I received my new MacBook Air 13″ on November 11th. Here are the specifications: MacBook Air 13″ (2010) 1.86 GHz, 4GB memory, 128GB flash storage. Overall, I’m loving the form factor and the quick booting. The screen resolution is fantastic as well. Upon initial booting, I installed all the Apple updates. I then synced all [...]
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No more overnight shipping at Endless.com for all shoes
I recently noticed that Endless.com no longer had free overnight shipping for all shoes. From their site, the new policy says: We know how hard it is to wait when you buy something online, so all of the items we sell will be shipped fast and FREE – FREE Overnight Shipping for styles marked “New,” [...]
Life without cable or satellite TV, a 1 year experiment
I’ve been thinking of ridding myself of cable and satellite TV for over 4 years. When I moved to Austin, TX a year ago, I thought it would be the perfect time to give it a try. Here were my requirements: 100% legal No cable, satellite, or antennas Minimize DVD usage – I’ll have a [...]
Amazon Shipping Notification Email Bug / Error
I just received two shipping notifications from Amazon for orders placed over the weekend. However, it seems the item being shipped was omitted from both emails. It seems they have a bug with their systems. Here is one email with my personal information obfuscated. Greetings from Amazon.com. We thought you’d like to know that we [...]
Fun with the English language – Diesel t-shirt fabric care
I recently purchased a Diesel T-shirt from Nordstrom. It’s a nice printed T so I wanted to be careful when washing it. Reading the fabric care instructions was both confusing and funny. It seems I can only wear the shirt inside: EXPOSED TO EXTREME AMOUNTS OF SUNLIGHT COLOR MAY FADE And the washing instructions: THIS [...]