Andy Wood

Sweet!  I just got a call from Jack, it is going to be pizza and

Iron Man movie night!  After that… it will be back to killing Germans.

If you have never watched this series, now is the time! We laughed so hard, we had to pause the Tivo as we were missing parts of the show.

One of these was handed to me today: (thanks Jackie)

Apple iPod Nano (fourth generation, 16GB, red)

All of the features from last year’s Nano have migrated to the fourth-generation model, including music, video, and podcast playback, as well as extras such as photos, calendar, games, alarms, stopwatch, contacts, notes, and clocks. Apple also added a few features that make the 4G Nano more compelling than its predecessors.

A new Genius feature lets you create an instant 25-song playlists based around the musical characteristics of a single song. The Genius feature is easy to use, and the results are fun, provided your music collection holds enough songs to make interesting connections. To create a Genius playlist, find a song you like and hold the Nano’s center button until you see a Start Genius menu option. You can save Genius playlists directly onto your Nano, and with automatic syncing enabled in iTunes you can also transfer them back to your computer. Oddly, the Nano’s Genius feature won’t work if haven’t enabled Genius on your computer’s iTunes software. If you find iTunes’ Genius feature too demanding on your computer’s resources or too invasive of your privacy (the feature reports your listening habits to Apple), then you’ll need to live without the feature on your iPod as well.

The fourth-generation iPod Nano also adds the same tilt-sensor found in the iPhone and iPod Touch, which allows for some interesting control tricks. Giving the iPod Nano a vigorous shake, for instance, puts the music player into shuffle mode. Causal shaking caused by running or exercising isn’t enough to trigger the Nano’s shuffle mode, and you can always deactivate the shake-to-shuffle feature under the iPod’s setting menu or by engaging the hold switch.

If you passed on last year’s iPod Nano and are still holding on to a first- or second-generation Nano (or possibly an iPod Mini), there’s no better time to bite the bullet and get an upgrade. Given its competitive price, attractive range of colors, and improved user interface, Apple’s fourth-generation of the iPod Nano is its best yet.

This is a great family game or beer (diet Mt. Dew for me please) and pretzel game.

15 minutes to learn and then it was about another 55 minutes of me getting my train kicked in the caboose.

Rich and I played today, we are going to try to get more people for next weekend.

That was my favorite line from "The Jerk"

So, when "The New Phone Book" showed up today and I scanned through it and saw this:

I giggled

Well , not really.

For a while, I have had a little tech-no problem on how to keep my work calendar all sync and tidy.  I finally got the time to hit the Internet to find a solution.

Google Sync was the answer for me.

While at the shop, I can add/move/change items on my Outlook Calendar and get a mirror image of it at home by using Google Sync.

Sweet.

From the cliffs of Pointe-du-Hoc to the hedgerow battles in the Cotentin Peninsula and beyond — Memoir ‘44 airdrops you into the key battles that turned the tide in Western Europe during the summer of 1944. Omaha Beach, Pegasus Bridge, Operation Cobra… Step in and command your troops on the battlefields that defined History in the 20th century!

Rob and Rich popped in and played about 6 games:

A major ‘Pro’ is that a player turn is quick!

Do - Purchase the game

Don’t - Buy the game via digital means and then download it.  Seems like the more convenient options, but the download was only .5 mb a sec and took me about 4.5 hours to download.  I could have bought it and had it downloaded and played for a couple of  hours.

Andy: Alright, I was able to get you started with Madman Atomic Comics #9  of which that and #10 should be in your saver in a couple of weeks.  Then starting with #11 will be out on 10/15… ok?

Customer: You’re the best Andy!  Thanks again.

I thought I would share that, this particular customer really knows his comics.  Not only does he know stories, but he knows the writers, inkers and artists.  In fact, he has even put some comic book trivia together for me.  Something that I really want to use for an event, but can’t seem to get something lined up.  Soon though.

Thanks Geoff

I have been playing this:

I just made it to the tribal age and either I am starting to get to old for game or I just do not get it.  It isn’t a RTS, it isn’t a FPS… I dunno what it is, but I am impressing other specifics and eating fruit.

I also just pre-ordered this:

I saw a hands-on via G4 TV, it was impress and I think this game is going to be challenging and fun, it has elements of FPS (duh) along with squad stuff too.