Amazon Prime has transformed me into a terrible, lazy shopper
Just a quick thought: As I was purchasing all my Christmas gifts this year for friends, family members and my gorgeous girlfriend, I’ve noticed that Amazon Prime has altered the way I decide to purchase something. In years past, I would collect items in my shopping basket in order to purchase them all at once and ultimately save on shipping costs (assuming that the items were coming from the same Amazon warehouse).
Since I’ve added Amazon Prime to my account, I no longer have any compunction to save on shipping costs and basically purchased gifts as the ideas popped into my head. I probably accepted at least 10 packages from Amazon this December, all with 2-day shipping.
I’ve also noticed that the convenience of shopping with Prime keeps me away from brick & mortar stores. Having an item in two days isn’t that much of a waiting period. If it ends up saving me an hour of my time getting to a store, buying something and returning, I’ll probably just wait.
My review of the Roku XDS
Here’s a link to my review of the Roku XDS. Hoping to get my hands on the new hardware to test out Angry Birds. :)
If a Monkey could do it…
Here;s an article I penned for Digital Trends about a curious monkey that’s aspiring to be a photographer. :)
I’m pretty sure this is historically accurate…
Go Lincoln, Go!
5 Year Old Screenwriter
Hilarious bit from the folks at the The Onion, a Today Now clip of a 5 year old screenwriter that penned all the Fast and the Furious movies.
The Likability of Angry Birds
Hilarious and totally true. I love the giant bomb bird and I can’t stand the boomerang bird. Another home run from The Oatmeal. :)
Saturday Hike
Toby is posing for a picture on our Saturday hike up in Brentwood on Mandeville Canyon Road. Nice hike and probably worth going back to jog it for some much needed exercise. 
Review: Logitech Harmony 700
Here’s a 1000 words on my thoughts of the Harmony 700 universal remote. A nifty little device for home theaters, although probably smaller theaters.