It'll Never Fly

I’ve been keeping this as a draft until I could hunt down online videos I could embed, but that’s too much work, and I’m trying to do some spring cleaning on the blog here even though it’s still Winter and still 2008. Regardless, here it is. If you want videos, you’ll have to search for them yourself.

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I was talking to some coworkers this morning, and had never realized just how much I’ve watched over the years. Now, I’m not an aficionado. I have a few shows I’ll always watch, a few I’ll never watch, some that I either start or stop watching part way through a season, and some that I’ve skipped for multiple entire seasons in a row.

Here are some memorable moments I’ve seen over the years.

Fear Factor – Reality TV Stars (Fairplay razzing J&V / “The Fight”)
Trading Spouses – Crazy Christian Lady (“dark-sided!”)
Any Amazing Race stuff (Mosques = Starbucks, “They keep breeding and breeding”, naked diving, Colin: “My ox is broken” / “I hate you”, any Jonathan & Victoria, Brandon (in Amazing Race 5 in India): “Lord help her”, etc…)
Big Brother (Will winning BB2, Dan winning BB10, Nokomis backdooring Jase)
Apprentice – Trump fires four at once
Survivor – Ozzy blindsided in Fans vs. Favourites, Randy and the fake idol from latest season

This isn’t going to be a very coherent review. It’s just a few notes I’ve jotted down at different times as I used them.

Microsoft Wireless Notebook Laser Mouse 7000
vs.
Microsoft Mobile Memory Mouse 8000

Mobile Memory Mouse
+ Rechargeable (uses a “mag-safe-like” connector between usb dongle and mouse which is removable), so frees a power plug as well
+ Tracking seems a tad better (but could easily be psychological)
+ Mouse wheel button requires little effort to push down
+ Can use included usb dongle, or use bluetooth mode (switch underneath)
- Dongle too fat to plug into side of newer thin Mac keyboards (which kinda defeats the purpose)
- Dongle also doesn’t snap into the base of the mouse when travelling
- I guess because it’s rechargeable so no need to be as concerned about forgetting to turn it off (it has an on/off switch underneath)
- This could be why a little neoprene zippered pouch is included with the mouse… for carrying the stuff around
- Also maybe by design. I doubt the keyboard’s usb ports have enough juice to charge the mouse even if the dongle did fit
- Charge cable feels cheap, like it could break after continued use + switch on bottom of mouse for switching back/forth to bluetooth from proprietary signal
- Just a little bit too small

Notebook Laser 7000
+ Dongle fits into side of mac keyboard
+ Dongle snaps underneath the mouse; dual function:
+ Turns mouse off (remember, not rechargeable)
+ Compact, all-in-one for travel
+ Mouse wheel scrolls silently
- Not rechargable
- Tracking seems slightly worse (again, could be psychological)
- Need the strength of samson to press down middle mouse button
- (Actually it’s not too bad if I press further back, instead of right on top pressing directly down)
- Mouse wheel scrolls too freely (often inadvertently scrolls when I try to push it down)

I’m using, and have been using for several months now, the 7000. The size is perfect, but the “loose” scroll wheel is the only detractor, which is a big deal for me. Thus, I’m still searching…

Edison Twins
Rocket Robin Hood
The Mighty Hercules
You Can’t Do That On Television