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Useful hack of the day:

If you are a Verizon Wireless customer and have ever tried to get pictures off your phone using their vzwpix site, you probably hate this company more than anyone else on the planet until you finally give up or decide to go buy that micro SSD card reader… This is because they give you this ludicrously small jpeg thumbnail to look at and no obvious way to get at the full size, original file that you have already paid to upload via airtime charges! There is a solution to the problem.

http://picture.vzw.com/mi/1234567890_0.jpeg?limitsize=580,480&outquality=56&ext=.jpg&border=0,0,0,0

Right-click the image they show you in the ‘view larger image’ link and copy it. It will look like the above link.

Paste it into your address bar. Look at the query string values ‘limitsize’ and ‘outquality’. Change limitsize to the full native resolution you uploaded your picture at and outquality to 100 and hit enter. Enjoy your original photo upload.

Welcome to the playoffs.

The final week of the regular season brought no surprises in the Martin Conference. The top four teams last week are the four playoff teams this week, THE DOMINATION SQUAD, Yaugdawg, Mudslingers and Shack Attack.

However, there was a shakeup in the Franny Conference. Team Smack Down needed to win and he needed both the Little Tykes and Hosty’s Hogs to lose. That scenario came true this week. He had a significant point advantage on both teams, so he was able to capture the final playoff spot. He also extended his winning streak to six and improved his record to 8-6.

Team Smack Down will face Care Bears in the first round this week. The other major game in the Franny Conference is Max Pain versus Nicki’s Ninjas.

In the Martin Conference, it will be a case of sibling rivalry as THE DOMINATION SQUAD squares up against Shack Attack. Yaugdawg will play Mudslingers.

Four other teams in each conference will also play, but their playoffs will be just for fun

Here are the standings through the end of the regular season:

Martin Conference

1. THE DOMINATION SQUAD (Ryan M.), 10-4 record, 1304 points
2. Yaugdawg (Eric Y.), 10-4 record, 1193 points
3. Mudslingers (Mark M.), 8-5-1 record, 1362 points
4. Shack Attack (Rachelle S.), 7-6-1 record, 1244 points
5. Midnight Riders (Erin M.), 7-7 record, 1094 points
6. Rick’s Pics (Rick M.), 7-7 record, 1087 points
7. Legion of Doom (Daryl S.), 6-8 record, 1044 points
8. I’m Gonna Win (Adam J.), 5-9 record, 1226 points
9. California Crazies (Kristen M.), 5-9 record, 995 points
10. Bully Dawgs (Chuck M.), 4-10 record, 1132 points

Franny Conference

1. Care Bears (Cara H.), 10-4 record, 1363 points
2. Nickis Ninjas (Nichole H.), 9-5 record, 1277 points
3. Max Pain (David S.), 9-5 record, 1252 points
4. Team Smack Down (Anthony M.), 8-6 record, 1262 points
5. BIG BAD BULLIES (Drané Z.), 8-6 record, 1221 points
6. Hosty’s Hogs (Bob H.), 8-6 record, 1204 points
7. The Little Tykes (Marlene H.), 8-6 record, 1188 points
8. The Shadysiders (Eric C.), 4-10 record, 1027 points
9. Margarita Mamas (Katie C.), 3-11 record, 1123 points
10. Big Red Pigs (Drew Z.), 3-11 record, 999 points

The playoff picture is beginning to materialize. In the Martin Conference, two teams, Yaugdawg and THE DOMINATION SQUAD, have officially clinched and barring anything crazy happening in the final week, it looks like Mudslingers has the record and the points to make it into the top four as well.

That means two teams, Shack Attack and Midnight Riders, are vying for the final spot in the Martin Conference. If Shack Attack wins this week, she’s in, because she has a sizable lead over the Riders.

Things are a little tighter in the Franny Conference. No team has “officially” clinched a playoff berth, but Care Bears and Nicki’s Ninjas have both accumulated enough points that it would take take a miracle to knock them out of contention.

The final two spots are still up for grabs and five teams still have a shot at making the cut. Max Pain and The Little Tykes are both in the drivers’ seats, since if they win, they’re in, but Hosty’s Hogs, Team Smack Down and BIG BAD BULLIES could all steal the glory from one or both of those teams. The Bullies are the long shot, since she not only needs three out of the other four teams to lose, but she will have to score a lot of points to make up for her deficit.

This should be fun. Here are the standings through the second to last week of the regular season.

Martin Conference

1. THE DOMINATION SQUAD (Ryan M.), 10-3 record, 1238 points
2. Yaugdawg (Eric Y.), 10-3 record, 1117 points
3. Mudslingers (Mark M.), 8-5 record, 1260 points
4. Shack Attack (Rachelle S.), 7-6 record, 1142 points
5. Midnight Riders (Erin M.), 7-6 record, 1057 points
6. Rick’s Pics (Rick M.), 6-7 record, 1003 points
7. I’m Gonna Win (Adam J.), 5-8 record, 1152 points
8. Legion of Doom (Daryl S.), 5-8 record, 969 points
9. California Crazies (Kristen M.), 4-9 record, 918 points
10. Bully Dawgs (Chuck M.), 3-10 record, 1030 points

Franny Conference

1. Care Bears (Cara H.), 9-4 record, 1276 points
2. Nickis Ninjas (Nichole H.), 9-4 record, 1199 points
3. Max Pain (David S.), 8-5 record, 1156 points
4. The Little Tykes (Marlene H.), 8-5 record, 1135 points
5. Hosty’s Hogs (Bob H.), 8-5 record, 1123 points
6. Team Smack Down (Anthony M.), 7-6 record, 1186 points
7. BIG BAD BULLIES (Drané Z.), 7-6 record, 1107 points
8. The Shadysiders (Eric C.), 4-9 record, 963 points
9. Margarita Mamas (Katie C.), 3-10 record, 1053 points
10. Big Red Pigs (Drew Z.), 2-11 record, 903 points

Say goodbye to the winless teams. In the Franny Conference, Margarita Mamas (Katie C.) overcame the horrible luck she has had through the first five weeks of the season to spank her hubby, The Shadysiders (Eric C.), this week.

To all those teams in the bottom of the standings, keep your heads up. Try to string together a bit of a winning streak and you’ll see your team steadily climb up the standings. Just don’t give up.
Here are the standings, through week 6:

Martin Conference

1. Midnight Riders (Erin M.), 5-1 record, 527 points
2. THE DOMINATION SQUAD (Ryan M.), 4-2 record, 568 points
3. Mudslingers (Mark M.), 4-2 record, 557 points
4. Yaugdawg (Eric Y.), 4-2 record, 537 points
5. Rick’s Pics (Rick M.), 4-2 record, 495 points
6. Legion of Doom (Daryl S.), 3-3 record, 427 points
7. I’m Gonna Win (Adam J.), 2-4 record, 518 points
8. Shack Attack (Rachelle S.), 2-4 record, 500 points
9. Bully Dawgs (Chuck M.), 1-5 record, 399 points
10. California Crazies (Kristen M.), 1-5 record, 390 points

Franny Conference

1. Hosty’s Hogs (Bob H.), 5-1 record, 540 points
2. Nickis Ninjas (Nichole H.), 4-2 record, 595 points
3. he Little Tykes (Marlene H.), 4-2 record, 526 points
4. BIG BAD BULLIES (Drané Z.), 4-2 record, 510 pointsT
5. Care Bears (Cara H.), 3-3 record, 530 points
6. Max Pain (David S.), 3-3 record, 499 points
7. Team Smack Down (Anthony M.), 2-4 record, 539 points
8. The Shadysiders (Eric C.), 2-4 record, 433 points
9. Big Red Pigs (Drew Z.), 2-4 record, 430 points
10. Margarita Mamas (Katie C.), 1-5 record, 464 points

I’m starting to really stink about this fantasy football thing, but I’m still learning. What I learned this week is to never ever bench your star running back, even if he only got you 3 points last week and is supposedly still hurt with a toe injury.

Damn you, LaDainian Tomlinson.

Oh well. Here are the standings through week three:

Martin Conference

1. Midnight Riders (Erin M.), 3-0 record, 270 points
2. Mudslingers (Mark M.), 2-1 record, 319 points
3. THE DOMINATION SQUAD (Ryan M.), 2-1 record, 282 points
4. Legion of Doom (Daryl S.), 2-1 record, 206 points
5. Shack Attack (Rachelle S.), 1-2 record, 260 points
6. Rick’s Pics (Rick M.), 1-2 record, 235 points
7. I’m Gonna Win (Adam J.), 1-2 record, 234 points
8. California Crazies (Kristen M.), 1-2 record, 227 points
9. Yaugdawg (Eric Y.), 1-2 record, 218 points
10. Bully Dawgs (Chuck M.), 1-2 record, 207 points

Franny Conference

1. Hosty’s Hogs (Bob H.), 3-0 record, 293 points
2. Nickis Ninjas (Nichole H.), 2-1 record, 276 points
3. Max Pain (David S.), 2-1 record, 270 points
4. The Little Tykes (Marlene H.), 2-1 record, 269 points
5. BIG BAD BULLIES (Drané Z.), 2-1 record, 245 points
6. Team Smack Down (Anthony M.), 1-2 record, 267 points
7. Care Bears (Cara H.), 1-2 record, 257 points
8. Big Red Pigs (Drew Z.), 1-2 record, 203 points
9. The Shadysiders (Eric C.), 1-2 record, 198 points
10. Margarita Mamas (Katie C.), 0-3 record, 251 points