Xbox Live subscribers, you’re mostly likely aware that Microsoft is upping the annual rate to $60 tomorrow, November 1. However if you act fast, Buy.com has Xbox Live Gold 12 month renewal cards for under $40 shipped. And you can get an additional 3.5% cashback if you click through Ebates. You can order as many as you want — stock up now for $40 each. Letting your account autorenew will cost $60 per year starting tomorrow.

Extra Savings on Local Groupon Deals

Do you know about Groupon? Sign up for daily discounts around 50% off at local restaurants, entertainment and services. Just days after i signed up, i got a Groupon worth $15 at one of my fave burger spots Big Buns for only $7, and i see several interesting deals each week.

Here’s the extra. You can get an additional 6% cashback from either Mr. Rebates (my personal favorite rebate site) or Ebates.

NoVA Infinite, Kenny Kohlhaas & Minh – Live at IOTA

Recorded on a Sony HDR-FX7 HDV camcorder with the built-in mic, so the video is noisy and the audio is a little loud. While that was on a tripod, i was also shooting stills and video around the room with my new Canon 7D DSLR. I wasn’t depending on it for anything crucial since i’d only had it about a week and wasn’t fully comfortable yet, and also didn’t have enough cards to record everything.