It's the 80's (OK, was) where's our rocket packs?

I have this album... somewhere I think.... Here's a nifty fan video taking classic sci-fi movie clips.

Oh, they overcharged me.... like 8 bucks!!~

You've got to be kidding. They said they overcharged me... I was thinking "yes, like by about $50". Well, take off a digit and you are close.

ARGH



Upgrade Redemption Website

Order Status
COA number Product name Quantity Unit price Tax price Final price Windows Vista Business 32-bit CD/DVD 1 CAD 0.00 CAD 0.00 CAD 0.00

Shipping CAD 68.48
Taxes and Duties CAD 0.00
Total CAD 68.48

Bart's Chalkboard -- all of them in 4 minutes

Vista Upgrade Update

Well, still waiting. Still don't know what the price ended up being.

Sigh.

Vista Upgrade... Update

Got an email today:
Dear Valued Microsoft Windows Vista Customers:

The website on which you placed an order for an upgrade to Windows Vista for your Microsoft Product experienced a technical problem whereby your estimated tax due was overstated. Your credit card has not been charged. The corrected amount, plus any applicable local taxes, will be charged to your credit card when ModusLink ships Microsoft Windows Vista to you.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact the fulfillment center directly at MSTUPVISTANA@ModusLink.com.

We apologize for any potential confusion and look forward to fulfilling your order.

Sincerely yours,
The Upgrade Redemption Center

No amount was given.... I'll have to check my bill.

Microsoft Vista "Free" Upgrade Scam -- Shipping and Handling $76!!!

So I bought a new laptop a while back for work (a nice LG S1) which came with the free upgrade for Vista when it came out. Well, it has come out now and I quickly applied online to get it. After completing the incredibly overly complex system (there have been many in the blogosphere complaining about this so I won't bother) to apply for the upgrade I finally managed to get to the shipping info and cost. I assumed it would be about $12.00 (cdn) which I had seen advertised in various places. To my horror I found that it was, in fact, $76!

So, who's getting the $76 bucks? MS or LG? I'm actually not too sure.

So, it's now obvious that I'm not that bright. Thinking it was a glitch of some kind, I went ahead and ordered it. It wasn't a glitch. My bulb grows dimmer.

(Click the picture for the high resolution version).

Obviously MS or LG has figured out that many more users are as dumb as I am and will be milking them for exorbitant S&H prices. This is straight out of the back of comic book type scamming.

By the way. After going through this process I was still not done! I had to fax/scan my original receipt and the MS confirmation number (was on the form above...at the top). I fear that many folks are going to think they are done and not do that last step.

I must go kick myself some more now.

Ouch ouch ouch ouch... a million times ouch!

The Amazonian fish the size of a toothpick that can cause giant sized pain!

In Loving Memory

No, someone isn't dead in this story. However, someone does have a hard time remembering stuff for more than 10 seconds. How do you love someone like that?

Finally, a family tree website that makes sense

Here's a really nice new website for creating and maintaining your family tree. The neato features are: 1. All trees are private and only people who are actually on the tree (with an email address) can see it. 2. Layout is really cool. 3. FREE!

What to do if you find out that you are dead

In 1976, a farmer in northern India became alarmed when he was informed of his own death. Lal Bihari was in the process of applying for a loan when the bank representative delivered the bad news, and it wasn't just that his loan had been denied.

Read the article here.

Ditch Acrobat Reader ASAP! Get Foxit Reader

Faster. Stronger. Higher. (well, you know what I mean).
Stop using Acrobat Reader to view PDF files... it's slow, bloaty and tries to take over your system. Go to Foxit and download their free reader.

More evidence that jogging is evil

My kind of magic show!

Hinterland... on drugs

Click here for the movie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHzdsFiBbFc

Nice quick video of the day featuring web picks

Cool videocast/videoblog/vlog from the Yahoo folks with 9 web picks per day. Enjoy!

Hey kids, let's go for a drive ! (or a walk)

The world's most dangerous roads (and one hiking trail thrown in for good measure). Yipes!.

Vote for Rory

The NHL has a goofy system of voting for the first All-Star team which favours players in big centres. An internet surge of support has arisen for Rory Fitzpatrick... utility defenseman for the Canucks. VOTE TODAY!

A short rise to the top

If I was leader of a nation for 3 minutes....

Busy Day in the Life of a Sr. Pastor

A movie I made for the folks in Kitimat on the occasion of their 50th anniversary at First Baptist.

Convert Most Anything... online

Need to convert a movie to a different format? A PDF file? Well, don't buy expensive software just go to this website and they will email you the results. :) Unfortunately, no WPD support (which is really stupid) but, hey, it's free.

Look Around You!!

Finally, educational videos for the masses (warning: do not try the experiments at home... serious... don't). Super funny stuff!!



Other episodes:
2. Water
3. Germs
4. Ghosts
5. Sulphur
6. Music
7. Iron
8. The Brain

How to Avoid Hitting a Moose or Deer

Yes, around these parts there are many accidents involving Moose and Deer. Fortunately they don't drive automobiles otherwise there would be more. Nevertheless, here are some tips.

The Ultimate Gift For Non-Techies!

Finally, a gift that allows those stuck in the 1990's to deal with the ever increasing problem of not having time to rewind all their DVD's. Buy in bulk and save!

This is nuts... and extremely cute!

Oh to be able to fly....

The End of Evangelicalism as we know it

Quick... hide your flannelgraph!

Gainergate / Gophergate

Yes, Gainer was vindicated on the weekend as the Riders beat the Stumps (sic) and we're now headed to BC for another home game!

Hugh's Bad Day at the Office

Hugh's office was a tad bit defaced one day. Hugh kinda lost it.

Colour Laser Printer... Deal of the week

OK. This is nuts. A colour laser printer for under $500... and almost under $300! Dang. Check it out..


NCIX.com - Buy Okidata C3200N Color Digital LED Laser Printer 20/12PPM 1200X600DPI 200MHZ 32MB USB LAN Network - 62425704 In Canada.

NHL Video on the Net! NHL Video on the Net!

OK. So it doesn't appear they are live... but up within a day or two sound pretty good to me! WOO HOO.

NHL on Google Video

200 things you can get Firefox to do!

Here's a neato site that outlines 200+ ways to get Firefox to do the things that would make it so cool for you!
Very Cool.

I want a Firefox Extension to ... 200+ common problems solved

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