The mighty mouse that came with my Apple laptop always seem to lock up, and took a lot of cleaning to get the tack ball working. I wanted to replace it with the new generation wireless Apple mouse, but was never able to get to my local Apple store in time to pick one up before they sold out.

So a friend suggested I run over to Best Buy and pick up a wireless Micorsoft Arc mouse, and I have to say it is just an amazing mouse.

Apple users in particular should look at this mouse. It has typical left and right main buttons, plus a button on the left side, and a button under the roller. Clicking the roller brings up your dashboard, which will definitely have you using your dashboard more than ever. The extra buttons can be configured to do all sorts of things, and really opens up a lot of options.

I have never been too happy with wireless mouse devices in the past, but I have to say, this one is absolutely perfect, and you will be more than happy with the upgrade.

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The last week I have been spending way too much time on FullTiltPoker watching Isildur1 and this “guy” is a machine. What makes his recent run through the high stakes poker room even more impressive is that Isildur1 only hit the scene a couple months ago, and the mystery behind the fact that no one knows his/her true identity as of yet.

Over the past week Isildur1 really took the world by storm by raking up sever multi-million dollar days, and now is the highest earning online poker player this year, unseating the former leader Patrik Antonius.

Currently Isildur1 has managed to rack up $5.4 million this year, around $300K above former leader Patrik Antonius after he managed to pull a little under 600K from Antonius last night.

Online phenom Tom “durrrr” Dwan has been the biggest victim of Isildur1’s recent gains. Dwan is one of the most feared internet players on FullTiltPoker, but Dwan has been owned recently by Isildur1 to around $X million, with one pot being won by Isildur1 coming in close to $700K, an online poker record.

Who is Isildur1? All we really know is that he is Sweedish, but why he is refusing to reveal himself remains a mystery. Tax reasons, maybe a pro that does not want to be named? No one really knows.

It is pretty amazing to watch these guys in action, with tens of thousands of dollars trading hands every 10 seconds.

If you want to watch these guys in action just download the FullTiltPoker software, and you can watch without having to set up a real account. The dollars changing hands is an impressive thing to witness.

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I like Obama, don’t get me wrong, but should he really have won the Peace Prize? Granted, he did not start the two wars that America is currently involved in, but he is now commander in chief, and not sure how someone leading two different wars could win the prize.

I think its more of an attempt to give him more credibility in future attempts at reaching out to the Muslim world and put a curb on nuclear expansion, and in that case I guess it makes sense to give him the prize, but whether or not he has done anything to merit the prize at this point is debatable at best, in my opinion at least.

What do you think? Should Obama have won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize?

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The new update will not add any new features to your phone, but it will break you jailbreak. It is mostly aimed at fixing some bugs in the most recent update like the following:

• Resolves sporadic issue that may cause iPhone to not wake from sleep.
• Resolves intermittent issue that may interrupt cellular network services until restart.
• Fixes bug that could cause occasional crash during video streaming.

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When the Vikings picked up Favre during the off season, I was a bit weary on signing such an aged veteran, but so far he has been fantastic for the purple people eaters. Today Favre had a great day, going 24 for 46 passing and 301 total yards.

It was looking a bit close at the end, but Favre had a nice game ending drive to score with only a couple seconds left and lift the Vikings to a 3 and 0 record. A great start, let’s hope they keep it up!

In other NFL news, Philadelphia Eagles QB Michael Vick made his first regular season appearance since he was forced out of the game for his role in a dog fighting ring. He didn’t do too much, only about 11 plays, and went 0-2 but did pick up 7 yards rushing. I hate what he did in the past , but I think he paid his dues and good to see my fellow Hokie on the field again.

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I, for one, really could care less about this addition, but I know there are millions of over iPhone users out there that are celebrating this addition to their phones (my wife included!).

The first thing you need to do it connect your iPhone to iTunes and update new carrier software for your phone. This update only took me about 2 seconds, and then you are supposedly able to send photos with your phone to other cell phones. I had to actually restart my phone before I was able to send MMS messages on my iPhone, so if you have any trouble after the update just power your phone off and on and that should take care of it.

To make sure that you are ready for MMS on your iPhone go to settings > general > about > and verify your carrier says AT&T 5.5 , and you should be ready to go! Also, you have to have the most recent 3.1 update on your iPhone, which you should already have by now, but if not, you are going to have to update that as well to get the MMS working on your iPhone.

Here is a video from the guys over on cnet that will show you just how easy it is to use MMS on your iPhone!

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So when Vick was found guilty for his role in a dog fighting ring, it was a tough pill to swallow. How could he have thrown it all away? Well, after serving 18 months in prison Vick was released in May and rumors started to swirl over whether or not the once superstar quarterback would ever step on a NFL field again. Well… the question has been answered, as Vick has signed a 2 year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Vick was once hailed as the next superstar quarterback with the potential to be one of the best ever, but after 2 years away from the game it remains to be seen just how quickly he can get back into shape and be able to make any sort of contribution to the Eagles who are still hunting their first Super Bowl victory (the team has made 2 appearances in the Superbowl in 1980 and 2004, but lost both games).

What are your thoughts? Should Vick have been allowed to play again in the NFL after paying his due to society, or should he have been hit with a lifetime ban for his animal cruelty actions? I, for one, say give the guy a second chance, but then again I am a bit biased being a Hokie myself.

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Depending on your old car you are eligible for anywhere from $3,500 to $4,500 instant rebate taken at the dealership, and should really give a lot of people the incentive they need to get out and finally pick up a new car.

There are a couple of rules that you have to consider. Your trade in car must be less than 25 years old, and have an average fuel efficiency of less than 18 miles per gallon. In addition, you must trade in for a new car, it can not be applied towards the purchase of a used vehicle. The new car must have a price under $45,000.

Maybe $4,500 is not enough incentive to get you to your local car lot… well, how about $9,000 for your old clunker? Sound too good to be true? That is what I thought when my mom called and told me about the possibility, but sure enough, Chrysler has announced that it will match the government’s incentive with one of its own. So if you qualify for the $4,500 incentive then you can go pick up a new Chrysler at a $9,000 discount.

I know I have a 2000 Jeep Cherokee sitting in my driveway that has been wrecked several times, has 170,000 miles on it, and I could probably sell for about $1,500 if I was lucky. All of a sudden I am in a position where I could feasibly get around $10,000 credit for it on the Chrysler lot. It may be too good of a deal to pass up. I mean, the Jeep cost $8,000 when it was bought 6 years and 100,000 miles ago. Pretty good deal to say the least.

I did not really believe it when I heard it, but I went to the Chrysler site and sure enough, on the home page there it is… it shows that you can pick up a Chrysler PT Cruiser with a sticker price of $18,720 and after $9,000 worth of incentives the final price tag is sitting at $9,720. Definitely a good deal.

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Last year the obesity rate in America rose in 23 different states, and did not decline in a single state. We have known for a while that American children are having a hard time with their weight, but adult obesity rates are on the rise as well.

Today’s report shows that adult obesity rates are greater than 25% in 31 of the nations states. This is up from 28 states the previous year. For children, it is even worse, with 30% of children between the ages of 10 and 17 being obese in 30 states. We are definitely becoming a fatter nation.

It is pretty easy to understand how it happens. Try to drive 5 minutes from your house and not pass a McDonald’s. Chances are, unless you are living in the woods, you will have a hard time not seeing the golden arches on your drive. American’s work a lot, and for a lot of us, we just dont have time to worry about eating healthy. It is much easier to grab that Big Mac than to go home and put together a healthy meal. We are a fast food nation, and it is catching up with us.

Of course it is unfair to blame it all on McDonalds. There are so many different fast food joints out there, but McDonalds just happens to be the biggest and most widespread across America and the world in general.

It is not a pretty picture, and with more and more fast food restaurants going up every day, it is hard to avoid the trappings of the fast and easy food. Maybe next time you decide to pull into a McDonalds you will think twice about what you are putting in your mouth.

I am not trying to preach… I love a good quarter pounder with cheese myself, but me and my wife are pretty good about staying away from the fast food, typically only eating it while we are on road trips and do not really have many other options. Having said that, I do realize that there is always a better option to fast food… so the next time you need something fast and easy, try to make it to a Subway instead, where you can at least get something that will not weigh you down quite as much as a Big Mac, large fries and super sized cola.

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The state Supreme Court announced today that it was going to force Republican candidate Norm Coleman to concede the race to Franken. The decision to add Al Franken to the Senate is a big win for Democrats. Franken gives the Democrats 60 votes, which is enough to prevent any Republican attempt at delaying legislation, also known as a filibuster.

Definitely a major blow to the Republicans, and another major win for the Democrat party.

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