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only two ingredients are necessary to cook up a fabulous xbox 360 media Center Extender. Got an xbox 360? Got a PC running media Center 2005? Toss in a pinch of WiFi connectivity and Viola! Your xbox 360 just turned into the main course in your Home Theater system.

Doesn't get much easier than that!

And you thought all you could do was play games! Why not watch movies, view your recorded TV shows, and enjoy your downloaded music collection, all from the same little silver box that serves up hours of gaming goodness?

The xbox 360 media Center Extender connects directly with your PC either wirelessly (54MB/s 802.11g) or with a 100MB/s ethernet cable. For serious video streaming, I'd recommend using the hardwired ethernet option. Especially if you have multiple WiFi devices in your house, such as laptops.

If you purchased the xbox 360 "Fully Loaded" package, you've already got the dedicated remote complete with a "green button" for controlling the Xbox 360 media center extender functions. The media center interface should look familiar. It's the exact replica of your MCE menu. This makes for easy navigation and total control of your console. All your familiar menu choices are available through the Xbox media center extender such as My TV, My Music, etc. In fact, it's hard to tell you're not in front of your media Center PC!

Even if you don't have a media Center PC, you can enjoy some of the benefits of the built in xbox media center functionality. You can use the included media player to stream music and photos from any PC that's running Windows XP.

If you plan to golf Maui you're in for the treat of your links career! More top-flite choices await you than almost any other island destination. Whether you are a scratch golfer or the only way you get near par is with an eraser, there is a Maui golf experience waiting just for you!

With near perfect year-round weather averaging 75-85 degrees, who wouldn't want to golf Maui? You've seen many of the courses on TV: The Kapalua plantation course, home of the mercedes championship; the Wailea gold course, home of the senior Skins game; and Kaanapali North, host to a Champions tour event. But the best part of all is that you can experience the exact same courses tiger, Phil and ernie challenge. All of Maui's golf courses are in great shape year round, and there is no bad time for a maui golf vacation. Try some of the lesser known but no less spectacular courses such as Makena south, Pukalani, and the dunes at Maui Lani golf course. Almost every course offers stunning views of both the ocean and Mt. Haleakala, so keeping your eye on the ball is your foremost challenge here!

So if you're coming to golf Maui, be advised you'll be subjected to gorgeous vistas, great weather, world-class accommodations, delicious Asian rim cuisine, and quite possibly the best vacation you've ever had. We just thought you should know. As for myself, every year I look forward to the time I get to golf Maui!

Keith Thompson is the webmaster at Hawaii Vacation Directory and continues his love affair with the Kapalua Golf Club

I'm going to do something fresh and original with these mocks. The last time, I did the ol' comment on why this selection makes sense format. Do I really need to explain myself? Nope! So now I'm doing my player comparisons. Some are too dead on to argue about, so I went with the 'general consensus' comparison, but for some... I went out on a limb. Next mock... only I know what I'm going to do!

Here it is!!!

1. Portland- Greg Oden C Ohio State

nba player Comparison: David Robinson

2. Seattle- Kevin Durant G/F Texas

nba player Comparison: Tracy McGrady

3. Atlanta- Brandon Wright PF UNC

nba player Comparison: Rasheed Wallace

4. Memphis- Mike Conley PG Ohio State

nba player Comparison: Rod Strickland

5. Boston- Al Horford PF/C Florida

nba player Comparison: Carlos Boozer

6. Milwaukee- Yi Jianlian PF China

nba player Comparison: Andrei Kirilenko

7. Minnesota- Joakim Noah PF Florida

nba player Comparison: Samuel Dalembert

8. Charlotte- Corey Brewer G/F Florida

nba player Comparison: Josh Howard

9. Chicago- Jeff Green F Georgetown

nba player Comparison: Lamar Odom

10. Sacramento- Julian Wright F Kansas

nba player Comparison: Josh Smith

11. Atlanta- Javaris Crittenton G Georgia Tech

nba player Comparison: Steve Francis

12. Philadelphia- Spencer Hawes C Washington

nba player Comparison: Brad Miller

13. New Orleans- Nick Young G USC

nba player Comparison: Cuttino Mobley

14. LA Clippers- Rudy Fernandez G Spain

nba player Comparison: Gordan Giricek

15. Detroit- Acie Law IV PG Texas A&M

nba player Comparison: Chauncey Billups

16. Washington - Al Thornton F Florida State

nba player Comparison: Al Harrington

17. New Jersey- Jason Smith F/C Colorado

nba player Comparison: Tom Gugliotta

18. Golden State- Thaddeus Young G/F Georgia Tech

NBA player Comparison: Antawn Jamison

19. LA Lakers- Morris Almond G/F Rice

NBA player Comparison: Ray Allen

20. Miami- Derrick Byars G/F Vanderbilt

NBA player Comparison: Steve Smith

21. Philadelphia- Rodney Stuckey G Eastern Washington

NBA player Comparison: Maurice Williams

22. Charlotte- Arron Afflalo G UCLA

NBA player Comparison: Michael Redd

23. New York- Tiago Splitter F/C Brazil

NBA player Comparison: Fabricio Oberto

24. Phoenix- Ante Tomic C Brazil

NBA player Comparison: Andres Biedrins

25. Utah- Daequan Cook G Ohio State

NBA player Comparison: Jamal Crawford

26. Houston - Marco Belinelli SG Italy

NBA player Comparison: Rip Hamilton

27. Detroit- Sean Williams C Boston College

NBA player Comparison: Theo Ratliff

28. San Antonio- Marcus Williams SG Arizona State

NBA player Comparison: Anfernee Hardaway

29. Phoenix- Jared Dudley F Boston College

NBA player Comparison: Ryan Gomes

30. Philadelphia- Alando Tucker G/F Wisconsin

NBA player Comparison: Bruce Bowen