And incredibly clever idea for a Halloween Costume, assuming that you can get a hold of 2 iPads.
I chuckled at one of the comments that said that he looks like a Teletubby! :)
Zz.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Monday, October 24, 2011
Goodbye, Blackberry
Well, I finally did it. I dumped by Blackberry phone. for the first time in, oh, 10 years, I no longer am using a Blackberry.
I mentioned earlier that I want an iPhone, but I also want to stay with T-Mobile. I was a GSM phone since I do travel out of the country periodically, and so far, my Blackberry T-Mobile phones have worked perfectly. So my only option for a GSM iPhone is AT&T.
However, my dislike for AT&T outweighs my desire for an iPhone. So instead got an Android phone, the Samsung Galaxy S II. Going from the Blackberry Bold 9700 to the Android Galaxy S II is quite a jump, especially in screen size. I'm quite familiar with the touch screen aspect of it since I've used other touch screen phones and also the iPad. But having a rather huge phone display after using the tiny Blackberry screen takes some getting used to, and I'm getting used to it rather quickly.
So far, I've been playing and exploring what it can do, and what apps/widget are available, almost every couple of hours. It's still a new toy, and I'm having fun with it.
The only drawback is, of course, the battery life. With the Blackberry, I often go for a couple of days (or even more) before I have to charge the batteries. With this Samsung, I have to do it every day, which is usually at night when I go to bed. But then again, with the Blackberry, I seldom make use of it to surf the web, or use the apps. So the use habit is different for each phone.
So I have all the Angry Birds, many card games, and a few neat stuff loaded already onto the phone. Quite happy with it so far, so much so I'm thinking that I don't miss the iPhone at all. At least for the next 2 years of my contract, I'll be staying with this one.
Not sure what the future will hold of RIM and the Blackberries. They make very good phones, rugged and dependable. But somehow, they lost touch with the progress in mobile technology and interface, and now they're playing catch up, rather than setting the trend. While other companies are also playing catch-up with Apple and making almost look-alike iPhone, they are at least trying to keep up with Apple and providing cheaper options with almost the same capabilities. I hope RIM can survive this rough patch and reinvent itself. After all, Apple at one time was on the brink of collapse before Steve Jobs came back.
Zz.
I mentioned earlier that I want an iPhone, but I also want to stay with T-Mobile. I was a GSM phone since I do travel out of the country periodically, and so far, my Blackberry T-Mobile phones have worked perfectly. So my only option for a GSM iPhone is AT&T.
However, my dislike for AT&T outweighs my desire for an iPhone. So instead got an Android phone, the Samsung Galaxy S II. Going from the Blackberry Bold 9700 to the Android Galaxy S II is quite a jump, especially in screen size. I'm quite familiar with the touch screen aspect of it since I've used other touch screen phones and also the iPad. But having a rather huge phone display after using the tiny Blackberry screen takes some getting used to, and I'm getting used to it rather quickly.
So far, I've been playing and exploring what it can do, and what apps/widget are available, almost every couple of hours. It's still a new toy, and I'm having fun with it.
The only drawback is, of course, the battery life. With the Blackberry, I often go for a couple of days (or even more) before I have to charge the batteries. With this Samsung, I have to do it every day, which is usually at night when I go to bed. But then again, with the Blackberry, I seldom make use of it to surf the web, or use the apps. So the use habit is different for each phone.
So I have all the Angry Birds, many card games, and a few neat stuff loaded already onto the phone. Quite happy with it so far, so much so I'm thinking that I don't miss the iPhone at all. At least for the next 2 years of my contract, I'll be staying with this one.
Not sure what the future will hold of RIM and the Blackberries. They make very good phones, rugged and dependable. But somehow, they lost touch with the progress in mobile technology and interface, and now they're playing catch up, rather than setting the trend. While other companies are also playing catch-up with Apple and making almost look-alike iPhone, they are at least trying to keep up with Apple and providing cheaper options with almost the same capabilities. I hope RIM can survive this rough patch and reinvent itself. After all, Apple at one time was on the brink of collapse before Steve Jobs came back.
Zz.
Friday, October 21, 2011
I Want Some Schweddy Balls
Honestly, I didn't realize that Ben and Jerry's came out with this limited-release flavor, and I didn't know that it "offended" some people. But now that I have heard about it, I'll be damned if I'm not going to buy this.
But apparently some grocery store chains can, and so can supporters and members of the One Million Moms group.That Mississippi-based moms organization has been putting the heat on retailers to keep Schweddy Balls out of their freezers and encouraging parents to ask the Vermont-based Ben & Jerry's to stop production of the item, saying the name is nothing but locker room humor that's not appropriate for young children.
So Ben and Jerry's should send a thank you letter to this "One Million Moms" group, because due to them, they got publicity that money just can't buy! And this Million Moms group must not have other bigger problems to deal with than worry about some name on an ice cream corrupting their kids. They must be really horrible parent for their kids to be so easily corrupted by such a mundane thing!
Zz.
Friday, October 14, 2011
1-612-206-0449
I got a phone call this morning, on my cell phone, no less, with that caller ID number.
Now, I highly doubt that this is a valid number, or if this is the actual number of the 'scam artist'. The recording says that I can lower my interest rate on my credit cards, and to press "1" if I wish to speak to a representative. Sure, I pressed "1". It range for a few seconds, and then someone with a heavy .... er .... how shall I say this, "ghetto" accent answered and started mumbling some incoherent standard message. I asked him if he knows if my number was dialed randomly, or from a database. He replied but I could barely understood he said due to the slurring of his words, as if he just got up from sleep! I asked him to repeat what he just said, and of course, you can guess it. He hung up!
This is not the first time that has happened, and I'm sure many people have had this. I smells like a scam, and at some point, my guess is that this person would like info on your credit cards so that they can give you a lower interest rates. Sure, and I just rolled off the back of a turnip truck!
If you do a search on this number, you would have encountered many similar complaints about it, such as this. It is freaking annoying that, since they can hide behind some spoofed or fake numbers, one can't do much about it (even reporting due to violation of the Do-No-Call registry). Still, reporting it is all you can do.
Zz.
Now, I highly doubt that this is a valid number, or if this is the actual number of the 'scam artist'. The recording says that I can lower my interest rate on my credit cards, and to press "1" if I wish to speak to a representative. Sure, I pressed "1". It range for a few seconds, and then someone with a heavy .... er .... how shall I say this, "ghetto" accent answered and started mumbling some incoherent standard message. I asked him if he knows if my number was dialed randomly, or from a database. He replied but I could barely understood he said due to the slurring of his words, as if he just got up from sleep! I asked him to repeat what he just said, and of course, you can guess it. He hung up!
This is not the first time that has happened, and I'm sure many people have had this. I smells like a scam, and at some point, my guess is that this person would like info on your credit cards so that they can give you a lower interest rates. Sure, and I just rolled off the back of a turnip truck!
If you do a search on this number, you would have encountered many similar complaints about it, such as this. It is freaking annoying that, since they can hide behind some spoofed or fake numbers, one can't do much about it (even reporting due to violation of the Do-No-Call registry). Still, reporting it is all you can do.
Zz.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
I Want An iPhone!
... but I can't get one. Well, I can, but I don't want to switch carrier. I kinda like the plan and service I have now with T-Mobile. Of course as we all know by now, the iPhone 4S will be available to AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint, but no T-Mobile. That sucks.
I know Apple don't need me as a customer. I already bought, a long time ago, the iPod Classic. As of now, the contract on my Blackberry is up (and has been for a few months). If the iPhone were released on T-Mobile, I would have switched to it, AND bought an iPad on the same day. It was that easy.
But now, with no indication of an iPhone for T-Mobile anytime soon, and of course, with the possibility that big bad AT&T acquiring T-Mobile for no good reason other than to wipe out its only GSM competition, I am re-evaluating my plans. I may just get a mid-price Andriod phone and stick with it for the next 2 years. If AT&T gets its way and buys T-Mobile, I'll just jump to a different carrier at the end of the contract period. Maybe by then, Verizon's iPhone will also have GSM capability, or at least can easily switch to the GSM band that I can use outside of the US.
Zz.
I know Apple don't need me as a customer. I already bought, a long time ago, the iPod Classic. As of now, the contract on my Blackberry is up (and has been for a few months). If the iPhone were released on T-Mobile, I would have switched to it, AND bought an iPad on the same day. It was that easy.
But now, with no indication of an iPhone for T-Mobile anytime soon, and of course, with the possibility that big bad AT&T acquiring T-Mobile for no good reason other than to wipe out its only GSM competition, I am re-evaluating my plans. I may just get a mid-price Andriod phone and stick with it for the next 2 years. If AT&T gets its way and buys T-Mobile, I'll just jump to a different carrier at the end of the contract period. Maybe by then, Verizon's iPhone will also have GSM capability, or at least can easily switch to the GSM band that I can use outside of the US.
Zz.
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