Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and we all know what that means… It’s time for another Black Friday! Ah yes. The biggest shopping day of the year. Parents get up at the crack of dawn to race each other to Best Buy, Toys ‘R Us, Target, where ever, to get the presents that their kids want more than anything. Eyes will be gouged out, toes will be stepped on, and hair will be unceremoniously pulled from scalps.

It’s a very pleasant American holiday, trust me.

Naturally, it’s a big time of year for those of us in the tech industry. It’s also interesting to see what kind of deals various companies pull out of their behinds to make their product the Tickle Me Elmo of the tech enthusiast crowd. But what I’m trying to figure out is what the heck I want for Christmas! My family is giving money to Heifer International this year, but I still might get a little something-something for myself. Other than the gaming PC (which is a project in the works, for sure), I can’t really think of anything I need (or want).

What are the top presents you’re hoping to get this year? What are you buying for your family and friends? Is it mostly tech, or are you going another route? Are you going to wait for Cyber Monday, and buy everything online?

Tumblr is growing in popularity, and a lot of my friends online have gotten into it (at times replacing their blogs entirely) but frankly I find them overwhelming. It’s not that I don’t like them aesthetically, since the layout is very simple and organized, it’s just that it causes RSS overload. Let me explain:

Tumblr allows people to add multiple feeds that are aggregated onto your “tumblelog.” In this way, it’s almost like Jaiku, except that you get full photos and videos on the page instead of thumbnails like Jaiku shows you. Let’s say “Bob” uses Tumbler, and adds his Twitter feed, Flickr feed, blog posts, etc. The problem is that I already follow Bob’s tweets, and I like viewing my Flickr photos in one large RSS feed of all my contacts. Because of this, all of Bob’s blog posts get lost in this huge collection of feeds — the only way I can see them is by sifting through information that I’ve already viewed in other places. It gets to the point where I don’t continue checking, because there are so many updates to his feed that I can no longer keep up.

I can certainly see the attraction to a Tumblr blog, and I can also see why people would think they’re more convenient for everyone else. Maybe I just prefer to have a little more distinction when it comes to what kind of data I’m intaking, and when. Which way of following do you prefer?

I’m a Mac gamer, which means I end up hearing the following quite a bit:

“zomg, as if it wasn’t lame enough that you play WoW, you play it on a Mac which means you suck even that much more.”

Yes. Well. I’ve decided that I need to broaden my horizons a little and try some other games, but the problem is that my MacBook Pro is running low on space, so I don’t really feel like partitioning my hard drive to run Bootcamp for games that only run on Windows. Therefore, I need to decide what to do:

1. Buy a new Mac, install Bootcamp / Windows
2. Buy a PC
3. Build a gaming PC

Right now I’m leaning towards the “build a PC” side of things, but my experience in that area is weak. What is the best gear (without going into insane, $3000-priced things)? What are the best sites to buy from? Help me out, this copy of Tabula Rasa isn’t getting any younger.

It’s a proud day for me to see Mahalo Daily featured in the iTunes video podcasting slide, especially considering we’re sharing the space with EPIC-FU and Wallstrip, and my alma mater Crave. Well, I just wanted to gloat a little, since the team has been working so hard on the show, and I’m happy that we’re getting such positive feedback.