Loretta, Geek Squad has checked your device in for repair

I mentioned that I got in early with a gmail account and people mistakenly use my address as their own.

I just got an e-mail from the Geek Squad.

"Hello Loretta, 

Your device has been checked in at the Geek Squad® Precinct at your local Best Buy® store. We look forward to repairing it and getting it back to you soon."

I'm going to take a wild guess here... if Loretta doesn't know her e-mail address, fixing the device is going to be an uphill battle.

Gummy Candy Cleanse

The reviews of the Sugarless Gummy Candy are comedy gold.

Coin

Coin:

"Q. What is a Coin? 

A. Coin is a connected device that can hold and behave like the cards you already carry. Coin works with your debit cards, credit cards, gift cards, loyalty cards and membership cards. Instead of carrying several cards you carry one Coin. Multiple accounts and information all in one place."

Leveraging the existing card form factor and transaction process (aka the swipe) is really smart. I'm surprised it will only store 8 cards at a time on the Coin.

Baofeng GT-3: Programming

There are always people having problems with programming their Baofeng radios. For those that prefer video tutorials, here is one featuring the GT-3, but might be helpful to UV-5R users.

TYT TH-9800: Walk-thru Video

Baofeng GT-3: UV-5R Comparison

This video makes me want to try a GT-3.

2013 Running

I finished a 12 mile run today. I don't think I will run any more before midnight, so that brings my total to 895 miles for the year.

I'd like to break 1,000 in a year.

Baofeng UV-3R: The Other Blue

I'm sure this is old and not terribly interesting news, but I just stumbled across the light blue UV-3R. I remember when all the colors used to be a big deal. Now, we expect five colors and sixty varieties of the case.

Baofeng UV-82: FCC

The Baofeng UV-82 now shows up in the FCC database.

409Shop 10 Year Celebration

409Shop is celebrating being in business for 10 years. They tweeted out several deals as part of the festivities. For example, the BF-E500S with USB cable and speaker microphone is $55 USD shipped.