Jon & Kate = Quitters

I can tell they’re not trying very hard. I can tell they have serious things they need to talk about, and I can tell John has a big problem with communication. It’s very upsetting to see them splitting up.

In a lot of ways, I believe Jon and Kate Gosselin are using the raising of their children as a crutch to avoid dealing with their problems. What I mean is that the past few episodes, Kate repeats, “I’m always going to do what’s best for my kids,” when commenting on with she and Jon. However, I believe the best thing for their kids is for Jon and Kate to stay together and re-kindle their love for each other. And that’s just not happening.  Read more...

Being nit-picky with Twitterrific

Let me start off by saying that on the design side, I love the new Twitterrific (2.0) for iPhone/iPod touch. Interface-wise, it is beautiful and very well thought-out. However, feature-wise, Twitterrific lags quite a bit behind other Twitter clients for iPhone. It’s a bit disappointing.

About a year ago, when the App Store was first launched, I gave Twitterrific a try, as it was the first Twitter client available in the Store. Apple used the Twitterrific icon with the image of the blue bird, known to some as “Ollie”, in quite a bit of their promotional material. To be honest, even back then I found Twitterrific for iPhone graphically well-designed, but its UI was a bit confusing. I’ve played around with a few other tweeting clients before this first trial of Twitterrific, so I feel confident saying the early edition of Twitterrific needed rethinking on the UI side.  Read more...

An All-in-Wonderful Guitar…

It’s rare that a company makes a product that satisfies your every want and desire, but Squier (a Fender company) appears to have done just that for me.

I’ve been nonchalantly looking for a beginner guitar for my son to pluck around with, and I really haven’t found a guitar that is both functional AND inexpensive. Squier’s new Mini Player Electric Guitar popped up in the “Travel & Mini Electric Guitars category on MusiciansFriend.com the other day, and at $150, I have to say: What a find!  Read more...

The end of Jon and Kate?

TLC, through subliminal advertising (or the like), forced me to watch the Jon and Kate plus 8 last night. It’s a very sad situation, but it’s not a mountain of trouble too tall to overcome.

Here’s the problem. Jon has realized how exposed he is on a day-to-day basis. This reality came shining through when he was photographed hanging out with a third grade teacher. What did he do with that third grade teacher? No one knows, but EVERYONE loves to speculate.  Read more...

Lest you wonder…

X-Men: Origins was great. It was great seeing Gambit in an X-Men film, and the CGI was incredible. I’m fairly certain this movie will be the most profitable film in the series. Excellent film.

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Taxes, etc.

I’m so very glad my wife and I filed our taxes early. We took care of it the day after I got my W2 from my work. It was a quick and easy process thanks to TurboTax.com, and I know the wife and I will likely do the same thing next year.

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The Warehouse Sale…

The line at the SOCCER.COM/Eurosport Soccer Warehouse Sale last month was super long, but once you get in there, there were MANY bargains to be found! One thing I’ve learned through working at Sports Endeavors, is that soccer/futbol is alive and well in the United States. Sure, it’s not anywhere near as popular as it is in Europe and elsewhere in the wold, but I have to say, soccer’s popularity is picking up fast!

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Just stop it!

It’s irritating how much hype this latest virus scare has been given. The “experts” are predicting this virus will “recieve new instructions on where to transmit your personal information, including bank account credentials,” on April Fools Day. I find this to be utter garbage and nothing more than fear mongering.

FACT: Viruses keep many businesses in business.

These virus-preventing companies employ brilliant people to counter-attack, prevent and dispose of these viruses, trojans and worms, but I must ask: Who is it that they’re fighting against? Who would want to see our data disappear, or be corrupted by a small program built for the sole purpose of data destruction?  Read more...