tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104289022024-03-14T00:35:05.985-05:00Matt's BlogathonEverything and Anything I might think to write about. I tend to get my ideas from the latest news stories or from my day to day experiences. I hope you enjoy the ride.Matt's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12675194923738298272noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10428902.post-3615916808262732652018-05-19T08:06:00.000-05:002018-05-19T08:06:22.691-05:00Make money with trivia!wow, what a cool idea. These new FREE trivia apps are all the rage. It all started when I was down in Dallas for a hack-a-thon and I learned about this app called HQ Trivia. Have you tried this yet? The concept is simple... they ask 12 multiple choice questions with 3 options each... if you answer correctly you move on <span id="goog_1857853802"></span><span id="goog_1857853803"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a>to the next question. If you get all 12 correct, you split the prize with all the winners.<br />
HQ has had prizes of $300,000.00, $100,000.00, $50,000.00 and more... every Sunday at 8PM CST the prize is at least $25,000.00 (one thing to note... the Sunday game is typically 15 questions instead of 12)<br />
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There is another trivia app that is pretty cool too... its called the Cash Show... same basic way to make money, except they start giving out money at the sixth question! How about that!<br />
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<a href="https://share.tuanguwen.com/live_us/invitation/En?chars=UU9EZW">I'm playing Cash Show! Come and play with me! Enter my invitation code and both of us can get an "Extra Life" in game! https://share.tuanguwen.com/live_us/invitation/En?chars=UU9EZW</a>Matt's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12675194923738298272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10428902.post-339160248392440042016-04-26T22:11:00.000-05:002016-04-26T22:11:05.225-05:00Missed Jury Duty Scam - Be Alert<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today I received a call from <a href="https://www.truecaller.com/us/6362120453#">636-212-0453</a> at approximately 11:20 AM. The person on the other end claimed to be Deputy Officer Chris Stevens. He claimed to be a desk officer due to leg injury and told me he was calling up to 70+ people who had missed their Jury Duty court dates. He claimed I had been mailed a letter and missed my Jury Duty court date of April 18th 2016 in court room 3B at 1:00PM. He said that I had two citations because of this and mentioned something about a warrant for my arrest.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He mentioned I had a new court date on May 2nd in court room 3B at 1:00PM in which I needed to attend to explain why I missed my first court room appearance. He then said I needed to purchase an insurance bond to guarantee I show up to court. He said they would <b>not</b> accept any payment over the phone for security reasons, and that I needed to purchase an electronic bond that could only be redeemed at the court house for security purposes. He said I needed to drive to a merchant that sold these bonds immediately, and that if I hung up the phone, it would cause my case to be in a "non compliant" state, and I could be arrested on site. He also mentioned if I got into a routine traffic stop, or fender bender etc, that he could talk to the officer to let them know I was OK to proceed directly to the merchant to purchase an insurance bond. He proceeded to look up a merchant and the <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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drive to the merchant to pick up one of these electronic bonds while I was on the phone with him. He said the honorable Judge would provide statement for my employer to let them know why I had to leave work. I told him my phone was running low on battery ( it was at 11% ) and he recommended I stop at a gas station to pick up a car charger. He said the court house would fully reimburse me for the car charger.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The kicker was then how much these electronic bonds were going to cost me. He did mention the fine for the citations could be up to $1,000.00 and/or 12 months in jail. I asked how much the insurance bonds were going to be and he said they were required to be paid for in cash. And the only merchant that sells them, was a local grocery store in the town I live in. He said the bond would be $980 for the first citation.. at which I exclaimed, $980! Who carries that kind of cash on them... he said I could stop by my financial institution to pick up the money as long as I stayed on the line with him. Then I asked how much the second citation would be, and he said, "only $100.00"... and I said, "ONLY $100... THAT IS A LOT OF MONEY!" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I mentioned my battery was still getting low on my phone and he must of thought I was beginning to be too skeptical, because he transferred me to his supposed superior officer... who claimed to be Lieutenant Zach Miller who quickly proceeded to give me his badge number of "7311" and explained the security of the insurance bond again... how I would be reimbursed at the court house in full for the bond the date of my court date. He asked if I had any additional questions and assured me that this was the real deal. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After all this, I finally realized that this was not real... this was a scam, a fake... completely not true. They had transferred me back to "Deputy" Chris Stevens, and I told him he was fake, and that it wasn't real. He proceeded to tell me that I have now put my case in non compliant state, and that he would send officers to arrest me on site, that I should put away all weapons, knifes, and sharp objects in preparation for my arrest. I proceeded to hang up.</span></div>
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<li><a href="http://toolboyworld.com/eBay/Ryobi_Batteries.htm">http://toolboyworld.com/eBay/Ryobi_Batteries.htm</a> - Great site that talks about power and compares different models of the 18v batteries. This is also where I learned for fact what I already suspected. the Lithium Ion batteries require a dual-chemistry charger, and cannot be charged with the NiCad charger, but you can charge the NiCad batteries with the dual-chemistry charger.</li>
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But wondering if I can find a combo deal that includes a charger, as I'll need the new charger for the Lithium Ion batteries.</div>Matt's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12675194923738298272noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10428902.post-89526833085426962492011-03-07T21:57:00.003-06:002011-03-07T22:09:24.718-06:00AllChurches.com 2.0 Released<span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R5cDhjfI1e0/TXWq_p23H-I/AAAAAAAACs0/ZEswPQodrgw/s1600/AllChurches.com%2B-%2BThe%2BDirectory%2Bof%2BChurches_1299557014113.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 223px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R5cDhjfI1e0/TXWq_p23H-I/AAAAAAAACs0/ZEswPQodrgw/s320/AllChurches.com%2B-%2BThe%2BDirectory%2Bof%2BChurches_1299557014113.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581555323740037090" border="0" /></a><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://allchurches.com/">AllChurches.com</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> has finally release the latest and greatest version of the largest directory of Churches online. 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Enjoy!</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><br />WebSite: </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://allchurches.com/">AllChurches.com</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Twitter Account: </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://twitter.com/allchurches" title="AllChurches Twitter Account">@allchurches</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Facebook App: </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://apps.facebook.com/allchurches/">apps.facebook.com/allchurches</a><br /><br /></span>Matt's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12675194923738298272noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10428902.post-20231832321465237082011-02-14T22:41:00.002-06:002011-03-07T22:14:03.703-06:00Join Gifts to Grow now and get 100 Free Points.<div style="padding: 8px; margin: 0pt auto auto 2px; overflow-y: auto;"><div style="float: right; width: 113px; height: 100px; padding: 0pt; margin: 0pt;"><a href="http://pampers.popularmedia.net/click/share/cd41fe90-1aeb-012e-4c87-f76d054770a5"><img src="http://www.popularmedia.net/cache/7f55e8b88adceca2e69788dcf0e10879/8e32aafa25c94f5ac27acd7397ad8ee0/invite_image.gif?d=20110107142957" /></a></div><div style="font: bold 12px Tahoma; color: rgb(47, 47, 47); padding: 0pt; margin: 0pt 123px 8px 0pt;">"This program is great. We already buy Pampers wipes and Pampers diapers and then they reward us on top of that. If you join http://amazon.com/mom you can also get an additional 30% off diapers and wipes with subscribe and save."</div><div style="font: 12px Tahoma; color: rgb(47, 47, 47); padding: 0pt; margin: 0pt 123px 0pt 0pt;">From knowing exactly when they want teddy to comforting them at 3am, the list of love is endless. Gifts to Grow gives parents the rewards they deserve, simply by buying Pampers diapers and wipes. Join now and get 100 Free Points.</div><div style="font: 11px Tahoma; padding: 0pt; margin: 8px 0pt;"><a style="color: rgb(0, 92, 255);" href="http://pampers.popularmedia.net/click/share/cd41fe90-1aeb-012e-4c87-f76d054770a5">View >></a></div></div>Matt's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12675194923738298272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10428902.post-83669510393908468592010-06-24T16:41:00.001-05:002010-06-24T16:41:27.151-05:00What is up with these no sender no subject emails in iPhone mail app?<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2Drnc7_9Zs/TCPRB-xmkiI/AAAAAAAACq8/T2VgjoQHW3o/s1600/photo-787152.PNG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2Drnc7_9Zs/TCPRB-xmkiI/AAAAAAAACq8/T2VgjoQHW3o/s400/photo-787152.PNG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486458603028517410" /></a></p>Any ideas why I get these? They mess up my unread count too... I think it's a bug in iOS4.Matt's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12675194923738298272noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10428902.post-45169405342290119372010-06-22T08:51:00.006-05:002010-07-01T09:51:31.234-05:00Found some issues with iOS4 so far... other than that, GREAT!<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Apple's iOS4 upgrade went pretty smooth... I did have to upgrade iTunes first, which made it take slightly longer, but other than that...not too bad. Here are a few bugs I've noticed so far...<br /><br />1. <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">NEW </span>- NO SIGNAL with my 3GS iphone on iOS4 at and around my house... AT&T claims it's because I upgraded to iOS4... at work though I get full 3G signal with no issues.... seems more like an AT&T problem than an iOS4 problem. :(<br /><br />2. <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Update</span>: This is now working... must of been some strange scenario... <strike>Videos can no longer be trimmed / clipped with a 3GS iPhone. Is this their way of trying to force you to get an iPhone 4 with iMovie?</strike> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">UPDATE 2:</span> Actually, there is a minimum size you can trim the video to when it is in landscape mode... if I rotate to portrait mode, I can trim further... not a huge fan of that, but at least there's a work around.</span><br /></span><p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">3. The camera roll is not getting updated after taking pictures / videos with camera <span style="font-weight: bold;">unless</span> entering from within the camera itself.</span></p><p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">4. Some websites that request to use my location immediately cause safari t crash. (mainly m.stlouisgasprices.com at the moment) <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Update:</span> This seems to be sporadic, but still happens quite often.</span></p><p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Let me know if you've found any additional issues and I will update my post<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">UPDATE: </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">First Crash in a long while just happened while using iOS4...was listening to Pandora in the background flipping between apps... went into the Mail app and was reading my email.. then tried to open up the next email and everything froze. Had to hold down the power button and the home button to restart.</span></span><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: verdana;"></p><p style="font-family: verdana;"></p>Matt's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12675194923738298272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10428902.post-42233797012496167682010-02-03T09:46:00.003-06:002010-02-03T10:01:21.455-06:00upgraded my iPhone OS to 3.1.3 with no issues<span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >All looks good to me. It took about 15 minutes to do connected to iTunes on my home PC this morning. First downloads the update and then installs it on the iPhone. I wasn't having any troubles with 3.1.2 myself, but I always like to have the latest and greatest version. Post comments below if you've found any new hidden features of 3.1.3 OS for the iPhone. Thanks! Screen shot of the listed fixes shown below:</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2Drnc7_9Zs/S2mdQp5THeI/AAAAAAAACoY/b5a71KDzLbc/s1600-h/iphone_3GS_OS_3.1.3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2Drnc7_9Zs/S2mdQp5THeI/AAAAAAAACoY/b5a71KDzLbc/s320/iphone_3GS_OS_3.1.3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434047334848863714" border="0" /></a>Matt's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12675194923738298272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10428902.post-64729700640492264412010-01-28T23:54:00.003-06:002010-01-28T23:59:05.669-06:00New domain and updated to be mobile friendly<p style="float:right" class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2Drnc7_9Zs/S2J4JWevk8I/AAAAAAAACoI/A_uHYUvEUlc/s1600-h/photo-785242.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2Drnc7_9Zs/S2J4JWevk8I/AAAAAAAACoI/A_uHYUvEUlc/s400/photo-785242.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432036202610922434" border="0" /></a></p><span style="font-size:85%;font-family:verdana;">Hey everyone... I recently bought a new domain for my CraigsList Search Helper website. You can find it at <a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://clshelper.com/">http://clshelper.com/</a> and be sure to try it on your mobile browsers. Let me know if you have any issues. Here's a screen shot of it on the iPhone. Enjoy!!</span>Matt's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12675194923738298272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10428902.post-84501537425660869062010-01-08T13:36:00.003-06:002010-01-08T13:45:04.971-06:00New Domino's Pizza is better in my opinion...<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's been awhile since I posted something here. Since I do have some domino's pizza posts already, I figured I'd post my response to their new ingredients. You've seen the commercials right? They have changed the sauce, the cheese and even the bread.<br /><br />Last night we ordered 2 medium 2 topping pizzas and an order of 10 chicken kickers with Ranch... each item was $5.99 for a total of $19.39 (pick up, not delivery). For the pizzas we did one with peperoni and pineapple... the second was bacon and mushrooms. <br /><br />I was pleasantly surprised at the new style of domino's pizzas. I was already a fan of the old way, but the new ingredients made the pizza even better in my opinion. My favorite part is what they did with the crust... they seem to add extra butter around the crust and add some garlic bread type seasoning so it makes it like you are eating excellent garlic bread for the crust. Delicious!<br /><br />Anyhow, I give it 9 stars out of 10... I even enjoyed it cold today for left overs.</span></span><span id="transaction"></span>Matt's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12675194923738298272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10428902.post-49096091194846196022009-10-21T10:21:00.005-05:002009-10-21T10:29:34.691-05:00H1N1 does have Thimerosal ( a Mercury based preservative) in it...confirmed by the CDC<span style="font-size:85%;">Oh man this makes me irritated... The below is quoted from the CDC questions and answers page about the H1N1 vaccine...</span><br /><blockquote style="font-style: italic;"><h4 style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-size:85%;">Does the 2009 H1N1 flu shot have mercury in it?</span></h4> <p><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">There is no evidence that thimerosal (a mercury preservative in vaccine that comes in multi-dose vials) is harmful to a pregnant woman or a fetus. </span><br /></span></p></blockquote><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;font-size:85%;" >The part in parenthesis answers the question... YES, Thimerosal is in the vaccine, and it is a MERCURY based preservative.</span><br /><blockquote style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" >However, because some women are concerned about thimerosal during pregnancy, vaccine companies are making preservative-free seasonal flu vaccine and 2009 H1N1 flu vaccine in single dose syringes for pregnant women and small children. CDC advises pregnant women to get flu shots either with or without thimerosal. </span><p></p></blockquote><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/H1N1flu/vaccination/pregnant_qa.htm"><span style="font-size:85%;">Full Q&A page from CDC</span></a>Matt's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12675194923738298272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10428902.post-40834838091520496412009-10-14T20:10:00.001-05:002009-10-14T20:12:08.299-05:00Google Wave Invite Contest<p style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;font-size:1.75em;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Google Wave Invite Contest</span><br /></span></p><p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Ok, I need to nominate some google wave invites. I figured I'd have some fun with it by having a contest to see who can create the wackiest <a target="_blank" href="http://bit.ly/EJghH">MyEyes</a> picture and post it to twitpic with my twitter username <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/mattssmith">@</a><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/mattssmith">mattssmith</a> in the message. For now I'm only going to give out one invite / nomination to the winner of the contest, but if there are enough awesome pictures submitted, I will consider a second and third place prize of invites / nominations. So get creative!<br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;font-size:1em;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Rules:<br /></span></p><p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">1. Post a Wacky twitpic picture via <a target="_blank" href="http://bit.ly/EJghH">MyEyes</a> iPhone application with my twitter name in the message.<br /></span></p><p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">2. No inappropriate material. (basically, if not safe for work, you are auto-disqualified)<br /></span></p><p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">3. Must have <span style="font-weight: bold;">at least one</span> Eye from the <a target="_blank" href="http://bit.ly/EJghH">MyEyes</a> iPhone application.<br /></span></p><p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">4. Contest will end on Friday October 16th 2009 at Midnight, and winner will be announce on my blog Saturday October 17th 2009. (at which point the winner will need to have a way to get me their email address for the invite.)<br /></span></p><p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">P.S. You can post as many Wacky pictures as you like, but be careful, only the latest / most recent post will be used in the contest. </span></span>Matt's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12675194923738298272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10428902.post-70167117850566946502009-07-07T13:42:00.003-05:002009-07-07T13:46:49.865-05:00Sneaky Domino's...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2Drnc7_9Zs/SlOXnEsbXgI/AAAAAAAAClY/u_adg3Y7ukg/s1600-h/sd.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P2Drnc7_9Zs/SlOXnEsbXgI/AAAAAAAAClY/u_adg3Y7ukg/s320/sd.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355791079404428802" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Just noticed that they conveniently show 2 or more toppings on their advertisement for 1-Topping pizzas... kind of sneaky if you ask me. That peperoni and pineapple pizza really made me hungry, but then I realized I couldn't order that with the 2XTUESDAY deal, since it's more than 1 topping. Thanks anyways Domino's.</span></span><br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/e026303/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-2.jpg" alt="" />Matt's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12675194923738298272noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10428902.post-57784290849270150362009-06-22T15:45:00.004-05:002009-06-22T16:09:52.934-05:00just found these promo codes for pampers points at STLMommy.comThey all worked as of 5 minutes before this post... got me 9 total extra points for free. Thanks <a href="http://www.stlmommy.com/">http://stlmommy.com/</a> (Check back to her site for potentially more codes as time progresses)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">WEAPPRECIATEU09 - 3.00</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">STARTEARNINGNOW - 1.00</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">WELCOMEBONUS089 - 1.00</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">OHAMANDAAWGTG08 - 1.00</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">THRIFTYMOMMYGTG - 1.00</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">HAPPYMOTHERSDAY - 1.00</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">HAPPYFATHERSDAY - 1.00</span></div>Matt's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12675194923738298272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10428902.post-76408030215206635982009-06-10T12:32:00.002-05:002009-06-10T12:34:05.450-05:00new iPhone for existing AT&T customers will cost $400 more than new customers<span style="font-size:85%;">So, from this link:<br /><a href="http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_iphone/family/iphone?mco=MTE2OTU" target="_blank">http://store.apple.com/us/<wbr>browse/home/shop_iphone/<wbr>family/iphone?mco=MTE2OTU</a></span><br /><br /><table style="width: 544px; height: 368px;" summary="iPhone 3G and iPhone 3G S Feature Comparison" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr></tr><tr><th width="134"><br /></th> <td width="220"> <img src="http://a248.e.akamai.net/7/248/2041/1549/store.apple.com/Catalog/regional/amr/iphone/img/compare-iphone-3g-screen.jpg" alt="" width="145" height="312" /> </td> <td> <img src="http://a248.e.akamai.net/7/248/2041/1549/store.apple.com/Catalog/regional/amr/iphone/img/compare-iphone-3g-s-screen.jpg" alt="" width="144" height="312" /> </td> </tr> <tr> <th>Price</th> <td style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"> <p><strong>$99<sup>2</sup></strong> 8GB</p> </td> <td> <p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"><strong>$199<sup>2</sup></strong> 16GB</p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><strong>$299<sup>2</sup></strong> 32GB</p></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The fine print says:</span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">(2) Requires new two-year AT&T wireless service contract, sold separately to qualified customers; credit check required; must be 18 or older. For non-qualified customers, including existing AT&T customers who want to upgrade from another phone or replace an iPhone 3G, the price with a new two-year agreement is </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-style: italic;">$499 (8GB)</span><span style="font-style: italic;">, </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-style: italic;">$599 (16GB)</span><span style="font-style: italic;">, or </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">$699 (32GB)</span><span style="font-style: italic;">.</span></span>Matt's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12675194923738298272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10428902.post-50227353407550242812009-05-30T18:08:00.003-05:002009-05-30T18:17:16.633-05:00Dominos Pizza online ordering impressed me today.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2Drnc7_9Zs/SiG-amidOBI/AAAAAAAACio/YkGysrZ0zRo/s1600-h/pizza+tracker.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2Drnc7_9Zs/SiG-amidOBI/AAAAAAAACio/YkGysrZ0zRo/s320/pizza+tracker.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341759997269063698" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:85%;" >I've tried the whole online ordering of pizza before with different sites and not been that impressed...<br />My past experiences with this type of service has been sites that lack all the different options, and even seem to end up charging more than if I had bought it over the phone. Unbelievable right. Anyhow, I was looking up Dominos Pizza phone number online today and up popped a $5 off 1 large pizza if ordered online (I was going to go for the 3 mediums for $5.55 each and have left overs...) I decided to try the online order to see what the price would be... turned out to be $5.99 for 1 large. So that sounded great, and it would keep us from over eating. Then I found out you can earn points per $.01 spent ordering pizzas online at Dominos.. added bonus. And to top it all off they have this cool Pizza tracker which is accurate to 60 seconds.. even put the name of the person and time they put my pizza into the oven... pretty cool! Long story short, I recommend trying to order your next Dominos pizza online. I think you'll enjoy it!<br /></span>Matt's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12675194923738298272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10428902.post-25187365977803102892009-01-26T09:09:00.004-06:002009-01-26T09:24:01.891-06:00Has your Gmail chat been blocked at work or school?<span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:85%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2Drnc7_9Zs/SX3SucETVxI/AAAAAAAACH0/odUpmGnwybY/s1600-h/gmail_chat.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P2Drnc7_9Zs/SX3SucETVxI/AAAAAAAACH0/odUpmGnwybY/s320/gmail_chat.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295620432107624210" border="0" /></a>Does your Gmail chat sometimes have trouble connecting to the server? Do you get an error message stating:<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />"We're experiencing technical difficulties that may prevent your chats from being sent."</span><br /><br />I have a relatively simple solution for you to try first. It has worked for me and many others... I'm sure there is a way for your IT department to block it this way as well, but if you switch from using <span style="font-weight: bold;">'http'</span> to using <span style="font-weight: bold;">'https'</span> you might have better luck. <br /><br />So try this link for your Gmail and see if you get better results.<br /><a href="https://www.gmail.com/">https://www.gmail.com/</a><br /><br />FYI - <span style="font-weight: bold;">'http'</span> passes everything you do in plain text for anyone to intercept and read. <span style="font-weight: bold;">'https'</span> encrypts all your data and passes encrypted for only the recipient who has the proper key to decrypt the data can read it... so it's probably better to do your email in https anyhow. So you kill two birds with one stone... more likely that your Gmail chat will work, plus all your emails and chats are encrypted and safe. Enjoy!<br /><br /></span>Matt's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12675194923738298272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10428902.post-48601064423554126352009-01-22T12:01:00.003-06:002009-01-22T16:33:12.089-06:00Fight Against the FOCA<span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:85%;" >I'm not sure I've blogged about this topic yet, but it is a hot one.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;font-size:85%;" >Here is my opinion on the topic:</span><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><blockquote style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">An abortion of any kind is an act of murder... the killing of an innocent life. A direct violation of the sixth commandment, </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >"Thou Shalt Not Kill"</span><span style="font-size:85%;">. This includes rape and incest victims who become pregnant. I know that this last statement about rape and incest victims may seem harsh or cruel, but the innocent human growing inside the mother does not deserve to be punished because of someone else's wrong doings (in my opinion). </span></blockquote><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br />Even if you do not agree totally with my opinion and are for hospitals such as faith based one to have the right not to perform abortions you must act now to fight against the FOCA to make sure this does not pass. It is a porely named act in my opinion as it basically is not giving any choices to the humans growing inside the mothers... and forcing faith based hospitals to all support abortions.<br /><br />I hope that you will join with me in signing this petition to fight against the FOCA.<br /></span><blockquote style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://fightfoca.com/">http://www.fightfoca.com/</a></span></blockquote><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:85%;" >In the link above you will find the petition to sign to indicate you are against the FOCA. Thanks for your time.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><blockquote style="font-family: verdana;"></blockquote>Matt's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12675194923738298272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10428902.post-51119899601008841312009-01-05T11:00:00.004-06:002009-01-05T11:02:41.926-06:00Daily Tech Article - Sea Ice Ends Year at Same Level as 1979<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.dailytech.com/frontpage/fp__seaice.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100px; height: 100px;" src="http://images.dailytech.com/frontpage/fp__seaice.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><a href="http://www.dailytech.com/Article.aspx?newsid=13834">http://www.dailytech.com/Article.aspx?newsid=13834</a><div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a id="ctl00_MainContent_lblHeadline" class="ArticleHeadline" href="http://www.dailytech.com/Sea+Ice+Ends+Year+at+Same+Level+as+1979/article13834.htm" style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: none; ">Sea Ice Ends Year at Same Level as 1979</a> - This is talking about floating Sea Ice, but still seems like another sign that we are actually cooling... not warming. Just some food for thought. Enjoy!</span></span><br /></div>Matt's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12675194923738298272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10428902.post-26518852136791513612008-12-06T22:16:00.008-06:002008-12-06T23:05:59.745-06:00First year for Christmas lights on our house...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="vertical-align:top;font-size:small;">Wow, putting lights up on a house takes more time that I hand planned for... and the strange thing about that is it actually was easier to do than I thought it would be... due to these handy dandy plastic hooks.</span></span> <a href="http://i12.ebayimg.com/01/i/001/1f/42/6c84_1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100px; height: 75px;" src="http://i12.ebayimg.com/01/i/001/1f/42/6c84_1.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Well, I'm almost done with the lights... I still need to finish the left border of the house and I think I'm going to put some lights on the bushes in front as well. I took some pictures tonight to show my progress... I also have quite a few bulbs that are already burnt out. <br /><br />I also must thank Micah and Nathan for helping with the lights... couldn't of done it without them. Micah's long arms and precise rooftop work helped with the top left lights on the house when looking from the street. Thanks!<br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Merry</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Christmas </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Everyone</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">!</span></span></span></span><br /></div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2Drnc7_9Zs/STtOHmNqLhI/AAAAAAAACAA/-ebTm3E9hz8/s1600-h/P1010029.JPG"><br /><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2Drnc7_9Zs/STtOHmNqLhI/AAAAAAAACAA/-ebTm3E9hz8/s320/P1010029.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2Drnc7_9Zs/STtOHNQp8TI/AAAAAAAAB_w/XwJCHKNARO4/s1600-h/P1010027.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2Drnc7_9Zs/STtOHNQp8TI/AAAAAAAAB_w/XwJCHKNARO4/s320/P1010027.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2Drnc7_9Zs/STtOHVaPI7I/AAAAAAAAB_4/Ohsw3T1Nf7w/s1600-h/P1010028.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P2Drnc7_9Zs/STtOHVaPI7I/AAAAAAAAB_4/Ohsw3T1Nf7w/s320/P1010028.JPG" border="0" /></a></div>Matt's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12675194923738298272noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10428902.post-48727956215883727862008-10-23T12:50:00.002-05:002008-10-23T12:54:47.578-05:00Rudy Giuliani robo-call that says Obama opposes mandatory prison sentences for sex offenders and murderers...<object height="24" width="290" id="audioplayer1" data="http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/wp-content/plugins/audio-player/player.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param value="http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/wp-content/plugins/audio-player/player.swf" name="movie"><param value="&bg=0xf8f8f8&leftbg=0xeeeeee&lefticon=0x666666&rightbg=0xcccccc&rightbghover=0x999999&righticon=0x666666&righticonhover=0xffffff&text=0x666666&slider=0x666666&track=16777215&border=0x666666&loader=0x9FFFB8&soundFile=http%3A%2F%2Fi.cdn.turner.com%2Fcnn%2F2008%2Fimages%2F10%2F22%2Fdw.a0439.mp3" name="FlashVars"><param value="high" name="quality"><param value="false" name="menu"><param value="#FFFFFF" name="bgcolor"></object><br />I got the above robo call from Rudy Giuliani last night. Talks about Obama and how he opposes mandatory prison sentences for sex offenders and murderers. Listen to the call for yourself above. Enjoy.Matt's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12675194923738298272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10428902.post-86279423435147486262008-09-30T00:06:00.006-05:002008-10-01T06:46:22.006-05:00Who or what caused this financial crisis? You'll never guess...<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div style="float:left;margin:3px"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1RZVw3no2A4&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1RZVw3no2A4&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div> This video <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">amazed </span>me. I have not checked all the facts yet, but it seems to be something everyone should watch, and I think he's right that it might change your vote and your future. Check it out... google the facts... let others know about this. You can't believe everything you read and watch on the internet, but this feels ligit. McCain / Palin has my vote more now than ever. We will make the USA a better place and not let these people get away with this crap. If this video does only <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">ONE </span>thing... and if you do nothing else... make sure you get out and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">VOTE!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-size: 10px; "></span></span></span></span><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-size: 10px; ">PS: This video moves fast, so you probably want to have the pause button ready to read it all...</span></span></span></span></div>Matt's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12675194923738298272noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10428902.post-78434784529041402582008-09-17T10:46:00.003-05:002008-09-17T10:52:15.346-05:00Sarah Palin Full Interview with Charles Gibson on ABC News<div style="float:left;margin:6px"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ubsUQKd9c7c&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ubsUQKd9c7c&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div> <span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:85%;" >Sarah Palin rocked this interview as best she could in my opinion. Charles Gibson did not fully understand the Bush Doctrine when he asked that question, and that is where the confusion came in. The McCain / Palin ticket has my vote and I look forward to not having my taxes nearly doubled by Obama. Rock the vote republicans! </span>Matt's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12675194923738298272noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10428902.post-72888099616348107242008-08-21T20:31:00.005-05:002008-08-21T20:48:31.508-05:00How to download and watch your favorite TV shows and Movies<span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2Drnc7_9Zs/SK4ajGtO7KI/AAAAAAAABTY/S6crfyRDxvg/s1600-h/tvharddrive.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P2Drnc7_9Zs/SK4ajGtO7KI/AAAAAAAABTY/S6crfyRDxvg/s320/tvharddrive.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237152607076543650" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have created one of my favorite websites to date called </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://tvharddrive.com/">http://tvharddrive.com/</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> I feel this site has a lot of potential to not only provide top quality streaming video, but also provide offline downloadable content. It is still in its beta phase and is growing in popularity. Users favorites include Family Guy, Futurama, The Simpsons, The Riches, and The Office. The cool thing is it not only has full length TV episodes, it also has full length movies! Along with these great features are the wonderful short clips of TV shows and movies that I enjoy watching when I'm short on time or do not feel like watching the whole show. I just can't get enough of my new website, and I hope you feel the same way. Enjoy!</span><br /></span>Matt's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12675194923738298272noreply@blogger.com0