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Sweet! iPhone Battery Extender (Within 24 Hours)
2008-05-09 03:40:00
It looks like I can finally order my iPhone battery extender via Mophie, as there never seems to be enough energy for the phone to go around.Here is a video review, courtesy of iPhone Buzz:I'll have to put this on the "must have by next month" list, as I am cash right now (or rather I have the cash, although I don't feel like breaking my budget).(Hat Tip: Macworld)
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No Domain Love For Me?
2008-05-09 03:31:00
I guess now I am receiving a 404 error when visiting my domain. Oh well...at least Google responded.~DarnellUpdate: And we're back up!
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CBS Highlights Israel's Air Force (Video)
2008-05-03 19:02:00
(Hat Tip: IsraelPolik)Here is a video highlighting the Israeli Air Force from CBS.No doubt the Iranians are watching this video as well, although I hope they "take the hint" as the last thing we need is another war in the middle east (as I do not think Israel is going to lose it, especially if Hillary gets elected).
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Be Right Back...
2008-05-02 18:29:00
This site should be back up before lunchtime is over (which means I have 30 minuets to correct a DNS error).~DarnellUpdate (5/3): Well, I was not able to fix it, but I did report it to Google, and they will take a look at it next week. :-)
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Sporting Blogger On My Head
2008-04-09 20:14:00
Hmm...on second thought, I look like some type of "Geek Thug."
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Kosher Keyboard Plus Hebrew Equals Happy Darnell
2008-04-08 00:50:00
After about a week of waiting, my Hebrew /English keyboard has finally arrived.Update: Hmm...it looks as if the iPhone "chops" half of your message when sending it to Blogger.Anyways, like I was saying, this will help me finish up some "must do" homework tonight, not to mention help me with my class tomorrow.
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Video: LG Vu Phone (iPhone Killer?)
2008-04-06 01:03:00
It looks like there is another "iPhone clone," this time by LG (note: to my knowledge LG was the first that came out with the touch screen, but Apple popularized it).Sprint (via Samsung) released a similar version earlier, although it may need a few more months of development as the phone was crashing in front of the tech press.LG seems to be more of a finished product, although ironically it seems to be exclusive to AT&T (just like the iPhone). Verizon and Sprint must be hating that. :-)
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My Ugly Mug...
2008-04-03 05:40:00
Here is just an image of me goofing off at church. One of my friends took the image via the iPhone.
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Sprint Releases iPhone Killer?
2008-04-02 22:27:00
Finally, a phone to take on the iPhone! (although I am still in love with mine).Its called the Samsung Instinct, and from the video below it sure does look fairly interesting.Its from Sprint , and they are promoting this phone on NowIsGood.com (hat tip: CrunchGear).They are releasing it this June, which should help them compete against AT&T. It only holds 2GB of memory, although hopefully they will be offering more (as I am approaching 2GB on my iPhone).My only advice to Sprint is to make sure there are a lot of "third party apps" to go along with this phone, otherwise they will only be able to retain people on their own network at best (as the iPhone is already gone over 1,300 apps).
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Radio On My iPhone?
2008-03-25 04:30:00
Hey, this is definitely something I never dreamed stumbling upon. And the best part is not even TechCrunch mentioned this (although Eric did suggest something to this effect).Basically its a "radio" station for your iPhone. It will stream music to your iPhone, giving users the ability to choose which genre they want to listen to (or better yet, the Beatles if that's all your into).Here's a video explaining the details.I came across this while searching the iPhone Web Apps, and users can access on their iPhones by pointing their browser at http://www.FlyTunes.fm/.Update: Corrected post for grammar.Update: Engadget posted about this about two months ago. You just can't win.
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iLuv My New iPhone
2008-03-21 17:43:00
So I finally ordered an iPhone, and despite a few headaches with FedEx, transitioning over to my new phone was pretty seamless.One thing I did catch my attention was how much AT&T's customer service has improved since like--forever (but this might be do to the fact that they bought out Cingular, whose support rocked!).Unfortunately, I can not upload any images from the iPhone to this blog (the Safari browser does not function very well on blogger.com), but I will upload a picture of the iPhone later on (or better yet, a video!).Update: Corrected some spelling, plus here is the video of a quick snapshot of the iPhone. Note: For those of you looking to purchased a refurbished iPhone, you can find the link over here, and as far as the Obama videos go, you can check out Yes We Can as well as the Building A Religion on YouTube).
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Am I Back Up?
2008-03-09 22:25:00
Testing whether the site can come back online.
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Another Blog Test...
2008-03-09 21:40:00
Site will be down temporarily. Just resolving a semi-old DNS error.Will be back up in an hour.
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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.
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Video: Merry Christmas (Star Wars Style)
2007-12-24 23:41:00
To all my friends and family, I like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas !Try not to drink too much Eggnog (as it may not be good for your health).In order to celebrate the season, I decided to post a holiday parody involving Walking in a Winter Wonderland and Star Wars --mainly because its one of the few movies everyone in my family enjoys. Cheers!
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I Need To Exercise
2007-12-03 18:47:00
No, I have not gained any weight or lost my six pack, but I have not done any running/exercise in well over a month!Although I hate running/exercising, it does relieve stress, which is easy to catch during this Christmas season, as I already have one gift on the way, one in the process of being completed (no details will be spilled here) and another I can only do 4 days before Christmas! (I'll explain later on)Getting back exercising, I am trying to figure out a way to do it so that I am not bored out of my mind as running around for two miles is not that entertaining.Perhaps its a good time to purchase a Nintendo Wii. For Me. :-)But that's not going to happen with all the gifts I have to buy.Running it is. :-(
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Gotta Love Christmas Shopping!
2007-11-25 15:40:00
I have yet to finish gathering all the presents for the holiday season! The worst part is that my last present will be ready by Christmas Eve. Oh well, at least everyone will enjoy their gifts!
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Test Post...
2007-11-11 23:23:00
Just ignore this post.I am just testing out whether or not a new feature by Feedburner is...burning correctly.Stay tuned!Update: It burned correctly, but the feed was not to my liking. Source code has now been removed.
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Video: gOS Computer For $200?
2007-11-04 06:36:00
It's been on the news, and the site ThinkgOS has more info about it. Basically its a inexpensive computer running linux with heavy Google influence on it.Wal*mart has them for sale at around $200. Here is a video via YouTube for the curious.(Hat Tip: The King Kong Blog)
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Global Warming No Longer Politically Correct?
2007-09-29 00:41:00
It could be just me, but has anyone noticed this in the news?For those of you who care to watch, it seems whenever reporters mention anything about global warming, they refer to it as "climate change."Even Google is doing it. In fact, the last time they mentioned the words "global warming" was last April.I'm seeing the same thing in the news, which use to shout out "global warming" every time they thought Al Gore was watching (or Goracle as many on the right are now calling him).Could it be that Bush is actually winning the "weather war" when it comes to who is responsible for heating Earth up?
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Why Do People Get So Depressed?
2007-09-24 05:57:00
I don't get it. Perhaps its just that I'm Sanguine or something, but people really need to look on the bright side of life.After all, you're not dead, and there are far worse things in life.People seem to be way too depressed about politics, religion, the environment, being single, or some future war that's going to wipe us all out.Aside from the dating status, the rest is (mostly) beyond your control, so people should stop worrying about it.And if you can't stop worrying about it, then find someone who can solve your problem.I don't want to sound harsh, but there are more important things to worry about in life--like friends, family, and evil cats (I'm just joking my feline loving friends).Speaking of which, here is a video about these hairballs that will hopefully cheer up some of my depressed friends from planet Earth.
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Video: iGroove By Bandy Toaster
2007-09-18 05:32:00
Just a random video I came across while surfing YouTube (which is becoming a late night hobby).You can find the original video over here, although this version reminded me so much about apple (a theme which you can see on this blog...as of 30 minuets ago).Don't you wish you could dance this good?
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Updating Weblog...
2007-09-18 04:33:00
Although I love the space theme of this web journal, I am trading it in for a new...more "Mac" like skin.If all goes well, I'll post a video to celebrate. If not...well--there's always tomorrow.Stay tuned!Note: This site may look ugly for twenty minuets. Relax, I'm just adjusting the curtains of this site.Update: The site is now live and alive! (well, 99% at least)Now all I have to do is upload a video on the next post (to celebrate the redesign).
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Article: Illegal Day Laborers, Should They Stay, Or Go Home?
2007-09-13 18:40:00
It looks like the Seattle Post-Intelligencer has several articles relating to day laborers who are in America illegally.Here are some snippets (with comments from yours truly below).The average Joe (originally from Peru):Where do you see yourself in 10 years?I would like to get a job that's secure. For a company -- like, safe. A regular job. Today you got job, tomorrow you got job, tomorrow, next week. I would like to get my papers, be legal, be married. Maybe bring some family here and try to get married with American woman for my papers. And live here, and maybe (...) stay here. Comments: According to the article he is here mainly for work, although this paragraph caught my eye. Although I am probably more agnostic about people like him in general, I would not be too thrilled with him cutting everyone else in line for citizenship.This next guy I actually have sympathy for:How much will the operation cost?About $15,000 to $20,000 dollars. I have a little, some pesos, but I need it...
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Ask Mitt Romney Anything?
2007-08-30 19:20:00
It looks as if Mitt Romney will be once again visiting South Carolina this week (tomorrow actually), and has invited the public to an Ask Mitt Anything in the upstate.Although I have a few questions I would like to ask, reality dictates that I probably will only be able to ask a single question. :-(Thus far I have scaled down my list to these three questions which are:What is your best method of stopping Iran's President Ahmadinejad from going nuclear since sanctions do not appear to be working?As President, would you consider moving the US Embassy inside Jerusalem according to the Jerusalem Embassy Act passed by congress 12 years ago?With China intending to land a man on the moon, how would you prepare our space industry to compete against rising China, and if you don't have any great ideas, should I pick up Chinese?These were the best questions that I could come up with. I would ask about immigration and health care, although Michelle Malkin and USA Today have already answered t...

The iPhone Has Been Hacked!
2007-08-25 02:16:00
Yeah, I know, I am a geek, but I have been drooling over getting the iPhone for quite some time, although I didn't feel like selling my soul to AT&T.Now it seems that someone has liberated the iPhone, which is good news for Verizon/T-Mobile/Sprint fans!(Engadget) The iPhoneSIMfree.com team called us up to prove their claim that they cracked Apple's iPhone SIM lock system, and prove it they did. (No, we don't have a copy of the unlock software, so don't even ask us, ok?) The six-man team has been working non-stop since launch day, and they're officially the first to break Apple's SIM locks on the iPhone with software. It's done. Seriously. They wouldn't tell us when and how they would release it to the public, but you can certainly bet that they'll try to make a buck on their solution (and rightly so). We can hardly believe the iPhone's finally been cracked. No, scratch that -- we just can't believe it took this long.Again: we can confirm with 100% certainty that iPhon...
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E-business Anyone?
2007-08-23 04:56:00
So, after much thought, I've decided to jump in the eCommerce arena (mainly to help out a friend, and make some cash on the side). I've called GoDaddy, and I have to contact Google (for Google Apps and Google Checkout), although I'm currently debating about where to setup a business accnunt at. I wonder if Paypal can hook me up?
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Video: Buffolo To Simba: I Own You!
2007-08-10 06:24:00
Yeah, yeah, I know. The title sounds like it was written by a tween from MySpace.But I had no way to describe this video that I just saw.I think YouTube has just killed every desire I had for television. I think I've watched a total of two hours worth in the past month.It must be the commercials.(Hat Tip: Hot Air)
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Google's YouTube Down?
2007-08-06 05:49:00
It looks as if YouTube is down for the count (at least as of this moment).Here is a screen shot of all that I get:Just when I was about to save a really cool song from Sarah Mclachlan too. Sigh...Update: It's back up! Thanks Googl e!
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Video: I Wanna...Be Like Osama?
2007-07-31 06:33:00
It looks like there is a new musical in town starring one of Bin Laden's groupies...or rather a play about the life of one.Called Jihad The Musical, the show is apparently playing in Scotland.I wonder if it will ever come to the US?(Hat Tip: Hot Air and Little Green Footballs)
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