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spookyspeller replied on February 28, 2008 18:26 to the discussion "Opportunity to weigh in: future of Santa Clara County transportation" in TransitCamp:

Oh, those things. Cool. I've seen those.

Wow, there is so much to take in when it comes to Bay Area transportation options. You don't happen to know anyone who blogs about this subject in particular, do you? Hey, maybe you do? Any info is appreciated.

spookyspeller replied on February 28, 2008 18:16 to the discussion "Opportunity to weigh in: future of Santa Clara County transportation" in TransitCamp:

A 25-year plan? Wow. I had no idea. Do you work for the VTA? What are soundwalls?

spookyspeller replied on February 26, 2008 06:59 to the discussion "Wanted Motivated Brokers and Agents" in Connect Realty:

Jason,

I read on this site that Google is a part owner of Connect Realty: http://connect-realty-wisconsin.com/

How much of a stake does Google have in this business?

Does Ken Carlson, the founder of Connect Realty, have a Web site or blog? How can I find out more information about him?

spookyspeller replied on January 23, 2008 05:21 to the question "how do i get finetune player to start automatically on myspace?" in Finetune:

Sounds like an easy question. Wish I knew the answer.

spookyspeller replied on January 15, 2008 18:09 to the question "Need screen replacement on Magellan Roadmate 6000T" in Magellan GPS:

I've tried to get questions answered from their Web site, but they've never responded to me.

spookyspeller replied on January 09, 2008 17:19 to the problem "Beatport doesn't allow you to acccess it's Contact page or Customer Support page without loggin in first." in Beatport:

It still kind of irks me that you have to log-in to actually contact someone.

spookyspeller replied on January 07, 2008 22:41 to the idea "Myprizo.com offers free PowerPoint layout templates" in MyPrizo:

It looks like this site offers a few free ones, but they charge for most of them. What kind of school projects do you work on, jai?

spookyspeller reported a problem in Sirius on December 28, 2007 18:27:

I can't listen to Sirius online anymore

Something must have happened with the online player. Just the other day it stopped working for me. I tried Safari and Firefox, but still no dice. Help!

spookyspeller replied on December 19, 2007 00:18 to the question "Is there a way to preview my images before ordering products?" in Snapfish:

Oh, great. Maybe it wasn't available when I tried, which was many months ago. I am also on a Mac. That doesn't matter, does it? I was thinking of ordering something else, but that cropping is pretty important to me and I wanted to check first. Thanks.

spookyspeller replied on December 18, 2007 19:48 to the idea "How many "Skitch" words or phrases can you think of?" in plasq:

Skitchhead.

spookyspeller asked a question in Snapfish on December 18, 2007 19:46:

Is there a way to preview my images before ordering products?

I previously ordered a serving tray with my son's picture on it, but when it arrived, part of his head was cropped out of the image. I didn't see a way to preview images before buying. Do you offer previews of what it's going to look like? I may have just not seen that option.

spookyspeller replied on December 14, 2007 19:47 to the idea "How to get your hands on a Wii before Christmas" in Nintendo:

This just in: GameStop stores are going to start offering Wii rain checks. From the AP wire:

"The rain checks will be available at the regular Wii system price, $249.99, on Dec. 20 and 21, and will entitle buyers to get the Nintendo console before Jan. 29. Fils-Aime said "many tens of thousands of rain checks" would be available."

Well, that is something, at least!

Full article here.

spookyspeller started a conversation in Target on December 14, 2007 19:36:

Funny quote: Wii-seeking momma feels mocked by Target employees

I read this quote in the NY Times today, from a Bay Area mom frustrated by not being able to find a Wii for her daughter's Christmas present:

“I’ve also been to Target,” she said, but when she asked for a Wii, she felt like the employees were mocking her. “I’ve received the smirks and the laughs.”

Article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/14/tec...

spookyspeller started a conversation in Best Buy on December 13, 2007 19:34:

Amazing story: Best Buy apologizes to Laughing Squid for angry lawyer letter

Here's something you don't see every day: an apology for a "cease-and-desist" lawyer letter. Apparently, someone in Best Buy's legal department sent out a letter to a blogger to try and stop him from saying negative things about the company. Then, a day later, the lawyers had second thoughts and actually apologized in writing for their knee-jerk reaction. Check it out: http://laughingsquid.com/best-buy-apo....

Nice to see that kind of follow-up from a large company, frankly.

spookyspeller asked a question in McDonald's on December 13, 2007 17:37:

Does McDonald's really charge people for parking too long in their parking lots?

I read a story that claims McDonald's charges people to park in their parking lots for more than 45 minutes. I read it here, which is from a U.K. newspaper, but I wonder if there are similar policies at McDonald's -- or other places -- in the U.S. Anyone know of this practice and if it is ultimately legal?

spookyspeller asked a question in Riverfold on December 07, 2007 00:10:

Has anyone tried this with the Wii?

This looks cool, but I didn't even know this was possible. Has anyone used this? Easy to use?

spookyspeller replied on December 05, 2007 17:59 to the question "What is the parent/child mode in Super Mario Galaxy?" in Nintendo:

Ah, that must be what I heard about. Cool, so the second player is a helper. My seven-year-old son and I have played Lego Star Wars on the PS2 and the collaboration aspect is great. This sounds right up our alley.

spookyspeller replied on December 05, 2007 17:28 to the problem "Why won't my Wii let me play anything but boxing?!" in Nintendo:

That's it! I guess the machine just thinks you want to play boxing when it's plugged in. Thanks!

spookyspeller asked a question in Nintendo on December 04, 2007 21:18:

What is the parent/child mode in Super Mario Galaxy?

I heard there is a parent/child mode in this game? How does that work?

spookyspeller reported a problem in Nintendo on December 04, 2007 21:06:

Why won't my Wii let me play anything but boxing?!

I just got a Wii, and I'm trying out the sports games, but it only lets me play boxing. Why is that????