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Another argument for the Uni-Tasker

I’m all for the iPhone doing a lot of things, but navigation ain’t one. Google maps is just fine for a quicky, “Where the hell am I?” type need. If I’m taking a long trip i use my dedicated GPS Nav. It’s UI is specific to it’s purpose, and so is the hardware. No additional brackets needed, no cel service needed to help get a fix, etc. Turn it on, it works. If it runs out of batteries I can still make calls on my phone.

While it’s telling me where to go, I can also make and receive calls on my phone, go figure.

National Comic Sans day October 1

So we have CSS Naked day (apr 9), and talk like a pirate day (Sept 19) and even Zombie Crawl day (Props to Danny!) and just to show that we need to not take ourselves so seriously all the time, I’m starting national Comic Sans day.

Yup, damn straight, National. Comic. Sans. Day.

First time in Vail, very pretty

Actually it was my second, but the first time, we didn’t stop. Tom and I drove straight thru when Nicole and I moved to CO. It was for our friend’s wedding. Lucky for us it was also Oktoberfest in Vail, w00t! We actually didn’t endulge since we had to be coherent for the ceremony. We [...]

Sprint Mifi Review

It’s common, if anecdotal knowledge in downtown Denver that during Rockies home games, the AT&T network pretty much collapses (sad, but true). You’ll have full bars, and can’t complete a call or open an email. I’ve taken to carrying the Mifi in my pocket or backback (as the case may be) and having it on the whole time and letting that serve up data for my iPhone. Voice is a little trickier, but Skype solves that issue, if I REALLY need to make a call right then. Sad, but hey, it’s a nice back up plan, since AT&T can’t be relied on.

Is Apple just Anti 802.11N?

Airport and Airport Extreme devices are 802.11n, so are Apple laptops. So why not the handheld devices? The only thing I can think of is, power. Since Apple certainly doesn’t mind putting it in other devices.

But is it that big of drain? It’s not like iPhones are exactly long lived on battery as it is. Why limit their wifi speed?

just a random thought, but it occurred to me that 802.11n isn’t new, draft n devices (including the aforementioned Apple ones) have been around for a while, and now that it’s ratified, what’s holding Apple back?

Wasn’t gonna post about 9/11 but

I came across this iPhone app (iTunes Link) called 9/11 Numbers that simply shook me to my core. I can remember very clearly walking into my office in Orange County, seeing some co-workers in the big conference room with one of those TV/VCR carts (didn’t even know we had any) watching TV. It went down hill [...]

Why do we listen to Steve Jobs about other Tech?

Steve doesn’t like the Kindle, well duh!

Why would anyone even ask him about it? Looking back on Steve commenting on technology, he (at least lately) seems to dismiss things as lame and not what people want (cuz only Steve truly knows what we want), right up until Apple releases their version of said thing.

Case in point. iPhone apps.

I WANT TO SMACK STEVE JOBS IN THE FACE! OK This shit is just funny! I know MMS is coming, but this dude is hilarious! I hope he bumps into His Steveness on the street one day. “Steve Jobs! Steve Jobs come over here!” SLAP! “That’s for taking so damn long to get MMS on [...]

iPhone App review – iFitness

it’s been a while since I talked about an app I really like on my iPhone, so why not.

Since I’m on a bit of an increased fitness kick since I have to fit into my slacks for a wedding, I’m gonna talk about iFitness.

I use two apps to track my fitness, I wish it was only 1, but alas, so far neither of the two does it all.

iFitness rocks for it’s work outs. It has a ton of

activities stored,with pictures and even some video demos. It’s also got some prebuilt work outs, and the ability to create your o