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Recent pic of new family member.

Pete — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 21:00:04 +0000

Recent pic of new family member., originally uploaded by petesblog.

Yes, I know. Too cute to pass up.
First pic for the photo blogging portion of my blog.

The Oatmeal and it’s genius

Pete — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 23:11:49 +0000

I was reading through Digg’s stuff today when I ran into a link that ran into another then another and well, you know how that goes.
Anyway, I laughed my ass off on “The Oatmeal” comics for a the last hour or so.
I suggest you look around on the site, lots of funny stuff!

This is soo true in more than one way!

He’s got a book coming out soon.

A Crow and a Kitten

Pete — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 14:53:19 +0000

I know it’s been forever since I posted anything. I think it’s about time I do post something and try to get back into the groove here.
I just ran into this video and it’s one of those things you don’t get to see very often. A crow mothering a kitten as if it were her own “crow chicks”. I’m sure that isn’t the correct term but you’ll get the idea.

Source: Care2

Steve Jobs Macworld Keynote in 60 Seconds

Pete — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:46:24 +0000

Done by Mahalo Daily, this shows the recent Keynote in 60 seconds. I think I like the Apple TV (take 2) with the combined rentals, very cool!

Also the new Macbook Air - Wow!

Judge Judy with an Ebay Scammer!

Pete — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:18:27 +0000

This girl deserves a standing ovation! What an idiot!

Apparently this woman (the blonde in the video) scammed 2 people into thinking they were buying 2 cell phones and received 2 photos of cell phones instead. Then the scammer opts to go on Judge Judy!
Beware of eBay scammers!

Jott It!

Pete — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 12:30:38 +0000

Yesterday I wrote a post that went into how great Jott was in combination with Xpenser. Today, I will tell you why Jott is one of those “gotta have it” tools on the web and the best part about this is, that it’s all free!

Jott™ is a revolutionary new service that automatically converts your voice into e-mail and text messages—anytime, anywhere, with any cell phone. Jott™ makes you more productive and efficient by capturing your ideas, notes to self, tasks, and more without using your keypad.

I’ve found Jott to be extremely helpful in a couple different situations:

It’s much easier to Jott someone a response instead of texting when you’re in the middle of driving / riding / running around.
You are out and about and need to remind yourself of something for later.
It’s great to track expenses with Xpenser using Jott!
You can use it to blog a post!!
You can use it with Twitter, Jaiku, Blogs, Zillow, Yahoo Groups, 30 Boxes, Remember the milk, Tumblr, and the list goes on and on! Look here!

If you are like me, it takes me way too long to text someone a response or have conversations using texting on a cell phone, Jott makes it easy, and that I can appreciate!

Did I already mention that it’s FREE?
Check out Jott for your everyday use!

Xpenser – Track your expenses!

Pete — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:56:10 +0000

Xpenser is a super easy way to keep track of your expenses. I have found it very useful in keeping track of my daily business expenses and catching up either at the end of the day or week.

We were fed up with how painful expense reports and tracking were. After many experiments we found a workable solution: record expenses as soon as they happen and forget about them.

Xpenser lets you do just that – record expenses via whatever means are available to you quickly and painlessly. Send them in via Email, SMS, IM, or voice (call a number and say your expense). Use the Web interface to edit and finalize them, and be done with them. No more forgetting your cash expenses, no more half-day expense entry sessions.

It’s one of those easy to use “Fire and Forget” tools that make it a super tool for me. You don’t have to tinker with too much to put down your expense and move on. Xpenser gives you several ways to insert your data quickly and painlessly including Twitter, Aim, Jott, SMS and email!

Now, without going into too much detail, what makes this a ultra cool tool is the fact that I can use Jott to submit my expenses to Xpenser on the run by cell. The combination of these two awesome resources makes it a must have for anyone who wants to track expenses. I’ll get into Jott on my next post.

Keep track of your expenses using Xpenser!

Just an entertaining link.

Pete — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 02:32:14 +0000

Click here: http://producten.hema.nl/

And wait about 10 secs.. (or until something happens). You won’t be disappointed!

It was brought to my attention by Chris Pirillo, thanks!

Drew Carey and Medical Marijuana

Pete — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 15:16:59 +0000

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, I’m sure you’ve seen the recent debates on medical marijuana within politics. Here is Drew Carey’s view on his Reason.TV show The Drew Carey Project.

He makes many good points in this presentation.

Mix a little Manualist in your day.

Pete — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:25:45 +0000

You don’t see talent like this everyday I tell you! It’s an amazing act that I’ve never seen anyone do before.
Can you make music with your hands like Gerry Phillips can? I doubt it.

Gerry was also on Jimmy Kimmel Live performing this same song.

Funny Video – Pug makes a great first impression!

Pete — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 13:30:55 +0000

You got to love these type of moments!

Excited Pug Ruins Kodak Moment – Watch more free videos

Funny Prank – Talking Buck

Pete — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 14:08:56 +0000

This is sure to make you chuckle..

The Mom Song

Pete — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:35:35 +0000

You know this Mom well don’t you?

What a mom says in 24 hours, condensed into 2 minutes and 55 seconds! Very funny and very talented!

Lyrics:

“The Mom Song”

Get up now
Get up now
Get up out of bed
Wash your face
Brush your teeth
Comb your sleepyhead
Here’s your clothes and your shoes
Hear the words I said
Get up now! Get up and make your bed
Are you hot? Are you cold?
Are you wearing that?
Where’s your books and your lunch and your homework at?
Grab your coat and gloves and your scarf and hat
Don’t forget! You gotta feed the cat
Eat your breakfast, the experts tell us it’s the most important meal of all
Take your vitamins so you will grow up one day to be big and tall
Please remember the orthodontist will be seeing you at 3 today
Don’t forget your piano lesson is this afternoon so you must play
Don’t shovel
Chew slowly
But hurry
The bus is here
Be careful
Come back here
Did you wash behind your ears?
Play outside, don’t play rough, will you just play fair?
Be polite, make a friend, don’t forget to share
Work it out, wait your turn, never take a dare
Get along! Don’t make me come down there
Clean your room, fold your clothes, put your stuff away
Make your bed, do it now, do we have all day?
Were you born in a barn? Would you like some hay?
Can you even hear a word I say?
Answer the phone! Get off the phone!
Don’t sit so close, turn it down, no texting at the table
No more computer time tonight!
Your iPod’s my iPod if you don’t listen up
Where are you going and with whom and what time do you think you’re coming home?
Saying thank you, please, excuse me makes you welcome everywhere you roam
You’ll appreciate my wisdom someday when you’re older and you’re grown
Can’t wait till you have a couple little children of your own
You’ll thank me for the counsel I gave you so willingly
But right now I thank you not to roll your eyes at me
Close your mouth when you chew, would appreciate
Take a bite maybe two of the stuff you hate
Use your fork, do not burp or I’ll set you straight
Eat the food I put upon your plate
Get an A, get the door, don’t get smart with me
Get a grip, get in here, I’ll count to three
Get a job, get a life, get a PHD
Get a dose of,
“I don’t care who started it!
You’re grounded until you’re 36″
Get your story straight and tell the truth for once, for heaven’s sake
And if all your friends jumped off a cliff would you jump, too?
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said at least a thousand times before
That you’re too old to act this way
It must be your father’s DNA
Look at me when I am talking
Stand up straighter when you walk
A place for everything and everything must be in place
Stop crying or I’ll give you something real to cry about
Oh!
Brush your teeth, wash your face, put your PJs on
Get in bed, get a help, say a prayer with mom
Don’t forget, I love you
And tomorrow we will do this all again because a mom’s work never ends
You don’t need the reason why
Because, because, because, because
I said so, I said so, I said so, I said so
I’m the mom, the mom, the mom, the mom, the mom!!
Ta da!!!

Deer jumps over biker at Sturgis 2007!

Pete — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 21:42:04 +0000

Talk about a lucky jump! I’d heard of bikers getting hit (t-boned) by deer running across the road, but I’ve never heard or seen anything like this before.

Deer jumps over the biker!

List of IM Programs

Pete — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 13:24:57 +0000

I remember a time that IM (Instant messaging) programs were scarce. That’s right, it was hard to find a decent program for communication. The top dogs were ICQ, AIM, and MSN Messenger and they all sucked back then compared to the features available today.

I use Skype and Google Talk on a daily basis. For me, this covers every base I need, but then there’s times that people need to communicate with me and they only use a particular medium. In those cases I only use Aim or MSN Messenger.

Anyway, here’s a huge list of Instant Messenging programs that list all kinds, from desktop to web-based to network im programs.

Nice List of Office 2.0 Web Applications

Pete — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:47:55 +0000

I ran into this pretty good list of web applications you can use around the office. From bookmarking, calculators, spreadsheets, to file servers, form generators, and personal organizers. The list seems to go on and on. I do use a few and I’m sure you will run into a couple you use as well.

Read the entire list of Web 2.0 Office Applications

Tattoo that will change your life forever!

Pete — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 13:31:33 +0000

I saw this over the weekend and couldn’t imaging the life that follows after getting a tattoo like this. I was thinking about getting a new tattoo myself, nothing like this but something cool on my arm. Looking at this pic below makes me feel a bit ill to my stomach just thinking about what this guy just did. Let’s hope he never regrets it!

Just wow!

More pics and comments about this death mask tattoo

Dolphins are smart!

Pete — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 17:46:36 +0000

I always knew dolphins were smart! I posted a while ago a similar story (one of many listed in the current article) about the intelligence of dolphins. It truly amazes me reading the observations made by the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Mississippi and hearing about
Kelly (the business minded dolphin) along with other amazing things.

On a beautiful day in 1997, researchers working at Pereirinha beach, off the southern coast of Brazil, observed a little dog going into the sea and swimming towards the dolphins. To their surprise, the dolphins approached the dog and then started throwing it into the air. The dog seemed to enjoy the ‘game’ and continued playing with the dolphins for more than an hour. From then on, different dogs were seen trying to interact with the dolphins.

Read how smart these dolphins really are!

Create light with a pencil!

Pete — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 17:52:21 +0000

It’s been a great summer for me so far, sorry for the lack of updates this month. I’ve been outdoors most of it and taking advantage of the great weather (and scooters!).

I saw this today and thought, “Don’t try this at home kiddies!”.

Google Maps just got better – Draggable directions!

Pete — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:00:50 +0000

Google is on a roll! My favorite map tool just got better with some cool features!
You can now drag your route (blue line) using different roads than the ones chosen automatically by Google. You can add destinations and it will all get sorted out for you nice and neat.

I’m totally loving it! Watch the Google Maps video introducing some of the new features:

Get a temporary phone number!

Pete — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:06:41 +0000

We’ve all heard about disposable e-mails, cameras, and contact lenses. But have you heard about the recent service that’s providing disposable phone numbers?

Numbr.com is providing temporary phone numbers, local to many areas, that give you the opportunity to pass out your number for timed events, such as a craigslist listing or any other type of classified ad.
You can set the number to expire in either an hour, a day, a week or a month. They provide the means to manage your number also so you can change the forwarding, email or features that the number comes with. It does provide some nice features including call screening, voicemail (emailed), history and you can even add another call forwarding number incase the first one is unanswered. More of Numbr features.

numbr is an auto-expiring, FREE anonymous phone number that forwards incoming call to
your home or mobile phone. Callers do not see your home or mobile numbers.

They also provide some extra site code for your ad or website.

Get your own free auto-expiring numbr

Get your own new FREE disposable number

Semi Truck hits man in wheelchair and takes him for a ride!

Pete — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 11:49:29 +0000

This is just unbelievable! A man in a wheelchair starts to cross the street, in the meantime a semi-truck leaves a gas station and embeds this poor guy’s chair into his grill and pushes him down the road about 50 miles before police stop the truck driver from going any further. Nobody gets hurt! 50 MILES!!

Of course the truck driver didn’t know he had a guy stuck as his new hood ornament. Carpenter (the man in the wheelchair) was pushed in his seat the whole time and by some kind of miracle completely unharmed.

“I was happy. Thank God it was over,” Carpenter said. “I thought it was kind of like a fair ride. I don’t remember feeling any bumps though. I must have, but the road must have been pretty smooth.”

You have got to see the pictures and news video of man in wheelchair going for the ride of his life

A saw to save your finger

Pete — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 14:11:55 +0000

This table saw’s technology may save YOUR hotdog one day!

Free alternatives to Quicken and MS Money

Pete — Thu, 24 May 2007 15:26:38 +0000

I have been looking for alternative financial tools to use and have run across this today. I found some tools I haven’t seen before and wanted to share it.
A couple web based and some software applications. My experience hasn’t been great with one or two of the listed alternatives, but I did find some new ones that seem interesting and worth trying out, maybe you will too!

Check out 6 great alternatives to Quicken and Money

100 Best Products of 2007 by PC World

Pete — Wed, 23 May 2007 13:15:12 +0000

PC World put together a fantastic list of 100 products together that you will surely agree with, well mostly. A really nice selection of software and hardware that has made up this year so far.

Lots of my favorite tools are listed, including most Google apps, hardware like the 80GB iPod, and sites like Digg and Craigslist!

Our editors rank the best PCs, HDTVs, components, sites, and services. Plus: the products we’re looking forward to next year, and which technologies are rising and falling.

Check out PC World’s full list of the 100 Best Products of 2007