It appears that my site hosed up a while back due to an unknown reason, but the plugins were suspected. So I yanked them out by the roots at the suggestion of my web host (Dreamhost) and verified the site would come back up and one by one re-install the plugins that I use and leave the unused ones off the site completely.

Seems to have worked, but we will see in the morning

I have been looking for a fish tank for my boys as birthday presents. Since they are a month apart, the wife and I typically buy them a combo gift or two that they can share. We have talked about a fish tank for them as my wife used to work at a fish store. So while browsing through Amazon I stumbled across this unique fish tank. It’s a Toilet and Tank, separate of course.

Now their current motif in their bathroom is already fish, tropical at that, so this toilet (which they need a new one anyway, fits right in. Hey that would be like catching two fish with one hook (two birds with one stone reference if you didn’t catch that already). So I must first run this past the wife, which I’m sure will be blown out of the water (another intended pun), but oh well, it made me laugh and that’s all that counts.

New Vehicle Air-Conditioning System
KARIYA, Japan—Automotive technology supplier DENSO has developed a vehicle air-conditioning system that uses ejector technology. The company claims that the small refrigerant injector reduces the vehicle’s compressor power consumption by up to 25% compared to conventional car air-conditioning systems. The ejector replaces an expansion valve, and recovers expansion energy, which normally is lost in the expansion valve, and converts it into pressure energy, reducing the compressor’s workload. The system will be installed on the new Toyota Prius, scheduled to be introduced this month. – (via ASHRAE.org)

Well, I’m kind of on a podcasting vacation, but I just got my new Blackberry Storm. So I will be trying this thing out heavily for the next two weeks while I’m “off” and will report back to you when I return to the podcasting “Air Waves” as to my experience.

Now mind you this is NOT an evaluation device, this is MY personal cell phone from Verizon (did I really need to even mention that?). So I will try my best to put it through its paces. I already had some user error getting the internet and email to work, but by just poking around it finally kicked in the browsing and email for me. So, I’m learning the quirks of this device as opposed to the iTouch that I have. Will be an interesting comparison, though the iTouch is NOT an iPhone, however, the interface on the iTouch is the same as the iPhone. So with all that being said, I will be on Crack (crackberry reference just to make that clear, not crack cocaine) for the next two weeks. Will I be affected or will it just be a phone? Hmmmmm…….

Blackberry Storm

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Totally Cool Tech Daily Podcast #401 – Deliberations

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Today’s Totally Cool Tech: Podio MP3 Player (via CoolestGadgets); SOLAQUA – Solar Water Purification Concept (via DVICE); Fake ID Card Is Spy Cam – $155USD (via TechFresh); Custom V8 BBQ (via MegaBBQ)

Hey we have the winners of the 400 and 4 contest and they are:

Bruce Barr & Paul Rj Muller – Box of Buzz Strong’s Real Coffee Cookies

and Verbal of Chicago – 4GB San Disk USB Cruiser Micro & the Free Hooters Video or Wall Paper for your Cell Phone.

Great MP3 for riding your bike.

Solar Water Purification

I see you. ID Badge video recorder.

Coolest BBQ EVER!!

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Totally Cool Tech Daily Podcast #400 – Can’t See Straight

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Today’s Totally Cool Tech: Par 3 for the Kiddies – $45 @ Toys&Games (via GadgetVenue ); The Alaris 30 Desktop 3D Printer – $40,000 (via GadgetReview ); Darth Vader Talking Bank – $25 (via GeekyGadgets ); Captin Kirk Replica Command Chair – $2,100 (via ChipChick ); The Rain Cloud C-15 – $1,000 Pre Order

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Totally Cool Tech Daily Podcast #399 – No Yanko My Chain

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Today’s Totally Cool Tech: Drinking Your Own Urine (via YankoDesign); Sneezer Beam – $35 @ RedSave (CoolestGadgets); Balloon Roulette (via GeekyGadgets); GPS Police Helmet (via DVICE); Electronic Breast Enhancers (via FoolishGadgets)

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Totally Cool Tech Daily Podcast #398 – Feedback

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Today’s Totally Cool Tech: Casio Wave Watch -$80 (via Listener Verbal of Chicago); Addonics NAS Adapter – $49 (via EverythingUSB); Netgear Digital Entertainer Elite EVA9150 – $400 @ Buy.com (via CoolestGadgets); Netgear MCB1001 MoCA Coax-Ethernet Adapter Kit – $183 @ Buy.com (via SlipperyBrick)

Casio WVQ400J-1A Atomic Watch

Addonics NASU2 NAS Adapter

Netgear Digital Entertainer Elite EVA9150

Netgear MoCA Coax-Ethernet Adapter Kit MCAB1001

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Totally Cool Tech Daily Podcast #397 – Toys!

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Today’s Totally Cool Tech: Kingston 4GB Micro SD HC – $15 @ Newegg; Eco-Button – $20 @ Weems Creek Solutions; Rosewill RX-358 Enclosure – $40 @ Newegg

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Totally Cool Tech Daily Podcast #396 – Watch Out For The Bombs

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Today’s Totally Cool Tech: Cluster Bomb Planting Tech – Yanko Design (via CoolestGadgets); A Life Saving Watch – $150 (via Gearlog); The Projector Pot Meditation Device – $41 USD (via TechnaBob); Verizon’s MiFi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot – 5GB/month – $60