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"An unfulfilled vocation drains the color from a man’s entire existence."

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:48:05 -0500

“An unfulfilled vocation drains the color from a man’s entire existence.”

- Honore’ de Balzac

"A synonym is a word you use when you can’t spell the word you first thought of."

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:02:39 -0600

“A synonym is a word you use when you can’t spell the word you first thought of.””

- —Burt Bacharach,
performer and composer

Another Dead iPod

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:39:23 -0600

Ok, so I bought a 5th Gen iPod in December, 2005. It died (may it rest in pieces) in January, 2006.

I was really jazzed with how the Apple store went above and beyond by honoring their 12-month warranty into the 13th month! Customer service is awesome! I received an identical 5th Gen iPod except that it worked and it didn’t look like it had been handled by Freddy Krueger.

I was determined to handle this replacement iPod with kid gloves. I bought the invisibleSHIELD from ShieldZone and applied it before ever taking the factory cover off of the new iPod. I’m telling you, this thing was going to look NEW for years… except…

10 months later my new iPod died.

WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE THINGS??? I have searched the net and know that there is a school of thought out there that the hard-drive-based iPods have a self-destruction timer which activates after one year (or if it’s a warranty replacement, sometime after 90 days).

Now the quandary… do I pay $199 for an 8gb Nano, hoping for a sturdier device or do I pay $249 (ONLY 50 BUCKS MORE!) for a device with TEN TIMES the capacity but one that will die in just over a year?

I’ll continue to think about it while I peruse the Archos website…

"Doing nothing is very hard to do… you never know when you’re finished."

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:32:15 -0500

“Doing nothing is very hard to do… you never know when you’re finished.”

- Leslie Nielsen, Actor

Signal Map

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 20:14:29 -0500

Signal Map: Find a Cell Phone Signal… Find user-generated cell phone signals by major service providers. Find dead spots, and compare signal strengths.

Google Phone Prototypes...

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 09:39:06 -0500

Google Phone Prototypes...:

"If you’re going to be cannibalized, it’s best to dine with friends."

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 16:44:56 -0500

“If you’re going to be cannibalized, it’s best to dine with friends.””

- John A. Roth, Former President of Nortel Networks

Up, Up And Away... On My Beautiful... Lawnchair?

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 12:44:44 -0500

Up, Up And Away... On My Beautiful... Lawnchair?:

A Slimmer, Cheaper iPhone On The Way?

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 08:30:19 -0500

A Slimmer, Cheaper iPhone On The Way?:

The new phone book's here! The new phone book's here!

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 20:11:30 -0500

The new phone book's here! The new phone book's here!: …not really… but the iPhone IS here!

"…in the long run, not offending anyone is worse than offending no one."

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:17:54 -0500

““…in the long run, not offending anyone is worse than offending no one.””

- Jay Levinson & Seth Godin in “Get What You Deserve!”

Lone Apple Fan Camping Out For iPhone

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 10:49:05 -0500

Lone Apple Fan Camping Out For iPhone:

iPhone could face 1-2 month shortage

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:24:19 -0500

iPhone could face 1-2 month shortage:

Never Been An iPod Like This

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 10:40:43 -0500

Never Been An iPod Like This:

Ok, that settles it… I want an iPhone.

Want it? Yes… Afford it? No.

To add comments to my Tumblelog, go to Jaiku

Thu, 07 Jun 2007 06:26:21 -0500

To add comments to my Tumblelog, go to Jaiku

The Infinite Loop Greeting

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 20:16:32 -0500

Office greetings have gotten so routine, so without thought that they have no real purpose or meaning.

Two People… First Greeting of the Day:
Person 1: “Good morning.”
Person 2: “How’s it goin’?”

Same two people… Second Greeting of the Day:
Person 1: “‘Sup?”
Person 2: “Not much.”

Same two people… Third Greeting of the Day:
Person 1: smile & nod
Person 2: smile

And if you do this a fourth time, just tell the other guy, “If you say ‘hello’ to me one more time, I will kill you right here in the office.”

But every now and then, I experience “The Infinite Loop Greeting”. The Infinite Loop Greeting occurs when you’re passing someone in the office and one of you forget just how many greeting volleys have occured in a single exchange.

Person 1: “How’s it goin’?”
Person 2: “Not, bad how ‘bout you?”
Person 1: “Pretty good, and you?”

We have just entered The Infinite Loop Greeting. At this point, you are obligated in the name of human civility to cut this exchange off Band-Aid-style (fast and with real committment in order to spare further pain).

—BlindManBlue

Gates/Jobs Videos - "...you and I have memories longer than the road that stretches out ahead..."

Thu, 31 May 2007 11:29:43 -0500

Gates/Jobs Videos - "...you and I have memories longer than the road that stretches out ahead..."

Microsoft Surface… Truly amazing and FUN technology. ...

Wed, 30 May 2007 10:49:52 -0500

Microsoft Surface… Truly amazing and FUN technology. While many gadgets encourage “cocooning”, the Surface encourages getting together. Check it out…

Traffic History On Your GPS... From Tele Atlas

Fri, 25 May 2007 09:48:27 -0500

Traffic History On Your GPS... From Tele Atlas:

Intel Mobile Metro

Fri, 25 May 2007 09:26:12 -0500

Intel Mobile Metro: Where’s my laptop???…. Oh, there it is… behind MY RAZR!!!!!!