Posts Tagged ‘materialism’
New camera, same old pictures
Last weekend, I bought a new digital camera, having been frustrated with how outdated my 2-year-old camera already seemed to be. I really wanted a strong optical zoom without getting into SLR price territory. I wound up getting another Kodak, the Z712 IS. My digital camera [Read More]
File under ‘if-you-can’t-beat-em-join-em’
New computer speakers. Nice subwoofer with lots of bass. Even sappy stuff has bass. UPDATE – Alas, my measly speakers are no match for a car stereo. [Read More]
New phone
New phone. Bought over the weekend through Costco. Red Samsung M500. I like it. [Read More]
iPhone
I usually don’t care what the latest and greatest gadget is, but I’d really like an iPhone. Unfortunately, I just re-upped with Sprint for two years, and the iPhone works exclusively with Cingular. [Read More]
Online furniture shopping
Online furniture shopping still leaves a lot to be desired. You would think someone would have put some work into this. I want to see detail, up close. High-speed internet can handle big images. A 400×400 image of a bed on the zoom setting does not help. Searching [Read More]
Happy Black Friday
Due to my aborted Thanksgiving plans, I was able to partake in the ritual of early morning Black Friday shopping for the first time. That’s some crazy shit. I had bought a newspaper yesterday to come up with a plan. 5:00AM – Best Buy – Apparently, a lot of [Read More]
