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Be afraid, Sam Jackson
Posted by on August 11th, 2008Christmas in July
Posted by Steve on July 21st, 2008ETA: July 23-28. I’m giddy like a schoolgirl. Pigtails, giant sucker, and all.
Guantanamo eBay
Posted by Steve on July 20th, 2008That’s where I’m headed. I just got word of it. I’m going to jail for online fraud with eBay and some other tomfoolery. I found out in an email. I would’ve figured it’d be a little more official of a process. Maybe an eBay representative showing up at the door, or at least a certified letter. But then, I’m also not a student of the legal system. However, I can see where emails would be the most fiscally responsible way to issue arrest warrants, what with gas prices and postage prices. But, I digress.
It started out innocently enough. I was looking around the house, trying to find things to sell. Stuff I didn’t need. Dave Ramsey 101. I had no idea how quickly it’d all spiral out of control, though. I hope they have WiFi in prison.
I put my laptop on eBay to make a few extra bucks.
BuyItNow - $600.
“I’ll see if anyone bites.”
Sold! Excellent! Not even 20 minutes online, and I had already made $600! I was a pro at this. This eBay stuff is cake.
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Now, all I had to do was sit back and wait for the buyer to send the money, and it’s smooth sailing.
New Mail!
They’re as excited to get the new computer as I am to sell it! Everybody wins!
It would only take about $20 to ship, but that’s a little eBay secret. Hike up the shipping costs, and net yourself a little more. I told you I was a pro at this stuff.
Oh. International shipping. Ok, maybe a little more than $20
Well, at least he’ll pay for shipping. Hopefully I’ll get the money, soon.
Check it out! Here’s the letter from paypal confirming payment. Not sure when Paypal started writing the date in day/month/year format. But there’s the money. Along with the shipping informationS
I’m making out like a bandit on this deal! I only asked for $600! And it was legitimately sent from paypal, as indicated by the email address that it came from.
Well, as long as I have confirmation that the good people at “emailaccount.com” were in on this transaction, I’m on board. But, just in case I didn’t believe this was legitimate, despite my still empty balance at the actual paypal site, my doubts were immediately calmed with this email.
So, the money’s been sent, via emailaccount.com - and I also have confirmation from this guy. I’m heading to the post office right now. Wait…what’s this? A letter from ACTUAL eBay.
Wait a minute, this isn’t real? This guy is a fake? I can’t believe that I would be tak….oh….here’s a follow up from eBay. Boy, their grammar went downhill from the last email.
Alright, it’s solved. I’m back onboard since eBay “find” out that this is a legitimate account. I better head to the post office and get this item “ship” right now. And the way I know that it’s legitimate again is because of the email address it came from. The good people at e.baysafety.
Well, who am I to argue with e.baysafety and emailaccount.com? So, I planned to go ahead with the sale. After all, I don’t want a negative seller rating. (Note: I haven’t responded to this guy since my initial response.)
Evidently, though, I wasn’t moving fast enough.
11:41am
Alright, sorry. I’m on it.
11:44am
Crap, I said I’m on it! You gave me three frickin’ minutes!
This is where they call in the big guns.
So, being the instigator I am, I decide to try and start a dialogue with this guy. This is my letter, from another email account, mind you.
This is where we stand right now. Details to follow.
Also, I’d like to point out how clever my title was. It was between that, and PayPalcatraz. But, in light of current events in the world, this one was more relevant.
This doesn’t bode well…
Posted by Steve on July 17th, 2008I think it’s just best to keep my distance from Twitter for a while.
iPhone 2.0
Posted by Steve on July 11th, 2008
There it is. There’s my new home screen. It’s funny how much it seems like a brand new toy with just an update. I love it.
A lot of the basics are the same, but here are some of my faves that I’ve added:
Pandora - Online radio that gears what it plays towards what you like
Sports Tap - Scores and updates for all sports/games at a….well….tap
Bible - All versions (except NLT, which is ironically what we use in church). I’ve been looking for one of these for the iphone, actually. It’s a digital age.
Twitterific - The official, supported one. Haven’t actually tweeted from it, yet. But, it looks nice. Now, if Twitter gets their act together.
Jott - Online/phone note taker. Pretty handy app.
Reader - Web-based app, just links to my reader.
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Most are pretty obvious links. But, the ones I really like are:
Remote - Control my laptop with it
Evernote - Take pictures, and it pulls notes from a picture.
Yelp - Finds restaurants in the area.
SnapMyLife - Take pictures, and it pins them on a map. I think. Haven’t actually used it, yet.
Boxoffice/Movies.app - Both tell showtimes, movie reviews, etc. Just trying to figure out which I like better.
Save Benjis - Type in what you’re wanting to buy, and it searches the internet and finds the best prices.
Exposure - Looks to be just a mobile Flickr.
Light - Has actually come in handy on more than one occasion.
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Weather Bug - Local weather and radar. Pretty cool.
Puluwai - Shows all the local houses for sale, and has pictures and specs. Handy app now since we’ll be buying in the semi-near future. Of course, my brother is a realtor, so that’s probably more handy.
LiveSportz - Same thing as SportsTap. Just feeling them both out.
eBay - Just what it sounds like.
Blip Solitaire - One of the few free games in the App Store. Will probably soon be replaced by the $5 pool and the $5 Texas Hold ‘Em
Important charts
Posted by Steve on July 10th, 2008
And many more: http://www.graphjam.com
Wedding Video
Posted by Steve on June 23rd, 2008Stewart shot video of mine and Lisa’s wedding, and gave me the footage, and even edited it. Pretty awesome wedding gift. Lisa has single-handedly collapsed Vimeo’s server.
Thou Shalt Not Covet
Posted by Steve on June 11th, 2008Unless your neighbor has one of these. Oh, I will own one of these. Someday. Somehow. Darn you, Schuster.
Apple Products
Posted by Steve on June 9th, 2008Now, I’m as big a shill for Apple as anyone. I have two iPods (one video), an iPhone, a Macbook, and I’m creating my own iMac for purchase every other week in the Apple store - and I’ll eventually go through and buy it. I already love everything about my iPhone, but, I just can’t get too excited about the features on the new one.
Congratulations, it now loads pages 50% as slow as a computer as opposed to the regular 65%.
The GPS is great, but I guarantee it won’t be as good as the one in the cars.
Flush audio jack? I already have the adapter, and it works great.
Better audio coming out of the speakers? I don’t use it for that.
The back is shiny. That’s cool, I guess.
I’m just glad the edges are smooth, because Taylor’s going to get one of the new ones and brag about it incessantly, and I’m going to be forced to shove it down his throat.
Lisa’s out of town
Posted by Steve on June 8th, 2008So, if I don’t show up somewhere I’m supposed to be, I’ve probably starved to death. Or I’m sitting on the couch in my underwear waiting to be told what to do.