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Shopping during the holidays can be an overwhelming endeavor. As we check off the days on the calendar, we find ourselves running out of time to find a special gift for a special someone. I’ve put together a list of last minute ideas that will surely make someone a very happy camper. If you have an ideas that you feel should belong on this page, please feel free to comment.  Each item in this list can also be found in the Blackstreak.net store.

Personal media players:

1. iPod Nano 8GB
2. iPod Touch 8GB
3. iPod Shuffle 1GB
4. Zune 120GB
5. Zune 8GB

Digital cameras that will bring his/her photography to the next level:

1. Canon Digital Rebel XSI
2. Canon Powershot G9
3. Nikon D80
4. Nikon Coolpix P6000

Productivity in style:

1. Moleskine Ruled Notebook Large
2. Moleskine Ruled Notebook Small
3. Lamy Safari Fountain Pen
4. Lamy Safari Fountain Pen Converter – Needed by the pend above to used bottled ink.
5. Noodler’s Fountain Pen Ink – This is the best ink in the world. It’s waterproof, forge-proof, archival quality ink at a great price.

Amazon.com Gold Box Deals – Browse Amazon.com’s best deals.

When all else fails and you have no other options, why not consider an Amazon.com gift card.  Let them pick out what they want from one of the best online retailers in the world.

Please check back often.  I will be adding new items to this post frequently.

Lists, Technology Gadgets, Lists

Let me start by saying that I absolutely love my IPhone 3G. It is, however, not without its flaws. One in particular had me very frustrated for a couple of days. Apparently there’s a tiny little bug that causes apps to crash when they’re opened. If you’ve experienced this you know exactly what I’m talking about. When you open an app, it pops up for a couple seconds then dissappears. After doing a little searching I found that this is a common problem for which there is currently no fix. There is, however, a work-around.

1. Pick any app on your phone (preferably one with a short name)
2. Delete it (hold your finger on the app’s icon until the display jiggles and an x shows up on the app
3. Click the x on the app to delete it
4. Open the App Store
5. Search for the App that you just deleted
6. Re-Install it
7. Voila. All your apps should now work

I’m not sure exactly why this works. But I’ve read that it may have something to do with the way the IPhone syncs the installed apps with your desktop through ITunes. I hope this helps.

Technology IPhone

I’ve recently jumped on the IPhone 3G bandwagon and thought I would give a little back to the community by posting my favorite list of apps available from the App Store. I’m sure there are other great apps that I have yet to discover, so feel free to make recommendations. The following list is in no specific order.

1. BeejiveIM
2. NetNewsWire
3. Google Apps
4. Flixster
5. Urbanspoon
6. i.TV
7. Evernote
8. Opentable
9. Last.fm
10. Amazon.com

Did I leave anything out?

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