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26Jul/100

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-26

Pleasant surprise 1: my direct deposit is active already. Surprise 2: weekly paychecks. #

19Jul/100

so, comed, whats up? my usual electrical bill is $60, this month its $250? #
it seems that some blockbuster stores are selling tivoHD's for $99. decent deal, in the end costs about the same as a DVR from cable co #

12Jul/100

guess it was light fixture day. bought 3 new floor lamps (1 for bedroom, 2 for living room) and a new overhead light for top of the stairs. #
Truth: http://xkcd.com/763/ #
First day of work. Work phone, work laptop, big list of servers & functions. Very exciting. #
fring update for iphone allows video calling over 3G (take that facetime requiring wifi!) #

5Jul/101

interesting, did not know you could use m.google.com/sync from your smartphone to control which calendars sync OTA to your handset #
Hulu+ app out for Iphone's http://bit.ly/bJ1Ncf PS3 update due next month. nice. maybe i can drop comcast once tivo supports it... #
Well, it wasn't an offer from who I was expecting an offer from, but I did get a job offer today. #
So, I accepted the job offer, I start 8am July 9th @ Prairie Materials in Bridgeview as a Junior Systems Administrator. #
Last nights futurama was awesome. Yes, I am posting this to twitter from an eyephone, err, iPhone. #
Target has new Xbox 360 Arcade units for $130 + receive a $30 gift card. #
I can see at least 5 different fireworks shows from my backyard. #

28Jun/101

new season of futurama starts on comedy central this thursday! #
Fedex dropped off my new phone. It's very shiny. And way faster than my old one. #

21Jun/100

anyone got a spare AT&T GSM phone i could borrow for 1.5 weeks? #
in-store iPhone4 reservations go through fast on the new Apple Store App for iOS, still can't successfully preorder the new shiny though. #
Sold my iphone 3g to pay for an iphone 4, almost breaks even. limping for 9 days with an ancient blackberry (thanks dan!) #
Xbox 360 Arcade ~$99 ($150 w/ $50 gift card) @ Walmart June 13-20 http://bit.ly/91llFX #
why does sports illustrated hate hockey so much? http://yhoo.it/9J0qKK #

14Jun/101

Comcast rather sucks this morning. No cable, no TV, and the automated responder on phone support hangs up after 15 seconds. #
netflix on iphone this summer, nice. but the possible bandwidth usage for that makes the new ATT data plans less attractive... #
Guess I missed the announcement of the (re)release of tweetie/Twitter for iPhone. Seems nice so far. #
Woot, Hawks win! #
98% and 100% on my 70-236 (exchange 2007) practice tests. submitted my request for a test voucher. #
Test passed. I'm now a MCTS for exchange 2007. 2 more tests to go (for MCITP Server 2008) #
the 'tropical hurricane' sorbet is in the freezer to harden to scoopable-ness. mango, papaya, pineapple, coconut, hint of lime & tangerine #