Not eligible to upgrade to the new iPhone 4? I have the same problem. So just buy a used one and activate it to your current account.

Used iPhone prices appear too high? Don’t believe it. Look at the links here and compare what they will pay you vs. Craigslist. I’m not paying those prices today (6/23/10).

Activating. Once you get the used iPhone 3GS, activating is very simple. Just call AT&T at 1-800-331-0500 & they will handle it for you.

Current 3G Sim Card Works in 3GS. Your current sim card will work in the 3GS. In fact, insert it into the new phone and the 3GS should now work. You should still call AT&T to get the phone identified with your account.

Costs & Plan: $18 activation fee. If you have an existing smartphone (maybe iPhone 3G like me), you can keep your current plan without changing to a new plan. Activated 3GS with new IMEI number (very simple.

3G iPhone Now Needs A New Sim Card: Order from AT&T customer service, or go the nearest AT&T Wireless store and get one. Cost is $25

My Stepfather Getting An iPhone. As soon as I find the replacement 3GS iPhones, my stepfather will (maybe) be moving to an iPhone. It will only cost me +$15/month for his data plan.

What About Your Apps? 1) Old iPhone should be backed up. This is a secret Apple wants to CHARGE YOU to learn. Oops, I found it here howto. Read “Backing up your iPhone…” and you will find “Right Click on iPhone icon & restore from backup”. Well it took me 3+ hours to solve this one, but now have it. Only a few minor manual restores (Navigon favorites). Did get contacts and more.

Summary: Neither AT&T or Apple could solve my problems of restoring Apps, but at least AT&T offered to follow-up in a few days. I will share with AT&T, but will slam Apple for wanting to hose me.

Upgrading memory to your Acer Aspire One Netbook is extremely simple. Actually it takes much longer to find out what RAM to purchase than time to install it.

Our video shows how to quickly upgrade the memory, and what memory to purchase.

Truth be told, curial.com will very quickly find you the correct memory. Next decide were you want to purchase it. We selected BestBuy.com because of easy of purchase and a fair price.

Now with your memory upgrade in hand, go ahead and start your upgrade. Within minutes, you will be done, and enjoying real speed enhancements to your Acer Aspire One Netbook.

FOOTNOTE: Memory Master – 2GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SoDIMM Laptop Memory (Model: MMN2048SD2-667)

Pictures and video tell the story. There should be a lot more videos available for your viewing pleasure.

BTW it was supposed to be a cold and rainy afternoon in Lakewood, Colorado but the weather people got it wrong again.

We’ve made our blog iPhone enabled for easier viewing on the iPhone. You should do the same think to all your Wordpress Blogs.

The Rooney Road Recycling Center seems to be a disposal site for just about everything today.

Recycling for: Organics, Yard Waste, Christmas Trees… Check out their website for complete details.

The Rooney Road Recycling Center is easy to fine at 151 S. Rooney Road in Jefferson County, Colorado. See the Google map here, too.

Update: Used Rooney Road Recycling this week to get rid of 3 pickup loads of clay-base flower bed soil. Paid $5 per load (about 2/3 of a bed full). Just a lot of hard work with very low costs.

Here are some references to a recent article on Recycling in the Denver Post. Adding here just to keep the content on my blog, and will do more with it later.

PropertyForSaleInAlaska.Com is the newest VanAbel.Com website.

This website is dedicated to the buying and selling of vacation property in and around Sterling, Alaska.

Also new in Sterling is Google Street View.

Phthalates are harmful – need we say more?

Our object here is to present some facts about Phthalates, so you can be more informed about this and other harmful chemicals.

How to pronounce Phthalate.

Death by Rubber Duck story / book via NPR.

Plastic bag recycling is a bit more difficult. Google helps with the job. There is info about plastic bag ratings (1-4), but there is research required to see what or what not can be recycled.

Does anyone have any real good solutions for plastic bag or wrap recycling?

If we can find reasonable recycling for soft plastics (wrap, etc), then obtaining a high recycle percentage should be very attainable for households.

Eco.cycle has very good information. Spend some time on their website to see what works for your household recycling plan.

King Soopers has promise, but more research is required.

Feedback is greatly appreciated on this topic. Thanks.