Rethinking the lifetime ban….

Circuit City is kaput. Fry’s is 30 minutes away. Microcenter is 30 minutes away (although it’s only 10 minutes from work). The other night I was trying to get a video off of my camcorder and it wouldn’t play. All indications were that I needed a head cleaner. A Mini-DV head cleaner…

I was also in a time crunch and Best Buy is 10 minutes from the house, so I went there. I found exactly what I needed at a fair price. Someone asked if they could help me. The checkout was painless.

I am lifting the lifetime ban. I still prefer MicroCenter and Fry’s, but for the first time in years, I had a pleasant experience at a Best Buy…

Mobile Manager for Netflix

Mobile Manager for Netflix is a cool application from Microsoft. It allows you to manage your Netflix queues from a Windows Mobile device. You can even preview the movie directly on your device.

If you like the movies, it's time to celebrate!

Windows Mobile now offers a mobile application for Netflix. The new Netflix application for Windows Mobile phones makes it simple to manage your Netflix experience from a mobile device. You can search the entire Netflix library for your next film, get complete movie details, and even manage your DVD queue. Easily update your queue by moving films up, moving films down, or removing films from your queue.

A feature exclusive to Windows Mobile is the ability to play previews right on your Windows Mobile device. After watching a preview, you can then add the movie to your Instant Queue so you can instantly watch the movie on your Xbox 360.

Managing a Netflix account while mobile has never been easier, thanks to Mobile Manager for Netflix and a Windows Mobile phone.

Scribefire Blog Editor

ScribeFire - Blog Editor 
Usually, when I want to blog about a particular website, I use the Google Toolbar and use the Send to Blogger function.   It's been servicable, but I saw this article that suggested that Scribefire was a great way to blog from Firefox. 

It does have a more robust editor than the Google Toolbar supports.

AMC Best Picture Showcase - Year 3

Today, for the third year in a row, we are going to the AMC Best Picture showcase. Here's how they describe it:

See all five Best Picture nominees for just $30! On the day of the event, with the collectible pass you can come and go as you please.

Five nominated films.
Free large popcorn.
Unlimited refills all day.
Collectible pass.

The following are the movies and times. We plan to get there just after 10:00am and scope out a good spot (since we're there all day, you need to get the right spot).

• Milk 10:30 a.m.
• The Reader 1:05 p.m.
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 3:45 p.m.
• Slumdog Millionaire 7:15 p.m.
• Frost/Nixon 9:45 p.m.

Here are the links to the 2007 & 2008 events.

Boredom squared

A bag of pretzels, two minutes and a camera...

Pozolé

Tonight, we are celebrating Amy's birthday with 11 of our closest friends.

Oakhurst Wine Crawl

We got our advance tickets tonight! Let us know if you're gonna be in the neighborhood!

Oakhurst Neighborhood Association: "February 28th 4PM to 7PM
This year's event will feature wines from around the world while exploring all the businesses in the neighborhood. We will once again have over 20 participating businesses and expect to sell out quickly. Advance tickets are now available in Oakhurst at one of these locations: Steinbecks, Kavarna Coffee, and Universal Joint for $20 The day of the event the remaining glasses will be available for $25 Please bring Photo ID to pick up glasses.

Sherina Clough
Oakhurst Neighborhood Association"

Remember The Milk

I just signed up with a free service for tracking tasks. It looks pretty cool.

Remember The Milk - About: "Managing tasks is generally not a fun way to spend your time. We created Remember The Milk so that you no longer have to write your to-do lists on sticky notes, whiteboards, random scraps of paper, or the back of your hand. Remember The Milk makes managing tasks an enjoyable experience.

We began work on Remember The Milk in August 2004. What started as a simple idea soon became a huge web application with every feature imaginable (there's a reason why this took more than a year to finish!). We launched in October 2005. Remember The Milk now has more than one million registered users."

Atlanta Beer Bars Among Best in Country | Food and More with John Kessler

A couple of these are favorites and the comments below the article mention several other local favorites... Atlanta Beer Bars Among Best in Country | Food and More with John Kessler: "Atlanta Beer Bars Among Best in America"

Welcome to Leon’s Full Service

The guys from Brickstore Pub are opening a new gastropub and they are auctioning off their first pint. Right now, the auction is at $1375. They are giving the proceeds to to the Trackside Tavern/Fifth Earl Employee Fund.

Pub's first beer (now $823) poured for a good cause | ajc.com