Photoshop Elements 6

Today's product feature returns, after a nearly monthlong hiatus. I do apologize for that, but I have been busy with other blogs! The return is strong though, featuring Photoshop Elements 6. This is a great piece of software for anyone who is looking to do some editing, image and logo creation, but doesn't need the pro side of the editing suite.

Photoshop Elements 6 is the latest release in the Photoshop elements line. Some of the great editing features that it includes are:

• Make your photos look their best with easy-to-use editing tools
• Do more with your photos in unique creations for print and web
• Easily find and view all your photos and video clips
• Easily perform more advanced retouching and enhancing thanks to easy image-selection tools, amazing compositing capabilities, and more
• Share your stories in imaginative photo books, scrapbook pages, slide shows, interactive web galleries, and more

Even better, there is an offer for Photoshop Elements 6 available through Amazon. The first is a rebate of an additional $20 for those of you who purchase!

That brings the price of the excellent Photoshop Elements 6 down to $59.99, a steal! Grab it today and begin creating your own logos, and templates for blogs and who knows what else.

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Black Friday Deals

In preparation for Black Friday, Amazon has announced that they will have a Black Friday Page up with all of the deals that they will be offering. My Deals widget located at the top of the page will now display deals that Amazon is offering. Of course I will still add items to my store, because I love writing about those things when I have time. However, check back here for the deal of the day, just in case you're interested!

Also, in addition to this, Amazon is now offering the customer vote once again. There are a lot of great deals to be had here, including a 46 inch 1080p flat panel television for just $716. That's a pretty freakin sweet deal!! Other things, such as the hard to find Nintendo Wii are also available. Make your votes now so that you can get a chance for these great deals!

Why waste your Black Friday waiting outside in a parking lot? Buy at Amazon and save yourself time and money! Personally, I won't be taking part in Black Friday this year. I'll be at Madison Square Garden, taking in a great hockey game, and spending some time with my girlfriend. You can read about the game over at my hockey blog, Lets Go Terriers, if you're interested! Also come back here for your holiday guides!! I'll be preparing those soon! 5 items for each type of person I can think of!

Bioshock for Xbox 360

My word, it's been over a week since I've posted something that I've wanted. It's not that I've forgotten about this site, but I'm working on some really big things, and this just kind of hit the back burner. I'm back though! Just in time for the holiday season, eh? Anyway, today's product is a video game, and quite a popular one at that. It's a great deal too. Today, I'm featuring Bioshock.

Bioshock is a great Xbox 360 game. I've got a funny story about how I got my system, but that's for another day. In Bioshock, you are exploring an underwater utopia that has been ravaged by scientific experiments. Dead corpses lie everywhere, and around every corner genetically altered mutants are waiting to ambush you. As you travel through the city, you must acquire new weapons, upgrade the ones that you have, and use all of your cunning in order to survive. In the end, you must decide whether to exploit everyone in order to survive, or risk everything in order to try to save the survivors?

If you're a first person shooter fan, and you don't have this one yet, you've got to go pick it up right away. Why is that? Well, there is a deal over at Amazon. If you buy Bioshock, you can pick up The Darkness for free!!! That's a buy one get one deal... and you know that's not something you're going to get all the time.

Bioshock is selling for $49.99, saving you $10 right away. Don't forget to pick up the Darkness for FREE. Of course, both are available in my Astore!

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Howl's Moving Castle

Going to add more movies to the catalog. I think I have this one, but I'm not sure. I'm going to check right now actually. Ah. Yes I do. Now I just have to find it because I want to watch it tonight. Today's product is Howl's Moving Castle. If you love beautiful movies with a great story, then this is for you. Made by the famous Hayao Miyazaki, I know that you won't be disappointed.

Here's the editorial review for Howl's Moving Castle from over at Amazon:

Like a dream, Howl's Moving Castle carries audiences to vistas beyond their imaginations where they experience excitement, adventure, terror, humor, and romance. With domestic box office receipts of over $210 million, Howl passed Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke to become the #3 film in Japanese history, behind his Spirited Away and James Cameron's Titanic. Based on a juvenile novel by Diana Wynne Jones, Howl's Moving Castle marks the first time Miyazaki has adapted another writer's work since Kiki's Delivery Service (1989). Sophie, a 19-year-old girl who believes she is plain, has resigned herself to a drab life in her family's hat shop--until the Witch of the Waste transforms her into a 90-year-old woman. In her aged guise, Sophie searches for a way to break the Witch's spell and finds unexpected adventures. Like Chihiro, the heroine of Spirited Away, Sophie discovers her hidden potential in a magical environment--the castle of the title. Using CG, Miyazaki creates a ramshackle structure that looks like it might disintegrate at any moment. Sophie's honesty and determination win her some valuable new friends: Markl, Howl's young apprentice; a jaunty scarecrow; Calcifer, a temperamental fire demon; and Heen, a hilarious, wheezing dog. She wins the heart of the dashing, irresponsible wizard Howl, and brings an end an unnecessary and destructive war. The film overflows with eclipsing visuals that range from frightening aerial battles to serene landscapes, and few recent features--animated or live action--offer as much magic as Howl's Moving Castle. --Charles Solomon

Howl's Moving Castle is a beautiful story with great animation. I've watched it so many times I can't even count them. I actually went out of my way to see it once while I was on vacation! Also, if you've seen any of Miyazaki's movies, then you know what to expect. They're all well done, and this is no exception!

Howl's Moving Castle is on sale at Amazon for $21.49. A bit pricey for a DVD, but it is totally worth it. Of course it is available at my Astore!

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House, MD

Time to add some more DVDs to the catalog. This time, we've got one of my favorite shows ever. House, MD. I watch this show pretty religiously on Tuesdays, and I've been watching it ever since it started just about 3 years ago.

For anyone who doesn't know, House, MD is a drama about Dr. House, who is played by Hugh Laurie (excellent actor). He is an expert diagnostician with a concentration in infectious disease and nephrology. He leads a team of 3 other doctors, and they work together to find solutions to various strange diseases and conditions that their patients develop. What makes House so interesting is that he doesn't seem to care about his patients, just simply the challenge of finding out what is wrong with them and making it better.

Season 4 has just recently started, but the first 3 season are available for download through Amazon Unbox, for just about $2 an episode. A small investment if you're just looking to find a new show to watch. Or download it and check it out. But in the end, you're gonna want to come back and purchase all three seasons of House, MD that are already available on DVD.

I can vouch that House, MD is an excellent show. I highly recommend it. It's definitely worth it to be able to go onto the DVDs and look at the behind the scenes and other great stuff they have there. I've already watched the first and second seasons twice... :-\.

Of course, all 3 seasons are available for sale in my Astore!

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Apple iWork 08'

Today's product will go great with the new Mac OSX if you've purchased that already. This is something that I'm really interested in getting, and always have it in my hand but don't quite pick it up. As soon as I get my new Mac, this will be one of the first things I buy for it. Ladies and gentlemen, Apple's iWork '08.

Apple iWork '08 is a productivity suite designed by apple to compete with Microsoft Office. While MS office is a great product, I think that there are some things that it could do better. Apple iWork '08 fills in these gaps. Featuring three programs, all aptly named. Pages, Keynote, and Numbers. After have experimented with these, you can tell that these are well designed products that work extraordinarily well.

Features of Apple iWork '08 include:

• Apple's productivity suite for the Mac, iWork '08 includes three applications: Pages '08, Numbers '08, and Keynote '08
• Powerful word processing and page layout with 140 Apple-designed templates with Pages
• Effortlessly create stunning presentations, complete with Apple-designed themes, cinema-quality animations, and voiceover narration with Keynote
• Create compelling spreadsheets for everything from family budgets and event planning to invoices and complex financial reports with Numbers
• Import and export compatibility with Microsoft Office

There is so much more information available on this product. You just have to check out the page on Amazon to see it all! I've seen this in action and its incredible what they've managed to do. And you don't even have to worry about compatability, because it all works with MS Office as well! It's been 2 years since Apple has made upgrades, and you know that they were just waiting for Leopard to come out! But I'm sure that the wait was worth it!

All of this comes at a much cheaper price than MS Office. You can get this whole suite for just $69.99 and free shipping! The family pack is just $10 more! Of course Apple iWork '08 is available in my Astore!

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Logitech VX Revolution Mouse

I'm starting to like this whole featuring products that I own. Don't worry, I'll still post the ones that I like, but I think that writing about one that I have is a good way to build credibility... which I hope that you think I have!! Today's product is the Logitech VX Revolution.

The Logitech VX Revolution is a great wireless laser mouse. It works with a wireless receiver that is powered by USB. The mouse itself is powered by a single AA battery, so that saves a lot on batteries. It's got excellent response and is ergonomically shaped, guaranteeing you a great experience when you use it. Here are some other features of the Logitech VX Revolution provided by Amazon:

• MicroGear Precision scroll wheel allows you to fly through documents at quick speeds
• One-touch search in your favorite search engine
• Document flip feature lets you jump from open application to open application without touching the keyboard
• Precise laser tracking
• Runs on a single AA battery

The Logitech VX Revolution has always served me well... in fact, I'm using it right now, which means that it works on Macs too! It is a bargain over at Amazon for $54.98, a savings of $25. It also has free shipping. Of course it is available in my AStore!

Get your hands on this mouse right away! It's another tool that will make your life much simpler!

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Toast 8 Titanium

It's been a few days since I've posted something that I'm interested in but I've been a bit busy. Don't worry though because I'm back! Today's item is Toast 8 Titanium. This one will go great with the Elgato Eye TV Hybrid that I have featured earlier!

Toast 8 Titanium is software that allows you to burn TV shows that you've recorded, higher quality audio CDs, and has many more features. You can convert movies to play on your PSP, make TV shows available on your iPod, and its even got built in Blu-Ray support for people who have shelled out the $$ for those Blu-Ray burners!

Here's a list of features included in Toast 8 Titanium from Amazon:

Photo & Video

• NEW! TiVoToGo transfers to DVD, iPod or PSP
• NEW! Custom DVD menu backgrounds
• Improved! EyeTV burning to DVD, DivX or Blu-ray Disc
• Improved! Import and burn shows from set-top DVD recorders
• NEW! Full quality photo archive disc with slideshows
• Improved! Video copy to iPod, PSP, mobile phone, and more

Music

• NEW! Roxio Jam pro-quality audio mastering tools
• NEW! Dynamic DJ-style crossfades and transitions
• NEW! Audio processing, volume normalizing, and track trimming
• Improved! 50+ hour music DVDs with Dolby Digital sound
• Improved! Vinyl LP and tape conversion to CD, DVD or iPod

Burning & Copying

• Improved! One-click copy of audio CDs and movie DVDs
• NEW! File recovery for damaged discs
• NEW! Director's Cut custom copy compilations
• NEW! Preview movies and extras before copying
• Improved! Fit-to-DVD compression of 9 GB onto a 5 GB disc
• NEW! Mac & PC data spanning
• NEW! Cataloging and tracking of burned discs contents
• NEW! Blu-ray Disc support for burning up to 50 GB
• NEW! Blu-ray Disc burning directly from the desktop
• NEW! Integrated file browsing, data filters and Spotlight search

File Support

• Audio: AAC, AIFF, MP3, WAV, M4A, OGG, FLAC, and Dolby Digital AC-3
• Video: AVI, DV, MOV, MPEG-1/2/4, DivX, XviD, VOB, VIDEO_TS folder, iMovie projects, EyeTV recordings, TiVoToGo transfers
• Photo: BMP, GIF, PDF, PSD, PNG, TIFF
• Images: ISO, BIN/CUE, IMG, DMG, CDR, NRG

UI Enhancements

• Streamlined user interface
• Floating media browser
• Rich informative visual feedback
• Customer-driven refinements

It's just jam packed full of features that are incredible. I'll be getting this with the Elgato Eye TV Hybrid as soon as I can! Of course, all of this comes at a price, but it's a really good one, just $69.99. If you act now, there is a rebate for $20, bringing down the price to $49.99. That is a veritable bargain for this software. If you're serious about media on your Mac, Toast 8 Titanium is must have software. Of course, it is available in my Astore!

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Bose Quietcomfort 2 Headphones

Today's item is a little pricey, but its one that I own and I think it's great. You can see them over there on the left, the Bose® QuietComfort® 2 headphones. These babies are comfortable, thats for sure. And they sound incredible too. That's not quite detailed enough for here (even though it should be).

When do I use these headphones? I use them almost every day. Whenever I watch a movie on the laptop (on which I am blogging), and when I listen to music while I blog. They were made for use on airplanes, and let me tell you, they work great for that. When you turn them on, the drone of the engine practically disappears, and you can listen to your music, watch the movie, or sleep in peace. Turning them on brings you into your own little sanctuary.

My only gripe about them is that they can't be used unless they are turned on. They are extremely comfortable and should please audiophiles. Here is a list of features and technical details for the Bose® QuietComfort® 2 headphones:

• Offers unmatched combination of noise reduction technology, audio performance and comfortable fit
• Patented Acoustic Noise Cancelling headphone technology fades background distractions
• Now with enhanced audio performance and styling
• Lightweight and comfortable; convenient fold-flat design

The Bose® QuietComfort® 2 headphones are a great investment for people who are truly into sound and willing to put some money into it. They are sold for $299 on Amazon. The over the ear version, the QuietComfort 3, is $349. Of course, both sets are available in my Astore!

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Rowenta DZ5065 Focus Stainless-Steel 1700-Watt Iron, Pink

Here's a review on a product I actually own (to show I'm not a spammer!). Gonna try to do a few of these this week. Anyway, I found myself in a position where I needed to get an iron last year. Heading into the store, I knew nothing about irons, or how to find a good one. The guy in the store directed me towards the Rowenta Focus Pink iron.

Now I know what you're thinking. It's pink! What on earth would a guy be doing with a pink iron? Well, I was skeptical at first too, but when the salesman went through a list of the features of this iron, and why it was the best one, I put the color behind me and picked it up. What are these features, you ask? Would I leave you hanging?

The Rowenta Focus Pink iron features:

• 1700-watt iron with stainless-steel nonstick soleplate
• Electronic temperature control; LED lights; 10-ounce water tank
• Burst, variable, and vertical steam; 3-way auto shutoff for safety

What do these mean though? Well the first point tells you that its a HOT iron, ready to press out any wrinkles you might have. It also will not stick to those tough to iron materials. The electronic temperature control is a knob that tells you when the iron is ready to go. (Green for go, Yellow for heating up, and Red for cooling down) The water tank is nice for delivering steam or spraying water. Speaking of steam, this thing produces a TON of it. It's great. The auto-shut off is good for not burning your place down :-).

Yes, the Rowenta Focus Pink is pink, but that helps donate to breast cancer research, and we're all for that. The iron is selling on Amazon for $79.99 with free shipping. I fully endorse this product, you will not be disappointed. Of course it is on sale in my Astore as well!

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Leatherman New Wave

Haven't you always wanted a tool that would take care of every thing for you? Well, if that is what you're looking for, then the Leatherman New Wave is just what you're looking for.

I've always had the problem of never having a tool when I need it, especially when I'm repairing or working on things at the movie theatre. And I'm a huge gadget freak :-). The Leatherman New Wave should take care of both of these things! I can't wait to pick this thing up. (Wow, there are a lot of things I want to get, now I just need that $$) Anyway, this thing has so many tools included on it. Here are just a few of them:

• 2 Pliers
• 2 Wire Cuters
• 2 Knives
• Saw
• Scissors
• 2 Files
• 2 Bit Drivers
• Screwdriver
• Wire Stripper

And so many more. You can even get a 42 bit assortment kit with it for a very low price. This tool has been competing with the Swiss army knife, and while that is a great tool, I believe that this one is much more useful. Made of stainless steel, it also includes a nylon sheath for easy storage. For safety, it has all locking tools.

This is such a great tool. This along with the Space Pens and the Moleskine Notebooks are in my cart right now, waiting to be purchased. The Leatherman New Wave tool is on sale through Amazon for $68, and you can get both the Leatherman New Wave and the bit assortment kit for about $84. A really great deal, in my opinion! Of course, it is on sale in my Astore!

The previously mentioned things in my cart will be purchased as soon as I get paid! Of course you can help out ;-) through my Astore, and get yourself some great things while you're at it! Hope you enjoy your leatherman, be sure to let me know how it is!

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