http://www.wooba.com news, tech, stuff, cool stuff, even cooler stuff Thu, 19 Apr 2007 06:10:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 Could this be another faux pas by our dear Simon Cowell? Two in two nights? It really does look like he's sending a secret message to either Sanjaya or Ryan Seacrest (we'll assume Lakisha and Blake are safe from this gesture). YouTube Link http://www.wooba.com/archives/2007/04/18/simon-cowell-flipping-off-sanjaya-or-seacrest/ Can we expect really expect anything much from Simon Cowell? After Mel Gibson, Michael Richards, and Don Imus, do celebrities not understand the ramifications of their actions? This was pretty lame and low, even from Simon... Simon did try to redeem himself, perhaps after being notified his eye-rolling was caught on ... http://www.wooba.com/archives/2007/04/17/simon-cowell-rolls-eyes-after-mention-of-virginia-tech/ Apparently, Nintendo didn't supply stores with enough accessories and other goodies, as there were shortages of Wii Remotes, Nunchuks, and Classic Controllers everywhere, not to mention that Wii Component cables were rare too. I did see one store have the a UPC tag with Wii component cables for $60, but ... http://www.wooba.com/archives/2006/11/20/looking-for-wii-accessories-go-to-the-nintendo-online-shop/ I had the opportunity to test drive the new 2007 Lexus LS460 ($61,000 base price, $71,000 for the longer LS460L) sedan this afternoon. Some of the cooler features are the 19 speaker Mark Levinson sound system, automatically holding the brake for you at stop lights, tighter handling from the ... http://www.wooba.com/archives/2006/10/25/2007-lexus-ls460-mini-review/ Just noticed a quiet little update to Google Toolbar 4 for IE today, as I didn't notice any changes until just a few minutes ago. Some of the new features are suggestions, if you didn't know how to spell "errant", Google will suggest it for you. It can also ... http://www.wooba.com/archives/2006/09/29/google-updates-google-ie-toolbar-4/ So some guy just got up on the stage while the Italian Olympic chairman was talking during the Closing Ceremonies. He was wearing a black GoldenPalace.com T-shirt, though the camera angle sort of obscured it. Great security over there in Turin, eh? Just how much does GP pay for such ... http://www.wooba.com/archives/2006/02/26/goldenpalace-marketing-hits-olympic-closing-ceremonies/ Pretty interesting Google Video's main page highlights Christine Model Free 5, which shows a rather bouncy swimwear model, and "My Nigga Alex", showing some true gangsta activities, including drinking beer, showing his gat, miming the motion to smoke a joint, and flinging money around (they look more like Washingtons rather ... http://www.wooba.com/archives/2006/01/29/google-videos-bouncy-swimwear-model-and-nigga-alex/ I've always had problems with Linksys products, don't ask me why, but it's true. The latest round is with the much-heralded WRT54G wireless access point/router. I've been having major issues with it, using the default Linksys firmware as well as Sveasoft's Alchemy firmware when using BitTorrent and when transferring a ... http://www.wooba.com/archives/2005/04/30/i-hate-linksys/ So, I was watching one of my favorite shows Veronica Mars (something about high school kids always gets me, or something...), and low and behold, I see Veronica Mars has a GMail account! For all those curious, the email address shown (I had to rewind this a few times ... http://www.wooba.com/archives/2005/04/29/veronica-mars-on-gmail/ So, fine, Shirley Manson and crew had to postpone last Friday's show at the Paramount in Seattle due to sickness. That's fine, and us fans can understand postponing a concert, but there's no word on it anywhere on Garbage.com, the band's official site. Not one "sorry, we'll be back" or ... http://www.wooba.com/archives/2005/04/11/boo-to-garbage/