Archive for June, 2009

  • Both of us on a frumpy Sunday on a grocery run. We’re kinda late folk compared to others. http://tinyurl.com/kwt4bq #
  • Having an ok morning but wishing I could be with my wife on her vacation, and not go to work! :( #
  • Feeling a little run-down and sick after work. My wife is on vaca, and the sheepie and bunny peep (beep?) are… http://tinyurl.com/nu84g9 #
  • I love Dragonforce, but it’s amazing how many songs of theirs have a “Whoa-oh-ohh-ah-oh-ohh” chant towards the end. #
  • That’s it! I want an iDog! #
  • Might as well do this one more time. Thanks, #squarespace ! #
  • @elsa1794 What do you need help with specifically? in reply to elsa1794 #
  • @gerry60626 No worries… Thanks! in reply to gerry60626 #
  • @gerry60626 Bwahahah! Brilliant! Thanks!Saving that one! Wonder if they were promoting a specific toy store or company…? in reply to gerry60626 #
  • @gerry60626 http://twitpic.com/85q5e – Thanks! :D Who’d have the brass to scramble it? ;) #
  • Watching Sci-Fi Channel. ST: TNG “Best Of Both Worlds, parts 1 and 2″ episodes are on!! W00t!! #
  • @cbellamy It would go towards the early upgrade for the 3G-S. :P in reply to cbellamy #
  • @elsa1794 Need help with the 6×6x6? in reply to elsa1794 #
  • @Lemonlily74 G’night in reply to Lemonlily74 #
  • Going to bed late. Watching the “Family” TNG episode. Very touching. #
  • Been thinking of this song all day. Don’t know why! Does it have to do with my fascination with the concept of … ? http://blip.fm/~8rkmb #
  • Way cool! WFOR reporter shot a story, even recorded narration, all on the new iPhone! http://cbs4.com/video/?id=78304@wfor.dayport.com #
  • Way cool! WFOR reporter shot a story, even recorded narration, all on the new iPhone! http://cbs4.com/video/?id=78304 #
  • Happy 18th birthday to Sonic the Hedgehog! (hmmm… just one day away from a certain someone’s b-day…) #
  • @Lemonlily74 Everything I see suggests that you’re genuinely nice. It must take a lot for you to say anything bad about anyone. in reply to Lemonlily74 #
  • Seriously thinking about getting this t-shirt. http://snurl.com/kridm #
  • Just got done showering ‘n shaving. Little known fact about me: I have some kind of eczema that requires me to… http://tinyurl.com/ldm833 #
  • On lunch and playing Hero Of Sparta on iPhone. Great game for 9.99 and it’s on sale for .99! Only a fool would pass that offer up! #
  • All my friends and followers, please join me in wishing @sexychristaine5 (Christine’s twitter name) a very happy birthday! #
  • @scrivener I haven’t gotten it yet. Been busy with other things, but I’ll definitely get it. Especially after listening to samples! in reply to scrivener #
  • @metalman777 Kids got ahold of your iTunes again, eh? ;) in reply to metalman777 #
  • “At the Enrichment Center, if at first you don’t succeed, you fail.” – GlaDOS (from Portal) #
  • @Lemonlily74 That’s ok… we’ll just keep on trying ’till we run out of cake. in reply to Lemonlily74 #
  • @Tiffany_Peters NOOOOOooooooo! in reply to Tiffany_Peters #
  • @cindyen I would wear that shirt, but my wife would think that it’s all too fitting… in reply to cindyen #
  • @keykeyjoy It feels good to say that you can do such a thing. When I broke the minute mark, I was ecstatic! in reply to keykeyjoy #
  • Playing Hero Of Sparta. I downloaded this game last night, on sale for a buck, on Apple’s App Store. It’s… http://tinyurl.com/nkyf83 #
  • In my dining room, cleaning things up and preparing to have some friends over tomorrow night. I’m also jamming… http://tinyurl.com/n3nrvr #
  • RT @Alex_Washington “Due to the fact that Michael Jackson is 99% plastic, he wil… Read More: http://is.gd/1dM4u #
  • @Alex_Washington that was a good joke earlier, but I will say I have nothing but respect for the man’s talent and music. Loved some songs. in reply to Alex_Washington #
  • At work. Mood: hopeful #
  • Can’t believe I don’t have component or s-video in my stash o’ cables! I usually pride myself on having plenty of connections. To the store! #
  • Settled on S-video… will have to make a note to buy some component cables. #
  • Why should a public figure be required to disclose info regarding their health to the press and public? Their health is no one’s business!! #
  • This is for Dailybooth, but I’m posting this 9 hours late. Sorry, but my wife and I were having too much fun… http://tinyurl.com/lwdq3n #
  • I think sometime soon, we’ll be getting both the WiiFit board and the Raving Rabbids party game. A combo too awesome to pass up! #
  • Nom-nom-nom-nom-nom-nom-nom! http://bit.ly/2Sw7Bj #
  • @SnarkyTech Hi and thanks! in reply to SnarkyTech #
  • I attempted to do something art-sy with some pics of myself for Dailybooth, ala @LB (I admire her creativity)…. http://tinyurl.com/ltspvg #
  • Was just listening to “Withering Time” by After Forever. The death growls by their male lead sound bone-chilling! ? http://blip.fm/~8zrm1 #
  • My AIM handle is esoterik72 and I’m on Skype as chrisw357. Anyone wanna chat? You know what to do! #
  • @softjunebreeze Chivalry is an endangered species. in reply to softjunebreeze #
  • Just read this: “If you think children will ruin your wedding, do you think you should be getting married at all?” This doesn’t make sense. #
  • Just wrestled with a photo FTP iPhone app. It works now, after much trying and swearing! #
  • New blog entry is up! http://bit.ly/Y2PwN #
  • If I see one more gripe by the press about Steve Jobs’ liver transplant, I’m a gonna hurl! Does HIPAA mean anything for public figures?? #
  • @Lemonlily74 G’night! Hope the drama dissipates! in reply to Lemonlily74 #
  • I can’t wait for my arm to heal up more so I can pick up and practice the V-Cube 7 again. :-( #
  • @Sound_Wav Congrats man! in reply to Sound_Wav #
  • @EVAxR0CKz Interesting. in reply to EVAxR0CKz #
  • Up now and getting breakfast with Christine. #
  • I had a nightmare one time that the Oxi-clean guy was yelling at me for not buying it when I had the chance. Rest in peace, Billy Mays! #
  • @charshaff Ooooooh! Save some for me? Please?? in reply to charshaff #
  • @Sound_Wav Just work on bringing your solve time down… it’s more impressive when they’re not waiting too long for you to solve it. in reply to Sound_Wav #
  • @Tatze My wife is watching the video you linked to and translating for me. in reply to Tatze #
  • @Tatze Are you trying to say something about all the recent celeb deaths? in reply to Tatze #
  • @Tatze I agree… and it’s not just where you live. Many more people here could stand to learn some proper CPR training. in reply to Tatze #
  • @Tiffany_Peters Oh noes! Get http://cubesmith.com on the case! in reply to Tiffany_Peters #
  • OMG! Cubesmith now has Master Pyramorphix stickers now! w00t!! #
  • @chrisw357 now has… now?? Ugh! Note to self: brush up on your grammar. #
  • @alyankovic With that statement, I think you did just fine. in reply to alyankovic #
  • I’ll be on skype until 12:30 pacific US time. User name chrisw357. Also on AIM as esoterik72. Feel free to chat! #
  • @diadriver775 Nothing wrong with that. And no I don’t wanna see pics. in reply to diadriver775 #
  • @ijustine Do you have a link to it? in reply to ijustine #
  • Just tried the 3D Rollercoaster app from DIgital Chocolate. It was good, but not great and couldn’t see myself playing it more. Deleted! #
  • Enroute to a Japanese eatery with the in-laws. #
  • @mooseguy I haven’t had a problem yet. Though I have heard from forums that they are less than helpful with problems. :/ in reply to mooseguy #
  • @EVAxR0CKz ooh! Something vexes thee? in reply to EVAxR0CKz #
  • http://bit.ly/w2Z9C
    At the Pacific Seafood Buffet in Chandler, AZ. Pigging out on dessert after sushi and orange chicken! #

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Here I am, typing on the iPhone into Wordpress’ blogging app, and wishing more developers were quicker on the uptake when it came to the iPhone’s impending improvements. For instance, I just tried getting the landscape keyboard to appear. It did, with a pretty heavy lag time. Also, saving my entry and then going back into it made half of the entry text seem to disappear. It’s remedied by playing with the app, but it’s certainly annoying. However, copy and paste works wonderfully across most main and third-party apps (exception of Tweetie, so far). Of note, I just did some copying and pasting for the HTML code for the picture featured in the third paragraph. Now I have the main code in my Notes app so I don’t have to remember it.

The iPhone is now able to send multiple photos at once! This is something that came too late for me at a critical time. Recently before the 3.0 upgrade, I had to email pics from my phone to a manager at my work, and it was embarassing to send them one… at… a… time! Now you can clutter your family’s inboxes with pictures much more efficiently. How cool is that?

The search feature, both on the phone itself and on its main apps, is a great addition. I typed in a few test words on the main search and I found stuff I didn’t know existed on my phone or on the mail servers! If you’re like me and have pages and pages of apps, the main search can also double as a app launcher, once you configure the search settings. Search in the iPod app is also awesome. I loved just typing in the first two letters of a song and playing it instantly. (pictured to the left is a search I did for the Wordpress app. Saved me quite a few swipes!)

Other improvements were either a hit or miss at times. YouTube’s app got an overhaul, and it was much needed. I can’t tell you all how many times I’ve wanted to log in with my username without having to navigate YouTube through MobileSafari. All of my favorites are saved in the app now, and I have easier access to my vids in case the need arises. However, the shake-to-shuffle feature is one that I quickly learned to turn off. The one day I used it, I forgot about it and started dancing to a tune, only to have my good time cut short by another track cutting in unexpectedly because of me shaking my admittedly skinny booty!

There’s one smaller feature that I like that wasn’t really talked about in the main 3.0 documentation. When playing music, you can hold the time scrub bar, and drag your finger down for finer scrubbing control in the song. This helps in not having to fight so hard to get to a particular timeframe within a long track.

There’s other improvements that I haven’t fully played with yet, but I know I’ll love when the time comes. Being able to rent a movie on the fly, without having to connect the phone to the home computer first, will be very interesting and cool. I don’t use the calendar app as often as I should, and there’s new stuff in there I haven’t gotten to use yet. However, I did get to use the Push Notification service, courtesy of AOL’s speedy update to their instant messenger. It worked like a charm, even when the phone’s display was off. I can’t wait to see how the other app developers will use the new features.

Now, we just have to sadly wait until AT&T gets off of their butts to enable MMS messaging! Cheers!

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  • Puzzle #19: Rubik’s Magic. Remember this little 2D plane of insanity? These are notoriously fragile puzzles; 8… http://tinyurl.com/qevtl3 #
  • Feelin’ bleah! #
  • Puzzle #20: The Orb. Also called Orb-It. A ball that’s comprised of two grooved hemispheres which turn… http://tinyurl.com/njr2ot #
  • @Lemonlily74 and everyone else wondering… Mytweeting will resume after Dailybooth and Bejeweled 2 are done taking over my life! in reply to Lemonlily74 #
  • Puzzle #21: Rubiks Keychain Cube. A miniature version of the classic 3×3x3, with a hole in a corner for a… http://tinyurl.com/l4p8jl #
  • Was just playing Bejeweled 2 while listening to trance music. I quadrupled my previous high score. Coincidence? I think not! #
  • @KevinAM1 Not really. It’s mellow compared to what I was listening to. in reply to KevinAM1 #
  • Filling up the gas in my wife’s car. Sometimes I’m too nice. http://tinyurl.com/lfuumc #
  • @ginjagin Nope. I love reading manuals. You get more out of them than if you were to experiment without. in reply to ginjagin #
  • Oh dear, I just lost @Jill_Kelly as a follower. *fake tear* #
  • @ginjagin Thanks for the follow! #
  • @gerry60626 You know I was being sarcastic. I just get sick of seeing people follow and unfollow just to advertise themselves in reply to gerry60626 #
  • Was just watching this video on the Pre v.s. iPhone 3G. I also made comments. http://bit.ly/imfo4
    Decent vid! #
  • Elaboration on my last tweet: HOWEVER, if anyone says that the iPhone is “just a toy”, they should really have their head examined. #
  • @gerry60626 I just subscribed to him too. On the mentioned vid, I loved commenting back to all the ill-informed people. in reply to gerry60626 #
  • Watching @Tatze ’s recent YouTube v-log. Check her channel out sometime! http://tinyurl.com/myvjfa #
  • “Gazing in the mirrors I behold… all the greatest chapters of my story ever told… in the mirrors, the world is turned to gold!” #
  • @Metromanda I take it you saw the preview. The new movie’s gonna rock, I’m sure! in reply to Metromanda #
  • Trying to solve this would make my head absolutely explode: http://www.gravitation3d.com/magic120cell/index.html #
  • @Lemonlily74 Only one person in the world has solved it. Could Jack be #2? in reply to Lemonlily74 #
  • G’night, all! #
  • At work and hurtin’ to get out! #
  • “TV stations report calls from people confused by DTV switch.” OMG! WAKE UP America!! It’s been planned for HOW LONG!? #
  • Was just listening to some of Steve Vai’s music. I sometimes forget just how great he is at what he does. #
  • Speaking of guitar gods, watching videos of Michael Angel Batio is a very humbling experience. #
  • Speaking of guitar gods, watching videos of Michael Angelo* Batio is a very humbling experience. (*correction) #
  • After work today, I was feeling run-down and legarthic. This continued through the evening. Bleah! http://tinyurl.com/m2l29q #
  • @Tiffany_Peters I can. Good drawings, btw. in reply to Tiffany_Peters #
  • Polishing off some breakfast and getting coffee ready… #
  • @Melanizzle Way to go! in reply to Melanizzle #
  • Awesome video of a Peregrine falcon and Gos hawk’s flight. Mini-cam’s on the bird’s backs! http://bit.ly/Ho1BY #
  • Just listened to new group Nemesea with their song, No More. Impressive! http://bit.ly/13hLeP #
  • Listening to Edenbridge’s song “Shadowplay”. another impressive group I should consider! ? http://blip.fm/~86a7r #
  • Listening to some music samples of Edenbridge and Nemesea. Here’s a Blip.fm of one such song:… http://tinyurl.com/mckq2x #
  • North Korea may be as dangerous as a rabid chihuahua jumping up and down on a hair-triggered assault rifle. #
  • Editing my review video of the Pillowed Master Pyramorphix puzzle. Stay tuned! #
  • I hate waiting on iMovie to compress a video… taking a shower in the meantime… #
  • test #
  • Going back to using Selective Twitter Status app, per popular demand. #fb #
  • @thejiangster Awesome! in reply to thejiangster #
  • My review video of the Master Pyramorphix is up now! http://bit.ly/LwGRW
    #cubing #
  • @digitalcolleen book bots? in reply to digitalcolleen #
  • @ginjagin Not all of us are like that. :P in reply to ginjagin #
  • @Lemonlily74 LOL! I know! Digital photography was supposed to make these kinds of things easier! in reply to Lemonlily74 #
  • @birdrage You take some good photos! in reply to birdrage #
  • Aaaargh! My eastsheen 4×4 kept locking up on me. I would have beat my time of 4:18 if that didn’t happen! #cubing #
  • @tweetie Yay for updates! in reply to tweetie #
  • I did end up getting Edenbridge’s last album. I’m happy to say that it very much rocks! #
  • #fb Having a late night listening session. Having mixed feelings about not working Sundays for a while. For… http://tinyurl.com/njgakq #
  • Awake to a Sunday full of possibilities… and finding it hard to get outta bed! #
  • Good morning everyone! #fb #
  • @Rachaelsarah85 Awesome! What’s your time solving it? in reply to Rachaelsarah85 #
  • RT @dailybooth: COOKING WITH COOP. EPISODE 1. http://dailybooth.com/Coop/472273 (This is amazing!!!!) Original way of using Dailybooth! #
  • I am currently broadcasting on blogTV.com – check out my show http://www.blogtv.com/People/chrisw357 #
  • Doing a test broadcast on BlogTV… come join me! http://www.blogtv.com/People/chrisw357 #
  • I stopped the broadcast for now #
  • @Lemonlily74 I know what you mean. My sched changed at work and this is the first Sunday off that I’ve had. Threw my body off! in reply to Lemonlily74 #
  • @ramcosca Um… how is that different? My just-bought apps always appeared in the next available app slot, never on the first Home screen. in reply to ramcosca #
  • Trying to get the iPhone 3.0 leaked version. I can be a bad boy at times… #
  • Came to a decision. Have to lay off of practicing/solving the 4×4x4-7×7x7 puzzles until the tendonitis clears up. #fb #cubing #
  • Updating my iPhone’s firmware to 3.0… cross your fingers/press thumbs/pray for me, will ya? #fb #
  • @_Sebastian_ @Tatze Thanks! in reply to _Sebastian_ #
  • @AATFC Oh, that’s gonna be made of hawesome! in reply to AATFC #
  • http://twitpic.com/7e7oe So far, it looks like the install is going good… all my stuff is being re-imported into the iPhone. #fb #
  • This is the one time I regret having a lot of stuff on the iPhone. Just got done importing apps. Now onto the 1390 music and vid files! #fb #
  • @Thrawst I’m having some problems as well with my external iSight and iMovie. Trying to narrow down the problem! in reply to Thrawst #
  • @IStoleSodaPop LOL! You’re funny! in reply to IStoleSodaPop #
  • My iPhone is updated fully and works great. Cut/Copy/Paste works great, but trying to copy multiple photos not quite working. hmmmm #
  • Oh! I figured it out now. Have to select one, then use the option key. Share and Copy options come up, then select multiple photos! #
  • I’m very happy with the iPhone 3.0 update. (yes I was impatient for the release). Now Christine wants her phone updated too. *sigh* #fb #
  • Retweeting @izzygutman: 14-Year-Old Discovers Rare Supernova in Nearby Galaxy http://bit.ly/2DhC1j <— this is way cool!! #
  • @Tiffany_Peters Keep at it! There’s a good tutorial I found for it: http://bit.ly/Ueahk
    Good luck! in reply to Tiffany_Peters #

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