The first thing you need to get is the APPLE SDK from their website. Select FirewireSDK23. This is free, but you have to give some information and register. Download the latest version of the SDK and install it. Once you install it you can find the software in the Developer/ directory. I am currently on the Comcast system and it works with the standard box that includes Firewire 400 ports. Connect the cable to your Mac and VOILA!

The software is slick in that you can schedule recordings and you can select the channel that you want to record. There may be some encryption on some of the channels, but the network stations are unencrypted. I could not record TNTHD, but not a big deal. I can record all of the network channels and ESPNHD. Sweet. You typically want to set aside 100 MB/minute. This is hardly any space for HD content especially if it costs nothing to record the feed!

Once you have recorded the file, it becomes a file that is formatted as a .m2t file. Luckily, MPlayer and VLC support these files fully and can play them back. There you have it, this is a free way to record your HDTV programs! I hope you enjoy this and it looks great streamed to the television!

You post many of the items that you feel like you want to trade. I posted the DVD The Sixth Day and I got an immediate request for it. Then again, you are competing with other people that have the DVD. If they get their trade in first, then they get it first. You browse the trader’s list of tradeables and voila, you’ve got a new movie. You must also rate the condition of your tradeables, that way no one gets screwed.

I am going to make my first trade tonight and ship the DVD off and let’s see how it goes.

Update: I have finally accepted a user’s trade request and here is where the rub is. Once you find out that someone wants your title, you will then have to browse through their paltry set of DVD’s to find what you like. If and only if you decide to accept a title of theirs and they are willing to trade, you have to pay $1 through the site for the service. I guess if you really wanted the title that bad, you can go offline and ask for the trade without the fees. Interesting concept, but needs work.

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First you need to get 200 envelopes. Because you will need to have two envelopes to get a game piece. Then you have to MANUALLY write the addresses down on the envelope. Yes, you read that correctly, they will not accept printed ones. This will be about 2-4 hours of your time depending on how fast you can write. You factor in how much it costs you to write on all those envelopes.

Then you will need 200 stamps. One for each envelope. This will cost a whopping $78 dollars. This is the part that sucks.

Here are some best and worst case scenarios. Best Buy will be giving out $1 and $5 game pieces and various other prizes like free food and maybe some ipods. So you could end up with a lot of free McDonalds food or even $500 bucks as the best case scenario. But realistically, I think people were averaging about 140 dollars last year so that is roughly $60 net after the cost of stamps and envelopes. You can get 300 envelopes for $2 at any CVS or Wal-Mart for that matter.

If you feel that this isn’t much to do for a savings of $60 then I suggest you go do it. Hey you might even end up winning a bit more than you thought. Next thing up for a post will be how much profit will you make if you bought a PS3 or Wii and hawk it on eBay.

1. The first in blinkernomics is the guy who puts on the blinker too late. You know, the guy who cuts you off and puts on the blinker when he’s already in your lane. Excuse me sir, you’ve already cut me off, please don’t use the blinker now just to patronize me. Bastard.

2. The guy who leaves the blinker on no matter what. We’ve all seen this guy and we’ve all been this guy. I don’t know what is going on inside our heads, but it better be good. You never know if he wants to switch lanes or if he just plum forgot. Bastard.

3. Blinker? What’s that? The guy who just doesn’t know what the hell the blinker is. Driving where he pleases without the use of a blinker period. Those of you on the West Coast know what I mean. Sorry to ‘harsh your mellow’ but that is a standard option in your car, so use it, damn it. Bastard.

My biggest pet peeve when it comes to fantasy football is how many points each player gets in real-time. I know Yahoo provides this service for a fee and many other sites do to. But, how nice would it be for you to see your fantasy points pop up on your TV? Let’s just say Randy Moss scores a TD on a 75 yard pass, it would instantly pop up a little bubble -a la VH1’s Pop-Up Video and give you a quick update on your score in Yahoo!, ESPN, or CBS Sportsline. Another sticking point would definitely be the data service available on your cable provider. Now if everyone has the Verizon FiOS Cable, then we might be in business.

This would get rid of any axious moments towards the end of the season when you have to wait until the next morning to see what you team scored. This kind of service will also change the way that we pick up free agents and even make the games on TV that much more interesting for girls to participate in. I call that a win-win situation. Now onto writing this business plan to make this happen for the masses.

Happy International Talk Like a Pirate Day!

THIS.

We have no idea what happened, but apparently, it was a hit and get the hell ot of here. We couldn’t help but laugh at how this could have happened, but the two cars behind the Dodge Caliber only lost their mirrors and some scratches on the car. I am wondering how the hell they can take the mirrors off the car and slam into the Dodge. Anyways, I snapped a few photos of the carnage. Also, of note, the Dodge’s registration was registered to someone out-of-state. Boy, I wish I could have seen the owner’s face in the morning. I am going to pay my garage fees, so this doesn’t happen to my ride.

Naturalization Quiz.

First of all, people like to choose the lanes that are moving the quickest, so of course common sense would tell you to pick the shortest line. And what’s the shortest line at the toll both? The one with the red light and the one with the EZ-PASS only sign. When there was a jam, the far outside left lane was moving right along, while I was stuck idling to the toll booth. Not only will having an EZ-PASS save time, it will save you gas!

If more people adopt the use of the EZ-PASS, the state would have to install more of those EZ-PASS Express lanes, where people can go through at full speed. Europe has had these things for years and we are just catching up??!! Sad. So start talking people into one of these things and get with the 21st century.

There were a few instances where there were lanes that were stuck, because the exact change only lanes were plugged up due to stupid people dropping their change on the ground and opening their doors to pick up their change. PEOPLE find another dime and move on!

EZ-PASS is free and if you pay by credit card, it only costs a mere $25 to start an account. Then once the amount dips down below $10 it replenishes using the credit card, back up to $25. There is no fee for the EZ-PASS, except in NY and possibly NJ, and it can be used across the country. So to those of you that don’t want one because of whatever reason, I say kudos to you for waiting at those toll booths and keeping the high school and old women employed.