Author Archive for Kristofer Brozio

I don’t get it…

So yesterday I posted on here and DSM about the sale that USBFever was having, the MicroSD reader for 1 penny plus $3 shipping…

“Ultra Slim T-Flash (Micro SD) Card Reader for 1 Penny!

http://www.usbfever.com/index_eproduct_view.php?products_id=282

original price US$11.99/pc
sales price US$0.01/pc-Can’t beat that deal… but I believe there is a $3 shipping charge, still though it’s a very good deal..”

Well I thought it was a great deal so I posted it on a couple forums I frequent thinking other people might like to have one for basically $3.. it’s a great deal and most think it is… but today I get a PM from one of the mods on a forum that I won’t name, telling me that they deleted my post about the deal… telling me something along the lines of since they are a sponsor of mine I shouldn’t be posting things like this… essentially saying, (without actually saying-reading between the lines here…) that I was getting some sort of kickback for the deal… how much of a kickback could I possibly get when the thing sells for ONE PENNY?!?!?

I mean, I could be off base here, but that’s what I read into it, that it was being deleted because they thought I was getting something in return…

I thought I was being nice by sharing a great deal with others….

no good deed goes unpunished eh…

oh well..whatever

Bad Luck and DSM is on Facebook now

So I had some bad luck the end of last month with an SATA hard drive enclosure I got for review, it fried two of my SATA hard drives… They were extras that I use for backup and for testing things like the HDD enclosure but still that’s 160gigs of space that I lost now.. so yesterday I decided to switch my main system back to my Antec P182 case , the case I was using was just a bit too loud for my tastes and it’s open on the side so a bit of dust was collecting, and in the process I busted the data connection off of one of my 200gig SATA drives, I just got it last month.. So int he last month and a half I’ve basically lost 360gigs of data and storage, thankfully I do backups now all the time, every since my Maxtor hard drive caught fire last year.. I learned my lesson about doing regular backups… I actually backup my backup now!

and I’ve created a Facebook page for DragonSteelMods as well, just did it the other day, but if you are on Facebook, stop by HERE and become a fan!

I have my personal Facebook page HERE, but I haven’t really done much with it… I only joined because I found someone with my last name, which is odd… I thought I and my immediate family were the only ones with that last name… and he thought the same thing as well…

and here’s deal, one of DragonSteelMods sponsors is having a great sale:

Ultra Slim T-Flash (Micro SD) Card Reader for 1 Penny!

http://www.usbfever.com/index_eproduct_view.php?products_id=282

original price US$11.99/pc
sales price US$0.01/pc-Can’t beat that deal… but I believe there is a $3 shipping charge, still though it’s a very good deal..

Get your very own Flux Capacitor!

Now this is cool.. Diamond Select is taking pre-orders for a replica Flux Capacitor, you know the ‘heart’ of the infamous De Lorean Time Machine from Back to the Future…

From the site:

Today Diamond Select Toys is ready to reveal its first prop replica from the smash-hit Back to the Future film franchise!  The central heart of the De Lorean time machine, the powerful Flux Capacitor will soon be available to fans and amateur time travelers alike! 

Thirty years after meeting a time-traveling Marty McFly, Doc Emmett Brown perfected the device that had made that meeting possible – the awe-inspiring Flux Capacitor!  Capable of controlling the 1.21 jigowatts necessary to power the time-traveling De Lorean, this replica flux capacitor features movie-accurate light effects designed to recreate Marty McFly’s voyage through time in the celebrated 1985 film, Back to the Future.  Measuring over sixteen inches tall, twelve inches wide and six inches deep, this life-size replica features an adjustable power setting for all your time travel needs!

Each Flux Capacitor replica features hand-numbering with a matching box and Certificate of Authenticity.  Look for pre-orders on this item to begin this December and keep coming back to Diamond Select Toys for more updates and sneak peeks at upcoming products!

 

They’ve got a bunch of other cool stuff too, like assorted things from Buffy, Battlestar Galactica, Hellboy, Stargate, Star Trek and lot more…   So stop by and check them out HERE

Xbox Handheld game from Kellogg’s

I remember when I was a kid begging my mom and grandma to get me the cereal with the toy in it, I just had to have it, now that I have kids they do the same thing of course.

Well grandma spoils my kids of course, buying them their favorite sweetened cereals and usually it comes with a toy. So yesterday she gave me a box go Kellogg’s Cocoa Krispies and it says on the box that there is an Xbox Mini Game Inside.

Naturally I’m a bit curious as to the quality of this so called game.. Looking at the back of the box there are pictures and descriptions of the many possible ‘games’ that you can get for free. In the center is a huge ‘Turn On The Fun!’ announcement surrounding a graphic of the Xbox power button. Inside the box I found the Car Racing game, the description makes it sound so cool and exciting, but in reality it’s pretty bad…

The graphic on the back of the box actually looks better than the actual thing.. now that’s bad…

Here’s some shots of it playing and a brief movie as well after them:

Check out that “Heart-Pounding Excitement” we have going on here… bah.. junk


Online shopping websites sell wedding rings jewelry ranging from imitation jewelry to diamonds. You can buy pearl earrings that might be interested for people looking for wedding rings. It’s just like buying dvd players from stores selling cheap dvds.

Radiohead – In Rainbows

I totally forgot about this album actually, when I first heard it was going to be available for free download I wanted to try and remember to go and get it.. today of course with all the headlines it reminded me to go and download it…

Now I’ve never really listened to Radiohead, but I thought this might be a chance to hear their stuff.. so actually it just finished downloading right now, and I still have yet to listen to it…

All these goofy articles and people saying that their ‘experiment’ failed are a bit off base really I think, think about it, 1.2 million people downloaded the album, and only about 38% paid for it at an average of $6. 38% of 1.2Million x $6 is still quite a hunk of change, that I think all goes to the band and not into the hands of the record companies or the RIAA, so I think it’s really a winning experiment, especially for the group.

You have to think though that out the remaining people who downloaded and didn’t pay for it, how many actually even listened to the album? I think it was mostly a ‘try-before-you-buy’ type of thing for most people, like myself- no I didn’t pay for it, I put $0 for the amount and I downloaded it. Now, I’ll listen to it, if I like it, sure I’ll go back to the site and pay for it, depending on how many of the songs I like etc, but if I don’t like the album I’ll delete it and that’s that. Nothing ventured, nothing gained I guess…

I think Radiohead should have offered the album for free at the start and then suggested if you like it to ‘donate’ money to them for making a good album, not the way they have it where you are asked how much you want to pay first before you download it. I haven’t heard the album, so I don’t have a clue if I’m going to like it or if it will be worth what I’m paying…

Most people, myself included, by cds just or one or two songs, if another song or two are to my liking on the album then that’s all the better, but usually it’s just those one of two songs that I like off the whole album, and I think most people are the same way as well…

I’ll edit this or add another post about the album later after I get a chance to listen to the whole thing..

EDIT: Well that was easy… I sampled all the tracks and it’s not my type of music at all, so to the trash it goes!  

Now see if I would have actually bought that cd I’d be really pissed that I (in my opinion) would have wasted the money on it… The cd would have likely been tossed or just given away to someone who might like it…

Google Adsense Optimization Reports

Apparently in August Google Adsense started offering tips to its users in the form of what they are calling ‘Optimization Reports’, but they’re really just promoting their services and essentially telling you to add more to your sites…

Here’s the last three I got:

November 2007 Optimization Report
Dear Publisher,

Here is your optimization report for the month of November. After an automatic review of your sites, we think you might be able to improve your monetization using the following tips:

Adsense for Search adds both functionality and revenue to your site.
You are not currently using Adsense for Search on your sites.

Placing more than one ad unit on a page often generates more revenue.
Many of your sites only contain one ad unit.

We hope these tips are helpful, and encourage you to experiment using different layouts and formats–no two sites monetize the same way!

Sincerely,
Google Adsense

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September 2007 Optimization Report
Dear Publisher,

Here is your optimization report for the month of September. After an automatic review of your sites, we think you might be able to improve your monetization using the following tips:

Adsense for Search adds both functionality and revenue to your site.
You are not currently using Adsense for Search on your sites.

We hope these tips are helpful, and encourage you to experiment using different layouts and formats–no two sites monetize the same way!

Sincerely,
Google Adsense

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August 2007 Optimization Report
Dear Publisher,

Here is your optimization report for the month of August. After an automatic review of your sites, we think you might be able to improve your monetization using the following tips:

Adsense for Search adds both functionality and revenue to your site.
You are not currently using Adsense for Search on your sites.

We hope these tips are helpful, and encourage you to experiment using different layouts and formats–no two sites monetize the same way!

Sincerely,
Google Adsense

So basically this is just telling me to add more Adsense stuff to my sites… did anyone get any ‘real’ and actual useful tips from these reports?