I’m A Human Garberator & John Chow is a Food Voyeur

Since I missed last week’s Dot Com Pho, I decided to donate my bowl of Pho to the Union Gospel Mission instead. But because I’ll be missing this week’s Pre-Xmas Pho (and the return of the Segway Crasher, Michael Kwan) due to my upcoming vacation to Mexico, it was decided that an early week Dot Com Kam Do was in order. We invited Ed Lau, but he slept in again and couldn’t make it in the five minutes it takes him to get there.

For those of you that don’t know, Kam Do is the equivalent of an all night diner. A greasy, drippy spoon if you will. This is a place where you can get big portions for cheap. one of their largest items was something called a Jumbo Mixed grill!

This monstrosity is a legend inside Dot Com Crew circles due to its ability to make little children cry and vegetarians throw up a little inside their mouths. Since John Chow can no longer eat anything like this again, due to his recent trip to the hospital, he’s become a bit of a “Food Voyeur” and wanted to see me tackle this mountain of food. Basially, he eats vicariously through me now. Do you think I finished it?  Watch the video and see!

Truth be told, this was actually my second attempt at this mountain of food and I finished it both times. I sort of scare myself each time because I seem to do it with relative ease. I think it wanted a rematch early this morning. Greg Morgan was absolutely dumbfounded. I can now add this to my other legendary feats including polishing off both a TOPS Super Burger and a Wally Burger in the same lunch hour as well as destroying the legendary Feenie Burger and Poutine.

It’s All Good! WordPress 2.7 Coltrane Upgrade Successful!

This evening, Version 2.7 of our favourite blogging platform, WordPress, has been launched. This version touts being able to do all the stuff you do, but faster. Named after Saxophonist, John Coltrane, will this version blow any sour notes?

I’ve just upgraded this blog including MegaTechNews and Futurelooks, and so far so good. Although I’m not sure if things are indeed “Faster” per se, I am liking the way things look. It does seem a bit zippier though in limited testing.

The WordPress folks have prepared a quick video, going over all the new freshness…

Go ahead and download it right here, and of course, don’t forget to backup. Once you do the upgrade, be prepared for a bit of a shock as it’s unlike anything you’ve seen from the WordPress Crew on the backside. Enjoy!

Unboxing the Canon HF100 HD Camcorder

The Canon HF100 is one of the best consumer HD camcorders on the market. That’s why I recommended it to Derek Semmler and eventually ended up buying one myself just a few days ago. John Chow is also looking at one and I know he’ll be biting the bullet once his wife lets him. The HF100 uses flash memory which has no moving parts unlike hard drive units. It’s also very compact in size; roughly the same size as the Samsung SC-HMX20C that I reviewed at Futurelooks.

The main difference between the HF100 and the two higher end Canon HD Camcorders, the HF10 and the HF11, is the lack of internal memory. Because SDHC memory cards are so cheap these days, it’s definitely not worth the price difference to have either 16GB or 32GB onboard. The HF10 and the HF100 are essentially the same except for the color and the 16GB of onboard memory (HF10), while the HF11 does have the extra ability of recording at 24Mbps recording in HD.

Check out the unboxing video below…

The Canon HF100 is substantially cheaper than the HF10 and HF11 and with those extra dollars, you can buy extra memory cards or take advantage of the advanced hot shoe by adding an external mic or video light, making this into a great camcorder for the amateur videographer. Look for this machine to make an appearance in an upcoming DotComPho Episode.