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Android Tablet

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:42:27 -0500

I am so excited. I just found out that Kmart is going to get a Android tablet sometime next week. It will be wi-fi only and only 2 gigs of storage but it will all be in the cloud and it looks like you can add a micro SD card. The price is only $150.00 and it is a 7 inch screen. So we shall see. I will have Jackie look into it on Saturday. I am very curious and have been wanting a tablet badly. But I am wondering if I want 3G coverage so I am always online? Not sure yet about it. Here is the article on the tablet: http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/07/27/augen.gentouch78.takes.on.apple.through.price/

Carson acting up before dinner

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:27:06 -0500

Carson acting up before dinner

Video test

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:50:34 -0500

Video test

Nina & Pinta Ships - Richard - Picasa Web Albums

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:12 -0500

Nina & Pinta Ships - Richard - Picasa Web Albums

So my Sheba now only has 4 teeth left. Poor girl is going to be in such pain for a bit. But...

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:26:56 -0500

So my Sheba now only has 4 teeth left. Poor girl is going to be in such pain for a bit. But hopefully this will make her feel better. We are trying to do what is good for her after her rough beginnings.

I am so mentally and emotionally exhausted that I could easily sit down and cry right now. I did 10...

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 03:27:35 -0500

I am so mentally and emotionally exhausted that I could easily sit down and cry right now. I did 10 and half hours on Sunday of work and and 8 and half yesterday. When I get home today I am going to just drop. I am letting Jackie take care of everything today. Hopefully she is out on time like she is scheduled. Oh well, just needed to get this out. I am hoping today is a better day.

Lighten In Distance

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 13:25:18 -0500

Lighten In Distance

Finally the Droid I am Looking For

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 03:29:20 -0500

I must say, I am totally digging my Motorola Droid phone. It does everything I want it to do. I have my specific apps that I use regularly now and then I am playing with other apps just for the fun of it. It has giving me a new look at phones. I left my phone at home yesterday and totally felt naked without it. There are still a few accessories that I want for it, but I think this will be my phone of choice for a long time. Now I just need to get Jackie on a Droid.

Do you have an Android phone? If so what are your favorite apps? Let me know. I will test them out and play with them.

Use Chrome like a pro

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:51:24 -0500

Use Chrome like a pro

Just realizing that the harder I try at things and fail, the more pissed off I get at myself. There...

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:25:01 -0500

Just realizing that the harder I try at things and fail, the more pissed off I get at myself. There has to be a happy medium some where.

A Disposable Society of Geeks!

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:30:18 -0500

Ok, now that I have been running my Android Eris for about a month now, I have learned a few things about “all-in-one” devices. There is no such thing. The ipod does good at what it does and a cell phone does what it is good at with apps and making phone calls.

I am trying to realize why we need thousands of apps on a cell phone any way. I can maybe understand GPS, weather and maybe Facebook and Twitter, but do we really need fart apps and apps that read books to you?

The tablet maybe better use for all these apps. I still hate cell phones even though I am using one. I think they turn people into just for themselves and not socialize. I find that to be true even with me lately. I want to play with my phone and ignore people in public.

Another thing I am trying to understand is why are there so many handsets coming out. Can’t we just have one Android phone and be done, then in two years another Android phone come out? It is crazy. I can see why an Iphone is appealing to a consumer. They only come out every 2 years or so. Makes lots of sense. Technology is confusing to begin with.

I needed to rant about this because I am tired of being over whelmed by technology. Maybe we should go back to the old days. Na, not really, but at least where electronics are not so disposable.

Playing with a neat panoramic program for Android called Photo...

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 07:57:07 -0500

Playing with a neat panoramic program for Android called Photo Stitch. There is a lite version which only allows 2 pictures and a full version that allows 5 or more.

Such a Slacker

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 07:07:36 -0500

I know I haven’t been posting much lately and slacking. But life and work have been really crazy. After this week will be back to “normal” promise to post more.