My new MacBook Pro decided it needed a few updates while I was on the road recently.
New Mac, Mo' updates
That’s about 1 gig out of my monthly 5 gig limit lost to system updates.
Who in their right mind thinks 5 gigabytes is “more than enough” again?
So there I was at the local Staples when I found the sale to end all sales.
Apparently I can save $9,996.40 on this one item!
Staples Savings (click to enlarge)
Staples Savings 2 (click to enlarge)
Those are some expensive little clips.
There was no Friday posts and no Saturday “News the Mainstream Media Missed” post this week because of this diabolical contraption…
I know what you’re thinking. “Ha! That little thing? It doesn’t look so bad!”
Oooooooo but you’d be wrong there. This little contraption will snatch your whole weekend away, all the while accompanied by little-baby-nephew-and-baby-niece screams of delight.
It also, apparently, has the ability to temporarily regress grown adults back to a single-digit age.
I finally subdued the monster late late late last night. But I have a sneaking suspicion it will be back again this Saturday.
Back to work!
Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot.
This week….
Agnes Carlsson – Release Me
Bon Jovi – Livin’ On A Prayer
Shakira – Ojos Asi
George Michael – Freedom! ’90
and finally, Jason Mraz – Outdoors on Sesame Street
Uh-oh.
McNeil Consumer Healthcare just announced they are recalling “four product lots of BENADRYL® ALLERGY ULTRATAB™ TABLETS, 100 count, sold in the U.S.; and one product lot of EXTRA STRENGTH TYLENOL® Rapid Release Gels, 50 count sold in the U.S., Trinidad and Tobago, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico… This recall is a follow-up to the product recall that McNeil Consumer Healthcare announced on January 15th, 2010 and is being taken because the products were inadvertently omitted from the initial recall action.”
The current recall is for…
| Product Name | Product Form | Lot Number | NDC Number | UPC Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENADRYL Allergy ULTRATAB Tablets 100 count | Ultratab Tablet | AJA008, ADA194, ABA022, ABA264 | 50580-226-10 | 312547170338 |
| EXTRA STRENGTH Tylenol Rapid Release Gels 50 count | Rapid Release Gelcap | ASA202 | 50580-488-50 | 300450488503 |
The FDA release says… “the January 15th, 2010 recall was initiated as a result of consumer complaints of a musty or moldy odor that has since been linked to the presence of trace amounts of a chemical called 2,4,6-tribromoanisole (TBA). After a thorough investigation, it was determined that the source of TBA was the result of a breakdown of a chemical that is applied to wood used to build wooden pallets that transport and store product packaging materials.”
The original recall list is a touch longer…
| PRODUCTS | NDC Number |
| TYLENOL® INFANTS’ DROPS | |
| CONCENTRATED TYLENOL® INFANTS’ DROPS 1 OZ. GRAPE FLAVOR | 50580-144-01 |
| CONCENTRATED TYLENOL® INFANTS’ DROPS 0.5 OZ. GRAPE FLAVOR* | 50580-144-15 |
| CONCENTRATED TYLENOL® INFANTS’ DROPS 1 OZ. CHERRY DYE FREE | 50580-167-01 |
| CONCENTRATED TYLENOL® INFANTS’ DROPS 0.5 OZ. CHERRY FLAVOR | 50580-143-15 |
| CONCENTRATED TYLENOL® INFANTS’ DROPS 1 OZ. CHERRY FLAVOR | 50580-143-30 |
| CONCENTRATED TYLENOL® INFANTS’ DROPS 0.5 OZ. GRAPE – HOSPITAL | 50580-144-18 |
| CONCENTRATED TYLENOL® INFANTS’ DROPS 0.25 OZ. GRAPE – SAMPLE | 50580-144-40 |
| CHILDREN’S TYLENOL® SUSPENSIONS | |
| CHILDREN’S TYLENOL® SUSPENSION 2 OZ. CHERRY BLAST FLAVOR | 50580-123-02 |
| CHILDREN’S TYLENOL® SUSPENSION 4 OZ. CHERRY BLAST FLAVOR | 50580-123-04 |
| CHILDREN’S TYLENOL® DYE-FREE SUSPENSION 4 OZ. CHERRY FLAVOR | 50580-166-04 |
| CHILDREN’S TYLENOL® SUSPENSION 4 OZ. GRAPE SPLASH | 50580-296-04 |
| CHILDREN’S TYLENOL® SUSPENSION 4 OZ. BUBBLEGUM FLAVOR | 50580-407-04 |
| CHILDREN’S TYLENOL® SUSPENSION 4 OZ. VERY BERRY STRAWBERRY FLAVOR | 50580-493-04 |
| CHILDREN’S TYLENOL® SUSPENSION 1 OZ. CHERRY BLAST FLAVOR – SAMPLE | 50580-123-01 |
| CHILDREN’S TYLENOL® SUSPENSION 4 OZ. CHERRY BLAST FLAVOR – HOSPITAL | 50580-123-03 |
| CHILDREN’S TYLENOL® PLUS SUSPENSIONS | |
| CHILDREN’S TYLENOL® PLUS SUSPENSION 4 OZ. COUGH & SORE THROAT CHERRY FLAVOR | 50580-247-04 |
| CHILDREN’S TYLENOL® PLUS SUSPENSION 4 OZ. COUGH & RUNNY NOSE CHERRY FLAVOR | 50580-249-04 |
| CHILDREN’S TYLENOL® PLUS DYE-FREE SUSPENSION 4 OZ. COLD & STUFFY NOSE GRAPE FLAVOR | 50580-253-04 |
| CHILDREN’S TYLENOL® PLUS DYE-FREE SUSPENSION 4 OZ. COLD & COUGH GRAPE FLAVOR | 50580-254-04 |
| CHILDREN’S TYLENOL® PLUS DYE-FREE SUSPENSION 4 OZ. MULTI-SYMPTOM COLD GRAPE FLAVOR | 50580-255-04 |
| CHILDREN’S TYLENOL® PLUS SUSPENSION 4 OZ. FLU BUBBLEGUM FLAVOR | 50580-386-04 |
| CHILDREN’S TYLENOL® PLUS SUSPENSION 4 OZ. COLD GRAPE FLAVOR | 50580-387-04 |
| CHILDREN’S TYLENOL® PLUS SUSPENSION 4 OZ. COLD & ALLERGY BUBBLEGUM FLAVOR | 50580-390-04 |
| CHILDREN’S TYLENOL® PLUS SUSPENSION 4 OZ. MULTI-SYMPTOM COLD GRAPE FLAVOR | 50580-391-04 |
| MOTRIN® INFANTS’ DROPS | |
| CONCENTRATED MOTRIN® INFANTS’ DROPS 1 OZ. BERRY DYE FREE | 50580-198-01 |
| CONCENTRATED MOTRIN® INFANTS’ DROPS 0.5 OZ. BERRY DYE FREE | 50580-198-15 |
| CONCENTRATED MOTRIN® INFANTS’ DROPS 0.5 OZ. BERRY FLAVOR* | 50580-100-15 |
| CHILDREN’S MOTRIN® SUSPENSIONS | |
| CHILDREN’S MOTRIN® SUSPENSION 4 OZ. BERRY DYE FREE | 50580-184-04 |
| CHILDREN’S MOTRIN® SUSPENSION 2 OZ. BERRY FLAVOR | 50580-601-02 |
| CHILDREN’S MOTRIN® SUSPENSION 4 OZ. BERRY FLAVOR | 50580-601-04 |
| CHILDREN’S MOTRIN® SUSPENSION 4 OZ. TROPICAL PUNCH FLAVOR | 50580-215-04 |
| CHILDREN’S MOTRIN® SUSPENSION 4 OZ. GRAPE FLAVOR | 50580-603-04 |
| CHILDREN’S MOTRIN® SUSPENSION 4 OZ. BUBBLEGUM FLAVOR | 50580-604-04 |
| CHILDREN’S MOTRIN® SUSPENSION 1 OZ. GRAPE SAMPLE | 50580-603-01 |
| CHILDREN’S MOTRIN® SUSPENSION 1 OZ. BUBBLEGUM SAMPLE | 50580-604-01 |
| CHILDREN’S MOTRIN® SUSPENSION 1 OZ. BERRY SAMPLE | 50580-601-01 |
| CHILDREN’S MOTRIN® SUSPENSION 4 OZ. BERRY HOSPITAL | 50580-601-50 |
| CHILDREN’S MOTRIN® SUSPENSION 4 OZ. COLD BERRY FLAVOR | 50580-902-04 |
| CHILDREN’S ZYRTEC® LIQUIDS IN BOTTLES | |
| CHILDREN’S ZYRTEC® 4 OZ. BUBBLEGUM SYRUP | 50580-721-04 |
| CHILDREN’S ZYRTEC® DYE FREE 4 OZ. GRAPE SYRUP | 50580-730-04 |
| CHILDREN’S ZYRTEC® SUGAR-FREE DYE-FREE 0.5 OZ. GRAPE | 50580-730-15 |
| CHILDREN’S ZYRTEC® SUGAR-FREE DYE-FREE 0.5 OZ. BUBBLEGUM | 50580-721-15 |
| CHILDREN’S ZYRTEC® SUGAR-FREE DYE-FREE 2 X 4 OZ. BUBBLEGUM LIQUID | 50580-721-08 |
| CHILDREN’S BENADRYL® ALLERGY LIQUIDS IN BOTTLES | |
| CHILDREN’S BENADRYL® ALLERGY 4 OZ. BUBBLEGUM FLAVORED LIQUID | 50580-535-04 |
* CONCENTRATED TYLENOL® INFANTS’ DROPS 0.5 OZ. GRAPE FLAVOR is also included in JOHNSON’S ® Baby Relief Kit.
*CONCENTRATED MOTRIN® INFANTS’ DROPS 0.5 OZ. BERRY FLAVOR is also included in JOHNSON’S ® Baby Relief Kit
Damn. This is pretty serious.
Here’s the link to the current recall notice from the FDA.
Here’s the link to the original recall notice from the FDA.
Here’s the link to the company’s recall website mcneilproductrecall.com.
I ordered a laptop from Dell back on the 8th of June. It’s a standard 14″ Dell Studio 1458 with 6 gigs of memory and a 500 gig hard drive. I upgraded the ram, the hard drive, added Office and upgraded to Windows 7 Ultimate, but left everything else “stock” from the factory. It cost around $2k when I was done with it.
On June 10th, I ordered a Mac Book Pro with a 13.3″ screen, 8 gigs of memory, and a 500 gig hard drive. I upgraded the ram and the hard drive, but left everything else “stock” from the factory. It also cost around $2k when I was done with it.
Both laptops were set to ship two-day express once they were built and ready.
The Mac arrived today, June 16th, direct from SHANGHAI, CN (according to FedEx).
The Dell is still “in production” with a delivery estimate of “June 24th”.
That’s still about a week and a day from now.
Dude. Where’s my Dell?
Can it be?!? A major mainstream media outlet has caught on that President Obama hasn’t changed a damn thing?!? That Obama has actually continued Bush’s gross violations of the US constitution?
The good part starts at 2 minutes 08 seconds.
| The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
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Jon Stewart? You da’ man!!
You can see more of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart here.
Forbes online has a great map that shows whether everybody is moving into or away from your county as of 2008. Jut click on any county on the United States map and it will show you RED for leaving and BLACK for incoming. Leaving the mouse over a county shows some demographic information as well.
Here’s Dallas county as an example. A lot of incoming and not a lot of outgoing.
Dallas County 2008
Miami-Dade Country as another example. This one is just slightly different than Dallas.
Miami-Dade 2008
I thought I would post one of my wireless bills from Sprint to show how nuts things are here in the US internet-connection wise.
I’m on their only wireless plan that offers 5 gigabytes of bandwidth a month. Anything past that… well, they will just charge you a “small .05 cent overage fee” per megabyte.
So every month I keep a log for that device, and I see during that particular month I updated two mac laptops through the OS’ built-in system update, downloaded 20 YouTube videos, grabbed 28 free iTunes music downloads, 30 free iTunes apps, and 30 Amazon music downloads. That’s all I did on that one device. No other surfing, video, uploading, downloading… nada.
My overage fee? $82.76. For a grand total of $151.93 for one month of highly restrained internet use.
Check it out.
$82.76 for 1.7 gigs?
Wanna make money? Get into the ISP/bandwidth business.
Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot.
This week….
Rad Omen – Rad Anthem
Tim Berg – Bromance (Aviciis Arena Mix)
Band of Horses – On My Way Back Home
Yello – Oh yeah
…and finally, The Muppets: Bohemian Rhapsody [Original Version]