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I will be taking part in some Spinning classes again next week.

I found out today that my gym membership now includes access to all classes, Spinning being one of them.

I was Spinning back in 2005 and 2006 before I did my half marathon and was really enjoying it.  The best part is the spin bikes are the exact same ones as before because the people that bought this gym were the same people that were putting on the spin classes a few years ago.

So spin, run and aquafit i’m bound to get into shape now.  I ran another 8.4k’s today.  It felt good.

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Today I just got the 2nd generation iPod touch. The coolest part is that you can get wordpress for it. I’m still trying to get used to typing on it but it has some good guessing features.

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It’s official, Tuesday October 14th, Apple will release new laptops.  I’m pretty anxious to see what they have up their sleeve.  Of course, many pictures have already been leaked onto the net.  If the pictures are accurate the new Macbooks should make for nice little laptops.  Another rumour that I heard was that Apple might have laptops starting at $800.  That would be super cool!  It would mean that Apples market share would grow immensely.

Here is what I would like to see in the new Macbook

• All aluminium case (99% sure this will happen)
• Illuminated keyboard
• Better speaker sound
• Multi-touch keypad
• One more USB port
• LightScribe DVD burner (not likely to happen)
• More affordable solid-state hard drives

I guess I will have to wait until Tuesday afternoon to see what the future brings for the Macbooks.

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I got the chance to play around with the new iPod Touch today.  The 2nd generation of the iPod Touch is pretty sweet because it has a built in speaker.  It actually sounds pretty good for being totally enclosed in the iPod.  I helped my brother sync his music and download some apps from the App Store since it’s his first iPod.  I’m not a huge iPod listener person but I actually have an itch to get the new Touch.  I currently use the previous version of the iPod Nano when I go for runs.  It’s handy with the Nike+ iPod adpater since I can track my runs online.  The new iPod Touch has the Nike+ iPod receiver built in by the looks of things.  So technically all you need is the transceiver that goes in your shoe and you’re all set to run.  I’m not sure if I would feel safe running with the Touch though.  I think I would be too scared that it would get damaged.  It’s amazing the amount of technology you can fit in such a small device.

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Rogers announced this morning that it will offer a 6GB data package that you can add on to any of their existing voice plans for $30 per month.  I think this is Rogers way of accomodating power users as they do not have any unlimited data plans.  Myself, I am with Telus and was fortunate enough to get unlimited data for $15 per month. The only downside is I cannot connect to my Blackberry server at the office because that rate plan is only for personal e-mails.  However I can still receive my e-mails wirelessly with the blackberry internet service and my calendar with google sync.

Effective July 11, and as a limited time promotional offer for customers
who activate by August 31 on a three year contract, a data-only offering of
6GB of data for $30 per month is being made available that can be added to any
in-market voice plan. For example, with 6GB of data, iPhone 3G users can visit
35,952 web pages, or send and receive 157,286 emails, or watch 6,292 minutes
of YouTube videos each and every month.(xx)

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A couple nights ago I installed the wptouch plugin from Dale and Duane at BraveNewCode.  When using your standard web browser on your computer you will see my regular minimalia theme but if you open up this website on the iPod Touch or iPhone it will automatically be switched over to an iPod friendly theme.  If you have either one give it a try.  It’s friendly to use and easy to navigate.  Good job Dale and Duane.

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If you don’t want to plug your BlackBerry into your Mac everytime you want to transfer something you can use Bluetooth. First you need to pair your Blackberry with you Mac

On your Blackberry
- Go to Options
- Go to Bluetooth
- Press the Menu key
- Make sure Discoverable is set to Yes
- Save and Exit

On your Mac
- Open System Preferences
- Open Bluetooth
- Under Device, click on “Set up new device”
- Select “Any device”
- Your Mac will find the Blackberry
- You will need to enter a passcode on your Blackberry and the same on your Mac

Once your Blackberry is paired to your Mac you can transfer music, ringtones and pictures to it.

- Open the Media application
- Select Music
- Press the Menu key
- Select “Receive Using Bluetooth”
- On your Mac open up the “Bluetooth File Exchange” program
- Click on File, Send File
- Select the file you want to send and click on Send
- On your BlackBerry choose where you want to save it and click Save

Done!

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I think the reason why I am so low is because the iPhone is not available to Canada…..yet.

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That’s right the Macbook Air was released today at Macworld in San Francisco. This thing is awesome! Weighing in at a low 3lbs it’s also the lightest laptop that I know of. The thickest part of this laptop is only 0.76 inches thick. Instead of me re-listing all the features just click here to read all about it and see ton’s of pictures.

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Well the much anticipated Macworld is set to start on Tuesday. I’ve been reading tons of stuff online regarding what Apple is supposed to be releasing this year and one thing that keeps coming up is iTunes movie rentals. Rumours say that movie rentals will be $3.99 from the iTunes store and will expire after 24 hours. That’s not too bad, it’s cheaper than the movie store and no surprises since the movie is always in stock.

Another rumour that has been flying around is the announcement of a sub-compact Macbook Pro. Many sites are saying that we will see a 12″ Macbook Pro with a solid state hard drive early this year, possible at Macworld.

For the mobile user that doesn’t want to fork out additional cash for an iMac at home there are rumours that Apple will be releasing a docking station similar to the iMac where you simply slide your laptop computer into it.

I can’t wait to see what Steve Jobs comes up with this year. Hopefully it’s available to Canada this year… unlike the iPhone.

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