The Brick Bank

I'm going to start a bank - negative deposit rate guaranteed!

E-mail me and we'll work out the details. I'm willing to do up to 100% negative rate for the right depositors.

Pofung Baofeng

I've seen links to an announcement saying that Baofeng is now officially Pofung for the non-China markets, but the links don't work. Anyone got the a cache of the story? (I checked IsItUp.org and it reports the site is down, so it isn't just me.) More as I learn more...

Leixen Programming Cable for VV-808 and VV-898 II

I screwed up the link when I posted about the cable. I fixed it on the original post but am posting again. Sorry!

Leixen is selling the cable via AliExpress for $9.20. (There is a sentence on the listing that makes it seem like they would only sell the cable with a radio. That is incorrect. You may order the cable by itself.)

National Running Day

Today is National Running Day.

XP Hack for Patches

Since none of you are migrating away from XP, here is the hack to keep getting patches from Microsoft for it.

Ten-Tec Patriot: August

Per this comment, the Ten-Tec 507 Patriot will be out in August.

Stream

For the children...

Yesterday, I posted change your font. Today, stream that movie instead of buying that DVD.

Leixen Programming Cable for VV-808 and VV-898

A couple of notes...

1. The programming cable is the same for the VV-808/VV-808S and VV-898.

2. Leixen is selling the cable via AliExpress for $9.20. (There is a sentence on the listing that makes it seem like they would only sell the cable with a radio. That is incorrect. You may order the cable by itself.)

Chromecast: MLS and WatchESPN

I mentioned the Chromecast yesterday and then saw this:

"This means that next week, U.S. soccer fans will have the ability to watch all 64 World Cup games with the tap of the cast button (vuvuzelas not included). Of course, in addition to soccer, you can also cast all of ESPN's other sports content, from the NBA Finals and X Games to college football."

Chromecast

I like my Chromecast and got it when you got some free Netflix, so it was a great deal for me. Amazon has the Chromecast for $29.99 with free ship (saving $5.01).