Had enough of seeing grids and folders of static (Calendar app excluded, of course) icons on your iDevice? Well, here’s one option to relieving your tedium: a Windows Phone 7 theme for the iPhone and iPod touch. You’ll naturally need to jailbreak your iOS handheld in order to restyle it quite so dramatically, but once you do, you’ll have all your precious apps sorted in a neat alphabetical pile on one screen, with the other waiting patiently for your customizations and live tile choices. It’s a good looking little mod, we have to say, and it’s currently going through beta testing, so why not grab your iPhone and see if it can survive a lick of Microsoft paint without self-combusting?

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Toshiba Mini NB305-N440BL 10.1-Inch Royal Blue Netbook (8 Hour Battery Life)

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Hello John Biggs -

I would like to be the CrunchGear intern. At 28 years of age I’d probably be the oldest, creepiest intern that CrunchGear has ever hired. That being said, I don’t look a day past 26. I should also tell you that I’m taller than most people so I would be good at seeing over smaller, scrawnier geeks at trade shows. Although since I’m so old, I’d probably get tired at around noon.

Those words began the e-mail I sent on May 31st, 2007, in response to a post titled Desperately Seeking CrunchGear Intern. I ended the e-mail by saying, “Thanks for your time and I’ll be floored if I hear back from you…”

And I was floored. I was truly floored.

Up until that point, gadget blogs were a read-only affair for me. I was on the outside looking in, thinking how insanely wonderful it’d be to write about gadgets for a living. My dream job–absolutely, 100% my dream job. Little did I know it’d turn into a nightmare.

Just kidding. It has been, continues to be, and will always be a dream job for me. I can honestly tell you that there hasn’t been a single day I’ve woken up and wished I didn’t have to go to work. I hope that’s come through in my 4,036 posts here.

In that spirit, I want to make it clear that I’m not leaving for any reason other than having perpetual, ever-present, non-STD-related ants in my pants. I made it almost three years at CrunchGear, which is longer than I’ve made it anywhere else. I truly loved my time here.

Those of you who have been reading CrunchGear for a while may recall that one of my favorite games in the whole wide world is SimCity 3000. I look at my work here as a city I’ve been building for a while. It’s big, it’s sprawling, and I’ve used up every tile of space. It’s beautiful and I love it, but it’s time to start working on a new city. My CrunchGear city isn’t perfect by any means, but I’ll hopefully use what I’ve learned here to build another great city.

I’ll be joining fellow CrunchGear alumnus Peter Ha over at Techland, where I’ve been doing weekly video reviews for a while. He made me an offer I couldn’t refuse, the timing seemed right, and I can promise you that what I’ll be doing over there won’t be all that different from what I’ve been doing here. There will be more videos, more weird “what is this doing on a gadget blog?” types of posts, and more bright blue instead of bright orange.

I can’t thank the readers here or my fellow writers enough. Words couldn’t possibly express how grateful I am to be doing what I’m doing but, as a writer, I should probably try.

To the readers: I love you guys. You’ve made me a much better writer. You’ve taught me the importance of thorough research, the importance of trying to keep straight-up news posts non-biased, and the importance of keeping my videos short and entertaining. I’m sure there are a few of you who may be happy to see me go but I hope there are more of you who have felt like you’ve gotten your money’s worth from me. Readers are absolutely the lifeblood of any good site and I tried to keep that idea at the forefront of my mind during my time here.

To the writers: You guys are hands down the best crew I’ve ever worked with. It takes a special kind of crazy to work here—long hours, frozen budgets, stolen coverage, miles upon miles of trade shows, exploding live blogs, worn out keyboards, and wondering if what you do for a living really makes an actual difference in the grand scheme of things. I can tell you that what you do does, indeed, matter because I still remember what it was like to be a reader. And a big, big, big thanks to John for turning me from a reader into a writer.

I’m going to miss this place terribly, but I’m excited for what’s next. Thanks for the memories, everyone. I’ll leave you, if you don’t mind, with some of my firsts and favorites:

Firsts!

• First post ever: WiiWare: New Indie Wii Shop Channel Games in 2008
• First scuffle I got into with a reader, who it turns out owned the site I was bad-mouthing: Old Crap-Ass Phones That Cost Way Too Much
• First big-boy interview: Interview With Acer President Gianfranco Lanci
• First post that made me truly skeptical of PR and marketing: Who Else Got Burned By An ‘End Of Summer’ Promise?
• First on-camera video review: Samsung Juke review
• First live podcast: Live CrunchGear podcast today at 1:00 PM, Eastern

Favorites!

• Recommendation Rescinded: Comcast’s TiVo interface
• How come nobody told me about the Dallas airport?
• Review: Keychain Breathalyzer + Flashlight
• All About Linux 2008: Great Moments in Linux History
• Line for Boston Apple Store stretches four city blocks
• Video Review: Flip Mino digital camcorder
• Two Boston-area magicians involved in bar brawl, each sustains massive loss of hit points
• Sweater Friends
• Real Bigfoot carcass to be shown this Friday…or not
• Review: Penguin Home Soda Maker
• CrunchFail: Doug and Greg crash and burn at Rock Band challenge
• Blogger frustrated with iMovie, sees man on Segway
• Review: Health Energy Potion
• Video Review: Snuggie Blanket
• Smittens: World’s dumbest mittens
• Video Review: Batter Blaster pancakes in a can
• Simpsons ‘Comic Book Guy’ apparently selling lawn darts now
• MIT’s EurekaFest showcases high school students’ problem-solving prototypes
• Review: WristOffice mobile device holder
• An open letter to the creator of the pretzel dog
• Breath-based glucose sensor developed (and why it may never make it to market)

Ah, good times. Thanks again for the memories, CrunchGear. Don’t be a stranger.

The Biggest Loser is a reality television show that has aired on NBC for several years. It is a show that has created a loyal following since it first debuted. The program is designed to take a bunch of people and put them through a series of challenges designed to see who can last through the duration of the show by losing more weight than the others. The people get to train at the Biggest Loser Ranch which is full of state of the art training equipment. Two physical fitness experts are also at the ranch to help guide the contestants. The contestants on the show are obese The heaviest person that ever competed on the show was over 500 pounds when he started. The participants on the show are typically 100 pounds or more overweight. Most of these people have serious health complications because of their obesity and need to lose the weight in order to live a fruitful life.

When the people enter the ranch they are taught how to lose weight fast by monitoring exactly how many calories they take in each day and measuring the amount of calories they burn on a daily basis.} The highlight at the end of the show is the weigh in, where the participants with the smallest weight loss are put on the chopping block. The people who are not up for elimination get to cast their choice for which person they want to see leave the ranch, At the end of the season a champion is crowned in a final show that sees which of the last three remaining contestants lost the most weight by percentage oveer the whole season. The winner is given a large cash prize and earns the tile of The Biggest Loser. Monetary prizes are also awarded to the runners-up. The finale is also when all the people who were voted off the ranch get to return and see which one of them will win a reward for losing the most weight while at home. Whether they get a prize or not, all of the participants in the show are winners. By participating in the show they all learn how to lose weight and lead a healthier and longer life.

The show is bigger than just another televised competition. It has spawned a new weight loss industry. It is different from the days when we bought home the newest six pack ab exercises video and vowed to work out at home. The show provides a new motivation for people to lose weight. They see the amazing success that is achieved by the people on the show and realize that they too can accomplish the same thing. Theshow has its own website so you can follow the contestants on the show, but the website also has many other uses. It has ways that you can track your own weight loss program. They provide suggestions for workout programs. It also has the biggest loser forum, where people can learn about other people’s stories and compare them to their own, or if they need some support, they can find chat room and discussion groups that will help keep themselves motivated. When you participate in a discussion group, you won’t feel like you are alone in your struggles.

Because it is a television show and is designed to make money for the network, the series will one day be taken off the air. Hopefully before it does it will motivate and inspire a nation to lead healthier lives so they can enjoy their life to the fullest.

Researchers at Canada’s Queen’s University have been working on the most seemingly harmless of technologies, board games. They are taking a little different approach from the Microsoft Surface gaming project though.

By using a projector and a camera mounted above the table, gamers would be able to move panels around and interact with the environment. Even the way a player moves the panels would influence the action of the game. The video shows troops being deployed from a craft to the shore simply by tilting the tile towards the designated area. While the current system is limited to the ceiling mounted projector, future versions could use OLED or E-Ink style media as that technology matures. I have to admit the though of playing Risk on this system definitely appeals to me.

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One of the things that is the most used part of the house is our carpets.  We walk on it everyday.We also play on it.And if we have pets they also lie on it everyday.  But one thing people don’t realize is you can make your carpets last.Just like any thing, if you take care of it it would last. So here are some tips to making your carpets last.

First thing you want to do is have them cleaned regularly. They are like anything that are used everyday.  They need to be cleaned.Just like with your clothes, would you use them without cleaning them first.It applies to carpets also. You can hire a company to do it like my carpet cleaning San Diego company.Or you can just do it by yourself.

If you choose to clean it yourselves.  Make sure you know what you are doing. Because if you don’t know what you are doing then you would just make it look more ugly.  So if you do know how to clean your carpets right make sure you use good carpet cleaning products. If you go with cheaper brands they don’t do a good job. This will end up costing you in the long run.  So make sure you know what you are doing.  Then make sure you are using the right products.

Finally, another way to make your carpets last long is to not wear shoes inside your houses.  I know that is an Asian tradition but it works. Because I run a tile in San Diego business and the flooring that lasts longest are Asian homes.  They believe shoes are meant for the outside.That is why they don’t use shoes inside their houses.

Following the tips mentioned above will make your carpets last longer and make them clean all the time.It is a major part of your house so you should keep it clean.The last thing you want is something that can be easily seen in your house but is very dirty.