Chief Prognosticator

Here’s another bold prediction out of the Chief Prognosticator lair — the next Mini-Mac won’t be mini anymore, it will be nano!

With the release of the MacBook Air, the ultra-thin laptop, it only makes sense that the next Mac mini will be a lot smaller. Sure it’s small now, hence the “Mini” tag, but Apple is known for going from Mini to Nano in a blink of an eye. Watch for this prediction to come true!

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What makes blackjack so interesting? Well part of it is the quick action and big payouts. Another is the chance for being an instant winner by hitting a blackjack on the first two cards. Also blackjack is probably the best odds casino games out there where you are closest to the house. Out of all these great reasons, I think of one more — it’s one of the few games where you can *legally* cheat! How? It’s called card-counting and it’s perfectly legal. If the casinos suspect you of it, they can’t call the police — they can only kick you out.

Did you see the new movie “21″ — it’s loosely based on a true story of a team of card-counters from MIT winning big in Vegas. It was a rather cool movie starring Kevin Spacey. Now Backgammon Masters is capitalizing on the success of the movie by enlisting the MIT “21” Movie Blackjack Team to test their onlie games. The team will try out the system to see how real it comes to the game in person.

It’s this passion for realistic play that has made Backgammon Masters one of the best gaming sites on the web. You can play backgammon, poker and blackjack on their site for free. Give it a try and see what the online backgammon hype is all about. Free fun, available 24/7, which can actually help you get better and make real money once ytou go to Vegas. Yup, online backgammon can make you a better player and have fun while you are doing it!

Here’s a great idea I came up with — how about if Apple Inc. partnered with XM or Sirius Satellite radio? How would it work? Well all the songs you purchased in iTunes would be made available to play on your satellite radio receiver. The music could be streamed live or downloaded (temporarily) on demand to your car and enjoyed. Another feature would be to hear a song on XM, press a button, and buy it with iTunes seamlessly! How about that?

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Did you know that the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a nearly 4-month high yesterday? How is this possible with all the financial markets turmoil? Is the worst over? Or is this a bounce? Closing at its highest point since Jan. 3, 2008, the Dow has recovered almost all its losses this year. So what’s this all about? I have no idea! Oil is over $115 a barrel and many states now appear to be firmly in recession. How can the market still be so strong? Any ideas?

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(I wrote this post as I sat in the middle seat of Delta Flight 252 from Mexico City to Atlanta and first published it a month ago. It’s reposted because it’s a really great idea!).I am currently sitting in the most dreaded part of the airplane — the middle seat. Luckily the two people next two me, on my right and on my left, are not overweight. With obesity as an epidemic in America, this is becoming an exception instead of the rule. The middle seat stinks — you don’t have the view of the window seat and you don’t have the space and openness of the aisle seat. On top of that you have a human being 6 inches away from either side of you. You must ask permission to use the toilet and ask permission to adjust the window shade. So what to do to alleviate this problem?
Here’s the best idea I’ve come up with week — Make The Middle Seat A Few Inches Wider!
It has to be possible somehow. And I wouldn’t keep it a secret either. It could be a selling point. I can see the commercials now. “We have no bad seats!”. Publicize it — imagine people might actually be asking for the middle seat. Obese people might be major users of the Middle Seat 2.0. More space for all. Help me spread the word by writing about this or commenting on it. I don’t have contacts with the airlines, but maybe you know someone who does. As always, my ideas on the Chief Prognosticator are free to use — just consider some compensation if the idea is used! The dreaded middle seat could become the best seat on the plane.

What can we say about home health? Well I guess we’ve all heard the adage about indoor air quality being far worse than outdooor (”fresh air”) air quality. But it goes even deeper than that. Do you know that your basement could be making you sick? Yup, wet and damp basements can induce mold growth which can be horrible for your health (and your resale capabilities). Make sure your basement is dry and safe.

The best basement waterproofing companies use the B-Dry® System Wet Basement Waterproofing Process. It’s a proven effective way to lock out moisture and keep basements dry. Wet basements are no fun and can even be dangerous — make sure your home is safe.

Google has made some small progress in providing free wireless Internet blanketing over major American cities. It makes sense for Google to do it — the hardware is cheap, the access is too and they would get the unrestricted ability to show their advertisements on this network. Think of it as the Internet 2.0, one where Google makes all the money! Why haven’t they pushed this initiative more?

It looks like there’s just one city with it — that’s Google home base of Mountain View, California. The hometown gets free WiFi thanks to the Internet giant as a sort of thank you. Now what about more cities?

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