Steve Jobs Kenotes 2008

If you want intense moment by moment coverage read the Macworld blog. They are their live typing away like mad men.

Here is a quick snapshot of what is coming:

1. Leopard - Leopard sold 5 million copies in 3 months. One of the big features is Time Machine. An app that will back up your entire computer on a daily basis and if you need something that you have lost, you can go back in time to retrieve it. The back up will be done on an external hard drive. Apple is releasing a hard drive called Time Capsule and will be wireless so any iMac or Macbook in the house can be backed up via wireless connection.

2. iPhones - Apple has sold over 4 million iPhones to date. new features coming in February are Maps with locations, Webclips, customized home screens, SMS multiple people at once, videos now support chapters, subtitles, languages, and music now supports lyrics.

3. iTunes - they have sold over 4 billion songs, 125 million TV shows, and 7 million movies. They will beginning to rent movies going up against Blockbuster and Netflix. It will be $2.99 to rent a movie, $3.99 to rent a new release. If your an HD fanatic then you can rent an HD version for $1 more, making it $3.99 for an HD movie and $4.99 for an HD version of a new release. SWEET!!!! This will save AppleTV. There will be a next generation AppleTV available called AppleTV 2. New software updates for iTunes, iPods, iPhones are available now.

4. Macbook Air - Macbook Air is the thinnest notebook on the market. Apple looked at the thinnest notebook around, Sony TZ. The TZ measures from 1.2" to .8" when closed. Macbook air is .79" to .16". THE THICKEST PART OF MACBOOK AIR IS THINNER THAN THE THINNEST PART OF TZ. So thin that it fits in a manila envelope. OH.....MY.....GOD!


For more details go to Macworld's blog. It's another great day for Apple.

Sugar.........The Silent Killer!

So you think I am kidding. Did you know there are people dying from Diabetes and more people have it today then ever.

I finally got the call from my doctor that my blood sugar was a little high, so I decided to back off from sugar.

At first I was a little surprised, because I use Splenda all the time and I don't put sugar on anything. So I started pulling food out of the cupboards. First thing I looked at was my Country Time Lemonade. Guess how much sugar this 12 oz. can has?
35 grams of sugar.
That's right. I didn't make a typo.
35 grams of sugar.
Do you realize how much sugar that is.
That is 2.5 Tablespoons of sugar in this one can!!!!
That is only the beginning of my discoveries. Here is another test. Below are three health bars. Which one has the least amount of sugar?

1) Balance Bar 2) Nature Valley Trail Bar 3) Cliff Bar


Balance Bar = 14g of sugar / N.V. Bar 13g of sugar / Cliff Bar 22g of sugar.

If you guessed that these health bars are not healthy....YOUR RIGHT!

Be careful shopping. Read every label. Always look at the sugar and fat content. Make sure low sugar is really low. These food companies want you to love the taste and think it's healthy. You'll buy more. Fat Free Jello pudding has 17g of sugar. Regular Jello Pudding has 19g of sugar.

Why bother buying healthy and paying more money for healthy when it's not healthy.

Sell me the shirt off your back

Did you ever want your logo on merchandise, but didn't want to warehouse 500 coffee mugs or 270 shirts. No one wants to put out the money for merchandise then warehouse it and then having to sell them quickly to get your initial investment back.

Did you know.....

There is a website called Cafepress.com and they are incredible. You can upload your any image for a shirt, hat, coffee mug, or pretty much anything and see it displayed right on the screen. Then you can save all your new clothing designs and sell them on your website.

Now the best part is that they product with your logo/artwork isn't made until someone orders it. Cafepress.com charges their cost + whatever profit you want to add to the product. Once the order is confirmed and the money is received you then get your profit.

No money out of your pocket, because the products aren't made until the money is collected. How sweet.

It gets even better. There are a lot of pre-made shirts, hats and bags with great prints that you can choose from.

If you want shirts supporting Barack Obama, or Hilary Clinton then they have it.


If your big on being green then the have cool slogans on tote bags for saving the earth.

Cafepress.com is truly a no brainer for getting your own merchandise up and running with no initial costs.

$10 for a Canon HV20 Camcorder

Do you know how many people will read this blog just because I have titled this blog "$10 for a Canon HV20 Camcorder"?

Do you know how many people would send me $10 for my camera, which I really don't even own?

Do you know how many people would not bother fighting me for a refund?

Do you know how much time and money it would cost people to fight me for a refund?

Do you know how many people are doing this internet scam?

If you don't believe me then go to Nextag.com or Bizrate.com or even Google's Froogle.com and check it out. Type in any electronic device and see for yourself. You will see tons of deals too good to be true. Usually the unbelievable deals are from stores you've never heard of. They are scams and yet people keep sending them money.

I just bought a magnifying lamp for doing watch repairs. I bought it from a company called Grizzly Industrial, Inc. I read some okay reviews on Amazon.com and didn't see anything really bad about them. So I put it on my Kaboodle wish list.

On Christmas morning I open up my new lamp and it was in a million pieces. So I began the painful process of trying to get my money back. They dragged their feet for days and now I am just disputing it with my credit card company.

Now if you go to Amazon.com and do a search for that same lamp you will see a bunch of people complaining about broken product from this company. There is one person who has been trying to get a refund for two weeks. He will probably give up and let Grizzly keep his $50.

Remember, as long as we allow people to get away with internet scams like this, it will continue. So when your shopping the internet, make sure you know the vendor. Make sure you use a credit card. Using your PayPal is not always a protected way of purchase. Make sure you fight for your refund if your not completely satisfied, even if it's $10.

ResellerRatings.com is a website that you can check on retailers to see if they are reliable or not before you buy.

Have you been scammed already on the internet? If so, how?

New Year's Eve - What to do

As we approach 2008 every one has their version of the best of 2007. After a few years it gets ridiculous and almost annoying.

Did you know.....

January 1st, 2008 is just another day. It's about as important as March 27th. It's almost depressing. Your fat from the holidays. You didn't get what you wanted for Christmas and the next two months your going to stress about paying your taxes.

I could go on and on but then this post would probably be more suitable for my other blog titled "All That Bugs!".

So let's do something different this New Year's Eve.

How about not drinking alcohol for once. What are you really celebrating anyway, that the clock strikes 12. I hate to break the news to you but your clock will do that twice a day every day of the year.

Drinking dehydrates you, makes you fat, makes your brain hemorrhage, makes you sleep bad, and makes you sleep through to the afternoon so that you have wasted your one day off from work. Wow. That sounds like fun.

Take New Year's Eve off this year and get serious about life. It's way too short and as you get older you'll realize it more and more.

So let's say you agree with me and you have decided to think about making plans for 2008. Instead of thinking about it, try writing your thoughts down on a list. In fact, you should make two lists. One titled "Things I want to do" and the other titled "Things I need to do".

Let me give you examples for each list.

Things I want to do can be stuff like: Bring my grades up one whole grade. Have a meeting with your Boss and ask how you can take your work to the next level. Volunteer more at Church. Tell someone that you love them. Take a bike ride to the beach. Save $1000 by summer and take a weekend trip somewhere. The possibilities are endless.

Things I need to do are a little easier to come up with, but will take more time to think of. Stuff like: Make a Dr.'s appointment for your yearly physical. Pay your dad back the money you owe him. Fix the leaky faucet in the kitchen. Open your 401k account when your job lets you. Study for your SATs. Just look at the calendar and think.

One of the things I love about my life is my lists. I am focused about what I need to do and what I want to do. Just trust me and try it. Write me back telling me how you feel once you have your lists started. You will find yourself adding to the lists throughout the year. Your mind will be more at rest not continuously thinking about these things since they are written down.

Once your done with your lists for 2008, enjoy the rest of the night with family and friends. True family and friends. Not the ones who will fill your beer bong.

Be sure to rent a comedy from Netfix or Blockbuster. You'll definitely need the laugh, since your credit card statements will be coming soon.

How do you celebrate New Year's Eve?