Archive for March, 2006

My new (Xbox) addiction

Yesterday I bought an old Xbox that Bryan was selling. I’ve been contemplating the move for a while. In fact a couple months ago I bought a couple Xbox games when they were on sale, on the expectation that I’d probably find a used Xbox. But now I think it was all […]

Remittances propping up the Philippine economy

I knew a lot of Filipinos work abroad and send money back home to the Philippines, a practice called “remittance”. I hadn’t realized these remittances comprise 14% of the Philippine GDP in 2004.
The Philippines economy is being boosted by all these people who are sacrificing their family lives in pursuit of the economic […]

The power of Miami Vice

Last night I was listening to the radio when Phil Collins’ “In the Air Tonight” started playing. Since I don’t know when, hearing this song evokes a very particular image in my mind. I see a guy driving some kind of convertible, it’s late at night, the wind’s blowing his hair, there’s a […]

Can I keep up with Kinetic?

I’m now in the last couple weeks of my 12-week program on Kinetic. This week the little computerized trainer has really stepped things up–it wants me to work out five times this week, up from the four-per-week I’ve been running the past month.
I’m not certain I can keep up that pace. There’s very […]

First-time Kohl’s buyer

Because of the new job, I have to buy some new dress clothes. So I decided to try Kohl’s, which I’ve never shopped but comes highly recommended by Beth.
Turns out they had a really good sale going on for men’s dress shirts. Bought four and with tax it was just over $50. […]

TR actually beat Gamespot at Halo 2

The TechRepublic Halo 2 team beat Gamespot’s team last night on Xbox Live. I was there cheering them on. And of course snarfing up the free pizza.
I’ll admit I’m surprised, I thought a bunch of people who spent all day playing and writing about video games would beat our team. But Shawn […]

Had to let CompUSA install the new iPod battery

So last week I bought a replacement battery to put in my ancient 3G iPod. But I managed to break the little case-opener tool that came with my kit, so I contacted the manufacturer and they sent me a couple spares. I managed to break one of those, and still my iPod was […]

The long goodbye

I officially turned in my resignation yesterday, and today my boss gave the word that I can start letting people know. It’s kinda bittersweet–I’m happy with this new opportunity but at the same time there are many things and many people I will miss here at CNET.
Definitely going to miss wearing t-shirts and jeans […]

My Woot taking a very circuitous route

So I’ve been wanting to get a little USB-powered drive that’s physically small enough to slip into the backpack but with enough capacity to store a couple DVD’s worth of data. Woot.com had the perfect fit for my needs last week so I snapped it up. The thing is, I’ve been watching the […]

Claritin = price-gouging?

Like I mentioned on Saturday, I had a Target coupon for $2 off on a package of Claritin. So yesterday I went over to the Target in my neighborhood to pick up a box.
However, turns out even when you factor in the coupon the price on Claritin is over twice what the Target generic […]