Shopping (2013:December)

Bluetooth Headphones:

• $120: JayBird BlueBuds X Bluetooth Earbuds - White or Black - $120 Shipped (SD thread)
• arf thread
• fb thread

Golf:

• $299: Callaway RAZR Fit Xtreme Driver (was $399; $90 Divot Daily Deal on 10.11.2013)
• $249: TaylorMade R1 Black Driver (was $399)
• $xxx: Callaway Diablo Octane Tour Driver (was $300; $89 Divot Daily Deal on 10.04.2013)

Living Room Computer:

• Steam Machines (running SteamOS)
• Living Room
• Steam Machines
• SteamOS
• article: Valve Steam Box release date, news and features
• UPDATED Is the conquest of the living room destined to be a three-way fight once more?
• Chromebox
• Chromebox

New Router:

• $17: TP-LINK TL-WR841N Wireless N300 Home Router
• $15: D-Link Wireless N Home Router [SD thread]
• $19: NETGEAR RangeMax WNR1000 Wireless Router [SD thread]
• 
  
• WD My Net N900
• WD My Net N900 Central (CNET Review)
• 
  

Misc:

• $15: USB Squirming Tentacle (FB thread)

Troubleshooting:

• Philips Fidelio DS3000 Docking Speaker for iPod®/iPhone® (SD thread)

• usa.philips.com
• p4c.philips.com
• Philips Connectivity Guide
• Philips docking speaker DS3000 for iPod/iPhone:
• DS3000/37: Battery/AC powered (2010)
• Support Page
• FAQs
• Product Details
• DS3000/37B: Battery/AC powered docking speaker (2010)

• Packard Bell iWave Bluetooth Receiver
• Amazon link
• Brand Name: Bell (i.e. Packard Bell)
• Item model number: I-Wave (Black)
• Information from product package:
• X000EQ031H
• Wireless Bluetooth Music Rec... ck stations - 30pins (Black)
• New
• BT-app-dock-rcv-01
• www.cyber-tech.com
• Product Description
• Bluetooth music receiver is developed specifically for Apple Dock Speakers. It directly plugged into the Apple speaker or on Apple base 30PIN slot. It does not require any cables and batteries. Compatibility: - Altec Lansing iM600, iM7, iMT325, iMT620, iMT810, T612 - Beats by Dr. Dre Beat by Dr. Dre, Beatbox, - Bose SoundDock II, Sounddock Portable SoundDock 10 - Cyber Acoustics CA461 - Geneva Sound System Model L - Harmon Kardon Go + Play Stereo - iHome iA100, iA17, iA5, iA63, iD37, iD8, iD91, iH16U, iH4, iH5, iH6, iP1, iP4, iP9, iP11, iP37, iP90 - iLuv iMM747 - JBL On Stage 3, On Stage 4, On Beat, On Time 200P, On Time Micro - Logitech S135i, S315i, S715i, Pure Fi Anywhere 2, Pure Fi Anywhere, S-0001, S135i, S315i, S715i - Memorex MA9010MS - Onkyo DS-A4 - Philips DC320/37, DCB291, DCB293, DCB352, DCD132, DCM2020, DCM230/37, DS1100, DS1200, DS3000, DS3510, DS7700 - Polk HD Radio I-Sonic - Pyle Home PiDock 1 - Skullcandy Skull Candy pipe, Vandal S7LACZ-04 - Sony AIR-SW10Ti, ICF-7iP, ICF-C05iP, ICF-C1iPMK2, ICF-CS15iP, RDP-M15iP, RDP-M5iP, RDP-V20iP, RDP-X30iP - Yamaha PDX-11, TSX-70
• The I-Wave Receiver Turns Any iPod Dock Into a Wireless Music Player
• Make Any iPod Dock a Wireless Speaker
• x

Ordered but not yet received:

• Tiles (3+1 bonus, pd 10/10/2013 via Amazon Payments)
• Staples: Duracell Coppertop Alkaline AA, 24/Pack 
• Item: 389346 Model: MN1500BKDCT
• Purchased 3 units in-store (12/27/2013)
• Only 1 unit found in-store, so mgr ordered other 2 (will ship to my front door)
• OtterBox Defender Series Hybrid Case & Holster for iPhone 4 & 4S - Retail Packaging - Ocean/Night Blue
• x

Received:

• Poetic Slimline Case for Google Nexus 7 2nd Gen 2013 Android Tablet Black (With Auto Wake / Sleep Function) (3 Year Manufacturer Warranty From Poetic) + 3-foot HDMI cable
• Your guaranteed delivery date is: Wednesday, December 11, 2013
• Track: via Amazon; via USPS (9400110200882995207458)
• Poetic (TM) PU Leather Folio Case for Amazon Kindle Fire With 3-in-1 Built-in Stand Dark Blue Not compatible with Kindle Fire HD tablet
• Your est. delivery date is: Thursday, December 12, 2013 - Tuesday, December 17, 2013
• Track: via Amazon; via Fedex Smartpost (9274893150292835687725)
• Primus CD (Sailing The Seas of Cheese)
• Your guaranteed delivery date is: Friday, December 27, 2013
• Carrier: UPS
• Tracking #: 1ZA55Y191302512280
• Approximate Delivery Time: between 2:45 PM and 6:45 PM
• Delivered at exactly 2:45pm
• Keurig Vue V500 + Keurig Vue Carousel
• Order Number: H012686891
• Tracking Number: 804085584585295
• Arrived at FedEx location: CHATTANOOGA, TN
• Delivered 12/28/2013 @ 12:30pm
• x

To do for December:

• CareCredit
• Sam's Club
• Golf clubs via Divot
• Tent
• Bluetooth or WiFi speaker

To do for next month:

• x

Shopping (2013:November)

Bluetooth Headphones:

• $120: JayBird BlueBuds X Bluetooth Earbuds - White or Black - $120 Shipped (SD thread)
• arf thread
• fb thread

Golf

• $299: Callaway RAZR Fit Xtreme Driver (was $399; $90 Divot Daily Deal on 10.11.2013)
• $249: TaylorMade R1 Black Driver (was $399)
• $xxx: Callaway Diablo Octane Tour Driver (was $300; $89 Divot Daily Deal on 10.04.2013)

Misc:

• $15: USB Squirming Tentacle (FB thread)

Troubleshooting:

• Philips Fidelio DS3000 Docking Speaker for iPod®/iPhone® (SD thread)

• usa.philips.com
• p4c.philips.com
• Philips Connectivity Guide
• Philips docking speaker DS3000 for iPod/iPhone:
• DS3000/37: Battery/AC powered (2010)
• Support Page
• FAQs
• Product Details
• DS3000/37B: Battery/AC powered docking speaker (2010)

• Packard Bell iWave Bluetooth Receiver
• Amazon link
• Brand Name: Bell (i.e. Packard Bell)
• Item model number: I-Wave (Black)
• Information from product package:
• X000EQ031H
• Wireless Bluetooth Music Rec... ck stations - 30pins (Black)
• New
• BT-app-dock-rcv-01
• www.cyber-tech.com
• Product Description
• Bluetooth music receiver is developed specifically for Apple Dock Speakers. It directly plugged into the Apple speaker or on Apple base 30PIN slot. It does not require any cables and batteries. Compatibility: - Altec Lansing iM600, iM7, iMT325, iMT620, iMT810, T612 - Beats by Dr. Dre Beat by Dr. Dre, Beatbox, - Bose SoundDock II, Sounddock Portable SoundDock 10 - Cyber Acoustics CA461 - Geneva Sound System Model L - Harmon Kardon Go + Play Stereo - iHome iA100, iA17, iA5, iA63, iD37, iD8, iD91, iH16U, iH4, iH5, iH6, iP1, iP4, iP9, iP11, iP37, iP90 - iLuv iMM747 - JBL On Stage 3, On Stage 4, On Beat, On Time 200P, On Time Micro - Logitech S135i, S315i, S715i, Pure Fi Anywhere 2, Pure Fi Anywhere, S-0001, S135i, S315i, S715i - Memorex MA9010MS - Onkyo DS-A4 - Philips DC320/37, DCB291, DCB293, DCB352, DCD132, DCM2020, DCM230/37, DS1100, DS1200, DS3000, DS3510, DS7700 - Polk HD Radio I-Sonic - Pyle Home PiDock 1 - Skullcandy Skull Candy pipe, Vandal S7LACZ-04 - Sony AIR-SW10Ti, ICF-7iP, ICF-C05iP, ICF-C1iPMK2, ICF-CS15iP, RDP-M15iP, RDP-M5iP, RDP-V20iP, RDP-X30iP - Yamaha PDX-11, TSX-70
• The I-Wave Receiver Turns Any iPod Dock Into a Wireless Music Player
• Make Any iPod Dock a Wireless Speaker
• x

Ordered but not yet received:

• Tiles (3+1 bonus, pd 10/10/2013 via Amazon Payments)

To do for November:

• CareCredit
• Sam's Club
• Golf clubs via Divot
• Tent
• Bluetooth or WiFi speaker

To do for next month:

• x

The Economic Consequences of 'The Reef'

In 1919, John Maynard Keynes wrote The Economic Consequences of the Peace.

It was a call... not for regular 'action', but for relatively counter-intuitive action... less punitive (like the Treaty of Versailles and League of Nations it criticized), and more rehabilitative (like the Marshall Plan it inspired).

Resources:
http://www.cato.org/research/drug-war

How Washington Funded the Taliban
http://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/how-washington-funded-taliban

Making the Case for Marijuana Legalization
http://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/making-case-marijuana-legalization

Why Did California Vote Down Legal Pot?
http://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/why-did-california-vote-down-legal-pot

Making an Economic Case for Legalizing Drugs
http://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/making-economic-case-legalizing-drugs

Drug Legalization — a Windfall for State Budgets
http://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/drug-legalization-windfall-state-budgets

Drug Decriminalization Policy Pays Off
http://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/drug-decriminalization-policy-pays

Drugs and Conservatives Should Go Together
http://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/drugs-conservatives-should-go-together
My just-released Cato Institute study shows that prohibition entails government expenditure of more than $41 billion a year. At the same time, the government misses out on about $47 billion in tax revenues that could be collected from legalized drugs.

Legalizing Marijuana: Money Over Minds
http://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/serials/files/regulation/2013/9/regv36n3-8n_6.pdf#page=13

Drug Decriminalization in Portugal: Lessons for Creating Fair and Successful Drug Policies
By Glenn Greenwald
http://www.cato.org/publications/white-paper/drug-decriminalization-portugal-lessons-creating-fair-successful-drug-policies

The Budgetary Impact of Ending Drug Prohibition
By Jeffrey A. Miron and Katherine Waldock
http://www.cato.org/publications/white-paper/budgetary-impact-ending-drug-prohibition

Mexico’s Failed Drug War
http://www.cato.org/publications/economic-development-bulletin/mexicos-failed-drug-war

Time for an Alternative to Mexico’s Drug War
http://www.cato.org/publications/economic-development-bulletin/time-alternative-mexicos-drug-war

My Subject Areas & Fundcodes

As of mid-Fall 2012, my current subject areas are:

Business & Economics:

• Accounting
• Robert Ricketts, Area Coordinator [link]
• Michelle Crosby, Senior Business Assistant [link]
• Economics
• Klaus Becker, Chair
• Terry von Ende, Director of Undergraduate Studies [link]
• Sylvia Garcia, Economics Advisor [link]
• Rosie Carrillo, Administrative Business Assistant [link]
• Staci Brown, Senior Business Assistant [link]
• Finance
• Drew Winters, Area Coordinator [link]
• Rhonda Quinlan, Area Secretary [link]
• Management
• William Gardner, Area Coordinator [link]
• Nikki Bohannon, Unit Coordinator [link]
• Beck Lopez, Senior Business Assistant [link]
• MIS/ISQS
• Glenn Browne, Area Coordinator [link]
• Pam Knighten-Jones, Senior Business Assistant [link]
• Marketing
• Bob McDonald, Area Coordinator [link]
• Sherry Fowler, Senior Business Assistant [link]

Fundcodes

• ACC
• BEC
• CEC
• ECO
• FIN
• GBU
• MGT
• MIS
• MKT

x

Golf Instruction

Here is where I'm parking anything (e.g. articles) that don't translate into YouTube.

Articles:

• Hit Your Chip Shots Like a Pro: 3 Things Good Chippers Do and 3 Things Good Chippers Don’t Do
• What you can learn from the top 5 PGA putters
• 
  

Guide to Perfect Putting (PerfectPitch)

Google Chromecast

Technical:

• Android Central: Google Chromecast forum
• Google > Devices > Chromecast
• Google Play > Devices > Chromecast
• Wikipedia: Chromecast
• Chrome Releases blog
• If you're not getting the update, try this.
1. Unplug power (USB or Power outlet) to Chromecast.
2. Wait 15 seconds, plug-in power again
3. You will see update being applied, about a minute
4. Chromecast will reboot again and connect to your network
• Google Developers: Google Cast site

Articles:

• Compared: What You Can Watch On Google Chromecast, Apple TV, Roku & Xbox
• Chromecast revisited: 1 month with Google's $35 streaming stick
• HBO Go Is Coming to Google Chromecast
• July.28: How Chromecast Works, Chromecast Protocol Described
• July.30: Up Next for Chromecast: More Apps — and Maybe Games, Too
• Gameboy Emulator running on a chromecast (YouTube)
• Aug.01: Blip, Hulu, Vevo and Devour are coming to Chromecast
• Where’s All My Chromecast Apps?
• Google Chromecast adds Hulu Plus app
• What Is Google Chromecast?
• Chromecast, Two Months Later: Where Are The Apps? [Updated]
• 
  

Notes:

• I bought mine from Best Buy for $35, with the 3 months of free Netflix special offer
• Can also be found at Amazon for $35
• x

Shopping (2013:October)

Bluetooth Speaker

• $10: BLUETOOTH DESKTOP SPEAKERPHONE SPEAKER PHONE (expired)
• $16: Uniden BTS150 Portable Bluetooth Speaker (SD thread) (expired)
• $60: Logitech Wireless Speakers (SD thread) (expired)
• $30: Altec Lansing Wireless Speaker - RadioShack B&M (SD thread)
• $15: Monster Clarity HD bluetooth speaker - Radio Shack (SD thread)
• $25: Logitech® S715i Rechargeable Speaker Dock (SD thread)
• $10: AUVIO® Docking Speaker for iPod®/iPhone® (SD thread)
• $15: Philips Fidelio DS3000 Docking Speaker for iPod®/iPhone® (SD thread)

Bluetooth Headphones:

• $120: JayBird BlueBuds X Bluetooth Earbuds - White or Black - $120 Shipped (SD thread)
• $ 20: Motorola S10-HD Bluetooth Headphones (SD thread)
• $ 20: Mpow Swift BT 4.0 Wireless Headphones $20 or Sweatproof Armband Case (SD thread)
• x

Golf

• $299: Callaway RAZR Fit Xtreme Driver (was $399; $90 Divot Daily Deal on 10.11.2013)
• $249: TaylorMade R1 Black Driver (was $399)
• $xxx: Callaway Diablo Octane Tour Driver (was $300; $89 Divot Daily Deal on 10.04.2013)

Ordered but not yet received:

• x Hermione "Time Turner" necklace (x2)
• x Walmart: Cookware set
• x Bluetooth Receiver
• x Mio (2x) + Slime (Mon, 10/14 pickup @ FedEx office)
• x Philips inRange (Tues, 10/15 pickup @ FedEx office)
• x ERA laundry detergent
• z Kmart: Wiper blades (order canceled+refunded by Kmart)
• x Walmart: Vest
• Tiles (3+1 bonus, pd 10/10/2013 via Amazon Payments)

To do for November:

• CareCredit
• Sam's Club
• Golf clubs via Divot
• Tent
• Bluetooth or WiFi speaker

To do for next month:

• x