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Counterfeit goods
Last week I went searching for a Mophie Juice Pack Plus battery for my iPhone as I've been traveling more and my iPhone doesn't quite last all day when I use it. I did a Google search (after I decided that I wanted it over the other batteries) and found prices ranging from about $50 to $100. The list price is $100 so all the prices in that range seem legitimate. The $50 price on Amazon looked too good to be true. After reading through a bunch of reviews, I discovered the reason. It would appear that some Amazon sellers are selling counterfeit products.
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Walking for a cause; please sponsor me
It seems that many charities have walks, runs, etc. to raise money and awareness for their cause. The MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Society is no different. Last year my wife decided to walk in the MS Challenge Walk, a 3-day, 50 mile walk. For her, this walk was very personal as her mother (my mother-in-law) has had MS for many years.
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Another advantage of VoIP
When we switched to Ooma awhile back, I had in the back of my mind that someday we'd move and be able to take our phone number with us. I didn't realize it would be so soon, but with this move, transferring our phone was one of the easiest tasks. I just unplugged the box, took it to the new house and plugged it in. Once the cable modem was connected, the phone worked. I just had to update our service address in Ooma for 911 service and I was in business again.
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Removing geotagged info from a video
When I post pictures to eBay or somewhere else that I've taken at my house, I strip the geotagged information in it as I'm a bit paranoid. I wrote a small app which basically does this for JPG images. The core of the app is below.