I Think My Blog Is Broken...

I am sad as I think my blog is sick.

I will post things and they just don't post, things I do post don't appear on the blog rolls, and my blog roll on the side is outdated.

I tried changing the template, editing things on my blog, and still for a week it has not been acting right. Even the page I create posts at hasn't looked right for months. I don't know what to do, but I hope it fixes itself soon. I am only posting this hoping that it works and everything goes back to normal, but then again it may not post or you may not know it posted and once again I have no idea what to do.

Any ideas/suggestions let me know.

bad blog :(

Talk To Me....

So I read an article that Apple has cut the price of their original iPhone to $99 due to the release of two newer versions due out later this month. The newer versions will sell for $199 and $299.

So questions:

With the drop of the iPhone price would you consider purchasing the original model?

If you are an owner of an iPhone do you think that it is now worth getting one at this lower price or was it totally worth getting one no matter what the price?

Do you think the original has too many bugs and it is better to up grade to the newer version/s?

Do you have absolutely no interest at all in getting an iPhone?



Please share your thoughts on the phone!!

I Don’t Know How I feel About This

I have been reading articles about how Scientists have successfully launched a machine in a tunnel deep beneath the border of France and Switzerland in an attempt to unlock the secrets of the universe. STORY

“The Large Hadron Collider is a $9 billion particle accelerator designed to simulate conditions of the Big Bang that created the physical Universe. In the coming months, the collider is expected to begin smashing particles into each other by sending two beams of protons around the tunnel in opposite directions.

Skeptics, claim that the experiment could lead to the creation of a black hole capable of swallowing the planet. To which physicists acknowledge that the collider could, in theory, create small black holes, they say they do not pose any risk. A study released Friday by CERN scientists explains that any black hole created would be tiny, and would not have enough energy to stick around very long before dissolving

They are claiming that this scientific investment without precedent in the history of humanity will be essential not only for the intimate knowledge of our universe, but also for the direct applications in fields as varied as intensive calculation or even medicine,".

So I don’t know how I feel about this. Are we going too far with our need to know everything? What will happen if this proves or disproves the Big Bang Theory? Um, I don’t know about you, but I would like to know more about those black holes they were talking about! Is this a waste of A LOT of money that could go to other things? What are the benefits?

Has anyone heard anything about this? I am going to read more about it and talk to my hubby who is interested in all this stuff, but until then….any thoughts?

HD vs Blu-Ray

T & I just got a sweet HD dvd player for Christmas! (Thanks mom and dad). We really love it! Even the standard dvd’s you play in it look so much clearer and vibrant. However, we notice that Blu-Ray seems to be edging out HD DVD’s. I say…boo. I am actually a huge fan of HD. But b/c many stores are dropping HD and favoring Blu-Ray the benefit is in our favor! T & I are getting HUGE discounts on HD dvd’s. We got 4 HD dvd’s for under $40 a couple weeks ago – AWESOME! And last night my parents called and said you can go to this website called deepdiscounts.com and they have HD dvd’s for up to 78% off plus free shipping! Click here (They have other dvd’s and stuff on sale as well!)

So what is the technical difference?

HD DVD or High-Definition DVD is a high-density optical disc format designed for the storage of data and high-definition video. HD DVD was designed by a consortium of companies (principally Toshiba and NEC) to be the successor to the standard DVD format.

Blu-ray Disc (also known as Blu-ray or BD) is an optical disc storage media format. Its main uses are high-definition video and data storage. The disc has the same dimensions as a standard DVD or CD.

Um…sounds the same but overall Blu-ray discs are more expensive, but hold more data. That is the difference.

Who supports Blu-Ray & HD:

Blu-Ray
20th Century Fox
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Hollywood Pictures
Lions Gate
Miramax Entertainment
MGM Studios
New Line Cinema
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Touchstone Entertainment
The Walt Disney Company
Vivendi Universal Games
Warner Bros.

HD DVD
Dreamworks
Paramount Pictures
Universal Studios

I am just annoyed at the whole thing. I think HD dvd's and players have a great quality and are the better value, at least for us. Even at the HD's standard pricing. All our standard dvd's look better on our HD player and the only movies we really get in HD are the big action movies. So to spend the money on a blu-ray player and the DVD's just don't make sense for our needs. Maybe in the movie making world it is better, but what about the consumer? I will keep supporting HD!

Do you have an HD or Blu-Ray DVD player? Thoughts on the whole thing?

I Love....

My New Phone!!!

A few days ago I received an email that said we were eligible for an early upgrade on our phones and a new plan as well as I got a $150 phone discount - bonus! As both T & my phone are quickly heading to the crapper (my phone only holds a charge for 30 minutes if I am talking on it) this was perfect timing!

So I did a bit of research and narrowed it down to a few phones…the winner – the LG enV!!! I love it!! Mine is in green and this phone is WAY cool! Terry selected the Motorola Motorazr Maxx VE. This phone is so him. It is a heavy-duty phone with a hard rubber like shell. This phone is tough – which T needs as his phones take a beating!

I do have to say I wonder if there is a quicker way to program a phone. We were in the store from 6:30p.m. to 8:05 p.m. All but maybe 15 minutes was with someone who was setting up our new phones. That seems a bit much….it shouldn’t take over an hour to get us two new phones, should it? And then when we got home our “Get It Now” feature did not work so I spent another hour on the phone with Verizon while they tried to figure out the problem. They got mine fixed but are still working on T’s. You would just think there would be a MUCH easier and efficient way to get people their new phones.

But I can’t be mad, Verizon did help us and were really kind and polite. Plus the guy at the store transferred all our numbers and pics for free!!! Plus, I totally just got the coolest phone!!

P.S. Do you text? I had to upgrade my plan as I seem to be texting over 300 texts per month!!! CRAZY!! I can’t believe I do that much texting!! But this new phone, well it is made for texting!

Have you Heard of This?

I was on Amazon today and saw this. The Kindle.

Apparently this thing is SO popular it is sold out on Amazon. (More Info on Wikipedia)

It is a wireless portable device with access to over 100,000 books, blogs, newspapers, magazines and more. SWEET! I could have all the Harry Potter books, some magazines and blogs all in one awesome piece of technology!! I think this would also be cool & benneficial for college kids…if they could get there text books on it!!

Some things about it:
-Simple to use: no computer, no cables, no syncing.
-Wireless Connectivity
-Buy a book and it is auto-delivered wirelessly in less than one minute.
-More than 100,000 books available, including more than 90 of 112 current New York Times® Best Sellers.
-New York Times® Best Sellers and all New Releases $9.99
-Free book samples.
-Top U.S. newspapers including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post; top magazines including TIME, Atlantic Monthly, and Forbes—all auto-delivered wirelessly.
-Top international newspapers from France, Germany, and Ireland; Le Monde, Frankfurter Allgemeine, and The Irish Times—all auto-delivered wirelessly.
-More than 250 top blogs from the worlds of business, technology, sports, entertainment, and politics.
-Lighter and thinner than a typical paperback; weighs only 10.3 ounces.
-Holds over 200 titles.
-Long battery life.
-No monthly wireless bills, service plans, or commitments
-Includes free wireless access to the planet's most exhaustive and up-to-date encyclopedia—Wikipedia.org.
-Email your Word documents and pictures (.JPG, .GIF, .BMP, .PNG) to Kindle for easy on-the-go viewing.

Overall I think this sounds pretty darn cool!! It is about the price of an I-Pod :$399. And if you are someone who likes to read this could be for you!!!

"I Didn't Understand You. Did you Say Yes?"

So I have to vent a bit and apologize upfront for the rather lengthy post.

I have a HUGE gripe with voice command. You know when you call your credit card company, bank, or pretty much anything else these days and you have to use voice command instead of pushing the buttons. This annoys me.

I called a credit card company (a well known company) and wanted to talk to a costumer service representative but now they have voice command and frankly it is irritating. I hate saying “yes”, “no”, “more options” when I could just hit the 1, 2, or 3 button….and more importantly, “0” to take me right to Customer Service. (And though I will admit some companies use a combination of the two, which still allows old-fashioned people such as myself to use the button feature, this company was not having it. No button pushing here – well except mine!)

So, I tried saying "customer service representative" half way through and just pushing "0" but it didn't understand that. I later found out I should have only said representative. (sorry I didn't get that memo) And when I did follow the rules by listening through the ENTIRE menu and answering the appropriate voice promps; that annoyingly pleasant voice questions my answer…”Did you say yes?”.

By this time the response I wanted to shout was YES YES, FOR GOD SAKE I SAID YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Of course I couldn’t really yell that b/c that would lead too…”I am sorry, I didn’t understand that. Did you say yes?”

UGH…get my point, I am annoyed right now just talking about how annoyed I am.

Seriously, are they trying to get people enraged?!?! Because one of two things will happen. One, I will be so seriously pissed off I will take it out on the person in India that is trying to help me or two, by the time I actually get to customer service I am so emotionally drained that I will not even care what happens, thus negating the purpose for me calling in the first place.

So in summary…..I HATE voice command.

Just give me back the option to use buttons to make the selections I want…..like pushing a button in the first place was that challenging?


P.S. I also have to say that I hate that it takes 10 minutes to even get to a human being in the first place. They make it SO hard to get to a person. Well it takes 10 minutes to get through the voice commands to get to a queue to WAIT another 10 minutes to talk to a living person all while Kenny G. plays in the background. Grrrr

This Looks AWESOME!

So I am typically not all about the latest technology or gadgets out there. Not that there are not cool things out there, but I do not get too excited about them. I feel it is just not something I need. My cell phone is as basic as they come & I don't own an I-Pod but instead a $25 MP3 player I got from Big Lots. With the way gadgets become outdated so quickly I just don't like to BUY into the hype. (Don't get me wrong though...I have MANY other vices, technology is just not one of them!)

However, I saw a commercial for the i-pod touch and let me tell you, I think I am in love! This thing looks freak'n awesome!!! I seriously want one of these and I don't know why other than it looks cool! I think they have finally got me, b/c I can't stop thinking about how cool this thing would be!!!

http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch/

I Love...

I Love my new HP photosmart Printer!!!

I got it for my birthday but just had my parents up this weekend and FINALLY installed it! It only took me about 10 seconds to love it!!!

Besides being SO cute, small and shinny, it is a GREAT GREAT piece of equipment to have. You can plug it into your computer and work off your computer to adjust your photos or you can plug your digital camera photo card right in to the printer and work off it. It prints BEAUTIFUL pictures that are of such a high quality!

This is seriously a must have! I am going picture printing crazy!!!

(Thanks again mom and dad!)

I Love...

So I just got a pair of Noise Reduction Ear Phones and let me tell you....I am a fan!!!

I know they look a little weird, but I have to say I LOVE these headphones! I can not wear typical ear phones (the little round ones that fit in your ear) because my ears are too small! Seriously, I have tried everything to fit those suckers in my ears and I can not for the life of me get them in my ears and when I do it hurts and they fall out when I move. So I have always had to wear traditional ear phones that go around your head, which are just annoying!

These little wonders actually go in the ear canal and are smaller and more flexible! They also reduce outside noises so you just hear your music! I am SO excited that I can finally wear these small little ear phones! YAY!

I highly suggest these, just don't turn your music up too loud when you first get these!

Man Drops BlackBerry In Toilet, Saves It With Rice

This was kind of an interesting tip....

Story:

"What do you do when you drop your BlackBerry into the toilet? Turns out, it may be easier to fix than you'd think.

One Washington Post writer recently suffered a case of slippery fingers and dropped his beloved BlackBerry into the toilet. When he retrieved it (it was clean water, or so he says) it was completely unresponsive. He tried wishing - he hadn't stored his date's number anywhere else - then he tried blow drying it for a half hour. Neither trick worked.

Then, a friend told him to turn it off and leave it overnight in a bowl of uncooked rice, which would naturally suck out the moisture. The trick actually worked. Here's more:

I was able to turn it on long enough to retrieve the one number that might save me from offering the lamest and most embarrassing excuse for standing someone up. After sleeping in a bed of rice, my BlackBerry functioned well Sunday, except for the time function, which froze. It was flimsy on Monday, fading in and out, but sprang back to life Tuesday, after another night in the rice bowl.

The good news is, the girl agreed to a second date. The bad news is, his BlackBerry isn't going to last much longer. "

I would have never thought to do that!

This Sounds Fun!

T & I saw this at the store the other day. Hasbro has a new product called Tooth Tunes! Basically they are toothbrushes that play a 2 minute song (the minimum time you should brush your teeth) but they supposedly play the music through your teeth! It says on the website that you touch the toothbrush to your teeth and the bristles send music through your teeth into your head! AWESOME!

Click Here for the website.

The product is $10 and plays songs from bands like Black Eyed Peas, Beach Boys, the song from Napoleon Dynamite, KISS, Queen...and my personal fav. YMCA by the Village People! HAHA Who wouldn't want to brush their teeth for at least 4 minutes each day while listening to the YMCA playing in your head?!?! (that wouldn't drive you crazy at all)

Anyways, I may just go and buy one to try it out. It just sounds interesting! I may go with the Napoleon Dynamite one - FUN! I actually think this is a very fun idea for kids! I will let you know how it works!!

Other tooth tune suggestions: Book in a toothbrush, News in a toothbrush, encouragement in a toothbrush, or Recipes in a toothbrush. 2 minute clips of these would be awesome!!! ;-)

This Sounds SO Fun!!!

So I was looking through my Rachael Ray magazine last night and came across this fun game! It is called Cooking Mama, cook off and it is for the Nintendo Wii system! Let me tell you folks – this game sounds freak’n AWESOME!!!

Basically you use the Nintendo Wii remote to compete in the game to cook! You can mash, slice, chop, stir, grate, roll and create more than 300 real-world recipes!

“New realistic graphics and real-time cooking effects that actually change the food in appearance based on your actions lend authenticity to player creations and help budding chefs determine when food is overcooked. Best of all, Cooking Mama: Cook Off offers 2-player kitchen competitions to determine who can cook the best meal the fastest.”


SERIOUSLY – SO COOL!!


This is MY type of game! Too bad the system is nearly $400 – UGH! Hopefully it will start to come down, b/c you can bet this is defiantly something I would like to own!



P.S. There is also a bowling game for Nintendo Wii that also looks awesome!