4 posts from May 2008

Came across this short movie clip while sorting through old photos.  Carrie & I both crack up everytime we see it.  It's like she saying, "I can't believe I stopped for the paparazzi to take another picture"

My lovely wife Carrie has shown an interest in photography and to help support this new hobby I've been researching new digital cameras.  Though I pride myself as fairly technical by nature, there is tons to learn when it comes to digital photography.  I was originally leaning towards a DSLR on the recommendation of a colleague, however after evaluating and getting feedback from what Carrie needed I settled on the Nikon Coolpix P80.  It just released in the US and though it's not a SLR it has many of the features of one.  Her main wants from a new camera were the ability to take quick pics (hard to keep the kiddos still for long) and the ability to zoom.  The P80 has an 18X zoom.  Hope she enjoys it.  It's an early 10th anniversary present. :-)

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I broke down today and purchased an Apple TV.  I actually owned one for a day last year.  See in this moment of weakness, I purchased one from Best Buy.  However I took it home and realized that my XBOX would do everything that the AppleTV did, albeit not as gracefully.  Well time passed and Apple decided to upgrade the software in the AppleTV to add the killer ability to get HD movie rentals.  While shopping at Sam's Club for a month of groceries, I noticed an AppleTV display in their clearance section.  Having learned that everything was negotiable, I found the dude that runs the electronics section of Sam's and proceeded to talk him into a lower price.  I was able to get him talked down about 20 clams, which for a first attempt wasn't bad..given that Big Box retailers usually won't negotiate on electronics, especially Apple products.  Well today, I stopped by again to find out if they'd sold the it yet.  I found the same manager again and tried to work my magic.  This time I was able to convince him to reduce by $65.00.  Well, I'm proud to say I'm the new owner of an AppleTV...new in the box baby.

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