Sheeyah!

1. Tablet from Apple
2. The “Google” Branded Phone
   1. http://www.google.com/phone
3. Google OS for Netbooks
4. More cloud based services  (although I never expect all data to be in a cloud.)
5. Increased amount of integrated Video / CPU chips on the market
6. A complete revamp on Google’s 2009 bomb known as Google Wave
7. Announcement of Windows 8 or next gen windows
8. Smart home appliances that connect to the net. Give power output / updates on the fly.
9. Green tech boom for the home, solar panels galore!
10. Chrome to continue to chip away at Firefox and IE
    1. Chrome passes Safari usage!

Oh where oh where did my quick launch “show desktop” icon go? It’s to the right of your screen now and it’s transparent.

This is a great new website dedicated for new installations. After you’ve rebuilt a system, you select from a list of programs and it bundles up the programs to it’s own installer. 1 Click installs and downloads… makes my life alot easier.
Here’s the link!

http://ninite.com/

There are 2 major flu tracking websites out there currently. One for the general flu and one for H1N1. I’ve attached the links below.

http://flutracker.rhizalabs.com/ This one is for H1N1.

http://www.google.org/flutrends/us/ This one is for the general flu.

I can tell you first hand that I’ve seen co-workers taking more sick days this year than in many previous years. Some of it might just be the paranoia of sickness since the media is harping on it pretty bad this year.

Blackberry Appworld cannot run applications from the “archive” aka microSD card. See below from their own FAQ’s. That might be the lamest workaround to an issue ever!

What happens if I archive an application?
If a BlackBerry smartphone user archives an application it is uninstalled and can no longer be used. However, the archived application may be restored for use at a later date.

Note: It is recommended that the application remain in “archived” status in My World and not be deleted or uninstalled otherwise the user must re-download the application and will incur data download charges.

Can I run applications from my external media card?
No, applications can only be stored on an external media card. BlackBerry smartphone users must restore an application that exists on an external media card to use it.

It’s a free MMO. Some would say it’s a WOW clone, and much of it looks very similar but the mechanics are very different.

Best part of the game in my opinion is the Dual Class system. Getting bored with 1 class sucks, and re-rolling sucks even more, you can now select 2 classes on 1 character and swap classes when you want! You benefit from their skills as well.

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If I could describe WAR in 1 word it would be “deep”. I don’t feel like i need to grind to the highest level right away. I am actually taking my time to Level, Rank up, and gain Influence. We all know what levels are, but what are the other two.

Each character has levels and ranks. Your ranks are tied to your RVR xp, the more Ranks the better armor you can use and the better your character will be. Not only is it smart to RVR from level 1 on, but it buffs your character and it’s fun! From RVR you get Renown points as well, you will get points you can throw into buffing your weapon skill (gets through armor) or strength, int, etc.

Getting influence in an area is another cool aspect. I mentioned about the Public Quests getting you loot and xp, well i left out how influence is another reward. Complete a few public quests to get influence, once maxed (you have a bar) you can get armor based off your influence that is far superior to  items your level.

More to come….

Cable -(lvl 8, R9) <– this is how people like to see you’re actual level

Download Google Chrome

Google’s new browser. Compact, light weight, and blazing fast. Here is a tipsheet on some keyboard shortcuts and what you can expect.

AOC is dead.. yup, i just can’t wait for them to get a vision in the game. Saw that coming? Me too…

While I wait for Warhammer Online to come out Sept 18th, I decided to go back to my roots (originally EQ1) but now EQ2. I already sold my character via their “station exchange” 4 years ago. Now that I am back it’s really amazing how much it has changed. The character development, and general game-play has much improved. So I will enjoy this for the time being. Hopefully i won’t get too addicted… but we’ll see how that goes