I was watching this while making breakfast and taking a shower. I’m not sure what it said but I’m sure it’s important. You can read the full article at Fast Company.
RIP: Nikki “Rocket Dog” Montez
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Goodbye Nikki, you were a great dog and you took care of my mom and dad. We will all miss you very much. Thank you for your loyalty, love, and licks.
My parents had to put our dog to sleep today. She had bone cancer and it was too deep to operate. My mother is very upset because it’s also her birthday (Happy Birthday Mom).
A reason to hold on to my iPod Touch
Just found this Logitech App that controls your Home Theater PC (HTPC) via iPod Touch/iPhone. Now I just need to complete my HTPC and I will be ready to rock.
Logitech Touch Mouse Turns Your iPhone or iPod Touch into a Wireless Trackpad and Keyboard
Motorola Droid: Part 04 – More than a Month Later
WOW, has it been over two months – YES! Do I still love my Motorola DROID – YES! Am I bummed about Obama-care – YES! (but I digress.)
Again, the phone is great, I love the display, the audio is AMAZING. People have been asking me, “If I have an iPod, will I like Android?” In my opinion, yes. There are a lot of apps in the Android Marketplace (sorry, there are only a few FART apps, but I’m sure some more are on the way), and there is a small learning curve, but I’m sure you’re smart enough to figure it out.
Getting my music on the phone was easy, but it got even easier with upgrades to DoubleTwist and SongBird – check them out. You can download music from the Amazon store.
The one thing I don’t miss is having to run Apple’s (bloated) iTunes software. In fact, you really never have to plug the phone into any computer if you don’t want to. You can transfer media via the micro-SD card, easy on a PC, easier on a Mac.
What do I want from my phone? Some apps are missing and I really want them. First, Mint.com – please build a Android app. Second, I want the OS update to 2.1 (comes standard on the Google Nexus One).
Do I wish I had the Google Nexus One? Yes and no. Yes, because I want the OLED screen and Android 2.1. No, because I love the DROID’s keyboard.
Capital One: What fees are in your wallet?
So I just got a lovely call from my credit card company, Capital One. It was a courtesy call and they wanted to make sure I know that the federal government has required them to call me. Why, because of the new credit card regulations that are taking effect in Feb.
She was letting me know that I now have an option when it comes to overages. I could stick with the way it is now or I could opt out. Not being sure what the current way was, I asked. I was informed that currently, as a courtesy, if I made a purchase on my card, but didn’t have the credit to cover the purchase, Capital One would accept the purchase and then simply charge me a fee to cover the purchase. In addition, if I decided to keep this option, Capital One would like to reduce the service fee they charge for this service. Instead of paying $39 per overage, I would only pay $29 for each overage.
So let me get this straight, I have a credit card with a $750 limit. If I try to spend $751 dollars, instead of declining the charge (like the good old days), they will accept the charge and add a $29 service fee.
So I asked her, “instead of charging me, why don’t you increase my spending limit?” Her response, “Well, you don’t qualify for a limit increase.” Really, so if I pay you $29 each time I want a temporary limit increase (which is basically what is happening) that’s fine?
My other option, it turned out, was to decline this service and in the event that I tried to charge something and didn’t have enough credit, the charge would be declined. Um…I thought that was how it worked in the first place. Call your credit card companies and make sure you opt out of this “feature”.
For more information on the reforms the credit card companies have to follow, check out this Frontline episode, your tax dollars paid for it anyway.