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Dirty Porsche.

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:53:43 -0400

iPhone Tip: Spotlight Search

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:59:52 -0400

When I first got my iPhone 4 I would go into contacts and scroll through the endless list to find the person I desired to call. This could take some time to do. Then one day I decided to try the spotlight search on the iPhone 4. After swiping my finger to the left when I was on my home screen I was there. This simple one line search box can do so much for you.

If you want to make a call to someone just type their first or last

name and click the link, boom call’s being made.

If you want to play a song from Kid Cudi just type “Kid” and all your Kid Cudi songs will show up. Press and begin to enjoy.

Don’t want to search through your endless folders of Apps? Type twitter in the Spotlight Search bar and the app is the first result. touch to launch.

Spotlight has changed the way I use my iPhone in the weeks since the iPhone 4 launch. I don’t know how I did anything before without using the Spotlight Search feature. I strongly recommend using it.

also on a side note: You can change the way that results appear for you. Just go into Settings > General > Spotlight Search. you can rearrange the way that the search results appear and customize it to what you search for heavily.

"yeah thats not what I was looking for at all."

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:19:50 -0400

"yeah thats not what I was looking for at all.":

Hilarious Article. Check out the other ones too.

iPhone 4: Consumer Reports Needs To Get It Together

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:36:55 -0400

iPhone 4: Consumer Reports Needs To Get It Together:

Please.

My iPhone 4 Story

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:34:00 -0400

I was one of the hopeful and anxious fanboys who was up at 3am on June 15th trying to press their way through Apple’s pre-order process. With no luck by 4am I decided to try again in the morning. I arrived at a local AT&T store for their opening time of 10am. There were a few people waiting outside playing with their iPhone 3G’s and 3GS’s pretending like they were the only ones there for the iPhone 4. So after I checked in with Foursquare letting the world know where I was the doors opened. A lined formed. The first order didn’t even go through. They switched to paper order forms, I was having none of that and left.

The horrors of AT&T’s servers crashed both their site and Apple’s site all day. Finally at 4pm EST I headed back to the AT&T Store that had failed me in the morning. I successfully placed my order for a 32GB iPhone 4.

I got home and got my iPhone 4 order confirmation email from AT&T. I was happy. But then I was nervous. I had read many reports online of people having their AT&T order cancelled on them or not receiving their iPhones on the day of launch. I would be horrified if I didn’t receive my iPhone 4 on June 24th. So i checked my email hourly on my slow iPhone 3G(gross.) for an email from AT&T letting me know it shipped. I got nothing until the 23rd.

Luckily on the 24th my iPhone 4 was delivered by UPS in typical UPS terrible packaging. the iPhone 4 box in a bigger box that had the iPhone 4 box just moving freely within the bigger box, exactly what I want for my $300 purchase.

Well all-in-all I love this phone, but there are some issues. Firstly the death grip(even though I hate that name) is a problem that needs to be fixed. A case does fix everything, and hopefully it’s software related but I doubt it.

I have the phone, I use it everyday, it’s still better than any Droid phone out there by far, and the UI is unbeatable. So am I happy with my purchase of the best that money can buy? Yes.

State of the ‘Obese-itude’: CalorieLab Releases the 2009 State-by-State Obesity Map | Gear Diary

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:57:59 -0400

State of the ‘Obese-itude’: CalorieLab Releases the 2009 State-by-State Obesity Map | Gear Diary

iPhone 4 vs HTC Evo 4G

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:08:23 -0400

iPhone 4 vs HTC Evo 4G:

My good friend and colleague’s blog post about iPhone 4 vs. HTC Evo 4G, great blog as well.

Our Solar System

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:26:43 -0400

Our Solar System:

Awesome. Representation of the solar system in HTML and CSS3.

"Extraordinary 100ft submarine used by Colombian drug-runners discovered in remote jungle"

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:03:22 -0400

“Extraordinary 100ft submarine used by Colombian drug-runners discovered in remote jungle”

- Mail Online

"They said it was not clear whether the company would create an entirely new product as well as..."

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 13:06:32 -0400

“They said it was not clear whether the company would create an entirely new product as well as update the software. They also said Apple might base a new television design on its iOS operating system, which is on the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.”

- Apple Hopes to Re-enter the Living Room - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com

What's Your College Degree Worth? - BusinessWeek

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:12:53 -0400

What's Your College Degree Worth? - BusinessWeek:

WPI number 15 in nation! Woot!

Test results: iPhone 4 battery life

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:48:12 -0400

Test results: iPhone 4 battery life:

Macworld did a great battery of battery tests for the new iPhone 4, compared to the 3GS’s battery. Click to see results.

iPhone 4 Insurance.

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:34:14 -0400

I‘m sure many of you who just got a shiny new iPhone 4 from Apple within the last week are worried about the safety of their new expensive purchase. Well I was too, that’s why i started looking for an iPhone insurance plan. Since AT&T doesn’t offer an insurance plan for the iPhone yet I had to turn to third-party insurance plans.

Gizmodo had a recent article with an awesome comparison chart of the available insurance option for the iPhone.

As you can see there isn’t much to choose from. to me there are only two option on this chart. MobileProtect and SquareTrade.

MobileProtect which is $12/mo and a $199 deductible for the iPhone 4 is powered by Asurion, a very well-known and trusted insurance provider for technology. This provider
SquareTrade which is a one time fee of $99(on sale for limited time normally $124) and a $50 deductible. Which is a very fair price. The only downside i can see to SquareTrade is that it does not cover theft or loss, only damage to the iPhone. Whereas MobileProtect covers all basis; loss, damage, theft, water damage and out of warranty repair.

So which did I go with? MobileProtect by Asurion of course. I know that it is quite a bit more money, but the protection is greater and the name brand is safer in my eyes. Being a college student my iPhone 4 is bound to get lost, stolen, or dipped in a cup of beer. I need the full protection.

I cannot begin to tell you the piece of mind that you will receive once you have your precious iPhone 4 insured.

"Cult comedy “Party Down,” which centers on a catering crew of aspiring Hollywood actors..."

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:16:31 -0400

“Cult comedy “Party Down,” which centers on a catering crew of aspiring Hollywood actors and writers, has had its renewal invitation turned down by Starz management under recently installed boss Chris Albrecht.”

- Noooooooooooooooooooooo! I loved Party Down!

Starz cancels catering comedy Party Down | Reuters

Woot acquired by Amazon

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:52:29 -0400

Woot acquired by Amazon:

I’m surprised they didn’t buy Woot.com earlier.

inothernews:

(via Neatorama)

listening to "Kid Cudi - Cleveland Is The Reason [OFFICIAL KID CUDI VIDEO]"

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:01:34 -0400

listening to "Kid Cudi - Cleveland Is The Reason [OFFICIAL KID CUDI VIDEO]":

cudderr

"Traveling used to be easier back when you didn’t have to worry about all your doodads. Now, before..."

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:33:25 -0400

“Traveling used to be easier back when you didn’t have to worry about all your doodads. Now, before any trip, I seem to have to pack an electronic bazaar into my luggage just to avoid forgetting anything important. After lots of trips with gadgets in tow — and after consulting many friends and followers on Twitter — I’ve compiled my favorite tips for traveling with technology.”

- Packing the Right Gadgets for a Trip - NYTimes.com

Just set-up my Gdgt.com Profile

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:14:53 -0400

Just set-up my Gdgt.com Profile:

I added a bunch of my Gadgets to my list at Gdgt.com and it will surely continue to grow. Great social site, love the idea.

Volvo Rap. Epic.

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:07:00 -0400

Volvo Rap. Epic.

New Router I Ordered Today.

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 22:59:14 -0400

New Router I Ordered Today.:

Needed a new router for my new apartment for the fall. Got this great deal on a great N router thanks to Newegg.com