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Archive for March, 2007

Google Calendar on your phone

Posted by Pete on March 31st, 2007

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Here’s a tip fo those that use Google’s calendar. if you have a cell phone that supports SyncML or OMA (most newer phones do), you can set it up to automatically sync with your calendar using GooSync.

Syncing with your main Google Calendar is free but if you subscribe to more than one, you’ll need to pay for it.

Reef Sandals - Mixing drinks and feet

Posted by Pete on March 22nd, 2007

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I found this on Gizmodo the other day. Reef first offered bottle openers in their sandals, now they have the drinks themselves. The thought just seems a little nasty though. There’s something about pouring a drink from my shoe that doesn’t seem very appetizing.

Vegas: The After Post

Posted by Pete on March 22nd, 2007

Here’s the post after the trip…

  1. Cirque de Soleil was awesome. Very cool effects and great music
  2. March Madness was fun to watch but I didn’t bet much on the games. Turns out I spent most of my waking hours during the times when the betting booths were closed (late into the night/morning). I did manage one parlay bet which didn’t even get past the first game. Like I mentioned in my last post, I know college basketball.
  3. St. Patty’s Day was cool, I think it was one of the few days I actually won on betting so the luck helped.

All in all it was a good trip but a nagging cold made things tough. Next year we’re hitting the casinos in Europe.

Vegas: The Before Post

Posted by Pete on March 15th, 2007

Want to read a “before and after” post? Here’s the post before the trip…

I’m off to Vegas for the weekend and while I try to remain realistic about the trip, I think most people still fantasize about hitting it big and renting a personal jet to fly them back home (right…or am I the only one here?).

I know that’s not going to happen though so realistically I’m calling this trip a “win” as long as I don’t lose. If I lose a little, then I “break even” and if I lose a lot then I “lose.” So basically I’m going in with the mindset that a small loss is acceptable and therefore neither a win nor a loss in terms of the overall trip.

There are a number of things going on this weekend that should make it particularly exciting:

  1. Cirque de Soleil is showing a Beatles tribute called Love which I hear is good.
  2. March Madness is going on and there will be a lot of games over the weekend. I spent about 25 minutes total over lunch this week doing my research and I watched maybe half of a game this season so I feel pretty confident that I’ll do well in betting on games. Basically I need some major luck if I’m going to have any sort of success here.
  3. Speaking of luck, it’s St. Patty’s Day on Saturday…because I need yet another reason to have a drink in Vegas…

Look for some mobile pics to show up over the weekend as the madness ensues.

Daylight Savings

Posted by Pete on March 11th, 2007

Don’t forget to change your clocks on today for daylight savings. This means that most of the clocks in my place will finally be correct again since I never got to changing them back in October…

To Vista or not Vista, that is the question

Posted by Pete on March 4th, 2007

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You’ve probably heard about the new Microsoft OS called Vista that’s been release with minor success. The general word on the street seems to be it looks cool, but uness you really want to play with a new operating system, there’s no reason to upgrade yet.

My problem is that I really want to play with the new OS and I have a free copy (legally acquired) but upgrading is always a big deal. I leave it in your hands…

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A tip I can use

Posted by Pete on March 3rd, 2007

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Strolling through Vons the other day (Vons is a grocery store for those that don’t have them) I was looking to grab some Coronas and limes. Having trouble finding the limes a store employee pointed them out and asked if they were perhaps being purchased for beers. I said that perhaps they were, and he proceeds to instruct me not only on the best way to cut the limes but he also recommended rolling the limes on a hard surface before cutting them to release some of the lime juice. Kind of like pre-squeezing the limes for some added flavor. Thanks Vons, I never really gave that much thought to the limes, but that’s a great tip!

You know how most grocery store commercials show employees offering advice on how to cook turkeys or bake cakes? I never really clicked with those ads since I do neither. They should make a commercial showing an employee giving a customer advice on how to best drink Coronas with limes to target a different deographic. Perhaps a new tagline for Vons could be introduced:

“Vons, we’re not all ‘Betty Crocker’ here”

Now that’s a commercial that speaks to me…