I’ve never had a component system, other than my desktop, so I have to take your word for that, but I get the idea. Most people don’t go that route though. They just want to watch their soaps, the news, a few movies, etc., and have a regular old TV. How come Al Gore didn’t think of this? -Rod-

I didn’t know that, Adam, but it’s not really the line of thinking I had anyhow. More an across the board “Why don’t all TV’s do this?” type of thing. I’d think that from an engineering standpoint it’d be dirt cheap to implement on new TV’s, would add a button onto the remote and save a boatload of energy. -Rod-

Adam,

While you were at the show, did you happen to see ANY model or type of TV that allows one to simply shut the picture off while leaving the audio on? I’ve pondered this idea for the better part of a year…essentially a “Picture Off” button.

You get up to go fix dinner, it’s going to take 30 minutes but you still want to keep up with the game or whatever. It makes no sense to keep the entire TV going…you can’t watch it from the other room, but you can hear it easily enough, and the picture tube/LED’s whatever, is the energy hog of the system. Some few manufacturers are “dimming the lights” a bit, but that’s more an aesthetic thing for videophiles that happens to have the side effect of saving energy. A “Picture Off” button seems to be a no-brainer. -Rod-

Emily and Jen S–

You do not need to type the word n- by pressing alt and typing 164 on the number pad on the right- ñ comes on automatically– this is all you have to do- press alt and type 164–

thanks for taking care of business Jen– I wouldn’t know what to do without you!!

Hi Emily–

xxxxxxx

Emily,
Is this a test? I don’t test well. I’m pretty sure it’s above the n.
see if this copy and paste works from the dictionary:
English Word Spanish Word
tomorrow mañana

You know what…it’s not Maña. It should actually be Mana (with an accent over the a…which is another thing I’ll need ASSISTANCE with )

Maña.

Jen S. — You rock! Even if you are “just” the assistant to the assistant. You really know your stuff! And I’ll recommend to the boss, that both of you get a raise!!

Is there any space for me to fly down there? I’m a newly turned 40 years of age & a total electronics geek. I really can’t go out & buy some of these things because & I have the salary of a firefighter/paramedic & my wonderful wife is a school teacher. We do have 4 children so they soak up all the money but I would trade places with you in a heartbeat. Acually I’d just like to hang around my FOX family at CES. I see you almost every day so it’s like we (my family) knows everyone at FNC. Keep up the great work Adam, I’ll be looking for your blogs every day. Keep healthy & watch out for the cheep buffets!

Emily-

Since I am Susan’s assistant will butt-in’ here and help you.
She told me alt and type 164 at the same time. however I do not know when to type the letter n? I’m just an assistant (still in training, cause she covers a lot of ground quickly) Work on that until she corrects me.

PS have a nice day.

**** I hope I get a raise for that

Susan – Phew…finally caught up . Did you hear Mana en espanol on Adam’s video? Awesome group. (I can’t remember how you said to make the n with the squiggly line over the top?)

Susan – Me = no drugs, booze or ciggies … Hardest drugs I take are Benadryl & Hyoscyamine & Advil, with a Vicodin every once in a great while (usually when I re-injure my back or knees) …

Max – Rachel Ray = Spawn of Satan … Bad knife skills & hygiene … Way too much extra virgin olive oil in her cooking … NOT a chef … Yaps way too much …

Susan – The food editor of the Seattle PI tried to do one of RR’s 30 minute meals … It took her well over an hour … She hated the fact that most people do NOT have all that junk on hand like RR tries to portray it … Add in prep work & cooking, she was NOT a fan of RR at all … And this woman has had Bourdain over to her house last year when he was here filming his “No Reservations” show …

I still wanna see Adam go Geoduck hunting … Muuuwaahahahaa …

Ruh Roh !!!

Choppers !!!

How did we get from gadgets to toilets to meatballs with a pinch of oregano? This is the best digression yet.

Max– just got a pinch of oregano and put it by your bed— the demon will not visit you– trust me

Max–
ask your aunt if she has a sister who wants one– it is called the Crock Pot- Fiesta Dipper–

she can have it–

Inspector Gadget– Pink Panther?

Oh, and i’d never heard of an electric crock pot, my aunt probably has one though!

Susan: I have the charms hanging up all day. I am not too keen on the oregano either!
I like it in meat balls and loafs, but not if it’s too gritty.

Max– my friend–

it is about 9:00 over by you– put the chinese stuff out again– and throw in some oregano– demons don’t like that—

xxxxxxx

see you in a bit!

Adam–

Emily is still hanging in the What Do You Think thread– she is waiting– show some heart-

So you don’t want my juicer? How about the crock pot to keep cheese sauce hot with a tray which goes around to put chips in? Still in the box here—

Max–

I never even thought about that– you are so right— Inspector Gadget– duh to dumb me—
you saved me again— phew– I can get out of my mole hole here— xxxxx

Was Tom Cruise eating placentas when he filmed The Firm? Grisham
the best one of his– my opinion– Interview with the Vampire—

Susan: i thought it was ‘Go Go Gadget’ as in Inspector Gadget

We have a juicer too, same fate as yours.

Adam–

once again– have you read- The Innocent Man? Grisham?

Final post for a few hours–

Adam’s title– GO GO GADGETS– as in go go boots- or You go gadgets–

Signed,

Perplexed

Kathy in Tx..i was just wondering this am where you were.
i also looked right past that post and thought it was karen. oooops!

Adam–

on the still shot of you on the video– were you doing opera?

Everyone– get your heads out of the oven—

Adam has a new thread–

I want to eat Emeril’s food– I do have his glass bowls he uses– another Xmas present from Ken’s sister- two Xmas ago– these are great– you can use all of these as the sizes ranges for putting all your food in while having people over for a dinner feast– instead of looking for grandmother’s fine china-

I am so use to see Karen– in reference to Henny Penny– sorry– Kathy- it was meant for you-

Avi– third strike– I am waiting to see what you ask Adam for-
did you like my guess about the painting and the video– it was Picasso- wasn’t it?

SUS

1 MORE STRIKE AND ADAMS OUT

0-2 LOL GOOD ANOLOGY……

Max–

I have utensils and pans– works for me– I have a $300.00 juicer someone gave me for Xmas and it sits in a box— do you want it?

Susan: we have almost no cooking gadgets in our kitchen. My aunt has loads, i think out food is better though!

Patty–

if Jen doesn’t want to come with me to Joseph Wambaugh’s carnival he is having on his site- the 15th of this month, I am going to go– that cop is way too cool– Psychological cop-

Karen–

dream on- Henny Penny and the sky is falling–

Rachel has gadgets for her kitchen-

Rachel Ray is annoying– she zips around in that kitchen and makes a 30 minute meal which takes me five years!

How come my Aldous Huxley got split? He wrote Brave New World– not Truman–

I don’t know about Rachel Ray either, never seen her show, but i always find it annoying when cook books give vague amounts. I don’t have to follow it, but i’d like some guide, rather than just ‘a handful’. So i probably wouldn’t like her.

Tiamat— because only someone like you could be– you come up with the best– I think I am tripping when I read your posts– good trips– by the way–

Adam– hey– I forgot to ask you this- on one of your posts- you mentioned Grisham– well, I was probably reading him when you were in diapers– Have you checked out his book- The Innocent Man? I just bought it the other day– not because of you– only because I like murder and mystery- Ann Rule rocks too– as well as not so murder and mystery- Kurt Vonnnegut- James Michener— George Orwell- Animal Farm—(the story behind baby Chavez) and Aldous Huxley—
Brave New World– Truman Capote– (he was so cute)

Tiamat…Max loves to cook! Dont know about rachel ray tho! *L*

Tiamat: Never smoked once, and i’ve still not broken my new years resoultion of No alcahol, being new years 2007, not the last one!

Max – I hope you don’t smoke (ciggies) like a chimney or drink (booze) like a fish … Those are two of Bourdain’s fatal flaws … Though, if you’re part of the Anti-Rachel Ray group, you’re A-OK with me …

Susan – What would make you think that I’m takin’ hallucinogens?? I think it’s more like being born & raised in SoCal …

Adam – Any word on a “Twitches 3″ movie ??

I’m still mad Disney let Anne Hathaway outta her contract and they’re not doing any more “Princess Diaries” movies … Hopefully, Disney will keep Raven under contract …

This looked like a lot of fun! I am so ready to gadget shop, if only the money would rain from the sky!

Jen S and Susan…running a carnival?…………oh boy where the imagination won’t go with that picure!!!

Don’t quit your day job girls!!! *LOL* just kidding!!!!

If anything– Mr. Psychological cop is going to have a carnival on Jan 15th– we can run the carnival for him— Let me ask him first–

Jen: i have a lot of scars on my head, i don’t want to crack it again!

“Vegetarians are the enemy of everything good and decent in the human spirit, and an affront to all I stand for, the pure enjoyment of food.” Bourdain sounds even more like me!

Well- Mr. Psycologicalcop has a blog with some very good writes– I am squeezing my way in there because I am sure there will be days he will be to tired to look at his blog– so I figured you and I could handle it—- and since he is an honest guy, he will pay us— But don’t get too excited-yet—

Care to fill me in on it?

Care to fill me in on it? l:

Jen–

I did see it— now–

this is why we are going to move on to a better paying job– I found it–

Great Job House!

AVI–

Not to worry about me being laid off- I found another job and Jen is coming with me– WE are actually going to get paid—

Max-
You seem very concerned about hitting your head- it does a person good sometimes. (knock some sense into you) only kidding.

Susan- did you see I am trying to do your dirty work at 1:48 up there…

Tiamat- I like Anthony, I usually watch him with my eyes squinted.
I’m outta here …

Bourdain sounds like me, but from New York

Avi–

you are playing ball with Adam– two strikes so far–no meeting with Bush and no response to the homework gadget—

Adam..I am going to be purchasing my first handycam soon and need some advice. Since I have never used one before I need it to be very user freindly and compatable with windows Vista..and I need it to be cheap…any suggestions?

Taser— hmm-

I think when I see Mr. Officer, I will totally agree with him-

Adam–

philosoph cop is very cool– (LAPD thread– reminder)– he likes you–

You need to check out how he writes- How come you only post to me when I annoy you?

Tiamat– send me some of those hallucinogens– I want to think like you—-

Max – I’m not sure … I only saw it in a commercial for the show … There were medical people around in case he croaked or whatever … Bourdain is a crazy New Yorker who travels the world and will eat just about anything & everything …

KC..he was supposed to tell us about that the day prior, and it is to air tomorrow!

Thank you, thank you, thank you for the scan ideas!
Ill go on a mission this weekend to find one with them.

Max, the problem catching would be, if there is still a live current, the catcher would get the taze!
Atleast that is the way it is with the electric fence.

Adam

Are we going to hear about your San Diego story soon??? Any hints as to what is about???

Adam,
This your To Do List for Today:
Follow up on what I said I would do on the “So What do you Think?” thread.

Signed- just trying to make a buck as Personal Assistant.

Tiamat: that sounds like an interesting experience, did he have someone to catch him?

Max – Anthony Bourdain gets tased for his “No Reservations” show on the Travel Channel … The “authorities” (not sure if it was cops or who) put the leads on the toes of his steel-toed boots and then hit the button on the taser … His knees go “out” from under him …

Patty……….try http://www.bhphotovideo.com

patty: as long it did no permenant damage. I once got zapped my mains power and that wasn’t so bad, so i’m curious as to the difference from a taser.

Patty – I think there probably IS a scanner like that … one that does batch scans … because Braun & Nikon make one for slides … So, someone must make one for pix (I’ve just never looked into it) …

You could try Plustek’s site as they have a slew of various & insundrial scanners … Also, try Amazon as they have all kinds of brickabrack …

Max,

Taser Party ……. Hosted by FOX news lool?

John!

Max..our daughter-in-law worked in a juvenile jail (the worst of the worst)…..she had to be tased, to be able to carry one. Definitly not a good thing from her description!

Avi…i sort of knew that, just gettin ya riled!

Vacatiom??/ you kidding me

not until July 12 !

Until them im on roll ….

Adam you didnt answer me yet: Any new techolongy to make homework an easier thing lol !

I would prepared to get tazed in a controled environment. I’m really curious as to what it feels like. I just wouldn’t want to hit my head as i fell.

Why not put a monitor next to that “green” toilet seat? You could watch nature videos of things like, logs flowing downstream across a waterfall……..or what ever else you desire as the need arises.

Speaking of gadgets………
Tiamat made me think of it.

I have many many photos i want/need to scan, but dont want to do one by one on a flat bed. That would take way too long for my task.

Is there a scanner for photos like the ones they use in dr offices for our insurance card? just a quick feed through without “rolling” the pic or causing possible damage??

Actually, what would be nice was if Plustek made a tray for slides that are bigger than 35mm … like those shot on 127 film … So that I could scan them with the slide scanner instead of having to figure out “how” to do it with my flatbed scanner and a lightbox …

Do these companies have any clue that there are slides in more than one film format … but yet still in the 2×2 paper frame ?!?! Apparently not … Grrrrr!!

Tiamat…someone here has thier home office pc with the monitor under glass on the counter.

Avi..glad your paper is done! Now you are on school vacation? ha ha

Max…why is it those taze videos can be so humorous? Im tellin ya, if need be, the cop can cuff me, im not going to find out what that feels like.
Since we have cattle, the electric fence will get me once in a while, talk about a mouth that would make those in prison blush!!! DA** that hurts! grrr i hate that feeling!

Susan – Stick with XP … Vista = Bill & Hillary … LOL

I want a monitor for my kitchen cupboard … so that I can pull up recipes whilst I’m cooking … and not have to worry about getting the cookbook dirty …

The Microsoft House of the Future has a computer IN the countertop … so, your recipes are illuminated up to/through the countertop … If you’re a messy cook, you’re SOL …

I didn’t expect Adam to be so much taller than Straka.
At least they didn’t taze anyone this year!

yah i did it finished at 6:30 after i got home from israeli school … took me an hour and a half to finish it up and doo alll the minor stuff …

Avi-
My battery back up had to kicked in last night-we had high winds here….Need to nail some shingles back on the roof too… did you e your report put back togther?

HMMMM.. well sometimes it is a thankless job.

oo greta is coming to the Middle EAST :/ I Doubt ISRAEL?

There are reports that Jen and Sus are being laid off as assistants run to the un-empolyment office

Great!

-no problem viewing this video here.
New and improved is good; but Compatibility – yes I like that idea.

Signed – the Grossly Underpaid Assistant of the Personal Assistant.

For whatever reason, the video didn’t work for me.

Adam…see what happens when you dont pop in??
we go from gadgets to toilets!
*LOL*
What a crew (or misfits) you have inherited here!!!
Talk about “never a dull moment”!! ha ha

Avi— paintings? camera– Picasso-

Adam– your fingernails are clean!

Well dear Patty– I read your post about the toilet seat, and I had to go find out what you were talking about– and the link went through – video too- but only the commercial–