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Archive for October, 2010

My roommate has a blackberry. I bought this for him for his birthday. He carries them both as if they were one.

Even said once “Sometimes I forget my phone in the car but its OK, i have the iTouch!”

Couldn’t be happier.
Silly Bandz Fun Shapes

The photos I take with this camera have been great, however, I just experienced the same “Zoom Error” problems many have mentioned. It should definitely be factored in to your purchasing decision.

To those with the Zoom Error issue – try this!

I had the same problem with mine and I tried several suggestions, BUT the only one that has worked is to gently grab the lens, pull it out as far as it will go until fully extended. While keeping it extended turn the lens to the right until you hear a click. Once you hear the click, release the lens and turn the power button on and then back off again. This should take care of the problem. A word of warning. ALWAYS make sure your fingers do not touch the front of the lens when you power on the camera. Even the slightest bit of obstruction seems to make the problem reoccur. Another note. I had tried this several times until I finally heard the click, so please don’t give up on it, just keep trying. This will work and it will save you a lot of time and money having it fixed.
Fujifilm Finepix E550 6

For everyone out there who has a Garmin System, this is the easiest product to use and really the greatest invention ever. I use mine daily and wouldn’t be without it! Trust me, it’s the best!
Panama Tax Guide

The Furminator works better than expected. It rakes out the undercoat on my black lab. There is still some hair in the house but probably is now reduced by about 75%. If you’ve got a lab, get a Furminator.
Safari Brush Curved Firm

This is a CD that everyone should have! It brings back the memories of the good old days. Every time I play this for company, they dance and sing to tunes like “Mrs. Jones”…This is the perfect gift for the present ‘Babyboomers” I GUARANTEE IT!!!
Old School Soul Party

I really like this rack, it fits nicely on the back of my Dodge Grand Caravan. The rack is made of high quality items and is worth the money.

A couple of suggestions for improvement would be to, first, make all the bike holders locking, instead of just the one at the end. Second, some provision for mounting extra lights to the rack would be useful, since five bikes do tend to block your tail-lights. I’m planning on jury-rigging something to my rack.
Swagman XP Fold Down

Book: Artemis Fowl
Author: Eoin Colfer
By: Marshall Cartwright

Would you like to be a criminal mastermind? Well by the time he was thirteen Artemis was. Artemis beat chess champion Evan Kashogi on an online chess tournament with a prize of over 140,000 pounds, he forged a lot paintings that sold all around the world for almost 1 million pounds each, and was involved with the goblins population increase. Artemis also stole a substantial amount of gold from the Lower Elements Police. They are the fairy people.
Artemis now rules the criminal empire from California to Berlin.
But Artemis does not know what he is dealing with when he captures a fairy captain from the Lower Elements police. Then Artemis must overcome many other things that could lead to the end of his life. In the book Artemis fights wars with fairies and triumphs with trolls. As the fairy captain trys to get out of Artemis’s cages and traps, the fairies do all they can to stop Artmis, including trying to blow him up with a bomb.
You will love this book! It is breath taking and it will be like watching a movie from the details Eoin Colfer gives. After every chapter comes a cliff hanger and after every page you read comes a feeling like the book is telling you to read on.

500mm ROKINON Telephoto Lens

Bought this to take a trip to CO. It served very well to carry/protect my camera equipment plus other odds and ends. Camera, zoom lens, charger, spare battery and manual all fit quite well. Upper room for wallet and other small items. Even comes with a water bottle pocket. Doesn’t advertise that there’s a camera within as well. Overall, a very nice pack for on the go.
Lowepro Fastpack 100 Arctic

I have tried many pedometers and none compare to this one. It is very accurate, in fact, the only accurate pedometer I’ve found. Love the ability to have a weeks worth of steps/data stored. I also like that it knows how many of your steps were “aerobic” based on your walking speed.
#399 Renata Watch Batteries

I love this pedometer. It works well with daily progress and changes everyday to zero for up to seven days. I have the smaller newer version which came with a strap and clip. I have read that people have lost their pedometer because of the clip. I have a solution to this problem. Use the strap by looping it into your belt loop on your pants or even the tie that you make into a bow on your jogging pants. This way if the pedometer clip falls off it will still be attached to you.
LensCoat Hoodie Extra Large