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HAPPY BIRTHDAY CANADA!

I got an iPad 2 a while ago, to replace my first generation iPad.
I loved my first iPad, but wanted the one with the faster processor and built in camera.
For the first generation iPad, I had a Defender case from Otter Box. I loved it!
It was a very sleek looking, but, more importantly, very sturdy case.
Not that I would ever attempt it, but it gave me the feeling that if I were to drop the iPad from a height of 3 feet or so, that the iPad would survive intact, and probably the case too.

Well, after weeks of waiting for Otter Box to get the Defender series cases out for iPad 2, I finally got the email notifying me that they were available for purchase. I bought one and received it today.

I still think it’s probably the sturdiest case around for the iPad 2, bit this case seems a little less protective than the last case series. I was hoping for a basic clone of the last case for the first generation iPad but I guess they were going for a more stylish case this time. The iPad 2 is thinner than the first generation iPads, but that doesn’t mean that they had to make the case thinner as well. From a style perspective, it makes sense. But from a protective stance, not so much.
I like how I don’t have to remove the panel in the back in order to charge my iPad. They’ve changed that by including a rubber flap that lifts out of the way for charging. Removing the old cover and keeping track of it was a pain.
I also think the included stand is much improved. The top cover of the case, which covers the screen during transport, also doubles as an angled stand for the iPad. The new stand is much better designed than the old one and looks like it will last much longer.

All in all, I would give the Otter Box Defender case for iPad 2 a four stars out of five, maybe four and a half.

I have a bunch of stuff up for sale on Kijiji.ca. It’s mostly just some old electronics stuff (DVD Recorder, CD Player, Stereo Receiver, 36 Inch CRT TV, USB External Hard Drive) and an apartment sized dryer. Kijiji is pretty much like craigslist.

(Maybe I should try craigslist too, but that’s another topic)

I looked around at similar items on Kijiji before listing my items. I’m not unrealistic or stupid, so I wanted to price my items accordingly so that they were reasonably priced and would sell.

In every case, the potential buyer wants a lower price and it doesn’t matter what the item is priced at. And I’ve deduced that the reason they want a lower price is not at all about spending less money. It’s about the buyer setting the price on their own terms.

Of all the items I’ve listed, I’ve only sold the stereo receiver so far. I bought it years ago and barely used it. It was top of the line in it’s day and cost me over $500 new. I listed it for $75 and it was a steal at that price. The buyer and I exchanged e-mails back and forth before he came to my home to pick it up. Price was never mentioned in our exchanges. It was only after he came to my home to see the item and had already decided to buy it that he offered me $70 for it. At the risk of wasting that time and having to go through all that again with someone new, I let him have it for $70. He bargained me down $5 on an item that was already a deal and he already knew he wanted. I guess he wanted to feel more in control?

Whatever.

Could someone please tell Old Man Winter that his services are no longer required?

Just got an interesting gift…

Friends of ours brought over a bottle of Smirnoff Vodka. It was a very nice gesture, although not so interesting on it’s own.

What’s interesting is that this bottle of vodka has a second function. It’s got built in speakers that plug into a standard earphone jack on any iPod, iPad, iPhone or other MP3 player.

And you know what? The speakers actually sound pretty good!

We’re getting dumped on as I write this.

We had a good snowfall about 2 weeks ago, give or take, but it was nothing like this and we still have a lot more snow coming. This could be called the first official snow storm of the winter, except it isn’t winter yet.

This is fall weather.

Check out the blog of one of my friends HERE.

In 1887, a spirited group of groundhog hunters from Punxsutawney dubbed themselves “The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club.” One member of the club was an editor of Punxsutawney’s newspaper. Using his editorial clout, he proclaimed Punxsutawney Phil, the local groundhog, to be the one and only official weather prognosticating groundhog. He issued this proclamation on, appropriately enough, Groundhog Day. Punxsutawney Phil’s fame began to spread, and newspapers from around the globe began to report Punxsutawney Phil’s Groundhog Day predictions. Today, 20,000 fans come to Punxsutawney on Groundhog Day to experience this unique—and fun—tradition. For more information about the evolution of Groundhog Day and the story of Punxsutawney Phil, visit Punxsutawney’s official Groundhog site. http://www.groundhog.org/
–>Will the Groundhog catch his Shadow? Find out! –> Watch it live here – http://groundhog.visitpa.com/expandedcam.html Here you can see Phil’s year round home at the Groundhog Zoo – http://groundhog.visitpa.com/zoocam.html

I haven’t been blogging here in a while.  It’s a long, boring story that basically boils down to a lack of time for quite a while.

Anywho…

I got me a big ass remote today and I just had to post it.  This thing is so large it made me laugh just to look at it and I decided then and there that I was taking it home with me.  The thing only cost me $15 and it will provide me with years of entertainment in the form of a good laugh every now and then.  It was probably the best $15 I ever spent. 

It’s a universal remote, so I can control more than one piece of equipment with it.  Big remote for big jobs, I suppose.

It’s a good thing I don’t have to feed it.

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Things sure are better than when I was a kid.  TV shows for kids are better.  Video games are better.  Movies are better, by leaps and bounds.  Even bowling balls are better.    Some of those bowling balls are pretty cool, actually.  Bowling shoes haven’t changed much, though, since I was a kid. 

I was thinking about this, even more, recently, because the lease was up on my old minivan.  Yes.  It was getting close to that dreaded time again… time to renegotiate a new lease for a new vehicle.  I despise the entire process.  The dealership applies pressure through their sales tactics.  I counter with pressure to keep the price as low as possible.  But, we finally agreed on a price, putting me (and my family) into a new minivan.  The thing has satellite radio for me and a DVD player for my kids.  The DVD player has 30 video games built into it!  It’s great! 

I remember long trips when I was a kid.  All we had was “I spy…”.