Wednesday, 3 January 2007 OpenX : Handy Dandy Little Gizmo I ordered a really handy little gizmo online recently and it arrived today OpenX ® is a new hand held tool specifically designed to safely and easily open plastic packages. More info at the OpenX Home Page 11:10:16 PM comment [ ] trackback [ ] G! • Geek Foxtel kicks off Remote Record I signed up for Foxtel’s new service - Remote Record. I can access the Foxtel EPG on my PC, search for programs I want to watch (up to 7 days in the future) and then send this to my Foxtel IQ system which will then queue the shows up for recording Pity there is no information for Channel 10 and Channel 7 — I guess we wont be watching anything on those networks this year (AGAIN) Oh shit - all the AFL games are on Channel 10 and Channel 7 this year . I’m screwed 9:59:43 PM comment [ ] trackback [ ] G! • My Hobbies • TV On This Day : Jan 3 January 3: 1521- Pope Leo X (pictured) excommunicated Martin Luther from the Roman Catholic Church after Luther refused to retract 41 of his 95 theses. 1749- Benning Wentworth began to issue the New Hampshire Grants on land which was also claimed by New York , and is now Vermont. 1958 - Ten former British colonies in the Caribbean joined to form a new self-governing West Indies Federation. 1973- George Steinbrenner and a group of investors bought the New York Yankees for US$ 8.7 million. 1990- United States invasion of Panama: General Manuel Noriega , the deposed ” strongman of Panama ”, surrendered. 9:50:44 PM comment [ ] trackback [ ] G! • Geek • Random © Copyright 2007 Frank Arrigo. A Geek Microsoft Blogger Last update: 4/02/2007; 7:09:59 PM.