Igamer

Games have gone a Long way, we are now used to playing on the Xbox, PS3, and Wii but what about portable gaming? Yes we have both the Nintendo DS and the Sony PSP, however a newer system has come out of no where and dominated the portable scene…the Iphone/touch.

H”A”ppy Store

Addiction comes in a few forms, some decide that spending a little time playing a game such as World of Warcraft for a few hours a week turns into a couple of hours a day. Some addictions are worse off like alcohol consumption or smoking cigarette’s. To me what hit me hard was being addicted to a substance called the “App Store”.

Juggle some balls for once

Juggling work, two jobs, multiple classes throughout the week must be tough on most people but what if you tossed all that away and decided to juggle something else…such as some balls or clubs or perhaps rings?

Eliss – Gathering planets has never been so much fun

Planets blowing up into a supernova, catchy trance tunes, Ikea style Illustrations for instructions? That’s a good mix. Ellis is an amazing game that should not be overlooked.

Computer n00b?

Have you ever worked with someone that is not computer savvy? I have some interesting stories to share with you that some may have experienced before. Before I go any further I will use random names and area’s just for the sake of keeping someone that reads this from confronting me with issues.

Intelligent Phone

The Iphone has graced us with it’s beauty since it’s release on June 29th 2007 with it’s stylish sleek exterior, combining both a great Music/Video player with something that most people never thought would be possible…

     The inclusion of the App store allowed the device to become much more than just a flashier version of the ipod family, it allowed developers to create applications that would otherwise never be seen on another handheld. You can have a nice messenger such as http://www.beejive.com/iphone/ to controlling a MAC or PC with http://www.mobileairmouse.com/.

     But this isn’t a place to talk about what the Iphone can and can’t do, we all know what the machine is capable of. This is about what the Iphone can do for you and how it can help you create a perfect companion in case a desktop or a laptop is not feasible to carry around. For some people just listening to music or watching videos is enough for them but there are some that would like to carry around their Microsoft Documents or have a calendar of events for the week. Here are some applications that can appeal to almost everyone and help them come one step closer to having a powerful pocket computer where ever they go.

     #1. Saisuke http://tinyurl.com/6kzb7n

                    *A great calendar app that syncs very well with Google Calendar.  Notifications via sms, pop ups, or mail for appointments makes this program my top list for keeping yourself organized without pulling out your moleskines to checkoff that anniversary date you were supposed to go on.

     #2. Beejive IM http://tinyurl.com/3l59d5

                      *An excellent IM app that allows you to talk to Simultaneously IM on AIM, iChat, MobileMe, MSN/Windows Live, Yahoo!, MySpace, GoogleTalk, ICQ, & Jabber with no extra SMS charges. The client allows you to change the background text area to any photo you have saved on your iphone which is a nice change to the generic black/white looks. Push email alerts allows you to run other applications while the program stays logged in so you won’t have to wait for your friend to text you to say no to going out and rather load up peggle.

     #3. QuickOffice http://tinyurl.com/de3yke

                        *Now it’s hard for me to explain how great this application is without going over a page long but I will condense my opinion on this with 2 words “Buy Now“. If you ever need to carry around Microsoft Documents, or I should say any .Doc, .Docx, or .txt files then this should be the app for you. One thing that this app does that excels above all others is that you can edit or even create brand new Microsoft Office documents on the go without needing a laptop. Copy and Paste is available which is great if you need to edit documents. Another great feature of this program is the fact that you can mount your iphone as a wireless drive and drag and drop files without going through Itunes. Oh yes I’m rambling on about Word but I should also state that QuickOffice allows you to edit and create brand new excel documents. accepting both .XLS and XLSX you shouldn’t any fear of either creating or editing new files. I write essays for class on a weekly basis and having this application has helped me in the long run. By the way this is the most expensive app at $19.99 so some people will caution themselves from it but if you need to edit or create Microsoft Documents/Excel sheets then this is the app for you.

      #.4 MemoryInfo http://tinyurl.com/dzv7yx

                  *With the amount of apps most people use there has been times where either the program is very sluggish or crashes on you, even when you first start up an application. It’s not the world punishing you because you would rather boot up twitter instead of answering your bosses phone call to come in on Saturday, but the amount of ram that is being used to power all those apps that are running. Apps take a certain amount of ram and with each application you run and close the app still saps some of the ram away and stores it for themselves while you are on the losingend with crashes and slowdown. Not anymore. With MemoryInfo you can relinquish most of that stolen ram back with a touch of a button. The program allows giving the user back 35mb of ram or even more. Now when you switch back and forth from texting someone to playing a game you don’t ever need to worry about needing to reboot the machine again.

      #.5 Byline http://tinyurl.com/5kshvd

                 *Now how many people read RSS feeds? How many of you use Goggle Reader? Well if you answered yes to both questions then you need to look into Byline. Just sign in with your Goggle Reader account and have all your RSS feeds on the go. Allows offline reading if you “Star” the page with a press of a button or just tap on an article and let the app cache the page for you.

            From chatting with Beejive to editing Spreadsheets with Quickoffice, you can have it all and more on the go…..just make sure you keep your offline social life in check as well. Leave me your favorite list of apps and why it has helped you. Tell then Cya!

Mac VS PC

Mac VS PC, a topic that has generated much debate throughout the world of electronics. Even to this day there are countless ads that are streamlined over the Internet, magazines, blogs (like this one), and TV stating which one is better.

I understand that people need to stick up for their favorite version but it’s kinda getting out of hand. Recently I was watching some t.v. (which I rarely do nowadays) and stumbled upon an ad about Windows being superior to Apple. They stated that if you can find a computer for less than $1000 (or $2000 depends on the commercial you seen) then they would let her keep it. First of all why would they offer a computer for free? Are they afraid of Apple that much to give computers away now? Also with the $1000 computer I seen her go to an Apple store and state that she would go over her budget for the 17inch which can exceed $2000. I understand that much but why diss Apple stating it wouldn’t be cool to be a mac user? A PC laptop nowadays that is over $1000 is usually underpowered and with Vista sucking tons of resources (btw yes I understand you can fix that), it isn’t feasible to get a good laptop without having to switch OS.

Vista isn’t all bad mind you, it has a great find feature and indexing helps load up apps fast. The aero interface is beautiful to use if you have a high end machine that won’t eat up so much resources. Well…I tried to save Vista some points but it’s the OS that makes people enjoy Mac and turn away from PC. Vista is annoying to tweak and has tons of compatibility issues (which Microsoft is trying to fix). Due to the efficiently of Vista it’s no surprise that Microsoft is bringing out their new OS “Windows 7″ which is an updated version of Vista.

Mac users have a lot to complain but never think about the Macs flaws. You can’t use most third party applications, price (laptops start around $1000). Macs can easily get past third party apps by installing VM’s (Virtual Machines), which allows you to boot up another OS such as Windows XP and run at almost peek efficiency. But that does cause you to pay for the extra program plus the price of the OS.

As you can tell I have a lot of gripes with Vista, PC itself (XP, Window’s 98) are great OS and I religiously continue using them but I would love Vista to finally leave us.

Genesis

Welcome to my blog everyone! Actually I have no reason for this blog except to post happenings in my life and the rants that I need to release to the Internet. If anyone is going to follow this take my words with a grain of salt, I also love to switch topics rapidly so there isn’t structured topics to make things more interesting. Once again I would like to welcome whomever reads this and welcome to my world.