FYI— I know it’s late but:

<From A6 Email…>

Dear A6 Member,

This is a part of that “quality of life” thing we talk about as important! Time to offer your insight to BREC:

Walk and Bike for Life Join BREC to Discuss the Future of Trail Development

On Monday, Jan. 26 at 6 p.m. in BREC’s Ballroom, 6201 Florida Blvd., the BREC Foundation is welcoming world-renowned trail planner, Gil Penalosa, Executive Direc tor of Walk and Bike for Life.  The public is invited to a special presentation on the future of Trail Development in East Baton Rouge Parish.  

There also will be updates on the progress of BREC’s Capital Area Pathways Project (CAPP). Ted Jack, BREC’s Director of Planning and Engineering, will give an update on the Dawson’s Creek trail project.

Walk and Bike for Life is a non-profit organization created to promote healthy and active living in all types of communities.  It also is used as a tool to educate the public on the benefits of walking and bicycling on all levels of gender, age, and social, economic or ethnic backgrounds.  

Food and drinks will be provided by the BREC Foundation.  Please RSVP to Claire Selleck at 272-9200 extension 420 or by emailcselleck@brec.org.

——————— End of Line ——————–

Thanks,
Will

Whether you voted for him or not, let’s welcome our new president, Barack Obama.  Here is the schedule of events as seen on:

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/INAUGURATION_SCHEDULE?SITE=CARIE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT:

Live Stream:  http://www.barackobama.com/live/

-Will

I wanted to expand upon my twitter response to Kevin Rose‘s question:  ”Who is your favorite domain registar and why?”   Here you go:

*  Awesomely powerful/well organized web portal for managing domains/services
*  Cheap domains… I usually use “promo” codes and get domains on the CHEAP.

HOWEVER, the most favorite thing I LOVE about Godaddy.com is their CUSTOMER SERVICE.   Whenever I call for help at Godaddy, I always have been received by friendly/smart representatives.    For instance, JUST today I registered a domain where the name was misspelled—-after checkout I noticed this.  For the hell of it, I called Godaddy wanting to see if I could fix or get a refund.   Within “2″ minutes I was off the phone with them—WITH a full refund.  NO PROBLEMS.

I’ve also been called by Godaddy sales from time to time—just to see how things were going with my sites—if I needed anything, etc…. Not an annoying type of “sales” call… but, a very friendly “just checking on you” type of communication…. For me, I really like this type of personal connection. 

I’ve used other registrars: dotster, directnic, networksolutions—-and I’m so happy with Godaddy.  I’m never using another registrar.

Not that my friend Gary Vaynerchuk asked—but here you go. Here are my Top 10 pics from Christmas gifts under $100:

#10 – SanDisk Ultra III 4GB SD Card - Good digital cameras under $100 may still be hard to find; however, high capacity SD cards are cheaper than ever.  I like these higher quality/faster SD cards.  They are more expensive that others — but I trust SanDisk with my digital photos.  *Make sure your camera supports SDHC cards.  If you are not using a DSLR camera, you can get by with these MUCH cheaper/slower ones.

#09 – A massage from a professional.  I know it sounds un-Christmasy— but I had a massage today and it was GREAT.  Check your local listings or Craig’s list.  If you live in Baton Rouge area, I recommend http://www.alphabodyspa.com – Laura is awesome! – Many massages are under $100

#08 - TomTom ONE 125 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator – First, I will admit that my favorite GPS unit is the http://www.dash.net unit.  However at $99, This TomTom One unit is great.  Plus at this low price, you won’t feel guilty in this bear market.  I also think that this model has Celeb. voice-overs. What would be better than Mr. T giving you directions, FOOL!

#07 – Netflix – Let’s face it, EVERYONE likes to watch a movie now and then.  Netflix remains the leader in Mail-in movie rentals.  I use the $18 subscription model that lets me have 3 movies out at one time + unlimited movie streaming to a Mac/PC/XBOX 360/Roku, etc.  

#06 – Gift a domain name with Godaddy.com – You’ve always heard that most people like hearing their name… Well, people LOVE having their own domain name.  -Even if you are just gifting a persons “first_name_last_name.com” to point to their facebook/myspace page.

#05 – Whole Foods Gift Card – Again, this might not scream Christmas— but if your gif-tee has a Whole Foods in their town—they are probably already a fan.  I love the cheese and wine.

#04 – Brenthaven Trek BP Laptop backpack – If you are guying for a laptop user, these are the “Cream-of-the-crop” when it comes to laptop bags.  I will personally endorse these bags.  I’ve had this exact one for over a year now; and, it’s saved my gear many times.  Great warranty.  Brenthaven stands by their bags— I like that.

#03 – Western Digital 320GB Passport USB powered HD – Nothing says I love you like— a new portable Hard Drive.  —and of course spending time showing someone how to backup their data!  Again, I have one of these—and highly recommend them.  Of course, you don’t have to get the bright yellow model…

#02 - V-MODA Vibe Duo Earbuds/Headset (iPhone Compatible) – I couldn’t resist throwing in one of my favorite iPhone accessories.  I’ve been using these for about a year now; and, these are great.  I had problems with my original version; however, V-MODA promptly replaced my set after 6 months of EVERYDAY use.  For under $100, I feel these are a very nice stocking stuffer for your iPhone user.

#01 – Just be nice to someone.  Cost = $0 bucks!  Value = Priceless!…  Nothing is more valuable than just spreading a lil LUV.  And believe me, Karma happens. — Just remember to help someone get their “Boogie Down” … 

…. And there you go, — my 2008 Top 10 Christmas gifts for under $100.

Now this is pretty cool: A postcard from iJustine.

While working on VMware ESX, click on this post’s title…