A live shot from the camera on my phone.

A live shot from the camera on my phone.

Normally I wouldn’t be posting a video of Judge Judy, but this is totally awesome to watch as she totally slams an Ebay scammer.

If you have a 3G-capable PocketPC phone with Wifi you need check out WMWifiRouter. I just tried it and its awesome!

WMWifiRouter is a tool to use your Windows Mobile 6 (possibly 5) as a WiFi < -> GPRS/UMTS/HSPA router. It’ll allow you to use WiFi capable devices to connect to the internet through your phone’s data connection.

http://www.jongma.org/WMWifiRouter/

More info at:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=341398

A live shot from the camera on my phone.

I got this via email the other day… I guess I’m a judge this year – should be fun!

;“You are cordially invited to participate as a judge in the 2008 Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC) scheduled for April 3-5, 2008. We hope that you are able to participate as part of our selective judging pool…”

You can learn more about the RBPC here:

http://alliance.rice.edu/alliance/RBPC.asp

And if you have a great idea, I suggest you compete!

A couple of weeks ago I had the priviledge of meeting the co-inventor of the Furby and and inventor of the Pleo… and I just ran into this article about the Pleo.

One of the many details that make Ugobe’s new animatronic dinosaur, Pleo, interesting is that owners will soon be able to design custom animations with a development kit.

The evolution of a dino-bot

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I wonder if students who have higher GPA’s don’t need to study since they already know the material?

Students who rely on all-nighters to bring up their grades might want to sleep on that strategy: A new survey says those who never study all night have slightly higher GPAs than those who do.

All-nighters may not improve grades

A live shot from the camera on my phone.

I forgot to write… Last weekend a buddy of mine and I finished Halo 3 – it was awesome! Now, to do it again on “Heroic”… w00t!

A live shot from the camera on my phone.

A live shot from the camera on my phone.

How to raise smart kids…

Hint: Don’t tell your kids that they are. More than three decades of research shows that a focus on effort—not on intelligence or ability—is key to success in school and in life

The Secret to Raising Smart Kids

This is awesome, now my Xbox360 will play Divx/Xvid files when used as a MCE Exteneder for my Vista MCE server… sweet!

Xbox 360 Fall Dashboard Update detailed: DivX, XBLA Hits, and more

A live shot from the camera on my phone.

A live shot from the camera on my phone.

Not only do you look like a complete nerd when using a bluetooth, now you can get completely owned….

How you save your airline miles from expiring:

Airlines are deleting miles faster than ever. Flying keeps them alive–downloading an iTunes song does, too.

Don’t Let Reward Miles Vanish

I don’t know if its really worth all the effort to get into an Ivy League school, but if you do, here’s someone who can help…

Michele Hernandez boasts that 95% of her teenage clients are accepted by their first-choice school. Her price: As much as $40,000 a student

I Can Get Your Kid into an Ivy

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How to Increase Your Wi-Fi Signal

(Yes, this is a totally gag. 😀 )

Just the first one alone made the article worth reading…

Ironically, traveling by air is getting more and more inconvenient as overbooked flights, lost luggage, and pricey ticket sales become more common. Unfortunately, booking a flight is sometimes just plain necessary, a fact that airlines know all too well, allowing them to continue maximizing profits while we passengers often get stuck on the ground.

10 Useful Secrets the Major Airlines Don’t Want You to Know

I had been hearing that Toyota’s lead in quality was starting to drop… now I guess its official…

Automaker slips to fifth from first place, and some versions of Camry, Tundra and Lexus GS no longer recommended.

Toyota skids in reliability rankings

Looks like a Futurama Movie is coming out…