PALM is dieing

Ok, a while back (about a month ago) I bought 10 Aug put contracts for PALM @$6. Today I bought 5 more August puts @$5 so I'm financially biased for palm to do not so well.

After hours trading looks like I made a good choice.

That said I expect one of 2 outcomes for PALM as a company:

1. They file for bankruptcy
   
2. They are purchased
   

Some analysts say that their patents & webOS still provide enough value for a possible purchase by dell/hp (even some have mentioned Microsoft or Research in Motion). I don't really see value there that would justify such a purchase.

The one thing I might possibly see would be Google buying them. Both webOS and Android are based in linux. Both use some of the same hardware (chip level). Google's purchase would be to merge the best of both world features.

That said, I still think it's a long shot. Rather than buying the company and getting all the associated liabilities, Google (or hp or dell or whoever) could just make job offers to palm's developers (Google looking to merge features into Android, the others looking to build a viable mobile platform)....

Because webOS is linux based I dont see either RIMM or MSFT buying PALM.

I fully expect Palm to end it's life in bankruptcy.

The Office: Reap What You Throw

Harmony 890 Universal Remote

I love this remote, it rocks! One annoying thing is that you'll be using it with the default settings for various activities and expect some button to behave a specific way when it doesn't. It's quite easy to re-program though. I'd highly recommend it (or the non-RF version 880) if you decide you want a universal remote. Actually if you don't need the RF feature checkout their new Harmony One that's been re-designed. Although these buttons are OK, they're a bit small and can be annoying in their shape/layout, the harmony one appears to have been redesigned to correct these issues.

Now if Logitech would just release a new version of the Harmony One that has built in RF and Bluetooth (to controll the PS3) I'd be willing to upgrade.

SNL: Under 21

Does this look at all familiar? If only I was that creative in college....

SNL: Diet Book

Who knew lossing weight was so easy?

SNL: Puberty Helper

If only I had one of these for middle and high school.

SNL: Swiss Army Gun

Where can I get one of these?