<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604683073511782056</id><updated>2011-07-08T10:31:39.320-05:00</updated><category term='K.I.T.T.'/><category term='technology'/><category term='Gaget'/><category term='pinnacle video transfer'/><category term='perspective'/><category term='usb'/><category term='PSP'/><category term='device'/><category term='Tech'/><category term='acoustic'/><category term='strategy'/><category term='Gadgets'/><category term='gadget'/><category term='game'/><category term='recording'/><category term='Disagreements'/><category term='candles'/><category term='marine'/><category term='style'/><category term='sessions'/><category term='mouse'/><category term='iPhone'/><category term='3D'/><category term='stealth switch'/><category term='software'/><category term='ipod'/><category term='scarves'/><category term='tech usb'/><category term='Benz'/><category term='GPS'/><category term='video'/><category term='mp3'/><category term='projector'/><category term='earbuds'/><title type='text'>North Shore Style</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>anjin19860</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05666776521725923693</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gqg60mWUiRY/SSxSl32CAvI/AAAAAAAAAA8/3N4WBKAz8DM/S220/techtop.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>35</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604683073511782056.post-4195304715334888973</id><published>2009-07-03T07:00:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-07-04T02:46:36.198-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tech'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mouse'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Gadgets'/><title type='text'>Gadget Sessions: A biometric fingertip reader...in a mouse?</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/Sk8IVLCUOvI/AAAAAAAAADQ/DinW_xFgp7c/s1600-h/FellowesBiometricMouse.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 220px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/Sk8IVLCUOvI/AAAAAAAAADQ/DinW_xFgp7c/s400/FellowesBiometricMouse.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354507641799588594" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;It’s a way to safeguard your computer while you're away from your desk with the biometric fingertip identification reader built right in. Fellowes Secure Touch Optical is said to be mini sized &amp;amp; that the fingerprint authenticator functions at over 99% accuracy rate.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It eliminates the need to remember passwords and provides protection against unauthorized use of your PC. Fellowes bundled the mouse with the OmniPass Security Software for managing fingerprint recognition access to your PC or notebook. The software includes a wizard that guides you through creating an identification profile. The software's Single Touch Log-On feature lets you perform startup and Windows authentication with the touch of your finger. Suggested retail was $99, but you can find it for about $80 if you do a web search (Amazon).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Via Fellowes Secure Touch Optical&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:small;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:small;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8604683073511782056-4195304715334888973?l=northshorestyle.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/feeds/4195304715334888973/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8604683073511782056&amp;postID=4195304715334888973' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/4195304715334888973'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/4195304715334888973'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/2009/07/gadget-sessions-biometric-fingertip.html' title='Gadget Sessions: A biometric fingertip reader...in a mouse?'/><author><name>ARealist</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17080627256737869782</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/SPKZX5Tp1DI/AAAAAAAAAAM/sVW41vwP4RY/S220/NSLG+LogoBlack.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/Sk8IVLCUOvI/AAAAAAAAADQ/DinW_xFgp7c/s72-c/FellowesBiometricMouse.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604683073511782056.post-6430754448733959361</id><published>2009-06-01T06:00:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-06-01T06:00:00.763-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gadget'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='software'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='stealth switch'/><title type='text'>Gadget Sessions: Playing games at the office &amp; don’t want to get caught?</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/SiNUz8w89kI/AAAAAAAAADA/opa-XYMqWGs/s1600-h/220_stealthswitch.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 211px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/SiNUz8w89kI/AAAAAAAAADA/opa-XYMqWGs/s400/220_stealthswitch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342206834453050946" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Stealth Switch is the answer. Install the software and plug the hidden foot switch in. It either goes between the keyboard and your computer, or just into an available USB port. Once installed just a light tap on the foot switch hidden under your desk and it will work its magic for you. Based on your preferences, it can hide the current window, hide all windows, or hide all windows except for specified windows. Not just minimize, mind you, but totally erase from your screen. The Stealth Switch can also mute the sound, hide the taskbar, hide the desktop icons, and password protect the restore function.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When the coast is clear, another quick tap and you are ready to W.O.W, instant message, tweet or whatever you prefer in peace. The Software requires: Win 98, 98SE, ME, 2000, XP Home/Pro  $24.99.  From Think Geek.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Via~&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/accessories/76ed/"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#800080;"&gt;http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/accessories/76ed/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8604683073511782056-6430754448733959361?l=northshorestyle.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/feeds/6430754448733959361/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8604683073511782056&amp;postID=6430754448733959361' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/6430754448733959361'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/6430754448733959361'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/2009/06/gadget-sessions-playing-games-at-office.html' title='Gadget Sessions: Playing games at the office &amp; don’t want to get caught?'/><author><name>ARealist</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17080627256737869782</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/SPKZX5Tp1DI/AAAAAAAAAAM/sVW41vwP4RY/S220/NSLG+LogoBlack.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/SiNUz8w89kI/AAAAAAAAADA/opa-XYMqWGs/s72-c/220_stealthswitch.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604683073511782056.post-1475580024488795627</id><published>2009-05-01T08:00:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-05-01T08:00:00.427-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='iPhone'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='acoustic'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gadget'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mp3'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='earbuds'/><title type='text'>Gadget Sessions: Acousticbuds in Full Effect!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/SeVBGvgWa2I/AAAAAAAAAC4/79rhGwsXnwE/s1600-h/Acoustibuds.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 131px; height: 103px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/SeVBGvgWa2I/AAAAAAAAAC4/79rhGwsXnwE/s400/Acoustibuds.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324733718522653538" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I know I’m not alone when it comes to the ear buds that are shipped with iPods, and many of other major MP3 players. The audio isn’t ‘that’ bad, but they seem to be designed to fit about 1% of the ears people have. I haven’t came across one person yet who said: “Nice!, the ear buds that came with my MP3 player are SO comfortable!” Well guess what ladies and gentlemen? There’s a new product that can go a long way to make those ear buds you already have, a lot more comfortable. They’re called Acoustibuds and they’re a better fit, stay in the ears and improve the sound quality. In my search for a new pair, I like these a lot. Acoustibuds only come in two sizes and that’s enough. “The thin, flexible silicone rubber fins are angled to assure optimum position and contact within many different types and size ears”. They will not fit on every kind of earphone, however. Acoustibuds are designed to fit "flat faced" ear-buds like those that come with your iPods, iPhones, mp3 players and some cell phones. They are not developed to work with in-ear headphones. The price is good as well. A retail package includes one of each of the two sizes of noise-isolating earphone adapters and two storage pouches.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The price is under $15.00 They’re available in white or black, and can be purchased on Amazon.com.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The company’s website is: www.acoustibuds.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8604683073511782056-1475580024488795627?l=northshorestyle.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/feeds/1475580024488795627/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8604683073511782056&amp;postID=1475580024488795627' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/1475580024488795627'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/1475580024488795627'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/2009/05/gadget-sessions-acousticbuds-in-full.html' title='Gadget Sessions: Acousticbuds in Full Effect!'/><author><name>ARealist</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17080627256737869782</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/SPKZX5Tp1DI/AAAAAAAAAAM/sVW41vwP4RY/S220/NSLG+LogoBlack.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/SeVBGvgWa2I/AAAAAAAAAC4/79rhGwsXnwE/s72-c/Acoustibuds.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604683073511782056.post-8200638623586402841</id><published>2009-04-01T03:09:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-04-01T03:12:36.125-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='device'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gadget'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='projector'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ipod'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pinnacle video transfer'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='game'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sessions'/><title type='text'>Gadget Sessions: The compact projector small enough for your pocket!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/SdMh6SqhflI/AAAAAAAAACw/Isi7LMiXJ8A/s1600-h/VidProjector.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/SdMh6SqhflI/AAAAAAAAACw/Isi7LMiXJ8A/s400/VidProjector.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319632870181011026" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the 3M Micro Professional Projector (MPro110). You can connect it to most digital video devices to project photos, movies &amp;amp; files virtually anywhere. Use your Video iPod for example and this portable projector turns a wall into your personal theater (assuming you can dim the lights of course).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The MPro110 has an aspect ratio of 4:3 and a native resolution of 640 x 480 VGA. It lets you project video and photos from your video phone; share videos and movies from your video camera; create a slick slide show from your digital camera and even project your portable gaming console while on the road. Madden. Enough said. It uses LED technology for up to 10,000 hours of operation. The kit includes MPro110 power supply, VGA cable, video cable kit and battery. You’ll be using the AC adaptor a lot because battery life is just one hour. For more information, including device compatibility, video demo and reviews, check out:&lt;br /&gt;Price is $359.95.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;www.3MMPro.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8604683073511782056-8200638623586402841?l=northshorestyle.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/feeds/8200638623586402841/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8604683073511782056&amp;postID=8200638623586402841' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/8200638623586402841'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/8200638623586402841'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/2009/04/gadget-sessions-compact-projector-small.html' title='Gadget Sessions: The compact projector small enough for your pocket!'/><author><name>ARealist</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17080627256737869782</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/SPKZX5Tp1DI/AAAAAAAAAAM/sVW41vwP4RY/S220/NSLG+LogoBlack.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/SdMh6SqhflI/AAAAAAAAACw/Isi7LMiXJ8A/s72-c/VidProjector.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604683073511782056.post-3125568124429620130</id><published>2009-03-06T05:40:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-03-06T05:40:00.245-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='video'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tech'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='recording'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='PSP'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Gadgets'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='usb'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pinnacle video transfer'/><title type='text'>A simple way to put video on your PSP, iPod, or USB device!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/SbCdTTitdBI/AAAAAAAAACo/O7vBNyZRqvY/s1600-h/PVTuse.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 142px; height: 107px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/SbCdTTitdBI/AAAAAAAAACo/O7vBNyZRqvY/s400/PVTuse.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309916915658748946" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Check out the Pinnacle Video Transfer (PVT). This is the one of the easiest ways to record video. On the bottom end of the PVT just connect the DC power and a USB flash drive. The other end of the unit has the video connections. The LED’s are also positioned above each of the video/audio inputs and the USB port. When the unit is turned on, the blue LED’s let you know the unit “sees” audio &amp;amp; video and the USB drive. The composite A/V cable comes w/ the PVT, but you have to supply your own S-video cable.  After connecting the cables and plugging in a USB storage device, turn the device on by pressing the “Mode” button. When all the LED’s have turned blue, select the recording quality. Then hit the REC button. All the LED’s then turn red to confirm that you’re recording.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Note: There’s a warning not to remove the USB drive until its LED turns blue. When you search the drive on your computer, the recordings will be in the Video directory. Each video is numbered according to the sequence in which it was recorded, but you can easily change the file name yourself. The PVT can record directly to most iPods and the PSP as well. The PVT can be found on Amazon and bought for about $110 to $120.00.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Via www.pinnacle.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8604683073511782056-3125568124429620130?l=northshorestyle.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/feeds/3125568124429620130/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8604683073511782056&amp;postID=3125568124429620130' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/3125568124429620130'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/3125568124429620130'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/2009/03/simple-way-to-put-video-on-your-psp.html' title='A simple way to put video on your PSP, iPod, or USB device!'/><author><name>ARealist</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17080627256737869782</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/SPKZX5Tp1DI/AAAAAAAAAAM/sVW41vwP4RY/S220/NSLG+LogoBlack.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/SbCdTTitdBI/AAAAAAAAACo/O7vBNyZRqvY/s72-c/PVTuse.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604683073511782056.post-1779497699374181742</id><published>2009-02-23T09:00:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-23T09:00:01.207-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='3D'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='marine'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='GPS'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Gaget'/><title type='text'>Gaget Sessions: A Marine version GPS with a unique twist!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/SaEFV4mM88I/AAAAAAAAACg/T_rDXyXCgSQ/s1600-h/224_Garmin640.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 224px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/SaEFV4mM88I/AAAAAAAAACg/T_rDXyXCgSQ/s400/224_Garmin640.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305527709547164610" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the Garmin GPSMAP640. An ultra portable touch screen navigator that comes ready to help on land &amp;amp; at sea. It’s waterproof (IPX7) with a super-bright 5.2” WVGA touch screen display (800 x 480 pixels). It ships preloaded with comprehensive street maps of North America and worldwide shaded relief mapping in addition to detailed U.S. coastal BlueChart g2 charts. A unique twist for this device comes when it’s placed in the marine mount, which is included with the unit. Once it’s placed in the mount it recognizes the connection and automatically starts up in marine mode!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So instead of street maps you’ll see marine charts with shaded depth contours, port plans, wrecks, restricted areas and more. Being a huge fan on the ABC series LOST I couldn’t help but to think of the Oceanic Six. And yes, when you leave the boat and place the 640 in your car it does switch to automotive navigator. Just in case you were wondering. On the road this device gives voice-prompted turn-by-turn directions. It’s also customizable, so users can also create their own custom Points of Interest list &amp;amp; set up proximity alerts for the ultimate in driver awareness.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;MSRP is $1199.99. And with optional BlueChart g2 Vision cards, you'll get 3D 'mariner's eye view' above the waterline and 'fish eye view' below the waterline. Users also benefit from Auto Guidance technology that searches chart data to suggest the best passage.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For more info check out: www.garmin.com.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8604683073511782056-1779497699374181742?l=northshorestyle.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/feeds/1779497699374181742/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8604683073511782056&amp;postID=1779497699374181742' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/1779497699374181742'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/1779497699374181742'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/2009/02/gaget-sessions-marine-version-gps-with.html' title='Gaget Sessions: A Marine version GPS with a unique twist!'/><author><name>ARealist</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17080627256737869782</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/SPKZX5Tp1DI/AAAAAAAAAAM/sVW41vwP4RY/S220/NSLG+LogoBlack.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/SaEFV4mM88I/AAAAAAAAACg/T_rDXyXCgSQ/s72-c/224_Garmin640.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604683073511782056.post-4504387688057678569</id><published>2009-02-13T07:00:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-13T07:00:05.861-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tech usb'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Gadgets'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sessions'/><title type='text'>Gadget Sessions: A Solution to the AC Outlet deficient Hotel Room</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/SZPInLMmaPI/AAAAAAAAACY/yRxdg1HnrSw/s1600-h/250_BelkinMiniCharger.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 187px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/SZPInLMmaPI/AAAAAAAAACY/yRxdg1HnrSw/s400/250_BelkinMiniCharger.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301801761691298034" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I came across the Belkin Mini Surge Protector with USB Charger &amp;amp; had to share it! Hotel rooms and airport terminals never seem to have enough power outlets to plug in &amp;amp; charge all the devices us (cool) techie types bring along when we travel. Thanks to this new gadget you can now you can add 3 AC outlets, two USB charging ports, and peace of mind on business trips and vacations with the Belkin Mini Surge Protector. It has a rotating plug so you can face the device in the direction that is most convenient. And there’s a green LED to let you know the surge protection is on. It even comes with a full size to mini USB charging cable!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Belkin has this important warning on their website: Important: This product’s USB outlets cannot be used as a USB hub and does not transmit data. The powered USB outlets on this unit are intended solely for charging devices that can be charged via a USB interface  $24.99.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also check out OUTLETS TO GO &amp;amp; OUTLETS TO GO w/USB at Monster Cable:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.monstercable.com/power/travel_power/outlets_to_go.asp&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Via www.belkin.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8604683073511782056-4504387688057678569?l=northshorestyle.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/feeds/4504387688057678569/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8604683073511782056&amp;postID=4504387688057678569' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/4504387688057678569'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/4504387688057678569'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/2009/02/gadget-sessions-solution-to-ac-outlet.html' title='Gadget Sessions: A Solution to the AC Outlet deficient Hotel Room'/><author><name>ARealist</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17080627256737869782</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/SPKZX5Tp1DI/AAAAAAAAAAM/sVW41vwP4RY/S220/NSLG+LogoBlack.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/SZPInLMmaPI/AAAAAAAAACY/yRxdg1HnrSw/s72-c/250_BelkinMiniCharger.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604683073511782056.post-687571406354232550</id><published>2009-01-30T07:00:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-01-30T07:00:00.902-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='strategy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='perspective'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Disagreements'/><title type='text'>North Shore Style Perspective: Dealing with Disagreements</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/SW8RBzh1ISI/AAAAAAAAABo/bebg_qSmTbk/s1600-h/shadowarguing.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 125px; height: 94px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/SW8RBzh1ISI/AAAAAAAAABo/bebg_qSmTbk/s400/shadowarguing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291466809893265698" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This post was made in reflection of numerous group projects throughout my college career. Again I decided to address my strategy for working through problems not only when it concerns group projects, but also personal situations when dealing with disagreements. (Warning: Excuse the sports analogies because frankly…. I am a MAJOR sports enthusiast and I always associate strategy to sports!).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Dealing with Disagreements&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt;The Best Offense is a Great Defense&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When people fear being attacked or humiliated, they become defensive. This is only natural. I found that if the conversation gets heated, it’s good to back off and work to re-establish common ground and safety (no that was not a football related pun!). I personally “re-up” my listening efforts. It’s important that others see that you care about their goals, interests and values. If necessary, take a break however; always agree on a time to revisit the topic. I wouldn’t suggest letting the disagreement go unsettled if it’s important.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One strategy I coined for working through problems is “ACE”: Agreeing, constructing &amp;amp; evaluating. When arguments occur, I first look for areas of agreement. I then point out those agreements and build on common ground. Next, I evaluate and compare my perspective with the other person’s and rather than suggesting they’re wrong, I suggest that we differ. Work together to accommodate those differences.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Do you want to WIN, or do you want to solve the problem?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Move away from wanting to win and instead focus on what’s really wanted from the conversation. Maintaining this focus can help deflect defensiveness in ourselves and others (no pun intended sports enthusiast). Don’t be afraid to clarify misinterpretations and apologize. Conversations sometimes hit an impasse. When this occurs:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1) Commit to seek a MUTUAL purpose. An example would be agreeing to work together to find a compromise on dividing the workload.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2) Identify what the other person wants, through asking questions, listening and restating.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3) Create a mutual purpose or goal: “Both of us want to present well in order to get a good grade”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4) Brainstorm new strategies and solutions (ARealist’s Favorite!).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Make a game plan.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A good end result to a crucial conversation is to have a plan, a move to action. When having a game plan athletes have to be fit and prepared. When we’re under stress, we’re more likely to fall back into negative forms of communicating. To be effective communicators, we must take care of ourselves. Having said that, do you have any tips to handling disagreements?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*image from freedomblogging&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8604683073511782056-687571406354232550?l=northshorestyle.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/feeds/687571406354232550/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8604683073511782056&amp;postID=687571406354232550' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/687571406354232550'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/687571406354232550'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/2009/01/north-shore-style-perspective-dealing.html' title='North Shore Style Perspective: Dealing with Disagreements'/><author><name>ARealist</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17080627256737869782</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/SPKZX5Tp1DI/AAAAAAAAAAM/sVW41vwP4RY/S220/NSLG+LogoBlack.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/SW8RBzh1ISI/AAAAAAAAABo/bebg_qSmTbk/s72-c/shadowarguing.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604683073511782056.post-3706776614969823784</id><published>2009-01-23T09:00:00.005-06:00</published><updated>2009-01-24T01:11:28.104-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='scarves'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='style'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sessions'/><title type='text'>Style Sessions: Diversify your style with scarves</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/SXl38uaWMtI/AAAAAAAAABw/8Zz3Ht3ywLE/s1600-h/EuropeanKnot.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 90px; height: 90px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/SXl38uaWMtI/AAAAAAAAABw/8Zz3Ht3ywLE/s400/EuropeanKnot.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294394722085122770" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now that it’s winter you’re probably going to be wearing the same couple of coats throughout the whole season. Well, the best way to diversify your style is to add accessories.  A scarf will add the perfect amount of noticeable style and selection to your outfit, not to mention the extra warmth!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Personally I feel there is an elegant quality that comes with a scarf, giving the person who dons one an extra touch of Je ne sais quoi or swagger (a term used by many now).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are so many ways you can wear a scarf. The most practical ways will not take long to learn &amp;amp; requires little effort. The look works for casual or business attire.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This pictorial step-by-step scarf-tying guide demonstrates various ways on how to tie the scarves for men &amp;amp; women (Ranging from the Ascot to the European Loop Knot): &lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;http://www.texeresilk.com/cms-scarf_tying_guide.html&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Scarves can be purchased almost anywhere. For a trendy variety &amp;amp; great prices check out:&lt;br /&gt;•    Amazon.com&lt;br /&gt;•    Urban Outfitters&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you’re interested for in-store designer scarves check out:&lt;br /&gt;•    Barneys&lt;br /&gt;•    Neiman Marcus&lt;br /&gt;•    Nordstroms&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I feel that one should never take too lightly the power of details! The last item of clothing on is more often than not the first thing noticed. So mind the details instead of throwing together the main parts of your outfit. These “Details” can include a scarf all the way down to the way you knot your tie. Do you know of a store that offers nice scarves? How do you wear yours?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Courtesy of texeresilk.com.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8604683073511782056-3706776614969823784?l=northshorestyle.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/feeds/3706776614969823784/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8604683073511782056&amp;postID=3706776614969823784' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/3706776614969823784'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/3706776614969823784'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/2009/01/style-sessions-diversify-your-style.html' title='Style Sessions: Diversify your style with scarves'/><author><name>ARealist</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17080627256737869782</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/SPKZX5Tp1DI/AAAAAAAAAAM/sVW41vwP4RY/S220/NSLG+LogoBlack.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/SXl38uaWMtI/AAAAAAAAABw/8Zz3Ht3ywLE/s72-c/EuropeanKnot.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604683073511782056.post-7996828387990695096</id><published>2009-01-08T01:38:00.004-06:00</published><updated>2009-01-08T01:51:32.511-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Koguma Red by TokyoPlastic</title><content type='html'>mphlabs and award winning 3D animation team Tokyoplastic presents Koguma, the third character from the Tokyoplastic series to make the jump from 2D to 3D. The tubby bear in the high tech chair welcomes all visitors to the Tokyoplastic website with a steady beat and a winking flash.The red edition featuring Koguma lounging in the classic red chair complete with swivel action is made of vinyl and measures in at 8.5 inches in height. Buy it now at North Shore Style: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&amp;hosted_button_id=2351629 (If you can't click the link, just copy/paste into your browser. Stock is VERY LOW so act fast!!!)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" id="iMprint" width="430" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" name="iMprint" height="420" align="middle"&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;param value="sameDomain" name="allowScriptAccess"/&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;param value="true" name="allowFullScreen"/&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;param value="http://thenorthshorestyle.com/koguma.swf" name="movie"/&gt;&lt;param value="high" name="quality"/&gt;&lt;param value="#000000" name="bgcolor"/&gt; &lt;embed pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" align="middle" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="420" src="http://thenorthshorestyle.com/koguma.swf" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" width="430" name="iMprint"/&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8604683073511782056-7996828387990695096?l=northshorestyle.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/feeds/7996828387990695096/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8604683073511782056&amp;postID=7996828387990695096' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/7996828387990695096'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/7996828387990695096'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/2009/01/koguma-red-by-tokyoplastic.html' title='Koguma Red by TokyoPlastic'/><author><name>anjin19860</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05666776521725923693</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gqg60mWUiRY/SSxSl32CAvI/AAAAAAAAAA8/3N4WBKAz8DM/S220/techtop.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604683073511782056.post-7785526888985765240</id><published>2009-01-08T01:02:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2009-01-08T01:06:46.228-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Winter Wonderland</title><content type='html'>We're going to be adding new products pretty rapidly over the next few weeks. Be on the lookout for all of the new stuff in upcoming posts. Enjoy!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" id="iMprint" width="415" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" name="iMprint" height="350" align="middle"&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;param value="sameDomain" name="allowScriptAccess"/&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;param value="true" name="allowFullScreen"/&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;param value="http://thenorthshorestyle.com/snowstyle.swf" name="movie"/&gt;&lt;param value="high" name="quality"/&gt;&lt;param value="#000000" name="bgcolor"/&gt; &lt;embed pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" align="middle" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="350" src="http://thenorthshorestyle.com/snowstyle.swf" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" width="415" name="iMprint"/&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8604683073511782056-7785526888985765240?l=northshorestyle.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/feeds/7785526888985765240/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8604683073511782056&amp;postID=7785526888985765240' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/7785526888985765240'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/7785526888985765240'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/2009/01/winter-wonderland.html' title='Winter Wonderland'/><author><name>anjin19860</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05666776521725923693</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gqg60mWUiRY/SSxSl32CAvI/AAAAAAAAAA8/3N4WBKAz8DM/S220/techtop.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604683073511782056.post-3926282587707540932</id><published>2009-01-05T20:11:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2009-01-05T20:16:37.255-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Gadgets'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='candles'/><title type='text'>Now you can “blow on” a candle?!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/SWK--F2Z8oI/AAAAAAAAABA/kWbVx1R-iLQ/s1600-h/180_BlowOutCandles.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 204px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/SWK--F2Z8oI/AAAAAAAAABA/kWbVx1R-iLQ/s320/180_BlowOutCandles.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287998886417920642" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Think Geek has released LED Blow On-Off Candles. Under $15 these cool high tech candles are solid wax, except for the electronics (of course). There are two new things about these LED candles. You can blow them out, AND these LED candles will also blow on! Major! Plus, each candle has a switch to select either a cool blue flame, or a more realistic yellowish flame. Great to use where it is too dangerous to have open flames. You can find these candles on thinkgeek.com or Amazon.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cool Shopping.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8604683073511782056-3926282587707540932?l=northshorestyle.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/feeds/3926282587707540932/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8604683073511782056&amp;postID=3926282587707540932' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/3926282587707540932'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/3926282587707540932'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/2009/01/now-you-can-blow-on-candle.html' title='Now you can “blow on” a candle?!'/><author><name>ARealist</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17080627256737869782</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/SPKZX5Tp1DI/AAAAAAAAAAM/sVW41vwP4RY/S220/NSLG+LogoBlack.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/SWK--F2Z8oI/AAAAAAAAABA/kWbVx1R-iLQ/s72-c/180_BlowOutCandles.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604683073511782056.post-3255221753057792247</id><published>2008-12-16T15:30:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2008-12-16T15:32:09.681-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Benz'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='technology'/><title type='text'>New Splitscreen Technology for the Mercedes-Benz S-Class</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/SUc5I8XFI_I/AAAAAAAAAAw/eslHyaodmDc/s1600-h/mercedes-benz-s-class-splitscreen-technology-540x313.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 186px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/SUc5I8XFI_I/AAAAAAAAAAw/eslHyaodmDc/s320/mercedes-benz-s-class-splitscreen-technology-540x313.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280251913919865842" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;I truly enjoy reading about emerging technology. This story was recently emailed to me from BenzInsider:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;In future, Mercedes-Benz is equipping its luxury class models as the first premium brand with a display screen that allows the driver and front passenger to view two different programs at the same time. While the driver is checking the navigation instructions, the front passenger can sit back and watch a film on the very same display. This is made possible by new SPLITVIEW technology which the Stuttgart premium brand is introducing in the S-Class for the first time.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt; Mercedes-Benz has integrated the new SPLITVIEW technology developed by Mercedes-Benz and Bosch into the innovative control and display system COMAND, which is centrally located in the dashboard console. Its generously dimensioned, 8-inch (approx. 20 mm) monitor shows a backlighted active matrix colour display (TFT-LCD). This shows two different images simultaneously by placing pixels adjacent to each other. A filter masking the display divides this mixed image in such a way that depending on the seating position, only the pixels making up one or the other image can be seen. As a result, the driver and front passenger can view different programmes on the same screen at the same time.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;The driver still has access to all the information from the control and display system COMAND on the display, while the front passenger uses the remote control to choose his own entertainment programme with DVDs, TV channels or music videos. To avoid distracting the driver with his entertainment programme, he also has the option of enjoying the programme via headphones. As before, the driver is able to view all the information provided by the COMAND system on the display.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt; Mercedes-Benz is introducing the new SPLITVIEW technology in the S-Class&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt; for the first time in summer 2009.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Now that's Cool.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8604683073511782056-3255221753057792247?l=northshorestyle.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/feeds/3255221753057792247/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8604683073511782056&amp;postID=3255221753057792247' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/3255221753057792247'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/3255221753057792247'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/2008/12/new-splitscreen-technology-for-mercedes.html' title='New Splitscreen Technology for the Mercedes-Benz S-Class'/><author><name>ARealist</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17080627256737869782</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/SPKZX5Tp1DI/AAAAAAAAAAM/sVW41vwP4RY/S220/NSLG+LogoBlack.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/SUc5I8XFI_I/AAAAAAAAAAw/eslHyaodmDc/s72-c/mercedes-benz-s-class-splitscreen-technology-540x313.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604683073511782056.post-7248783684214552888</id><published>2008-12-10T17:00:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2008-12-10T17:01:21.107-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Animatrix Part 2</title><content type='html'>Part 2 of the Animatrix. Presented by the Okiya Cinema Group.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Part 2:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;OBJECT CLASSID="clsid:02BF25D5-8C17-4B23-BC80-D3488ABDDC6B" WIDTH="160"HEIGHT="144" CODEBASE="http://www.apple.com/qtactivex/qtplugin.cab"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;PARAM name="SRC" VALUE="http://www.thenorthshorestyle.com/animatrix2.mp4"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;PARAM name="AUTOPLAY" VALUE="false"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;PARAM name="CONTROLLER" VALUE="true"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;EMBED SRC="http://www.thenorthshorestyle.com/animatrix2.mp4" WIDTH="160" HEIGHT="144" AUTOPLAY="false" CONTROLLER="true" TARGET="quicktimeplayer" PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/EMBED&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/OBJECT&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8604683073511782056-7248783684214552888?l=northshorestyle.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/feeds/7248783684214552888/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8604683073511782056&amp;postID=7248783684214552888' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/7248783684214552888'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/7248783684214552888'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/2008/12/animatrix-part-2.html' title='Animatrix Part 2'/><author><name>anjin19860</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05666776521725923693</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gqg60mWUiRY/SSxSl32CAvI/AAAAAAAAAA8/3N4WBKAz8DM/S220/techtop.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604683073511782056.post-3849434899546132010</id><published>2008-12-02T14:58:00.008-06:00</published><updated>2008-12-04T09:43:30.648-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Animatrix comes to the iPhone</title><content type='html'>The Animatrix. Cool. Contemporary. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;View it anywhere straight from your iPhone.You'll need the latest quicktime plug-in to view it on mac/pc though. iPhone users don't need to worry about that. Just hit the 'play' button on each video. Enjoy part 1.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Part 1:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;OBJECT CLASSID="clsid:02BF25D5-8C17-4B23-BC80-D3488ABDDC6B" WIDTH="160"HEIGHT="144" CODEBASE="http://www.apple.com/qtactivex/qtplugin.cab"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;PARAM name="SRC" VALUE="http://www.thenorthshorestyle.com/animatrix1.mp4"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;PARAM name="AUTOPLAY" VALUE="false"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;PARAM name="CONTROLLER" VALUE="true"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;EMBED SRC="http://www.thenorthshorestyle.com/animatrix1.mp4" WIDTH="160" HEIGHT="144" AUTOPLAY="false" CONTROLLER="true" TARGET="quicktimeplayer" PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/EMBED&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/OBJECT&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8604683073511782056-3849434899546132010?l=northshorestyle.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/feeds/3849434899546132010/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8604683073511782056&amp;postID=3849434899546132010' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/3849434899546132010'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/3849434899546132010'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/2008/12/animatrix.html' title='Animatrix comes to the iPhone'/><author><name>anjin19860</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05666776521725923693</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gqg60mWUiRY/SSxSl32CAvI/AAAAAAAAAA8/3N4WBKAz8DM/S220/techtop.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604683073511782056.post-4302460930457504054</id><published>2008-11-28T21:05:00.005-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-28T21:27:21.985-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tech'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='GPS'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='K.I.T.T.'/><title type='text'>Knight Rider GPS</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/STCzwho_zQI/AAAAAAAAAAo/kO30RDW8-dw/s1600-h/K.I.T.T..jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 221px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/STCzwho_zQI/AAAAAAAAAAo/kO30RDW8-dw/s320/K.I.T.T..jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273912809896267010" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Knight Rider GPS!  You can now experience turn-by-turn directions featuring the original voice of K.I.T.T., from Knight Rider. The device’s integrated randomized greetings and 300 custom names will welcome you to your navigation experience. What excites me the most is the aesthetics. There’s an active LED voice synthesizer display so the lights move in sync with the voice, similar to Michael Knight’s dashboard. On the GPS screen there’s a Trans-Am to represent your car. You can even upload your favorite music via the SD/MMC Memory Expansion slot. There’s a built in speaker and rechargeable battery. MSRP for the Knight Rider GPS is $269.95 U.S.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It’s available online at:&lt;br /&gt;•    RadioShack&lt;br /&gt;•    Best Buy&lt;br /&gt;•    Amazon.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8604683073511782056-4302460930457504054?l=northshorestyle.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/feeds/4302460930457504054/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8604683073511782056&amp;postID=4302460930457504054' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/4302460930457504054'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/4302460930457504054'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/2008/11/knight-rider-gps.html' title='Knight Rider GPS'/><author><name>ARealist</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17080627256737869782</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/SPKZX5Tp1DI/AAAAAAAAAAM/sVW41vwP4RY/S220/NSLG+LogoBlack.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/STCzwho_zQI/AAAAAAAAAAo/kO30RDW8-dw/s72-c/K.I.T.T..jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604683073511782056.post-3811914013941378148</id><published>2008-11-21T20:31:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-21T20:35:42.839-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Funky Bottoms</title><content type='html'>Wow! It's Friday already?! Sorry for the delay, here's this week's Okiya Cinema Group presentation: Kung Faux episode (?) entitled: Funky Bottoms! Enjoy!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kung Faux: &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;Funky Bottoms Part 1&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;a href="http://www.thenorthshorestyle.com/thumbnails/funkybottoms1.swf" rel="nofollow"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img width="115" src="http://www.thenorthshorestyle.com/thumbnails/playword.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kung Faux: &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;Funky Bottoms Part 2&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;a href="http://www.thenorthshorestyle.com/thumbnails/funkybottoms2.swf" rel="nofollow"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img width="115" src="http://www.thenorthshorestyle.com/thumbnails/playword.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kung Faux: &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;Funky Bottoms Part 3&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;a href="http://www.thenorthshorestyle.com/thumbnails/funkybottoms3.swf" rel="nofollow"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img width="115" src="http://www.thenorthshorestyle.com/thumbnails/playword.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8604683073511782056-3811914013941378148?l=northshorestyle.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/feeds/3811914013941378148/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8604683073511782056&amp;postID=3811914013941378148' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/3811914013941378148'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/3811914013941378148'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/2008/11/funky-bottoms.html' title='Funky Bottoms'/><author><name>anjin19860</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05666776521725923693</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gqg60mWUiRY/SSxSl32CAvI/AAAAAAAAAA8/3N4WBKAz8DM/S220/techtop.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604683073511782056.post-6223320079887770407</id><published>2008-11-20T09:34:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-20T10:12:00.204-06:00</updated><title type='text'>The Advanced Technique</title><content type='html'>After much thought and consideration, I've decided to share a bit of what I've learned over the years. From this, I hope you will come to appreciate what I now call 'The advanced technique'.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;1. Dealing with clients&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When dealing with clients, especially in the fields I am accustomed to working in (Programming, Design, etc.) I have three simple rules that are of the utmost importance to uphold (for me anyway).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;A.&lt;/span&gt; ALWAYS have a signed contract with EVERY SINGLE DETAIL (services to be rendered, payment down to the dollar/euro, etc., etc.) CLEARLY spelled out, AND a 25-50% payment before writing a single line of code.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;B.&lt;/span&gt; Never let the client talk you out of the contract or into changing it once it's signed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;C.&lt;/span&gt; Always have a contingency plan in the event that anything goes south later on down the road.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let me go ahead and explain reasoning behind the preceding rules. The first one is a protection for both me and the client. Especially the down payment. I've noticed that clients are A LOT less likely to stiff you on a bill if they've already paid at least something. Also, clarity is an absolute necessity because many people like to exploit 'shades of gray'. The second one is especially applicable when dealing with clients that are known personally. Many times friends or personal associates unknowingly breach the wall of professionalism by attempting such a ploy. This can be devastating to not only my wallet, but also my reputation. I'll admit there are times when friends will get a little discount based on my own discretion, but this friendly reduction in price should be decided upon BEFORE the written agreement is made and is to be reflected accordingly IN THE CONTRACT. The damage done to the reputation is simple: once word gets out that so and so has gotten a 'deal' in spite of a contract, then the binding authority of it is diminished. Now we come to the third 'rule': the contingency plan. This is needed at all times because one never knows when the arrangement can go south. This can happen even if a contract is signed. I'll go ahead and relate an example that occurred quite recently in fact with me. I was contracted to do some work for a client that I worked with previously for a little over a year or so. After completing what I was contracted to do (setting up a database, a simple 'coming soon' page, creating email addresses and configuring them with both outlook and entourage, and some financial consulting), he decided not to pay the final installment of the &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;previously agreed upon&lt;/span&gt; compensation. I made several attempts to contact this client but was faced with phone call screening (i.e. 'caller-i.d.-ing') and no responses to voicemails, emails, or text communication. After four days of this I enacted my 'contingency plan', which was to undo everything I had done for the client. This involved deleting the database, the email addresses, and the coming soon page. This is just one example of a contingency plan that I have been forced to use over the years. That being said, I hope my logic has become a bit clearer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;2. Dealing with friends&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ah yes, the one thing that can be closer than a sibling. I must say, I have made a ton of friends over the years. I also have to admit that I've discontinued my association with many as well. I think the way you need to deal with friends is a bit different than how you deal with clients or even family. There are decisions that have to be made on how and even when to interact with them. I've noticed over the years that a few key elements have to be in a friendship. Some of these are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;1.&lt;/span&gt; Honesty.&lt;br /&gt;I say this because I've suffered a few too many times from the betrayal of a dishonest friend. This can be absolutely infuriating to discover that someone within your 'inner circle' is not who they appear to be.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;2.&lt;/span&gt; Trustworthiness.&lt;br /&gt;This actually ties in with the honesty point but goes a bit further. I mean, how can you truly be friends with a person if they aren't trustworthy? I actually have had a so-called 'friend' steal from me (I'm actually trying to track this ape down to this day). It is still amazing to me how a person can have a close association with another and then all of a sudden take advantage of him/her. Well, I believe that the offender was never really of strong moral fiber at all. That it was simply a matter of masking their true selves for as long as possible. However, a tiger never changes his stripes. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;3.&lt;/span&gt; Trust.&lt;br /&gt;This may be an academic matter but I believe trust is essential for a friendship to be a close one. When one has a close friend, he/she can be confided in with delicate and profound matters of discussion and thought. There is no need to repeatedly say 'this is just between you and me'. One knows that if he/she pays for dinner, coffee or whatever the other person will respond in kind eventually. I look at it this way: for my friends (when it comes to money), 'if I have it, you have it'. That means, if I have the means to assist financially then I will without hesitation. It also means that if I need assistance, I do not have to worry about whether or not my close friend will provide it. Nor do I have to be concerned with backstabbing talk behind the back. &lt;br /&gt;Like I said, these are just a few requirements of a close friendship, the list is nearly limitless. As long as no shadiness of any kind is present, the friendship (I've found)will be truly enjoyable and lasting. I suppose there are a few things that can destroy a friendship...for example:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;1.&lt;/span&gt; Juvenile behavior.&lt;br /&gt;Playing with one's food in a restaurant makes me want to get violent with the person. Eating crayons in public garners a slap as well. Dancing in the middle of Michigan avenue in Chicago is a capital offense. The list goes on and on.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;2.&lt;/span&gt; Being overly 'clingy'.&lt;br /&gt;If we are 'just friends', there should never arise a question of whereabouts. Let me elaborate. This should never be heard: 'where the eff have you been?! I've been waiting all day for you!' when no prior plans or arrangements have been made. This crosses into the boyfriend/girlfriend realm. There are other 'clingy' behaviors but again, the list is limitless.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;3.&lt;/span&gt; Two-faced actions.&lt;br /&gt;I don't think this really needs an explanation. Basically when one smiles in your face and then talks about you like a dog behind your back. 'Nuff said'.&lt;br /&gt;These are again, just a few examples. Without these undesirable traits 'mucking' things up, the friendship should be just fine. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After these considerations, I leave you with my trademark phrase that is applicable both professionally and personally: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;No time for regrets, only success.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;The Advanced Technique&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" id="iMprint" width="415" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" name="iMprint" height="420" align="middle"&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;param value="sameDomain" name="allowScriptAccess"/&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;param value="true" name="allowFullScreen"/&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;param value="http://www.thenorthshorestyle.com/thumbnails/ILLTechnique.swf" name="movie"/&gt;&lt;param value="high" name="quality"/&gt;&lt;param value="#336699" name="bgcolor"/&gt; &lt;embed pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" align="middle" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="420" src="http://www.thenorthshorestyle.com/thumbnails/ILLTechnique.swf" bgcolor="#336699" allowfullscreen="true" width="415" name="iMprint"/&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8604683073511782056-6223320079887770407?l=northshorestyle.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/feeds/6223320079887770407/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8604683073511782056&amp;postID=6223320079887770407' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/6223320079887770407'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/6223320079887770407'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/2008/11/advanced-technique.html' title='The Advanced Technique'/><author><name>anjin19860</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05666776521725923693</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gqg60mWUiRY/SSxSl32CAvI/AAAAAAAAAA8/3N4WBKAz8DM/S220/techtop.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604683073511782056.post-6248326206037287233</id><published>2008-11-12T09:05:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-12T09:14:39.468-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Ill Master!</title><content type='html'>Let me start out by apologizing in advance for taking so long for the next installment of the Okiya Cinema Group. It's already been a long week for me (chasing bum clients who don't want to pay etc, etc...) so I've been a bit backed up. But without further ado, I give you Kung Faux Episode (?) Titled 'Ill Master'. It's broken up into 3 parts. Click 'play' to play each segment. Also, all of the entertainment put up here will always be to the right as well. Enjoy! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.thenorthshorestyle.com/thumbnails/videoplayer.swf" rel="nofollow"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.thenorthshorestyle.com/thumbnails/playword.jpg" width="150"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;(Ill Master Part 1)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.thenorthshorestyle.com/thumbnails/illmasterpart2.swf" rel="nofollow"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.thenorthshorestyle.com/thumbnails/playword.jpg" width="150"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (Ill Master Part 2)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.thenorthshorestyle.com/thumbnails/illmasterpart3.swf" rel="nofollow"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.thenorthshorestyle.com/thumbnails/playword.jpg" width="150"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (Ill Master Part 3)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8604683073511782056-6248326206037287233?l=northshorestyle.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/feeds/6248326206037287233/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8604683073511782056&amp;postID=6248326206037287233' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/6248326206037287233'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/6248326206037287233'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/2008/11/ill-master.html' title='Ill Master!'/><author><name>anjin19860</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05666776521725923693</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gqg60mWUiRY/SSxSl32CAvI/AAAAAAAAAA8/3N4WBKAz8DM/S220/techtop.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604683073511782056.post-696774305393639139</id><published>2008-11-11T14:21:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-11T14:26:44.329-06:00</updated><title type='text'>PS3</title><content type='html'>I've been contemplating the benefit of purchasing a PS3 for some time now, mainly for the Metal Gear Solid title that has been lauded as on of the best in the series. The only factor prohibiting, or rather, slowing my decision to buy one is that ever-annoying little thing called time. Will I ever have time to play it? I have a Nintendo Wii and I must say it's a blast to play but I think my wife and I have actually played it a total of 4 times. Btw, it was purchased back in march (to put it in perspective). After much consideration though, I figure what the heck, might as well go for it. After all, the worst that it could do is just put me one step further to my ultimate goal of acquiring every game system and creating a playable game museum type room in my house...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8604683073511782056-696774305393639139?l=northshorestyle.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/feeds/696774305393639139/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8604683073511782056&amp;postID=696774305393639139' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/696774305393639139'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/696774305393639139'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/2008/11/ps3.html' title='PS3'/><author><name>anjin19860</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05666776521725923693</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gqg60mWUiRY/SSxSl32CAvI/AAAAAAAAAA8/3N4WBKAz8DM/S220/techtop.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604683073511782056.post-2981469243554922843</id><published>2008-11-10T19:30:00.005-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-10T19:43:38.592-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Happy Happy Joy Joy!</title><content type='html'>Yes I did dare to quote Ren &amp; Stimpy for a second there...Anyway, I just ordered a G-shock Gulfman (Tide and Moon edition) watch! It's a nice black with 80's purple-ish accented wording. I think it's pretty fly and unusual due to the color variation. Unfortunately I cheaped out and got the free shipping so it'll be 5-7 days before I get it :( Just click below to see a bigger High-Def image of my soon-to-be new Gulfman!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51VvEGSV1TL._SL500_.jpg" rel="nofollow"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51VvEGSV1TL._SL500_.jpg" width="250"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8604683073511782056-2981469243554922843?l=northshorestyle.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/feeds/2981469243554922843/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8604683073511782056&amp;postID=2981469243554922843' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/2981469243554922843'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/2981469243554922843'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/2008/11/happy-happy-joy-joy.html' title='Happy Happy Joy Joy!'/><author><name>anjin19860</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05666776521725923693</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gqg60mWUiRY/SSxSl32CAvI/AAAAAAAAAA8/3N4WBKAz8DM/S220/techtop.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604683073511782056.post-5139632656726864245</id><published>2008-11-07T22:37:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-07T22:44:47.224-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Perfect for the pool</title><content type='html'>In my endless search for form &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;and&lt;/span&gt; function, I came across a wonderful little tidbit about the g-shock frogman, gulfman, and ana-digi lines of watches: They are VERY water resistant (up to 200Meters). Wtf does that mean? Basically, that means that if you're diving to a depth that doesn't require an oxygen tank, you can wear these watches and not worry about them (i.e. snorkeling and more importantly for me, swimming in a pool, let's say at an LA Fitness...). So it looks like I'll be getting one asap so I can finally start timing my laps! And it sure doesn't hurt that I'll look MAD fly doing it! The example below is the brazilian frogman.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" id="iMprint" width="315" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" name="iMprint" height="250" align="middle"&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;param value="sameDomain" name="allowScriptAccess"/&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;param value="true" name="allowFullScreen"/&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;param value="http://thenorthshorestyle.com/thumbnails/brazilianfrogman.swf" name="movie"/&gt;&lt;param value="high" name="quality"/&gt;&lt;param value="#ffffff" name="bgcolor"/&gt; &lt;embed pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" align="middle" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="250" src="http://thenorthshorestyle.com/thumbnails/brazilianfrogman.swf" bgcolor="#ffffff" allowfullscreen="true" width="315" name="iMprint"/&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8604683073511782056-5139632656726864245?l=northshorestyle.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/feeds/5139632656726864245/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8604683073511782056&amp;postID=5139632656726864245' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/5139632656726864245'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/5139632656726864245'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/2008/11/perfect-for-pool.html' title='Perfect for the pool'/><author><name>anjin19860</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05666776521725923693</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gqg60mWUiRY/SSxSl32CAvI/AAAAAAAAAA8/3N4WBKAz8DM/S220/techtop.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604683073511782056.post-8766263247655892791</id><published>2008-11-07T22:35:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-07T22:37:06.017-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Evisu too</title><content type='html'>Not to be forgotten are these Evisu Jeans. I just love the kanji on the back!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" id="iMprint" width="315" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" name="iMprint" height="350" align="middle"&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;param value="sameDomain" name="allowScriptAccess"/&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;param value="true" name="allowFullScreen"/&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;param value="http://thenorthshorestyle.com/thumbnails/evisujeans.swf" name="movie"/&gt;&lt;param value="high" name="quality"/&gt;&lt;param value="#ffffff" name="bgcolor"/&gt; &lt;embed pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" align="middle" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="350" src="http://thenorthshorestyle.com/thumbnails/evisujeans.swf" bgcolor="#ffffff" allowfullscreen="true" width="315" name="iMprint"/&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8604683073511782056-8766263247655892791?l=northshorestyle.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/feeds/8766263247655892791/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8604683073511782056&amp;postID=8766263247655892791' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/8766263247655892791'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/8766263247655892791'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/2008/11/evisu-too.html' title='Evisu too'/><author><name>anjin19860</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05666776521725923693</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gqg60mWUiRY/SSxSl32CAvI/AAAAAAAAAA8/3N4WBKAz8DM/S220/techtop.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604683073511782056.post-6235484843261476119</id><published>2008-11-07T22:29:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-07T22:35:08.157-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Evisu</title><content type='html'>If I had 'unlimited bank' I'd SO collect Evisu! Example A: This Evisu tee:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" id="iMprint" width="315" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" name="iMprint" height="250" align="middle"&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;param value="sameDomain" name="allowScriptAccess"/&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;param value="true" name="allowFullScreen"/&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;param value="http://thenorthshorestyle.com/thumbnails/evisutee.swf" name="movie"/&gt;&lt;param value="high" name="quality"/&gt;&lt;param value="#000000" name="bgcolor"/&gt; &lt;embed pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" align="middle" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="250" src="http://thenorthshorestyle.com/thumbnails/evisutee.swf" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" width="315" name="iMprint"/&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8604683073511782056-6235484843261476119?l=northshorestyle.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/feeds/6235484843261476119/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8604683073511782056&amp;postID=6235484843261476119' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/6235484843261476119'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/6235484843261476119'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/2008/11/evisu.html' title='Evisu'/><author><name>anjin19860</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05666776521725923693</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gqg60mWUiRY/SSxSl32CAvI/AAAAAAAAAA8/3N4WBKAz8DM/S220/techtop.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604683073511782056.post-7533509928450206722</id><published>2008-11-06T11:59:00.004-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-06T12:08:28.322-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Focus on Fashion</title><content type='html'>My tastes in fashion coming to you directly! Starting with my coveted G-Shock! Stay tuned for more to come...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" id="iMprint" width="415" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" name="iMprint" height="420" align="middle"&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;param value="sameDomain" name="allowScriptAccess"/&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;param value="true" name="allowFullScreen"/&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;param value="http://thenorthshorestyle.com/thumbnails/dolphinandwhale.swf" name="movie"/&gt;&lt;param value="high" name="quality"/&gt;&lt;param value="#336699" name="bgcolor"/&gt; &lt;embed pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" align="middle" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="420" src="http://thenorthshorestyle.com/thumbnails/dolphinandwhale.swf" bgcolor="#336699" allowfullscreen="true" width="415" name="iMprint"/&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8604683073511782056-7533509928450206722?l=northshorestyle.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/feeds/7533509928450206722/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8604683073511782056&amp;postID=7533509928450206722' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/7533509928450206722'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/7533509928450206722'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/2008/11/focus-on-fashion.html' title='Focus on Fashion'/><author><name>anjin19860</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05666776521725923693</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gqg60mWUiRY/SSxSl32CAvI/AAAAAAAAAA8/3N4WBKAz8DM/S220/techtop.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604683073511782056.post-8013149218079562837</id><published>2008-11-05T00:23:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-05T23:14:23.674-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Always Evolving and Changing</title><content type='html'>I couldn’t think of a more prevalent time to post this brief commentary of our journey thus far. Tonight’s historic event made me reflect on the opportunities we have and will have in the future. Being students in the process of growing a business involves innovation, creativity and constant change. I will not say that its been easy or that no risk is involved, but we have been persistent in our efforts. Suffice it to say we have pulled together our resources and continue to execute. We are embarking on a journey &amp;amp; here we will express our thoughts along with some random fun. We hope you join us each step of the way as we discover and develop. I wish all a good nights rest and productive future. I’ll leave this post with a quote from another entrepreneur: “A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer”.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8604683073511782056-8013149218079562837?l=northshorestyle.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/feeds/8013149218079562837/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8604683073511782056&amp;postID=8013149218079562837' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/8013149218079562837'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/8013149218079562837'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/2008/11/always-evolving-and-changing.html' title='Always Evolving and Changing'/><author><name>ARealist</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17080627256737869782</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IV2HLyEvXuw/SPKZX5Tp1DI/AAAAAAAAAAM/sVW41vwP4RY/S220/NSLG+LogoBlack.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604683073511782056.post-4529175899780555546</id><published>2008-11-04T19:36:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-04T19:43:47.812-06:00</updated><title type='text'>This upsets me to no end...</title><content type='html'>This by far is one of the most despicable things I've encountered recently:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.51japanesecharacters.com/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As one who has had a love affair with japan for the past 20 out of 22 years, this is yet another reason I will be blowing money on japanese parafonelia. Grrrr...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" id="iMprint" width="315" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" name="iMprint" height="320" align="middle"&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;param value="sameDomain" name="allowScriptAccess"/&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;param value="true" name="allowFullScreen"/&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;param value="http://www.51japanesecharacters.com/51JapaneseCharacters.swf" name="movie"/&gt;&lt;param value="high" name="quality"/&gt;&lt;param value="#336699" name="bgcolor"/&gt; &lt;embed pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" align="middle" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="320" src="http://www.51japanesecharacters.com/51JapaneseCharacters.swf" bgcolor="#336699" allowfullscreen="true" width="315" name="iMprint"/&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8604683073511782056-4529175899780555546?l=northshorestyle.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/feeds/4529175899780555546/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8604683073511782056&amp;postID=4529175899780555546' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/4529175899780555546'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/4529175899780555546'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/2008/11/this-upsets-me-to-no-end.html' title='This upsets me to no end...'/><author><name>anjin19860</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05666776521725923693</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gqg60mWUiRY/SSxSl32CAvI/AAAAAAAAAA8/3N4WBKAz8DM/S220/techtop.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604683073511782056.post-1467343987498994751</id><published>2008-11-04T13:23:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-04T13:26:47.779-06:00</updated><title type='text'>KG?</title><content type='html'>I don't think it does but everyone else swears this looks like Kevin Garnett. I just drew it from a GQ ad (click image for a larger view)...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://thenorthshorestyle.com/thumbnails/myGQdrawing.jpg" rel="nofollow"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://thenorthshorestyle.com/thumbnails/myGQdrawing.jpg" width="250"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8604683073511782056-1467343987498994751?l=northshorestyle.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/feeds/1467343987498994751/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8604683073511782056&amp;postID=1467343987498994751' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/1467343987498994751'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/1467343987498994751'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/2008/11/kg.html' title='KG?'/><author><name>anjin19860</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05666776521725923693</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gqg60mWUiRY/SSxSl32CAvI/AAAAAAAAAA8/3N4WBKAz8DM/S220/techtop.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604683073511782056.post-2668588744263930090</id><published>2008-11-04T11:50:00.010-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-04T15:14:26.279-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Okiya Cinema Group</title><content type='html'>Konichi-wa! I've decided to start a weekly media series. Each week I'll post an episode (usually broken up into a few parts) of some form of entertainment. Every other month or so I'll post a movie (yes, a FULL LENGTH feature presentation). I don't see much of this being done so why not be a pioneer, right? Enjoy this week's kick-off: Samurai Champloo Episode 18 entitled &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;'War of the Words'&lt;/span&gt; ! PS: Click &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;'play button'&lt;/span&gt; to view (some episodes may take a little while to load).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.thenorthshorestyle.com/thumbnails/samuraichamploo18.swf" rel="nofollow"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.thenorthshorestyle.com/thumbnails/playword.jpg" width="150"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oh, and all of these episodes/films are property of their respective studios, etc.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8604683073511782056-2668588744263930090?l=northshorestyle.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/feeds/2668588744263930090/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8604683073511782056&amp;postID=2668588744263930090' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/2668588744263930090'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/2668588744263930090'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/2008/11/okiya-cinema-group.html' title='Okiya Cinema Group'/><author><name>anjin19860</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05666776521725923693</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gqg60mWUiRY/SSxSl32CAvI/AAAAAAAAAA8/3N4WBKAz8DM/S220/techtop.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604683073511782056.post-753920787991450223</id><published>2008-11-02T18:03:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-02T21:38:15.267-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Life is art</title><content type='html'>Just wanted to share some of my artwork. Inspired by Vanessa Alexander to go ahead and put something up showcasing what I love to do!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" id="iMprint" width="350" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" name="iMprint" height="550" align="middle"&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;param value="sameDomain" name="allowScriptAccess"/&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;param value="true" name="allowFullScreen"/&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;param value="http://thesakurateahouse.com/documents/himuraartgarden.swf" name="movie"/&gt;&lt;param value="high" name="quality"/&gt;&lt;param value="#336699" name="bgcolor"/&gt; &lt;embed pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" align="middle" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="550" src="http://thesakurateahouse.com/documents/himuraartgarden.swf" bgcolor="#336699" allowfullscreen="true" width="350" name="iMprint"/&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8604683073511782056-753920787991450223?l=northshorestyle.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/feeds/753920787991450223/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8604683073511782056&amp;postID=753920787991450223' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/753920787991450223'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/753920787991450223'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/2008/11/life-is-art.html' title='Life is art'/><author><name>anjin19860</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05666776521725923693</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gqg60mWUiRY/SSxSl32CAvI/AAAAAAAAAA8/3N4WBKAz8DM/S220/techtop.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604683073511782056.post-7247405648774931931</id><published>2008-10-29T19:32:00.009-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-29T22:59:53.862-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Stylish Samples</title><content type='html'>Here's an idea...why not show everybody what's new over at the North Shore Shop? Newest products will show up automatically to the right. Oh, and as an added bonus, followers can receive discounts! Follow us, get a coupon! Simple, right? And remember...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" id="iMprint" width="200" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" name="iMprint" height="150" align="middle"&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;param value="sameDomain" name="allowScriptAccess"/&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;param value="true" name="allowFullScreen"/&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;param value="http://www.thenorthshorestyle.com/thumbnails/tokyoswag.swf" name="movie"/&gt;&lt;param value="high" name="quality"/&gt;&lt;param value="#336699" name="bgcolor"/&gt; &lt;embed pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" align="middle" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="150" src="http://www.thenorthshorestyle.com/thumbnails/tokyoswag.swf" bgcolor="#336699" allowfullscreen="true" width="200" name="iMprint"/&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8604683073511782056-7247405648774931931?l=northshorestyle.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/feeds/7247405648774931931/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8604683073511782056&amp;postID=7247405648774931931' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/7247405648774931931'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/7247405648774931931'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/2008/10/stylish-samples.html' title='Stylish Samples'/><author><name>anjin19860</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05666776521725923693</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gqg60mWUiRY/SSxSl32CAvI/AAAAAAAAAA8/3N4WBKAz8DM/S220/techtop.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604683073511782056.post-6737422874169685328</id><published>2008-10-29T16:08:00.020-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-29T19:44:43.148-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Late Registration</title><content type='html'>I will be conducting an online series of tutorial courses commencing this winter! They will cover HTML, Flash, Mac OS X, Windows, Microsoft Office (windows and mac versions) and finally, the much loved iPhone! Stay tuned for more details (dates, times, prices, etc).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" id="iMprint" width="400" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" name="iMprint" height="350" align="middle"&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;param value="sameDomain" name="allowScriptAccess"/&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;param value="true" name="allowFullScreen"/&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;param value="http://www.thenorthshorestyle.com/professorcool.swf" name="movie"/&gt;&lt;param value="high" name="quality"/&gt;&lt;param value="#336699" name="bgcolor"/&gt; &lt;embed pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" align="middle" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="350" src="http://www.thenorthshorestyle.com/professorcool.swf" bgcolor="#336699" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" name="iMprint"/&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8604683073511782056-6737422874169685328?l=northshorestyle.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/feeds/6737422874169685328/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8604683073511782056&amp;postID=6737422874169685328' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/6737422874169685328'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/6737422874169685328'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/2008/10/late-registration.html' title='Late Registration'/><author><name>anjin19860</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05666776521725923693</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gqg60mWUiRY/SSxSl32CAvI/AAAAAAAAAA8/3N4WBKAz8DM/S220/techtop.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604683073511782056.post-4296646274759457700</id><published>2008-10-19T19:48:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-19T19:50:47.672-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Style Sessions</title><content type='html'>Hello everyone!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Almost forgot, but we also have the 'Style Sessions' (the North Shore Style forums)! As with the blog, it's a work in progress and we'd love to hear any and all comments and/or suggestions!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://thenorthshorestyle.com/phpBB3/index.php"&gt;http://thenorthshorestyle.com/phpBB3/index.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8604683073511782056-4296646274759457700?l=northshorestyle.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/feeds/4296646274759457700/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8604683073511782056&amp;postID=4296646274759457700' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/4296646274759457700'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/4296646274759457700'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/2008/10/style-sessions.html' title='Style Sessions'/><author><name>anjin19860</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05666776521725923693</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gqg60mWUiRY/SSxSl32CAvI/AAAAAAAAAA8/3N4WBKAz8DM/S220/techtop.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604683073511782056.post-1889182295107674279</id><published>2008-10-15T21:30:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-16T09:24:45.819-05:00</updated><title type='text'>The North Shore Shop</title><content type='html'>After much delay, the North Shore Shop is now open! Here you can purchase everything that North Shore Style and the North Shore Logistics Group has for sale! We'll be updating our inventory regularly so be sure to check back often.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://thenorthshorestyle.com/thenorthshoreshop.html"&gt;http://thenorthshorestyle.com/thenorthshoreshop.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8604683073511782056-1889182295107674279?l=northshorestyle.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/feeds/1889182295107674279/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8604683073511782056&amp;postID=1889182295107674279' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/1889182295107674279'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/1889182295107674279'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/2008/10/north-shore-shop.html' title='The North Shore Shop'/><author><name>anjin19860</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05666776521725923693</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gqg60mWUiRY/SSxSl32CAvI/AAAAAAAAAA8/3N4WBKAz8DM/S220/techtop.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8604683073511782056.post-3819580410963275981</id><published>2008-10-13T12:35:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-14T10:56:09.421-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='iPhone'/><title type='text'>New iPhone feature!</title><content type='html'>Oh I'm so excited! I can now save pictures from safari on my iPhone!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8604683073511782056-3819580410963275981?l=northshorestyle.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/feeds/3819580410963275981/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8604683073511782056&amp;postID=3819580410963275981' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/3819580410963275981'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8604683073511782056/posts/default/3819580410963275981'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northshorestyle.blogspot.com/2008/10/new-iphone-feature.html' title='New iPhone feature!'/><author><name>anjin19860</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05666776521725923693</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gqg60mWUiRY/SSxSl32CAvI/AAAAAAAAAA8/3N4WBKAz8DM/S220/techtop.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
