I use ViaTalk for my home phone line. It’s a VOIP service that has run pretty well for me this past year considering that it’s only $199 for two years!
They now have a service that allows you to make free long distance calls using your own phone. Give it a shot…
http://viatalkfree.comÂÂ
We made it up to the cabin for the first time this summer and I once again got to use my trusty Treo 700wx and Slingbox to watch the Twins. I was able to watch all the way up 10 and 371 until a couple of miles past Brainerd on Sprint’s network. Simply awesome!
I was keeping an eye on the Twins beating the Angel’s using my trusty Treo and Slingbox. What a pair 🙂
I’ve been an XM subscriber since August of 2003. In that time I have owned many different XM models. My latest one is the Pioneer INNO. It’s a nice and small device that I can carry in my pocket between work and the car. I even bought an arm band for when I do yard work and go biking. This keeps the unit high enough to get reception so I don’t block the signal as I would with it on my belt.
I can store 50 hours of XM content or even split that and include MP3 storage. I can schedule recordings or simply record a single song that I like.
Overall, I am very pleased with this new unit and have went from three radios to two for the simple fact that it’s so portable. I also have two car kits for each of our cars. Before I had units in each vehicle. This is nice because it cuts down on my subscription costs.
Rock on 🙂
 
Sony has bragged for a while about the power of their cell processor in the PS3. Well, it’s really showing it’s power with the Folding Project from Stanford. If you don’t know anything about this project take a moment to read about it here. It’s really amazing what can be achieved with this technology – cures for cancer, parkinson’s, etc.
Have a look at the stats page to see just how much more the PS3’s are doing that all the personal computers out there! Don, Sam and I are on a team for fun, there are a lot of them out there for Engadget, Joystiq and other communities but Don started one to honor his Wife’s Aunt which is a good team for me to be on 🙂
The stat that really got me in all of this was:
“It’s amazing that not only do proteins self-assemble — fold — but they do so amazingly quickly: some as fast as a millionth of a second. While this time is very fast on a person’s timescale, it’s remarkably long for computers to simulate.
In fact, it takes about a day to simulate a nanosecond (1/1,000,000,000 of a second).”
Now that’s a lot of calculations!!  If you have a PS3 run it overnight for a good cause!
Thanks to my Slingbox I was able to watch listen and glance over once in a while at the Twins game today at work on my Treo 700wx.
On another note, for those of you with Palm based Treo’s can now download a beta of the Sling player for Palm starting tomorrow! Go here for the download.
Oh man, this is sweet! I was searching for a package that would allow me to run VNC over ssh on my Treo 700wx. Well, I found it! Mocha software has a product (http://www.mochasoft.dk/vncce.htm) that does the ssh connection and renders the VNC session all in one package. I tested it out this morning, it runs very well over EV-DO. It’s $20 for a license with all upgrades included. Needless to say, they already have my $20.
I use this software mainly to control my XM PCR (XM Radio) remotely so I can stream it to my Treo via shoutcast!
Here is the initial setup screen. You use your private IP of the VNC server and put in your pass. To use the SSH tunnel check the box for SSH2.
This is the SSH config. Put in your DNS or IP, port, user/pass for your SSH server here. Then hit OK.
Click OK to connect, you will see a status like this.
If done correctly, you should be in! There are three different zoom levels and the “hand” allows you to move around which I like better than the scrollbars as that just wastes space. There are also shortcuts for ctl+alt+del and other F keys.
Pretty sweet huh?? 🙂
Five of the six local BB stores near me don’t carry either HD format. So, when I found that the Eagan store off of Cliff had both I was a very happy dude.
I currently have a very good deal through blockbuster.com where I get two online rentals, two in store swaps and one coupon for another movie/game all for $5.99. That’s five movies or four movies and a game each month for $6! All in HD goodness 🙂
Well, for Carolyn anyhow 🙂
I’ve had my DS for a while now and Carolyn would steal it from me from time to time to play good old Mario Bros, Mario Kart, etc. With all the great franchise titles and the game sharing feature we can now play each other in Mario Bros, Tetris, Clubhouse Games, Mario Kart and Bomberman each with only having one cartridge! The other benefit is that Elizabeth will hopefully be able to start dabbling in games for rides up to the cabin this next year.
Carolyn and I used to play against each other all the time when we were dating on the N64. It brings back some of that fun competition 🙂
The first time ever for me, snow blocked my signal. I simply wiped it off and I’m back in business watching the Wisonsin vs Ohio State game!
I have friends that won’t get the dish because of rain-outs and this snow problem. Like I said, this is the first time the snow has gotten me. As for rain, it does happen but it’s a good sign for me not to be watching and rather hiding in a sfae place if my dish goes out. For me, DTV beats Comcast any day 🙂
