The death of analog TV is scheduled for midnight February 17th 2009. The government mandated that all new TV’s built after March 1st 2007 must be able to receive digital signals, but don’t worry you will still be able to use your old TV using a digital converter box. The government will even give you [...]
Entries from January 2008
The End Of Of Analog TV Is Coming
January 30th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Computing, Gear, Digital
Diamond Settlement Could Put Cash In Your Pocket
January 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Have you bought a diamond ring, necklace or other bauble with a diamond in it over the last 15- or 16 years? If you did (January 1, 1994 and March 31, 2006) you may be able to claim some money from the $295 million dollar lawsuit that De Beers has just settled.
De Beers Company [...]
Tags: Financial · Free Stuff · Shopping
Name That Ship
January 21st, 2008 · No Comments
Royal Caribbean and USA Today have opened a contest to name RCI’s newest Genesis class ships. You can read the rules and list of prizes here. Entry is free. You never know, next time you cruise you might have the ultimate dinner table or cocktail party conversation!
Tags: Uncategorized
Home Inventory
January 18th, 2008 · No Comments
Perish the thought, but if a catastrophe happens, fire, hurricane, flood, theft or something else that causes the loss of your home or the items in it….do you have an inventory of the contents of your home for the insurance company? No, neither do we. We did a video a few years ago in [...]
Tags: Financial · Software · Useful Web Sites
VLC Media Player
January 14th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Ever not been able to play a video file with Windows Media Player ? We use VLC media player as a back up to windows media player, it comes with codecs to play most video files. When a file won’t play in windows media player we just open VLC and it plays! Its free, and [...]
Tags: Computing, Gear, Digital · Software
Bill Gates Last Day Video
January 11th, 2008 · No Comments
Bill Gates last day at Microsoft video shown at the Consumer Electronics Show, features Clooney, Clinton, Bono, and others. Funny, especially if you are into tech.
Tags: Computing, Gear, Digital · Humour
QE 2 & Queen Victoria Cross Atlantic together
January 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment
The QE 2 & Queen Victoria are crossing the Atlantic together this week. Latest reports are that the Queen Victoria is falling a little behind. The two photos show the ships battling the swells of the North Atlantic. Photos courtesy Steve Swanson / Liner Lists
Rio De Janeiro – Brazil – Port of Call
January 9th, 2008 · 5 Comments
Rio !! The famous Carnival in February, Samba, Beaches, or the iconic views of Sugar Loaf Mountain and Christ the Redeemer Statue. Rio has something to offer every visitor. We had a wonderful time in Rio, despite the weather on the second day. You can read what we did, click here for Day 1, or [...]
