Deal and Gear of the Day: Olympus Digital Camera

http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/product.asp?product=1365

Sleek, colorful, ample 2.5" LCD screen, supports SDHC (bigger than 2GB memory cards), face detection, in-camera panoramic mode and 3x zoom :(

Sound like a normal digital camera? heh?

But it has also these features:
Shockproof! (5ft)
Waterproof! (10ft)
Freezeproof! (14degrees F)
+ Underwater movie mode!
Circuit City sells them online @299 with free 2GB xD Card. Google this and you can probably find a cheaper one.

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Gear of the Day: $4000 THX Home Audio for only $300?

This is what some reviewers described the Logitech Z-5500. CNet gave it an excellent rating. This 5-piece wonder has no separate AV receiver but a small console containing the controls. The amplifier sits on the massive sub-woofer. There are 5 satellite speakers and a programmable remote control. You can connect your DVD players via the optical link to gain DTS and Dolby
Surround Sound. It supports 4 input device (DVD, Game System, MP3 and PC)

What is really interesting is that this baby is THX-certified - meaning that it's great hi-fi movie 
and gaming system. This is ideal for those practical ears who wanted the Bose Lifestyle audio
quality for under $400. 

Start building your home theater system!

Prices range from $200 to $400.

Product Site:
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/speakers_audio/home_pc_speakers/devices/224&cl=us,en

CNet Reviews:
http://reviews.cnet.com/pc-speakers/logitech-z-5500-digital/4505-3179_7-31115626.html?tag=sub
 

Deal of the Day: Banana Republic

Get $20 off when you spend $100
Get $30 off when you spend $150
Get $50 off when you spend $200

Online, use code SAVEMORE when you checkout.

Printout the following and take in store for the discount:
http://img181.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bananani5tx9.jpg

Loserville No More?

The Dallas Stars are 2-0 in the first round of the NHL Playoffs. The first time in several years.

The Dallas Mavericks were struggling but they are making their 8th appearance to the NBA Playoffs - potentially as the 7th seed but that is in danger.

The Dallas Cowboys are building up!

but the Texas Rangers lose again, 7-4 against the Angels. Darn it!

http://www.wfaa.com/sports/

Your surfing habits and searches are being monitored

Believe it or not, YES! The google searches, the websites you've visited, you're shopping habits are all collected, analyzed and archived by online companies. Use anonymizers to mask your identity. Don't surf to the other sites while you're logged on your mobile banking session.

There are 100 ways to protect yourself and here's 22 of them:

EFF's Top 12 Ways to Protect Your Online Privacy
http://www.eff.org/wp/effs-top-12-ways-protect-your-online-privacy

CDT's 10 Ways to Protect Your Privacy Online
http://www.cdt.org/privacy/guide/basic/topten.html

Privacy as Contextual Integrity

Got this from Ali Saqib's Blog:

Couple of days ago Dr. Helen Nissenbaum of NYU gave an extremely interesting, engaging and stimulating lecture entitled "Privacy in Context" at UC Berkeley.

The audio recording of the lecture is available @
http://groups.sims.berkeley.edu/podcast/audio/Helen_Nissenbaum_UCiSchool_02Apr2008.mp3

Dr. Helen Nissenbaum's Bio
http://www.nyu.edu/projects/nissenbaum/

Gear of the Day - Blackberry Pearl 8130

BB 8130 Pearl is the smallest and smartest BB available today. It has a 2MP Camera, GPS, Micro SDHC Slot, Tons of apps and games including Opera, Gmail, Google Maps and IM Clients for AOL, ICQ and Yahoo Messenger. Very sleek and cool device. Get emails, IMs, SMS, MMS anytime and anywhere.

Surfing on EVDO is quite fast. It's like surfing on a DSL line. Pretty fast!

See CNet Review here:
http://reviews.cnet.com/smartphones/rim-blackberry-pearl-8130/4505-6452_7-32637356.html

Privacy Defended Book

Starting out to read this old book by the folks from Foundstone founders (now part of McAfee). I hope this helps me with the new job :) Long read again :(

My first Dr Martens - The Lenny 8 Eye Shoes!

I never had a Dr Martens before. Probably because they're too big for me. Most of their shoes are wide and stout. Good thing, I found one that is quite to my tasting - stylish, suede/leather feel, comfortable and very unique. My kind of shoes. Got this at about 70 bucks. Pretty good deal.

http://www.drmartens.com/

Deal of the Day!

Sears has Women's Outerwear on Clearance from as low as $7. Shipping is around $6. They also have Boots starting at $10 as well as Sweaters starting at $2 on Clearance.

http://slickdeals.net/?permadeal=12215#direct_deal_12215

Winter in April

Today, DFW got a late winter blast in April. Temperature went down up to 43F but wind chill is about 35F. So much for Spring!

Allergies are everywhere. I fell better but not good. My 3 Girls are also having their share of the allergies. Few more days and I'm ready for Spring training - Swimming, Biking, Basketball, BBQ, and lots of Gardening!

Mercedes Benz C300 and C350

My next car? Maybe and maybe not. I've been researching these 2 C-Class MBs for quite sometime now. The C class is quite affordable for the working man like me. The E-Series is too much (in the 50s) and the S-Series is OMG.

C300 when equipped with all the bells and whistles costs around $38K and the C350 starts at $35K and well-equipped at around $42. Both are powerful sleek German cars but Consumer 
Reports gave these cars below than expected results. The Altima and the 
Accord fared better.  However, branding is a different ballgame. The MBs are valued more than the Nissans and the Hondas. Let's look what the experts are saying about the C Class.

Buyers' Review at Edmunds.com
http://www.edmunds.com/mercedesbenz/cclass/2008/consumerreview.html

Cnet.Com - 7.9/10 stars
http://reviews.cnet.com/sedan/2008-mercedes-benz-c300/4505-10865_7-32630925.html

TruthAboutCars - 4/5 stars
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/mercedes-c300-review/

Car and Driver -4th place
http://www.edmunds.com/mercedesbenz/cclass/2008/consumerreview.html

My 32nd attempt to start my Blog!

I hope this will be my last attempt to start a blog and actually maintain it. I've been busy as well as lazy. I will try my best to continue this.....

My name is M4x and I will try to give you some insights of my (not so boring) life from time to time. I will post some links on things I like most and stuff I learn from friends, co-workers and people around me.

I hope you will find this site educational, insightful and interesting. 

M4x