Archive for July, 2008

John Adams, HBO & family ties

Friday, July 25th, 2008

Our latest It's on Us Promotion winner is Allan N. of Dallas, GA.  Allan used kwiry to remember to buy David McCullough's acclaimed biography of John Adams.   Allan had multiple reasons for wanting to check out this book - fascinated by the founding history of the United States, he ...

How to Pick a Peach

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

Huh? This is the title of the book, won by Tracie J of Ann Arbor, MI in our latest It's on Us Promotion. Tracie was listening to "The Splendid Table" on NPR when she heard them talking about the book. Tracie says, "The author was talking about what foods shouldn't be ...

My iPhone experience

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

So, would have written this sooner, but was too busy playing with my iPhone.... Just kidding, kinda. Started waiting in line for the iPhone at the Apple Store in San Francisco's Marina district on Friday morning at about 6:15 AM.  Was a fun and interesting experience. First, let me say that Apple ...

iPhone Fever

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

With the new 3G iPhone coming out tomorrow, people are lining up all over the world. From the man in New Zealand who plans to be the first person in the world to get one (thank you international date line) to the folks in New York city who lined up ...

Special Forces

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

Our latest It's On Us promotion winner, Brent M from Provo, UT recently finished reading "Lone Survivor", "a book about Marcus Luttrell and his experience as a Navy SEAL and the only survivor of his four-man team in Afghanistan."  He mentioned it to a friend who happened to be a ...

Text messaging inflation

Monday, July 7th, 2008

There's lots of talk these days about inflation. Prices for gas, food, etc. all going up.... What about text messaging/SMS?  Since AT&T announced the iPhone pricing plans last week, lots of folks have weighed in about the price of a text message.  All US wireless carriers have steadily increased the ...

Look, Ma - no hands! California goes hands free

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

Starting today, it is now against the law in California to talk on your cell phone while driving, unlesss you use a hands free device.   California joins New York and other states who enforce this rule.  Additionally, 16 and 17 year olds can't talk on a phone at all or ...

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