiday would be good as well. I’ve never seen one before, although I’ve heard the term “chains rain” before. But as I was mindlessly surfing the net earlier this evening I was looking at some rain barrels that would come in handy around here, when I came across a site that sells the most wonderful looking rain chains. My mother would have loved the umbrella one and my old man would have really enjoyed the fish rain chain, both of which I’ve posted a picture of below so you can see how cool these babies are.

There are plenty more rain chains on the website that I found these at. Rainchainlink.com offers Free Shipping on all their orders, they also have a link to some pretty nice looking unique rain barrells that I was eye balling as well. Since we didn’t have much snow this winter we are being told that we can look forward to another summer that we have to watch our water supply and possibly have to comply with mandatory water restrictions like we have had to do on and off for the past decade or so.

Right now we may be sick of all the rain, but it is helping with some water issues that are literally right around the corner.

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NAMADA – Best US and International Phone Services

Did you know that for $2 a month and a 4.5 cents per minute fee you can get international call forwarding along with toll free forwarding with Namada. You can get get yourself a Toll Free Number in any country to be forwarded to any phone. I can imagine that could and would come in handy for many people for a various of reasons. I mean how cool is that to be able to redirect your calls world wide to any mobile phone or any land-line.  They also offer local number being available worldwide. All of these calling features are guaranteed to provide you with quality connections with their top notch, full optic lines and at great discounted prices.

This tollfreeforwarding feature is being used for many types of personal usages, I’m sure. But the number of businesses using this and saving a ton of money is growing and growing and today’s technologies are making it easier to provide better customer service, products and other services as well. I took a look at Namada’s website and found it an interesting read, one that I’d urge anyone interested in this type of service to give it a look-see as well. Just when you thought they couldn’t possibly come up with anything else . . . . . . .

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Jay Leno

One of the better acts on Jay Leno’s Tonight Show is his Jay Walking. I can only hope that these people are set up to act so ignorant and embarrassing. It does crack me up though, I have to say. I don’t usually stay up late enough to watch any of the late night talk shows but when I do it is always The Tonight Show on NBC.

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The Evening News

I used to watch the news at least once a day, if not more, since you can almost always find a news program on 24 hours a day with pay TV in so many homes and businesses. But the past year or so I have gotten so disgusted with all the bad news overwhelming the majority of these news programs and I’ve stayed away from watching them. I can find anything that I need online, when I have the need and the time to digest it.

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Looking for a new camera

Spring is just around the corner and I really could use a new camera.  My old camera is about six years old and just a bit of a dinosaur.   I don’t have all day to sit on the computer and search for cameras and photography and I’m sure that’s true for most people.

Besides, I’m not sure just what type of camera I want.  There are so very many different types and styles out there.  I love a site that tells you about more than just one type of camera and gives you information of several.  I was thinking about a Cannon PowerShot and found everything I needed to make my choice.  I didn’t know there were so many different types of them either.

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Dressing Up Like A Big Girl For The Prom

My sister’s oldest daughter, Kim, is getting excited about graduating from high school this June. She is going to take a year off and then head to college the following year, or at least that is the plan as of now. The way things change around here you are never really sure until it happens. Kim is a smart kid and has the capability to do some pretty cool things in her lifetime, so we have all done our best to try and keep her right on track. This hasn’t always been easy, but 5 months to go and then she will be on her own.

Right now one of the concerns is her finding the best looking of the evening dresses for prom night which is a big deal in our small town. Since we don’t really live near a big city with a large mall to shop in you either have to go out of town to find your evening and/or prom dresses and hope that no one else goes there and buys the same one. Or you can shop online and find the perfect dress since there is still plenty of time. There are great deals to be found online, sites that are offering free shipping and accept PayPal always get my vote and my business.

Hard to believe that Kim will soon be eighteen and will be leaving the nest. I’ve watched her grow and have been very active in her life and I believe that she has a good head on her shoulders and that she won’t let us all down.

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Super Bowl Tonight

I always make time to watch the Super Bowl, so tonight I’m eating dinner and staying in for the evening to watch the biggest game of the year. Personally I’m not crazy about either the Steelers or the Packers, but I do believe that I’ll be rooting for The Packers this time around. Steeler fans are just down right bullies and I’d like them all to be put in their place this year.

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Not Too Old To Learn About The Stock and Online Trading

Now I know that I don’t look or act the type of guy that would be interested in Mobile Trading, IRA Accounts and all the other things that tie into what  Online Trading is all about these days. But I’ve heard so much about Stock Trading from a variety of folks that have found alternative ways to bring a decent income in such a screwed up economy that we have all found ourselves suffering from. With no light seemingly in sight at the end of this ever growing tunnel it is all too overwhelming and people are getting more desperate with each passing day, I’m sorry to say.

I’ve had, in the past, Mutual Funds, so I’m familiar with this type of financial gamble that I personally lost a good amount of my hard earned money in a matter of months. But Stock Trading and the use of an Online Broker are just a bit more over my head and I’d really like to start learning more about all of these Stock!s, Options, EFTs and Fixed Incomes for a starter I have a distant cousin who has consented to come over either Saturday or Sunday of next weekend and spend some time with me on my laptop and show me some of the ropes that he has been learning and finding out about the last 9 months or so. Even my eldest sister might join us to listen in and find out for herself in case she becomes interested as well. It is something that we could do together and learn together and possibly earn some money together. We will see how it pans out after the first initial meeting, so to speak.

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The New 2011 Scion IQ Micro-Sub Compact

Have you seen or heard of the new 2011 scion iq that is the talk of the town, so to speak.  It is being designated as the friendly competitor of The Smart Car that we all have seen buzzing down the roads these past couple years. I don’t know anyone that owns one so that I can get their opinion on these tiny little mini vehicles. I guess I could go down to the dealership and take one out for a test drive one day. I’d like to see how they handle on the roads and at 55 MPH or more.

This scion iq launch is a mighty big to do for the micro-sub compact industry. We are finding the need for much smaller vehicles that don’t eat up as much energy as the vehicles that we have grown accustomed to. Check out scion.com and find out all you need to know about the line up that is ready and waiting for launching. These are some pretty cool looking little cars and I’m sure we will be seeing them up and down our roads here real soon. It will be interesting to see people’s reactions to them.