Ok so I was browsing the web yesterday and I found that sears had the $49.99 xbox live card for $19.99. Kool right? So I got in my truck and headed on down to the mall only to find that they did not carry them. DAMMIT!!!!! Well I figured that walmart did the whole price match thing so I would just go and get it there for the same price. After talking to 2 managers they said “We cant do that because we cant find it in the paper where they are offering it” Ok fine what ever

I proceeded to head on over to best buy and see what if anything they could do for me. Being it was the day after Christmas there was a long line to get to a customer service rep. Well once I get up there she says ok let me ask my manager. One manager says “Sure we can do that” then as she is doing it another manager walking by said “Oh we cant do that because we have no way to verify it” I show them a paper and they throw a fit saying “Well there is no date on it” I left and proceeded to call the general manager at best buy and talked with him for 10min trying to convince him to do it. Finally after wearing him down he said if I bring in another paper showing the date and that it is infact sears then they would do it. [Rather than look it up on the computer in the store]

I came home printed the papers out and went back in. When I requested the manager come over he proceeds to say “We will only sell you one and your lucky because I have a right to refuse the sale all together” I am like ok I only need one really anyway. So after all that [estimated hour and a half of my time 3 stores 5 managers and 4 customer service reps I managed to walk away with 12 months of xbox live for $19.99 To much effort you say? Well look at it this way. The normal cost per month of xbox live is $4.20 I ended up paying $1.65 per month. Total savings $30!

Receipt anyone?

[click to see full size]

Here are the links for where you can get the pages I printed in order to get the card at best buy.

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/search_10153_12605?x=0&y=0&keyword=Xbox+live
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_05891899000P?keyword=xbox+live

Here are some screen captures in case the pages change…

[click either one for the full size]

Enjoy and good luck. Remember if they dont like the idea of giving you the better deal then fight with them. Fight till they throw you out of the store.. Whats the worst that can happen really?

-Tracker

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Ok so I am trying to get back in the grove of posting again so here is one…. its me showing off my truck

Ok so I bought this 1998 Ford F-150 back in august and was happy because it was my first truck/car. It has a 4.6L V8 engine that currently has 140k miles and is white with regular cab and a short bed. Well I was not satisfied with the radio in it… So how do you fix that? NO!!! You dont take it to a shop and have them put one in… you do it yourself

[The radio that was in the truck we were about to take it out]

[Had to replace the speakers in the door]

[the truck is white with a LED underglow kit that changes from blue to red green teal white purple and a couple shades in between it also has different flashing and strobe patterns... Illegal as hell to strobe blue or red tho ]

[The control module for the underglow kit... It even has a mode where it strobes to the music in the truck]

[Gotta have a good radio right? 7 inch motorized flip up touch screen DVD player with USB and SD card inputs. It also has AV inputs on the front and back of the unit for xbox / digital converter box...ect..ect..ect. It also has a hookup and mode where when you put the truck in reverse it activates a rear view camera. Oh ya and bluetooth for handsfree cell phone use with a mic that was ran up next to my sun visor on the drivers side.]

[Cant have a system in a truck with out an amp and subs right? I have 2 10" subs with 2 different amps... Ya they dont match. One is a PPI 400 Watt amp powering a 10" Alpine Type S sub. The other is a Crosfire BMF 600watt powering a 10" Dual Voice Coil Power Acoustic sub. There is also a 2 FARAD Power Acoustic  capacitor and a cheap power distribution block. Along with about 700FT of hot ground remote and RCA wires all hidden running through the truck for the subs amps and capacitor]

All in all I spent about $700 on stuff for my truck between the system and underglow kit and I am not done yet… I am considering tossing 2 15″ Powerbass subs in the bed of the truck [I have a topper to put on it] along with ANOTHER amp. I also have a friend who is talking about air ride and NOS!!!!

Ya I know I take to much pride in my truck

-Tracker

Browser pong!!!! Its great its addictive its…its… not for someone with popup blockers

Check it out tho

[Browser Pong]

-Tracker

Well wordpress is up to date again however I dont know if there are any possible issues so if you happen to find a issue with the site please report it.

-Tracker

Sup guys, finally finished this tutorial. CS:S players enjoy.
Wait. What is this? It is a skin toggler. No its not a hack, it is more of a tool.
I find it very useful when going from pubs to scrims.
Check it out: http://forums.themodshop.net/mybb/showthread.php?tid=137

So many have forgotten about the click wheel ipods because the itouch and iphone is all the rage now days.

However a dedicated team of hackers have finally made some progress, the nano 2G can finally use rockbox to some very limited capability from what iv read, Rockbox is an alternate Firmware for you ipod that lets you use it for much more.

They are working hard and hopefully they will make even more progress, Go check them out!

I know I know there has not been any updates on here in a while and I apologize. Between moving and my trip to FL it has been a very hectic month. Soon I will be moving into an office or apartment not sure what one yet and then the site will resume to normal. Oh and if anyone ever has the option to get satalite internet over DSL or anything else… DONT!!!! IT SUCKS MAJOR ASS. Anyway have a good one guys

-Tracker

Ok so before I go to florida I have to put a new radio in my truck.

Currently I drive a 1999 Ford F150 with stock everything. Well the stock radio SUCKS.

So I am going to go out and install new speakers in the door and the back panel. Along with a sub and amp behind the seat.

I am also installing a head unit and possibly down the road some other fun stuff.

I am going to start this tomorrow and will take pictures of everything and explain how it was done.

Look for that post very very soon

-Tracker

Well everyone I have been wanting to do this since I moved to kentucky and it looks like I am finally going to be able to.

This weekend I am heading to florida for a week and am going to be going to the parks as well as spending some time with family

In this week time the posts will hopefully keep going but they may be a bit late depending on how tired I am when I get back to the hotel to sleep

In any event have a good labor day weekend I know I will.

-Tracker

Welcome one and all to my mad brain, I am 38 and have been modding since I first realized they didn’t make Stretch Armstrong just right when I was 5. I am looking forward to sharing some of my mods with you and have already begun my first mod for your perusal.

I am currently working on a desk mod, and hoping to have a companion water cooling mod to come soon afterwards if it is feesable (and less than my yearly salary to complete) I have children who will help me with some of these mods, so the little people you will see are not a product of your imagination nor the effect of a drunken night of photoshopping midgets into random posts.

I hope you enjoy and as a teaser this is a photo of my test bed for my desk project.

A willing sacrificial object for my Dremel.