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The high tech retail store, Best Buy (Public, NYSE:BBY) recently confirmed that they sold a “limited number” of 10.4 inch digital picture frames during the holiday season that came with a computer virus pre-installed. The frames were part of their in-house Insignia brand and they were “contaminated with a computer virus during the manufacturing process,” according to a notice posted on the Insignia site last weekend. The frame which went by the part number NS-DPF10A has been discontinued, and all remaining inventory pulled. It apparently only affects Windows PCs that are connected to the picture frame. AND they are not going to recall them… what!? So how do I fix it? They suggest installing an up to date antivirus software package and using it to scan the picture frame. Thanks.

Source: NY Times

I thought this song was appropriate for me being away from home for so long. It’s been the longest I’ve ever spent away from my family and I truly miss them. Fortunately I’m going home tomorrow! Here is I’m Already There by Lonestar.

He called her on the road
From a lonely cold hotel room
Just to hear her say I love you one more time
And when he heard the sound
Of the kids laughing in the background
He had to wipe away a tear from his eye
A little voice came on the phone
She said Daddy when you coming home?
He said the first thing that came to his mind

I’m already there
Take a look around
I’m the sunshine in your hair
I’m the shadow on the ground
I’m the whisper in the wind
I’m your imaginary friend
And I know I’m in your prayers
Oh I’m already there

She got back on the phone
Said, I really miss you darlin’
Don’t worry about the kids
They’ll be all right
Wish I was in your arms
Lyin’ right there beside you
But I know that I’ll be in your dreams tonight
And I’ll gently kiss your lips
Touch you with my fingertips
So turn out the light and close your eyes

I’m already there
Don’t make a sound
I’m the beat in your heart
I’m the moonlight shining down
I’m the whisper in the wind
And I’ll be there to the end
Can you feel the love that we share?
Oh I’m already there

We may be a
Thousand miles apart
But I’ll be with you
Wherever you are

I’m already there
Take a look around
I’m the sunshine in your hair
I’m the shadow on the ground
I’m the whisper in the wind
And I’ll be there to the end
Can you feel the love that we share?
Oh I’m already there

Oh I’m already there

Quoted from LyricWiki.org

I could not embed the music video for you to watch, but here is the link to the video on YouTube (uploaded by the artist).

Alienware came to the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada to turn some heads. They succeeded. This LED lit monitor has a resolution of 2880×900 and is reported to have a 0.02 ms response time. All you gamers out there with extra cash to spend listen up. If you want to completely immerse yourself into your games you have to check this baby out. You can also watch video footage of the monitor in action below (click through to the site if you cannot see the video).

Thanks to Gizmodo for the picture above and some story details.

A good friend of mine (actually a family member) sent me a link to this video and I was absolutely in awe. There are so many glorious moments in this video, you just have to watch it to understand. Absolutely hilarious. Click through to the site if you cannot see the video.

This week I bring you Space Oddity by David Bowie. This song appeared on his album by the same title, Space Oddity in 1972. Actually it first appeared in the U.K. in 1969 on the album with the same title and was later re-released in the US.

Ground control to Major Tom
Ground control to Major Tom
Take your protein pills and put your helmet on

Ground control to Major Tom
(10, 9, 8, 7)
Commencing countdown, engines on
(6, 5, 4, 3)
Check ignition, and may God’s love be with you
(2, 1, liftoff)

This is ground control to Major Tom,
You’ve really made the grade
And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear
Now it’s time to leave the capsule if you dare

This is Major Tom to ground control
I’m stepping through the door
And I’m floating in the most peculiar way
And the stars look very different today

For here am I sitting in a tin can
Far above the world
Planet Earth is blue, and there’s nothing I can do

Though I’m past 100,000 miles
I’m feeling very still
And I think my spaceship knows which way to go
Tell my wife I love her very much, she knows

Ground control to Major Tom,
Your circuit’s dead, there’s something wrong
Can you hear me Major Tom?
Can you hear me Major Tom?
Can you hear me Major Tom?
Can you…

Here am I floating in my tin can
Far above the moon
Planet Earth is blue, and there’s nothing I can do….

Quoted from LyricWiki.org

Finally here is the original music video to the song. Pretty cool. Click through to the site if you cannot see the video.

Wow, I loaded up my page this morning and noticed that I had a slight increase in my FeedBurner subscriber stats. By slight increase of course I mean it jumped from around 70 - 80 to 2,887. Wow, talk about a jump in numbers! I checked my web statistics and there isn’t a huge jump in visitor traffic, which I really didn’t expect to see. Inspection of my FeedBurner account shed a little light though. Apparently the FeedBlitz service is the culprit that has caused my numbers to exponentially multiply. FeedBlitz is the RSS feed to Email Subscription that is offered by FeedBurner. So I guess they made a change or are having some issues with that service. Hopefully it will iron itself out soon. While having that many subscribers would be nice… I’d also like them to be real people, not just a computer mistake.

This is hilarious and one of the absolute best cubicle pranks I’ve seen.

The video of the making of the cubicle house and the revealing to the victim is also very well put together. Enjoy! Click through to the site if you cannot see the video.

Scott Johnson over at My Extra Life posted this and I thought it was a really cool video. Thought I’d repost it here, though I’m sure many of you may have already seen it. Click through to the site if you cannot see the video.

This Friday Song Of The Day comes to you by request from one of my good friends. Bill Withers - Ain’t No Sunshine from his first album produced in 1971 titled Just As I Am.

Ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone
It’s not warm when she’s away.
Ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone
And she’s always gone too long
Anytime she goes away.

Wonder this time where she’s gone
Wonder if she’s gone to stay
Ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone
And this house just ain’t no home
Anytime she goes away.

BRIDGE:

And I know, I know, I know, I know,
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know,
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know,
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know,
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know,
I know, I know, hey,
I ought to leave the young thing along
But ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone

Ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone
Only darkness every day.
Ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone
And this house just ain’t no home
Anytime she goes away.
Anytime she goes away.
Anytime she goes away.
Anytime she goes away.

Finally, in true Friday form, here is a video of the song. Click through to the site if you cannot see it.

Now I realize that this has typically not been a blog about music gear, but please bare with me. I am a musician myself (somewhat) and so I appreciate the latest news in the music industry. Anyway, this guitar by Gibson and Musician’s Friend really caught my eye. Why? If you know anything about guitars or stringed instruments in general then you may be aware that they must be tuned. This is a process of tightening or loosening the various strings until they resonate at just the right pitch.

Gibson asks the question, “What if you didn’t have to tune your guitar?” Yes, that’s right! What if the guitar tuned itself? The wait is over because this one does. The Robot Electric Guitar is the world’s first guitar with built-in robotic technology. All you have to do is plug it in, dial in the tuning and strum the strings. Done. Ready to go. How cool is that?