New Roxio Product Makes it easy to Create PhotoShows
Check out the New Roxio Online and Listen to our Audio Interview with Sean Penn of Roxio on the Service.
kudos to SanDisk
After using Windows ReadyBoost, I cannot recommend it: I did not notice any performance enhancement…
I was using ReadyBoost on a SanDisk Cruzer Micro USB Flash Drive. I decided to cease using ReadyBoost, and use the drive for storage. I was unable to format the drive (I suspect ReadyBoost may have written to the drive too much: as with other types of storage, flash drives have limitations as to how many times they can be written to).
I contacted SanDisk for assistance. We traded a few messages about troubleshooting back and forth. After not being able to get it to work, I was told to send the drive to them…and they would pay for shipping! (I had to print the label, and package the drive.)
I always tell people, BEFORE purchasing something, inquire as to the return policy. I recommend you consider SanDisk for your memory and storage needs: I was not put through “support-hell”…I gave them the benefit of considering their suggestions, and they trusted I had done reasonable effort to resolve the issue.
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When I plugged the new drive into a Windows XP computer, the U3 software launched…and seemed to be causing my computer to become unresponsive. I was able to remove the software, but it did not go very smoothly. I have an identical SanDisk Cruzer Micro USB Flash Drive with U3 software, and have had no problems with it.
Setgo Transport
It’s a “bag” designed to be worn over your right shoulder. It has compartments for phones, iPods, and more.
Some good photos of it are at http://www.setgogear.com/press/pictures.html
(I also found similar items: the Gadget Shoulder Holster, and the Gadget Hip Holster…)
Spelling On the Road and Deserted Burgers
In the trip out here yesterday, which we did in the car via the I-10 from Tucson to Huntington Beach, we saw some very strange things. One of them was a hamburger stand we went to many years ago when we lived in Coachella. This stand had some fabulous burgers and was one of the last stops between Coachella and Blythe. We always looked forward to stopping and grabbing a bite to eat here however when the road trips became less frequent between the two cities, we ended up forgetting the little burger stand.
On our trip we decided to make the stop and was surprised to see that the stand in Desert Center was closed. Not only was it closed but it deserted in a way you would see in a film such as I am Legend or Dawn of the Dead. Broken Glass, equipment and supplies still in stock and the floors crowded with debris. I grabbed my Camera and snapped a few shots:
Broken Glass and split counters with a Coke Machine still inside:
