For the past few weeks I knew that I needed to reformat my drive and reinstall XP – explorer.exe had a memory leak, I had 8 minute boot up times, and more. I definitely needed to reformat.
Then, the Microsoft keynote came along and Steve Ballmer said the Windows 7 beta was coming, and I knew that I was going to use that instead of my XP install. I learned that only 2.5 million keys were going to be released, starting at around 12:00 PM EST. I was immediately disappointed, knowing I will be in school when it all comes out. I came home and found out the Microsoft website has been down all day, and that they keys were not sent out.
Yes, yes, yes, I know I said that I would be doing video app reviews. I have recorded a ton of review videos, and I will work on getting them edited and posted.
2008 has been a momentous year for me.
Friends were made, friends were lost. I’ve been learning about who I am, who I want to be, and what I love. I turned 16. I got a new President. I started getting deeper into photography.
I. grew. up.
Thank you all for everything, and let’s make 2009 an even better year than 2008.
So, I was looking at Loic Le Meur’s blog, and he posted a video of a Japanese TV Show that featured Seesmic users. I was one of those users – without me knowing.. haha!
100,000 people calling for change showed up for the rally today in Missouri. Rally attendance doesn’t necessarily mean voter turnout, but this shows that people are dedicated and are obsessed with the idea of change. I can see John McCain in his corner, crying with his soul-mate Sarah Palin right now – with their 100 people turnout at their rallies; John – you can blame Dubya on the hate people feel for you, because even if you aren’t physically GWB, you are in every other way.
AOL has trailed off in the past couple years, not getting much attention. They have developed for the iPhone, and has caught my attention. AOL Radio is a portal for both AOL and CBS radio stations, digital AND terrestrial. They have a wide range of stations, from comedy to eclectic, they have it all.
Air Sharing is an application that allows you to store almost any type of file on your iPhone through your home network. You set it up through your computer, and your iPhone acts as another disk of sorts; you can drag and drop files from and onto it respectively. With a GREAT tutorial, it is easy to learn how to use it, easy to connect, and easy to tweak to your liking. It works with Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, and through your browser.
AIM, the leading “instant messenger” client and service, has now came to the iPhone. With easy navigability, favorites, the ability to save chats, sounds, and REAL buddy icons, it has become my favorite client for AIM on the iPhone. There are 4 tabs, Buddy List, Favorites, My Info, and IM’s.
1password, the premier password manager on Mac OS X, has a port for the iPhone as well. It is multi featured, and has a built-in browser. I think the iPhone needs a built in password manager, like Firefox does; but it also may be a security threat in a case where your phone is lost or stolen. That is where 1password comes in. When you launch the app, you get an unlock screen, where you enter your 4 character PIN code. “Code Accepted.” It brings you to a list of your websites that you have entered information on; it can be organized by “title” or by “domain.” On the bottom, there are 4 options: Logins, Notes, Sync, and Settings. The “Logins” tab is your list of logins, like I explained before. There are a couple of options in this screen. When you click the name of one of the domains, it brings up the settings for that particular domain. This is where the downfall is. I do not own a Mac (sadly..), and therefore I do not know how the desktop version of 1pasword works, but this part doesn’t make sense to me. I wish that you could just enter your username and password, but you can’t. You have to enter a “Value” – and that is where it loses me. IF you can figure this out, you can go right to the in-app browser right from there. Click the domain, and it goes right to the page, with the username and password already filled in (how convenient!) You can protect all of your entries with the “Master Password” that you enter at the beginning.
