I recently returned from the annual pilgrimage to the ultimate geek
fest and toy show, CES. For those of you who are unfamiliar, CES stands
for the Consumer Electronics Show. This is an annual event put on by
the Consumer Electronics Association and is the showcase for everything
from memory sticks to refrigerators. Literally.
For those of you who are unfamiliar, DEMO is an elite technology
showcase that allows 70 carefully vetted companies to introduce the
latest and most innovative hardware, software, Internet or related
products and services to an eager audience of journalists, analysts,
bloggers, execs, and venture capitalists. It is the ultimate ‘get’ of
launching platforms for emerging tech.
This past week we were treated to everything from gladiator games for
Facebook to the latest in slot machines. There’s a lot to see and
absorb and we will focus on those presentations that caught our
interest the most.
As of August 5th, SunRocket officially, finally and without recourse to the numerous customers left in a lurch, shut down its operations. Probably… Maybe… OK, there are still some people reporting dial tones on what should be dead lines as of Friday, August 10th. My last article made my perspective on the way the shutdown was handled very clear. There are, however, a few items still smoldering that are causing the occasional ‘flame’ in the forums, blogs and chat rooms. Most particularly are the issues of the Gizmo phone adapter, use of subscriber lists, and a questionable network outage posting by Teleblend.
If you are like our family you have at least one shelf full of CD's another shelf of DVD's and many shelves of books. With two teenagers in the house you might expect that there are a few video games scattered about too, and you are right.
So what can you do with all the disks and books that you no longer need or want? You could:
A. try selling them on line
B: have a yard sale
C: donate them to some worthy charity (if they can use them), or,
D: you might trade them with your neighbors for something different.
If you answered 'D' at any point in your spring cleaning, then rejoice! Your street now runs from coast-to-coast and border-to-border.
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