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Bummed about MacBook Pro 17"
I'm glad that Apple released the MacBook Pro in the 17" model, but am bummed that the specs are much better than the 15" MacBook Pro. Specifically, it comes stock with a 2.16 GHz processor, 120 GB 5400 RPM hard drive, 8x Dual Layer DVD Burner and a FireWire 800 port. I plan on getting the 15" MacBook Pro, upgrading it to a 2.16 GHz processor with a 100 GB 7200 RPM drive which will bring the price to $2899. The 17" model (you can choose the 120 GB 5400 RPM drive or 100 GB 7200 RPM drive for the same price) is $2799 which is $100 AND includes the 8x vs 4x DVD burner and a FireWire 800 port. I do use a FireWire 800 drive everyday for backup, so I'll miss the port. Even though I'm disappointed, I'm still going to order the 15" MacBook Pro soon. Hopefully Apple will drop the 15" price or make the 2.16 GHz processor standard before I order.
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Do I smell that bad?
I realize that I don't usually shower until the afternoon as I work from home, but I don't think I smell so bad that it would cause my neighbors to sell their houses. Lately, we've noticed a number of houses in our neighborhood up for sale with some sitting for awhile. Maybe it is just getting close to summer and people think it is the right time to sell to cash out or maybe it is just too expensive to live here. I just hope that they get top dollar so that if/when we ever decide to sell, we also can get a nice sale price.
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Is my name that hard to spell?
Growing up, people have always had trouble pronouncing and spelling my name, my last name. This week we went to get some food and I think it is the first time that someone has misspelled my first name as "Scoot"! It was pretty funny. Click on the image for a larger version.
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Airlines keep cutting costs much to my dismay
For vacation, my wife and I went to Hawaii (the Big Island of Hawaii) and, of course, took a plane there. Due to when we travelled and booked the flight, our tickets were not cheap, in fact, they were the most expensive tickets I've ever purchased. While the cost kind of stung, it was the corners that the airlines are cutting that annoy me. We packed a pretty big bag as I travel with a lot of junk and we never thought about its weight until a few hours before we left when I checked American Airline's website and found that the weight limit decreased from 70 pounds to 50 pounds per piece of checked luggage. For $25, you could have a 51-75 pound bag or for $50, a 67-100 pound bag. We moved some stuff to another bag and when we got to the airport, it weighed in at 49.5 pounds! On the way back, we got by at exactly 50 pounds. This change in weight limits can't have anything to do with fuel costs and must be associated with greed, in my opinion. We are each allowed 2 checked bags at 50 pounds each and 1 carry-on at 30 pounds. So, we could have packed 260 pounds of stuff (now that's a lot of stuff). Instead, we went with 1 checked bag at 50 pounds and 1 carry on at < 30 pounds. If we had stuffed our checked bag, we would have paid extra, but if we took another bag, we could have had an extra 50 pounds of stuff to bring. Does the extra $25 cover worker's compensation insurance for those lifting the bags? I did see a suitcase with a built in scale on a website recently; must be to avoid the extra fees.