Monthly Archives: December 2007

Ordered: 13-port USB Hub!

Posted on December 31, 2007 by Joey Gibson

I have a ton of USB devices and I’m am constantly running out of ports. I hate having to unplug one device to plug in another (much like Norm Abram has multiple routers so he doesn’t have to change the … Continue reading →

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Hoosgot? Yoosgot!

Posted on December 31, 2007 by Joey Gibson

I’ve seriously gotten into Twitter, so much so that I’m using it from my shiny iPhone. Yesterday I noticed an announcement from David Sifry about his new service called Hoosgot. It’s the “return of the LazyWeb” whereby you can toss … Continue reading →

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I Am Legend Sucks

Posted on December 28, 2007 by Joey Gibson

I just saw I Am Legend and I seriously want my money back. The only two things it shared with the novella were the title and the main character’s name. My friend Tim suggested they should have included a disclaimer … Continue reading →

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Incorrect Greek on TV

Posted on December 19, 2007 by Joey Gibson

I was watching TV this morning, it being the first day of my end-of-year vacation, and noticed that “The Price is Right” was on. Since I hadn’t seen it since Drew Carey took over as host, I decided to watch. … Continue reading →

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Are My Local Krogers Blocking EDGE Data?

Posted on December 18, 2007 by Joey Gibson

Since getting my iPhone, I’ve visited two Kroger stores near my house and in both stores I was unable to access the Internet over the EDGE network. In both stores I had 5 bars of signal, and in both stores … Continue reading →

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Chase Bank Forces Conversation With Salesweasel

Posted on December 18, 2007 by Joey Gibson

I just tried to activate my two Chase bank credit cards and both times, even though it’s supposed to be a completely automated process, before I could do it I had to speak to a salesman. The recording as they … Continue reading →

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I Bowled a 248!

Posted on December 17, 2007 by Joey Gibson

I had my best score ever tonight. A 248! My first game was a 141, and my third game was a depressing 124.

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I Don’t Think This Is Really What They Meant

Posted on December 17, 2007 by Joey Gibson

I was looking through the new jobs that had been posted at my company’s site, and I ran across this one. Check out the last line of the job description. I don’t think that’s really what they meant to say.

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I Have iPhone. It Doth Rock.

Posted on December 12, 2007 by Joey Gibson

FedEx man came to my house yesterday morning, bearing a box from Apple, via China, Hong Kong and Alaska. Inside it was my iPhone. Oh, yes. And I opened the box and saw the gleaming, black screen. Lust. I hooked … Continue reading →

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My Wife’s Getting an iPod Nano For Christmas!

Posted on December 8, 2007 by Joey Gibson

I’m so happy! My wife is taking a ginormous step into the technology age: she’s letting me get her an iPod Nano for Christmas. In fact, she’s not just “letting” me get her the iPod. No, she actually chose the … Continue reading →

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Tracking the iPhone

Posted on December 8, 2007 by Joey Gibson

As I said yesterday, I’ve ordered my iPhone. This morning I had an email from Apple saying it was on its way, along with a FedEx tracking number. About 10:00 this morning, this is what FedEx told me: and as … Continue reading →

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Can NASA Only Track One Spacecraft?

Posted on December 7, 2007 by Joey Gibson

I was watching the press conference on NASA TV tonight discussing the latest delay on STS-122 that was supposed to have launched yesterday, but now looks like it will launch on Sunday. During the questions from reporters, one asked how … Continue reading →

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Finding vs. Discovering

Posted on December 7, 2007 by Joey Gibson

As an Advent project this year, I decided to translate the two Nativity stories in the New Testament, Luke 2:1 – 20 and Matthew 1:18 – 2:12, from Greek into English. Yes, it’s been done a thousand times already, but … Continue reading →

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iPhone on Order. Woot!

Posted on December 7, 2007 by Joey Gibson

I’ve been lusting after the iPhone ever since it came out. Now I’m a-gettin’ one for Christmas. I placed the order about 5 minutes ago. Oh, yeah. I can’t wait. After running some numbers, I discovered that if Tammy and … Continue reading →

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