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Loving my 42″ Panasonic Plasma

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Post date July 15, 2007
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We bought an HD set for upstairs a few weeks back. I finally got the speakers mounted and the wires cleaned up a bit. I put in a call to DirecTV for another free HD DVR 🙂 before commiting to this and they went for it.

This set is great for up here, it looks very clean against the wall and the brightness and color is awesome.

I brought the Wii upstairs as it probably a better area for it. An added bonus of the move is the nice picture viewing capability on the Wii. When we come home from the cabin, parade, etc we can checkout our pics. The kids love watching the slideshows!

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Want to make free long distance phone calls?

Post author By Keanen
Post date July 13, 2007
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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.com

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EV-DO coverage all the way to Brainerd

Post author By Keanen
Post date June 14, 2007
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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!

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What were you doing this afternoon?

Post author By Keanen
Post date June 6, 2007
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I was keeping an eye on the Twins beating the Angel’s using my trusty Treo and Slingbox. What a pair 🙂

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Ever been drunk this long?

Post author By Keanen
Post date May 15, 2007
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Loving my XM INNO

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 🙂

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PS3 and the folding project…

Post author By Keanen
Post date March 29, 2007
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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!

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My Slingbox is a great toy!

Post author By Keanen
Post date March 27, 2007
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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.

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Tunnel VNC via SSH on Windows Mobile!

Post author By Keanen
Post date March 22, 2007
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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?? 🙂

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I finally found Blu-Ray & HD-DVD at Blockbuster!

Post author By Keanen
Post date March 12, 2007
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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 🙂