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Do Not Buy Anything From CoffeeCup.com!
Coffee Cup Software
Years ago, this company asked me (and I accepted) to be an "Ambassador" to their company. Little did I know what a fail that would end up being (fail being their company, not my mad skills). The owner (or one of them) is a piece of shit bully who, instead of fixing problems, calls people out in public. I asked that their software work and this piece of shit at coffeecup.com spends OVER a year telling everyone that it's the user not the software (it was the software). His purpose on the forums seems to serve being a bully, a typical troll and, accordlingly, a piece of shit. They are someone who will never, never, never admit any wrongdoing. Ever.
Coffee Cup Software
My New Beast (Specs For My Geek Friends)
ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe – LGA 1155 – Z68 – SATA 6Gbps and USB 3.0
Intel Core i7 2600k 3.4ghz LGA 1155 Quad-Core (8mb L3 cache)
750watt Silverstone Power Supply
1GB GDDR5 Nvidia GTX 560 TI
16GB Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600mhz Dual Channel memory
RAID 0 – 240GB X 2, Vertex 3 Solid State Drives
Normal LG CD/DVD r/rw (double layer write capable)
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium
Windows 7, Home Premium 64-bit
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My New Beast (Teaser)
I finally got my new computer today. It's a beast. I'll post the sordid details after I set it up, make sure it works, etc. and then post some specs and thoughts on it. It's an Origin PC (I believe they used to own Alienware before selling that to Dell?).
Netflix – No More DVD’s
In addition to getting rid of cable, I'm also stopping DVD's from Netflix and only using their streaming. New stuff takes too long and I can just rent it on the cheap, on the fly, from the numerous companies on my Xbox and PS3. Now I'm down to $7.99/month for Netflix, $7.99/month for HuluPlus, and around $60.00 for cable internet (with turbo boost! 
. Not a huge saving, but I was finding myself trying to find DVD's that I haven't watched yet and most were available in streaming or some other venue. I can always add back receiving DVD's at any time, if I change my mind.
No More Cable. The End (?)
We have zero cable tv…only cable internet. I pay for streaming and one dvd from Netflix and $7.99/month for Hulu Plus. Right around a $100/month savings and I don't miss my cable tv or DVR one bit.
Others said their internet bill went up when they cancelled their cable lost their "bundle deal" but mine only went up a couple of dollars (great deal, huh?)
I can't wait until someone comes here to compete with Time-Warner (I don't want DSL). Hoping on lower costs, faster speeds, and/or both. Time-Warner's monopoly here needs to end. Now.
Kitty Screensaver!
Kitty Screensaver!
Part 4 of my “Getting Rid of Cable” Series Is Coming Soon
Xbox and Hulu announced today that Hulu is now on Xbox. I will begin testing everything on my Xbox in my room but I need to learn a few things first:
1. Does it work and how well?
2. Do we have to pay for a second Hulu account to view on both Xbox's? (You must "activate the device". We did on the living room box and it shows it on our Hulu account as that Xbox gamer's account name. Activating my separate Xbox and account in my room, might present issues. Tune in.)
3. Will turning in my remaining DVR increase the cost of my internet price? (Since it's a "bundle" deal, I'm sure it will 
4. Depending on the above variables, what is my new cost compared to my old one after all of this?
I'll let you know….
Husqvarna Solar Hybrid Automated Mower
Yes, I realize that the Husqvarna Solar Hybrid Automated Mower is $3000.00, but I wanted everyone to put it on their list of things to buy when they win the lottery.
It will text message you if something disturbs it while it’s mowing, has an anti-theft alarm, no emissions, PIN lock code, battery-operated (but solar panel is an extra energy source on sunny days and can provide an extra oomph), weather-proof, low noise, timer, and much more.
My prediction is that this will become better and more affordable over time. It only makes sense. I wonder what the stats would be if every house replaced their gas/oil mower with this?
Brutal Hard Drive – On Fire, Dunked In Water, Still Worked
The IoSafe Solo 1 TB Fireproof and Waterproof External Hard Drive
The one they tested was USB 3.0, but I could only find USB 2.0 on Amazon at the time of this post…but still with the same fire/water claims, as well as a one or three-year data recovery service (where they claim that if you can’t get your data off the drive, they can).
At first it appears as if the casing provides the defense, but the guts are where the protection exists. It’s wrapped in what appears to be a fireproof/waterproof bag. Regardless, it works. I would, however, question my working environment if I needed a drive to be able to survive all of that
Vudu
Excellent experience with Vudu tonight. It’s now a part of most blu-ray players and we just noticed it on our PS3. They gave us one free movie to watch and we watched a 1080p version of “The Fighter” with a perfect stream. I paused several times, stopped it to finish watching later, and a little bit of RW/FF…with no issues at all. Not sure if the PS3 streams better than the Xbox or if Vudu is better than Netflix and Hulu, but it was flawless.
Cell Phone UV-Light Sanitizer
someone’s watching way too much porn on their phone to need this. (i bought three.)