Cingular has decided to give out their rebate in the form of a "gif card" that you can use in the form of a credit card. In other words, it's a card that's been preloaded with the rebate amount ($50) that you can use wherever Visa is accepted.
The problem? The card expires in about three months, and it's a hassle trying to get a place to charge the exact amount you have left in the card, as it would be rare to spend exactly $50.00 in a world where things are sold at $x.95 plus tax.
Things would be much easier if they just send out rebate checks like they used to.
Saturday, May 28, 2005
Thursday, May 19, 2005
PSP network update
I just checked the PSP for updates, and it looks like a (slightly) newer version is now available! I successfully downloaded the update, which required 14 megs free on the memory stick, only to find out that I need to have the AC adapter connected during the reboot process for the thing to install... and now I have to download again.
Oh well, looks like it just finished. So now PSP System Software Version 1.51 should be installed.I wonder if they added anything new, or if it's just a bug fix. It says it's a revision to strengthen the security, so I guess they're not done with the browser and other stuff that supposedly leaked onto a Japanese web page a while ago.
Oh well, looks like it just finished. So now PSP System Software Version 1.51 should be installed.
Monday, May 02, 2005
"Oh God, oh God, we're all gonna die."
I just watched the trailer for Serenity, the movie continuation of the TV series Firefly, which was cancelled by Fox Network during its first season. I had been waiting to see the trailer (and the movie) for a while now, and only just found out by going to the newsgroup that the trailer is available for download. Looks like fun.
Wash: This landing is going to be interesting.
Mal: Define "interesting."
Wash: "Oh God, oh God, we're all gonna die"?
Wash: This landing is going to be interesting.
Mal: Define "interesting."
Wash: "Oh God, oh God, we're all gonna die"?
Sunday, May 01, 2005
Messed-up TV schedules
Stations crapping on your schedule make me mad.
Two of the shows I've been following on Thursday nights, but really shouldn't, are Joey and The O.C.
So for the past week, NBC's been showing promos for the episode of Joey with him having to deal with the temptation of Carmen Electra just after he'd decided to be in a committed relationship. Meanwhile, there have been radio spots touting the "exciting" episodes of The O.C. and The Simple Life on Fox.
Naturally, based on these promos, I assume that both stations will be showing new episodes, forgoing my typical routine of checking the schedule with TV Guide Online to determine if they'll be showing new episodes. So I had the TV on for NBC, and the tape set to record Fox... only to see a rerun of Joey on NBC (the one where Michael's sick, and Joey keeps running into another actor who sabotages Joey's auditions--"Joey and the Nemesis"). So I played games on my PSP, and when Ben came over, I let him watch His and Her Circumstances on DVD, thinking that I'll just watch The O.C. later, as I would have missed the beginning already.
After spending the day with Victoria and taking her to the airport yesterday, I got back at around 8:00pm, and eventually popped in the tape for The O.C. To my surprise, the tape did not have The O.C. on; instead, I was staring right at an episode of Family Guy. Fast-forwarding the tape, it continued on to show The Simpsons... So I thought maybe the record setting got messed up somehow, and started recording an hour early. Which is okay, since I have the timer set to record for two hours, since Fox sometimes show Tru Calling right after The O.C., and I didn't want to reset the timer each time. If the tape had started an hour early, I should be able to see the new episode of The O.C. right after The Simpsons. Yet what I find on the tape instead is some broadcast error message, followed by The Simple Life.
What the *&#@ happened to my shows? Neither NBC nor Fox's local affiliates were showing anything special that would have caused them not to show the new episodes like they were supposed to (unlike when our local WB station delayed an episode of Smallville due to a Lakers game). I was able to find both online for download, but not in their typically available HDTV formats, suggesting that the people who typically get them in HDTV and upload them were also unable to get the broadcast they were supposed to.
Two of the shows I've been following on Thursday nights, but really shouldn't, are Joey and The O.C.
So for the past week, NBC's been showing promos for the episode of Joey with him having to deal with the temptation of Carmen Electra just after he'd decided to be in a committed relationship. Meanwhile, there have been radio spots touting the "exciting" episodes of The O.C. and The Simple Life on Fox.
Naturally, based on these promos, I assume that both stations will be showing new episodes, forgoing my typical routine of checking the schedule with TV Guide Online to determine if they'll be showing new episodes. So I had the TV on for NBC, and the tape set to record Fox... only to see a rerun of Joey on NBC (the one where Michael's sick, and Joey keeps running into another actor who sabotages Joey's auditions--"Joey and the Nemesis"). So I played games on my PSP, and when Ben came over, I let him watch His and Her Circumstances on DVD, thinking that I'll just watch The O.C. later, as I would have missed the beginning already.
After spending the day with Victoria and taking her to the airport yesterday, I got back at around 8:00pm, and eventually popped in the tape for The O.C. To my surprise, the tape did not have The O.C. on; instead, I was staring right at an episode of Family Guy. Fast-forwarding the tape, it continued on to show The Simpsons... So I thought maybe the record setting got messed up somehow, and started recording an hour early. Which is okay, since I have the timer set to record for two hours, since Fox sometimes show Tru Calling right after The O.C., and I didn't want to reset the timer each time. If the tape had started an hour early, I should be able to see the new episode of The O.C. right after The Simpsons. Yet what I find on the tape instead is some broadcast error message, followed by The Simple Life.
What the *&#@ happened to my shows? Neither NBC nor Fox's local affiliates were showing anything special that would have caused them not to show the new episodes like they were supposed to (unlike when our local WB station delayed an episode of Smallville due to a Lakers game). I was able to find both online for download, but not in their typically available HDTV formats, suggesting that the people who typically get them in HDTV and upload them were also unable to get the broadcast they were supposed to.
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