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Hot laptop

  A lot of laptop computers run hot.  My laptop has not been hot.  It is pretty cool to the touch.  It also runs 24/7.  I have it all hooked up and use it as my desktop computer.  So I do not use the laptop screen or keyboard or anything. 
  Today I was playing a game on the computer and all of a sudden their was a “pop” sound and the laptop went dead.  I tried to turn it back on and it would not come on.  I then notice the laptop of very hot.  I could also smell the hot smell of cooking electronics.  
  I took a nap and when I woke up the laptop would power up.
  I got a bad bad feeling.
  I always had two or three computers in the past.  If the laptop goes out on me I will have to turn around and buy another computer.  If I do have to buy one I will get a desktop computer.  I am not a laptop fan.

  It is the 12th of December.  Christmas will be here soon and 2011 will be over with soon and we will have a new year.  I think the world is suppose to end in 2012 right?
  Of course I am 70 years old so if the world comes to an end in 2012 no big deal. 

 
  I am a bleeding heart liberal and I can not get out of my mind that mother that attempted for over a year to get food stamps for her kids and could not get any help.  She lived in Texas of course.
  After begging for food for her kids and living dirt poor she went to the food stamp office, here in Texas, for help and did not get any help.  She pulled out a gun they talked with her for seven hours and it sounds like they could not offer her any help and she shot both her children in the head and then she shoot and killed herself.
  I know we got hungry people in the United States but this case just shows how bad things are here in the United States and here in Texas.  She had all sorts of contact with the food stamp people and with social service workers and she got zero help.
  I guess we need to give a tax cut to the 1% and they will create some jobs and those people will pay some taxes and then someday some help will come to the poor and the hungry.
 
  They say the woman had some mental problems…But you would think during the seven hours of talking to the woman they have told her that they would help her and get food for her children etc.
 
  I am on a limited income, very limited, and I sometimes run a bit short of money towards the end of the month. I often don’t have the sort of food that I want but I can always come up with something to eat.
  During this time of the year I always help out some cause with a little money.  The CVS and Walgreens often have things at check out where you donate money and I do it often.  
  That makes me think…You know the Republicans always say that the rich and churches will take care of the poor and we do not need the government to do it.  The woman that ended up killing her children, and herself, was out walking around without shoes and dirty and begging for food for her children.  Where was the local church?  Where were the followers of Christ? 

Going to BestBuy Today

  I am going to BestBuy today.  I know I bad mouth them often but they still get my business sometimes.
  I am going for Sodamix for my new SodaStream Jet device.  They sell the Sodamix.  I am going to get a couple of cola, a energy, a orange and zero cola. They are $4.99 each except for the energy one is $6.99 for it.

  Russell likes the orange.  Jimmy, my son, likes the energy drink.

  Since I am going to be at BestBuy I am going to pick up the Logitech Z313 speakers.  They are on sale for $39.99 and they been getting a pretty good review for low end speakers.  The plan is to use them on my computer but I may hook them up to my LCD TV and see how the sound on the TV set.

  It is 47 degrees right now and will get to 66 degrees today in Fort Worth.
  
  I would like a couple more bottles for the SodaStream but two of them are $20.00 and I will just make do with the three I have now.
  I hate to spend money for speakers because my hearing is so bad.  Sort of a waste.

  It is 2 AM.  I better get to bed.  I want to get to BestBuy early.

My son .. my son…

  My son has a two year degree in electronics and computers.  He spends all his time playing games on the computer.  Yesterday he decided to get a new better video card and a new power supply for his computer.
  He went to BestBuy and got the “new” video card and the power supply.
  When he got the video card home it did not appear that it was new.  But he was in a hurry to upgrade his computer and get back to the games.
  Well he put them in his computer and then his computer would not work.  I do not know if the power supply was the problem or if the video card was the problem or if it was my son that was the problem.  But now he has no computer to play his games.
  He does have a laptop computer he can use to get on the Internet.
  
  I am not sure what he is going to do.  I have blogged before about BestBuy.  You never want to buy anything from them if you think you might have to take it back.  I have had problems with them.  I know lots of people that have had problems with them.
  Never buy anything from BestBuy if you might need to return it or if you need service from them.

Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, has died!

  CNN web site just reported that Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, has died at age 56.  He had a number of health problems.  It has been reported that he had pancreatic cancer.

 

“Steven Paul "Steve" Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011^[6]) was an American entrepreneur and inventor. He was co-founder,^[7] chairman, and former chief executive officer of Apple Inc.^[8][9] Jobs also previously served as chief executive of Pixar Animation Studios; he became a member of the board of directors of The Walt Disney Company in 2006, following the acquisition of Pixar by Disney. He was credited in Toy Story (1995) as an executive producer.^[10]

In the late 1970s, Jobs, with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Mike Markkula,^[7] and others, designed, developed, and marketed one of the first commercially successful lines of personal computers, the Apple II series. In the early 1980s, Jobs was among the first to see the commercial potential of Xerox PARC's mouse-driven graphical user interface, which led to the creation of theMacintosh.^[11][12] After losing a power struggle with the board of directors in 1985,^[13][14] Jobs resigned from Apple and foundedNeXT, a computer platform development company specializing in the higher-education and business markets. Apple's subsequent 1996 buyout of NeXT brought Jobs back to the company he co-founded, and he served as its CEO from 1997 until 2011. In 1986, he acquired the computer graphics division of Lucasfilm Ltd which was spun off as Pixar Animation Studios.^[15] He remained CEO and majority shareholder at 50.1% until its acquisition by The Walt Disney company in 2006.^[16] Consequently Jobs became Disney's largest individual shareholder at 7% and a member of Disney's Board of Directors.^{[17][18][19][20]}

His aim to develop products that are both functional and elegant has earned him a devoted following.^[21]

On August 24, 2011, Jobs announced his resignation from his role as Apple's CEO. In his letter of resignation, Jobs strongly recommended that the Apple executive succession plan be followed and Tim Cook be named as his successor. Per his request, Jobs was appointed chairman of Apple's board of directors.^{[22][23][24][25]}

On October 5, 2011 Apple announced that Steve Jobs had died at the age of 56. ^[26]…”

Coming soon in 1080p

  I have over 200 videos on YouTube and many of them are in 780p format.  Soon you can see me in living color, with stereo sound, and in full HD 1080p video.

  I have ordered the Logitech 1080p Webcam Pro C910 camera.

  I am using a Logitech Pro 9000 right now.  It is an excellent webcam.  I did a YouTube review of the Microsoft LifeCam Studio 1080p HD webcam.  I do not recommend it. 
  When I get the C910 I will do a review of it.

HD TV sets

  I been telling you about my new TV set.  I even did a YouTube video about it.  My set is a 26 inch Sharp AQUOS.  See the top right here for more information on it.
  My ex-wife just ordered a TCL 40 inch TV set.  See the right top for information on it.
  She got the TV set from Amazon for $399.00 and with free shipping.  Pretty good deal.

  Also on the right here you will see two usb webcams.  I did a review on the Microsoft LifeCam Studio.  The review is on YouTube.  It sucks the life out of your computer.  I have 4 MB of memory and it was not enough to do 1080p video.
  I use the Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000 at this time for my YouTube videos.  I want to get the Logitech 1080p Pro C910 when I can afford it.

JBL Duet Speakers

  I may get some new speakers today.  If not today then I think they will come tomorrow.  It is the JBL Duet Speaker set and the “list price” on Amazon is $42.99 and I got them for $29.99 with free shipping.
  The current speakers suck.  In fact I have never had  good speakers.  I think the problem is not the speakers but my hearing.  I have had major hearing problems since I was a kid.  I have never seen a doctor about my hearing lost.
  So no matter what speakers I get I do not expect much improvement.
  But these cheap little speakers get  good reviews.

 

New cell phone or android tablet

  I said the other day that I wanted a new $300.00 android cell phone.  Russell said I should get a $300.00 android tablet instead.  I think he is right.  I been looking at some of them online.
  I guess next I will go and start looking at YouTube videos about them.
  Anyone have one they recommend?    showmeblog@gmail.com or leave a comment.

  The ViewSonic g Tablet with 10 inch LCD screen is only $259.99

JVC Everio GZ-HM300 HD Camcorder

  Russell got a JVC Everio GZ-HM300 HD camcorder today on sale.  He is going to let me take it to the gun show tomorrow.  I just made a 2 minute test video with it and the file size is 384 MB. That is a large file. 

 

 

  The camera will do time lapse video and that might be interesting. 

  File size is so large I am not sure that I should try and use the camcorder for the gun show.  I will think about it.

New Camera - Samsung TL210 DualView

“Argentium009 has made a comment on Test Video using Samsung TL210 DualView 12.4 MP Digital Camera:

Overall the quality of the video was very good, the colors were very good, the contrast was just right, no fogginess to the image, darned good. I viewed the video both in YT's standard size embedded and in full screen on my 27" display and the quality did not diminish a great deal at full screen. Very little lag even at 720p. I'd say you've got a winner there Jim. Am I correct in understanding that you say it has a screen you can view yourself in? That's a very important thing to me.

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