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Superbowl Sadness :-(
2009-02-02 02:43:00
Utter sadness! Cardinals getting spanked by the Steelers.Uploaded by www.cellspin.net
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Dear Google, Please KEEP GrandCentral!
2009-01-16 04:15:00
Okay, for those of you who have no idea what GrandCentral is, it is like the Gmail for voicemail, organizing your calls and even blocking telemarketers/spam (giving them a "this number has been disconnected" message--heh).Here is a video explanation below (I think before Google bought them out).Unfortunately with the recent shutdown of several Google services, some are wondering whether or not Google will be shutting down other services like GrandCentral (which I use on my iPhone thanks to GrandDialer).Even though GrandCentral is currently free, I am perhaps one of the many users who would be willing to pay a monthly fee to keep it alive.While Google has not announced any plans to cut any other services, I am attempting to start a mini blog/twitter campaign in order to keep GrandCentral from falling under the Google Axe.GrandCentral is not only one of the few Google projects that has the potential of revolutionizing its respective arena entirely (in this case voicemail), but also pu...

A New Version Of Google Earth? Sweet!
2008-04-16 20:44:00
It looks as if Google has launched a new version of Google Earth ! Check out the video below.(Google LatLong) What good would fancy new navigation controls be if there wasn't something new to look at? While we're regularly adding new user-created SketchUp buildings submitted through 3D Warehouse, we decided to take things up a notch for this release by including photo-realistic models for dozens of new cities. Take a spin around Tokyo, Munich, or Boston to get a taste. We've also significantly enhanced our approach to rendering 3D data to greatly improve performance and realism.I'll have to play around with this later on (as I have too many things to do right now, blog wise).
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So My Mean Uncle Wants To Help Me Buy An iPhone
2008-02-17 16:30:00
It looks as if my mean Uncle may be giving me the necessary cash in order to purchase an iPhone later on this year.(KlTV 7 News) Individuals earning 3,000 to 75,000 a year get a rebate of 300 to 600 dollars. For families making up to 150,000 annually, your rebate could be up to 1,200 dollars, plus an extra 300 for each child under 17. But how exactly will the rebates affect taxpayers like you?Rebate checks are coming as early as May for millions of Americans.Since you probably have to make at least $75,000 to get the $600, that probably excludes me from the full rebate (note: you can figure out how much you will probably get thanks to this handy dandy calculator).Unless I can locate a decent smart phone in the next few months, my future phone choices will be: do I choose the 8gb model or the 16gb?Note: For international readers who do not understand the joke, I am referring to my Uncle Sam.
More About: Iphone

Another Blog Test...
2008-02-17 05:35:00
Just testing out a new feature from Google. I hope it works. :-)
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In The 2008 Election, I have A Feeling That...
2008-02-06 00:11:00
...we are all going to be screwed.The Democrats are promising me more taxes,While a certain republican is promising me more wars.If I had to choose between the two...I'd relocate towards Singapore.Sigh. I guess I'll be pulling for Mitt Romney as a first choice, followed by Barack Obama.If its Hillary and McCain as the party nominees, I might have to actually flip a coin.
More About: Election , Feeling , 2008

Saving Up For An iPhone
2008-01-25 04:16:00
So I was debating between purchasing a brand new LG Voyager or LG Venus--or switching away from Verizon in order to pick up a brand new iPhone (and signing my economic soul with AT&T...scary).In the end it was not the fact that the iPhone had cover flow, or that Voyager has vibration feed back when you touch the screen, or even the customer service of either (Verizon is rivaled only by Apple, although AT&T brings them down a notch).It was the apps baby!Or more specifically, the programs I could add to customize the phone.LG Voyager has 22 Apps of which I only found three to be really useful.LG Venus has 27 Apps of which I found a pathetic two to be of any use to me.Apple's iPhone has a whopping 738 Apps (and counting), of which I found too many to ignore to be useful! (I'm still going through them!)While I have the funds to purchase an iPhone (for $399), I don't have the cash (right now) to both purchase an iPhone, cancel my account with Verizon ($175...ghetto!) and pick up a pla...
More About: Iphone , Saving

Life In A Nutshell
2008-01-14 03:48:00
So I've neglected posting here for quite some time (apologies for that), mainly because I did not have much to report on except a few highlights about "web 2.0," rantings against politics, and my attemps to pick up a second language.Speaking of the second language part, I've decided to take on Hebrew (through Hebrew Online), partly because I love Falafels and partly because of the cool technology coming out of that tiny country.Hopefully I'll be able to pick up enough in the coming months to be semi-fluent when I visit the country, and if I master it I'll move on to my next language of choice...Japanese. ;-)
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No Internet For Me?
2007-12-04 03:47:00
Sigh...and I needed to go online to finish up some work tonight too. I'll call AT&T tonight to see what's up, although I may consider switching to cable (or satellite).Update: It's back up, but "spotty." I'm definitely going to look into another carrier, as I am not "too thrilled" with AT&T's service lately.
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Video: Prayers For Larry...
2007-10-23 23:34:00
He just lost his home in the raging California fires.(Hat Tip: Hot Air)
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Testing Out Windows Live Writer
2007-10-22 00:53:00
Yeah, I know I haven't written here in a while, but I felt like I did not have much to say. Perhaps its time I (re)invested in my Twitter account. Anyway, I am just testing out some blog software from Microsoft called Windows Live Writer , which basically gives a more aesthetic feel to writing posts. I am just testing out the image uploading feature to blogger, although I wish it somehow included the video uploading feature as well. I guess you can't have it all. Update: Ghetto! It almost worked, although Microsoft uploads the image to Picasa Web Albums which means only I can see the image if I'm logged into Google. How dumb is that?Note: Image has been removed.
More About: Windows Live , Testing

Video: Steven Colbert For President? Heh!
2007-10-18 04:43:00
After seeing this video, I can honestly say that I would vote for him.I wonder which party he would consider?(Hat Tip: Hot Air)
More About: Video , President , Steven Colbert , Colbert , Steven

Sigh...You Can Hear Me, But...
2007-10-14 23:37:00
You can't see me. I am not sure if its the fact that GoDaddy hates this domain (which would be my name) or Google is refusing to cooperate with it.I'll see if I can resolve this, as this is getting to be a little ridiculous.
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Google And Al Jazeera Are Sitting In A Tree...
2007-10-08 00:23:00
It looks like Google has partnered with the most unbiased objective news organization on planet Earth after CNN, MSNBC, Fox News and certain communist propaganda.Well, at least you can't say Google is run by Zionists.(TechCrunch) Al Jazeera signed a commercial agreement with Google last week to share advertising revenue on their YouTube channel. The channel originally launched in April 2007.This comes even as U.S. cable operators continue to shun the 24 hour news service - only Toledo, Ohio based Buckeye CableSystem and the municipal cable suppler in Burlington, Vermont offer the channel to viewers.You can check out the new channel over here, although it seems to be less "Jews and Americans are evil" than their Arabic station as well as the BBC.Personal Thoughts: Highlighting bias in the open (and yes, Al Jazeera, is very biased) will help to counter it in the long run as people can see for themselves why no one takes Al Jazeera's "objective reports" seriously.Not to mention it mi...
More About: Tree , Al-Jazeera

Has Google Finally Fixed The "404 WWW" Error?
2007-10-06 20:51:00
Okay, I previously wrote about the "404 WWW" error in blogger here and here, but it looks as if the Blogger team has created an "automatic redirect" which means these hacks are may be obsolete.I'm testing this out on my personal blog here first, and if successful I'll do a write up for everyone else.Warning: This site may get buggy real quick!Update: Complete horror! I have sent in a trouble ticket to Google about this. So far it works for new custom domain bloggers, but leaves those who have previously registered as...well...screwed.Sigh...I guess I expect too much from Google.
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Internet Explorer 6 Is Ghetto!
2007-10-06 00:03:00
So after spending an entire day coding some of my sites for Firefox and IE7, I have just discovered that they look rather dorky in IE6.Yeah, I'm back to using Firefox after testing out Maxthon (which started "freezing up," just like IE7).Sigh...I guess there is no such thing as a perfect browser.
More About: Internet , Internet Explorer , Explorer , Ghetto , Xplorer

God Hates Fat
2007-10-02 20:18:00
While I was reading the scriptures this morning, I noticed a humorous in Leviticus:"It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood." ~Leviticus 3:19Blood I understand, as it may contain all those fun bacteria that can usually kill you in your sleep (or when you're awake, which ever comes first).But it seems humorous to me that this health tidbit given over four thousand years ago (give or take a few centuries) is currently being ignored by most fast food restaurants in the US today.Perhaps this is the reason why health insurance is so expensive here?