Links from the Gregg Zone

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1) Wow sometimes they come up with the perfect solution to a problem. I have been rather critical of gene mixing between species. It just seems such a slippery slope this just goes to show I have my price for jumping on board if this works as advertised I must admit I am for this idea. Trees that glow providing street lighting and producing oxygen while at the same time reducing co2. http://www.dailymail

2) I have to admit that if I had run across the concept of storm chasing in my youth it might have developed into a life path. This is a truly great site about storm tracking, stunning photography, combine with a great story, be sure to click on the pictures with links for the full panoramic view. http://bigstormpicture.blogspot.com

3) There is so much movement in the phone world I just thought when I saw this it needed to be here. You know me I am not a big mobile phone guy. This is not exactly mobile phone but, quite interesting how about the whole desk top just one big phone, sorry seems totally useless to me. http://www.zurmat.com

4) I was torn between this and the link I used as my green link so I just thought I would put it here. I was wondering about this concept for a while now, and I am glad to see someone doing something with it. The idea of just pumping heat energy out of the tail pipe always seemed like a waste to me. http://green.blorge.com

5) Hoping not to steal any of Earl’s thunder, but tomorrow is cyber Monday so I could not resist this article about many deals for my geek spot http://finance.yahoo.com

Earl's Cyber Steals and Deals

WD 2TB external $69.00 online at Saples.com
Western Digital Elements 2TB External Hard Drive


the Vizio E421VA 42" 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV ($528 shipped, history, compare) is an excellent choice with its wide viewing angles and built-in surround sound. Specifications

Mwave has the A-Data AC003-16G-RBL 16GB Ultra Slim USB Flash Drive Blue for $20 + $0 shipping = $20 shipped with free "M" Club membership. Includes a $2 gift coupon with purchase. Slider mechanism with retractable USB connector means no pesky cap to lose

Newegg has the Seagate ST95005620AS Momentus XT 500GB Solid State Hybrid Drive for $100 - $10 off with coupon code BTEZZYZ26 = $90 with free shipping. Features SSD-like performance with hard drive capacity, Adaptive Memory technology to optimize performance, and claims 80 percent faster performance than traditional 7200RPM drives in benchmark scores

From Gail: Amazon music sale: $1.99 MP3 albums (and how to get one free) The Get $3 in MP3 Downloads is still running.
Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13845_3-20023921-58.html#ixzz16XdJullB

ShopHDE has the 5MP Mini Digital Video Camcorder for $20 - $11 off with coupon code bens3un7bmqy [200 uses] + $3 shipping = $12 shipped. Features built-in li-ion rechargeable battery, 30fps, 720 x 480 video resolution, and supports up to 32GB via MicroSD card

Circuit City has the HP G61-632NR 15.6" Athlon II M320 Notebook for $480 - $30 rebate [Exp 11/30] + $8 shipping = $458 shipped. AMD Athlon II M320 2.1GHz processor, 3GB memory, 500GB hard drive DVD Super Multi drive, ATI Radeon 4200 128MB, 720p, 6-cell, W7HP

HP Home & Home Office Store offers the HP G62t Intel Core i5 2.53GHz 15.6" Widescreen Notebook, model no. WV773AV, for $554.99 with $19 for shipping. Intel Core i5-460M 2.53GHz dual-core processor, 15.6" 1366x768 LED-backlit widescreen LCD, 3GB RAM, 500GB 5400 rpm hard drive, dual-layer DVD burner, 802.11n wireless, 6-cell battery, and Win 7 HP 64bit

Dell Small Business offers the PC bundled with the Dell E1910H 18.5" Widescreen LCD Dell Vostro 230 Slim Intel Core 2 Duo 2.93GHz Desktop Monitor for $429 plus $8 for shipping. Features include an Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 2.93GHz dual-core processor, 2GB RAM, 160GB 7200 rpm hard drive, DVD-ROM, Gigabit Ethernet,Win 7 PRO 32-bit.

Through 12/02, Frys.com is offering over 50 different software titles for free after rebate. Titles include Norton Internet Security 2011 (3 user), Kaspersky Internet Security 2011 (3 user), Paintshop Photo Pro X3, Corel Home Suite, Berlitz Spanish Premier, and more

Today's App Corner

I'm actually posting this a day early, so if you want to print from iOS 4.2 and don't have one of those limited HP eprint machines, you can still print from your iPhone/iPad/iTouch

How to Install AirPrint to Enable Wireless Printing on Windows? | Jaxov

I followed the instructions and they work fine. I need to add that you need to run cmd.exe as administrator and the firewall dialog may not pop up automatically. You can always create your own firewall rule for Airprint.exe. That's what I did. Please note that on a printer that will do full duplex, it defaults to printing on both sides, but that can be changed. You all need to do is enter your Windows username and password, and you only have to do that once on each iDevice. Other than saying that my "toner" rather than "ink" was low (a very small deal indeed,it worked perfectly. This is an excellent, free solution to Apple's dropping AirPrint from this release (presumably due to a patent troll).

The other really nice gift from Apple is the free release of "Find my iPhone" for the lastest iDevices.

Week in Apple: iOS 4.2 finally lands, we all find our iPhones

It is important to note that if you have one qualifying iDevice, set up the free limited MobileMe on that device (like my iPad), and it can then be set up on any iDevice you own that will run iOS 4.2, like my iPhone 3Gs. There is a Web interface and also free apps for this service. You need your iTunes/Apple username and password to make this work.

Apple Mobile Me Find My iPhone/iPad

Find my iPhone Web Interface

Opera 11 tab stacking vs Firefox Panorama

Opera has released a beta of Opera 11, the next major version of its Web browser. Ars takes a hands-on look at Opera's new tab management system and how it compares with Firefox Panorama.

Nevada court hits copyright troll with Fair Use surprise

"The court hereby orders the plaintiff to show cause why this case should not be dismissed under the 17 U.S.C. § 107 Fair Use exception," US District Judge James C. Mahan of Nevada told Righthaven on November 15.

Microsoft dumps Drive Extender from Windows Home Server, effectively neuters product | ZDNet

On Nov 23rd Microsoft announced that it was removing a key function from the OS - Drive Extender. Many users use Drive Extender as the sole function of Windows Home Server.

OnComputers Radio show Podcast 11-21-10

This is the On Computers Radio show podcast for 11-21-10. You can listen live every Sunday from 11AM to 12PM Pacific that's 2PM to 3PM Eastern. Join us for the live show and chat.

Today's App Corner

In preparation for Black Friday, today's app is DealNews' Black Friday App.

For both Android and iPhone.

Links from the Gregg Zone

1) Leave it to Mercedes Benz to come up with the ultimate green car. Although reading the article it may a little suspicious they can pull this off. I mean growing body parts is one thing the idea of growing a car from seeds is a little bit of a stretch for me, but I am learning the technology curve can be pretty surprising sometimes. http://www.telegraph.co

2) Well the whole invisibility thing just got more interesting, seems there are more than one way to skin a cat. However this seems like quite a jump, up until now they have been focusing on bending light around an object kind of like Harry Potters invisibility cloak. What they are doing now is more like the hero’s guy who could move through time sort of stopping time and moving between seconds. I find this concept to be rather stunning if they can do it, it will certainly change our future in many ways. http://www.kurzweilai.net

3) It is looking like the Large Hadron Collider is going to pay off nicely, the Higgs Boson may still a year or two away, but other findings are also coming from the experiments they are running. They have found proof of other dimensions existing in sync with ours, this could be pretty big in the world of physics. http://www.reuters.com

4) I seem to be noticing a pattern regarding the advancements in science and technology lately although I am more than willing to admit I may be reading too much into the equation. But, there seems to be more and more sci-fi coming into our reality. Invisibility, time manipulation, the replicator type 3D printers, the space ladder, the list is growing faster and faster. Now they are finding more and more support for the existence of ESP, ability to see into the future, most interesting http://www.dailymail.col

5) For my geek link of the week I thought this article about how to control some of your information leak by using your google dashboard, some tricks and tweaks you can use to control your exposure to the cyber savvy trying to advance their agenda at your expense. http://arstechnica.com

Earl's Cyber Steals and Deals

Amazon is Selling All Verizon Droids for a Penny

Buy.com has the Maxell 16GB USB 2.0 360° Flash Drive - 503203 $22 FREE BUDGET SHIPPING

Dell Small Business offers the Dell Vostro 230 Pentium Dual-Core 2.7GHz Desktop PC bundled with the Dell E1910H 18.5" Widescreen LCD Monitor for $389 plus $8 for shipping. Features include an Intel Pentium E5400 2.7GHz dual-core processor, 3GB RAM, 500GB 7200 rpm hard drive, dual layer DVD burner, Gigabit Ethernet, and Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit.

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Dell Small Business offers the Iomega Home Media 2TB Gigabit Ethernet Network Attached Storage External Hard Drive, model no. 34571, for $149.99 with free shipping ($0.07/GB). That's $2 under last month's mention and the best deal we've seen for a 2TB network attached storage device.. It features both Gigabit Ethernet and USB 2.0 connectivity

newegg.com offers the Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB Serial ATA 3Gb/s Internal Hard Drive, model no. HD204UI, for $99.99. Coupon code "SAMSUNG222" cuts it to $79.99. With free shipping, that's $0.04/GB and The hard drive features a 32MB cache and runs at 5400 rpm.

PCMicroStore has the Nero 9.4.17/26 Suite 2 Burn no playback (OEM) for $5.99 - $2.50 off with coupon code NERO = $3.49 with free shipping. Create, rip, copy, burn, and edit music, video, photo and data, with autobackup and data-protection features

Ends today. Newegg has the ASUS WL-520GU Wireless-g 802.11g 54mbps Router for $40 - 10% off with coupon code BTEZZZS27 [Exp 11/21] - $20 rebate [Exp 11/23] = $16 with free shipping. It can be flashed with DD-WRT to make it a "super router."

Best Buy - $449.99 Toshiba - Satellite Laptop / AMD Turion™ II Processor / 15.6" Display / 4GB Memory / 320GB Hard Drive - Helios Black
Model: L655D-S5116 | Wifi N and Webcam •Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
•DL DVD±RW/CD-RW dual layer drive


Back in stock. Newegg has the refurbished Asus SDRW-08D1S-U 8X External Slim DVD+/-RW Drive for $25 - $15 rebate [Exp 11/30] = $10 with free shipping. Powered by the USB Bus for low power consumption and features a slim stand design

Woz thinks Android will win; says Apple tried, failed to launch a smartphone in 2004 | BGR

Android, which he compared to the Windows PC platform, would ultimately end up winning the smartphone wars and become the mobile leader. “Android phones have more features,” said Woz, and the ever-increasing variety means there will be something for everyone

PayPal Offers Payments for Digital Goods - SVDaily.com

A frictionless payment solution that lets consumers pay for digital goods and content in as little as two clicks, without ever having to leave a publisher's game, news, music, video or media site.

GOP could make trouble for Google

The company whose chief executive campaigned for President Obama stands to become a target of investigations by multiple committees.

OnComputers Radio show Podcast 11-14-10

This is the On Computers Radio show podcast for 11-14-10. You can listen live every Sunday from 11AM to 12PM Pacific that's 2PM to 3PM Eastern. Join us for the live show and chat.

Today's App Corner

Today we have a free texting app that gives you both an email address and phone number. Did I mention it is free? Check out Text Now. http://www.textnow.com/

In iOS news it looks like v. 4.2 has been delayed once again, this time due to a wifi issue.

Links from the Gregg Zone

1) Going to start off with a new design in bicycles, hard to reinvent something as basic as a bicycle. I mean you can reinvent parts, new derailleur, news seat etc. but a completely new design seems difficult. Not to sure what the ride would be like on this, but it might solve some storage problems. And, any electric bike is great as far as I am concerned. http://www.beautifullife.info

2) As long as I am on the subject of design outside of the box, how about an airplane with cifrular wings. Sometimes I see things that make me glad I am not a test pilot. This design may be ultra stable and very efficient but, I would rather it was around for a while before taking a ride. http://englishrussia.com

3) This seems to fall into that category of observation causing reality. The entire area of physics dealing with this area is very challenging, but to me just fascinating. I have seen many similar things lately in the area of science. http://www.newscientist.com

4) Big announcement from NASA Monday, not to sure what is coming, but I am captivated by the possibilities. There seems to be some pre-hype going on whatever it is, that fact alone is enough to arouse my curiosity. Guess we will know tomorrow http://www.nasa.gov

5) Last up a geek link that has been hanging out in my this week folder for a couple of weeks now. http://www.techknowtimes.com/