Its been out for a couple of months now and although I meant to post this album most ago, it’d better late than never right?
Its one of my favourite bands and whilst this album is more of a grower than an instant hit, its grown into something amazing for me…
Bon Jovi - The Circle
Spotify Link: Bon Jovi – The Circle
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It appears I’m pretty good at saying I will do things and then I don’t.
That’s pretty evident on this blog, I said I would review my HP Notebook and my Ford Fiesta. I also promised more Albums of the week. I could use the excuse that I’ve been busy like I normally do and whilst I have been busy, that’s no excuse! So expect these reviews and some Albums of the Week soon!
Laziness...
I haven’t installed many games on my Android handset but recently decided to have a look around and see if there are any games worth my money. It turns out that there are, despite the rumours that Android has no decent games. Its not the App Store for 3D games, buts its not bad.
Well, everyone else in the world has now blogged about it, so I figure its now my turn.
It was possibly the most hyped event I’d ever seen, everybody knew what was going to be announced but despite all of that, I’m left feeling a little underwhelmed. I was hoping this would finally be an Apple product that I really desire, something that could change the way I live my life. I think I, along with most others, got drawn in by the hype and expected something amazing and new but in reality, were we ever going to get that?
What we did get, is essentially a big iPod Touch with 3G capabilities. What that means is that whilst we get a device with great software, its software that is lacking in many areas for a device of this size. If apple are trying to out net books with this device, there are some core features which it needs to bring to the table (the sooner the better if they want it to succeed).
The biggest issue I have, and its an issue I’m sure Apple are going to rectify eventually, is the lack of Multitasking for non Apple apps. Its something that all other mobile OS’s support and it should be here. A device which is trying to fill the gap between mobile and laptop needs to let me flick between applications without having to close them so I can be as productive as possible and at the moment, thats impossible with the iPad. I can’t even leave an internet radio station streaming in the background whilst I send an e-mail. If this comes with iPhone OS4.0, then for me the iPad,as well as the iPhone, will suddenly become a lot more appealing.
I won’t go into detail on other things that this device and Apples iPhone OS are missing as I really want to send home the message about the lack of Multitasking. It really is that important to me. However, some things I wish the iPad and the iPhone could do are:
Despite these negatives though…it has plenty of positives. The browser will be great (Although absent of Flash as usual) and the App Store will continue to be a great source of Apps, its great that the iPad can run apps created for the iPhone. Its screen will be beautiful, LED backlit. Its got great connectivity (if you opt for the 3G version) and its going to be fast and slick thanks to that 1Ghz chip under the hood. However, nothing else is particularly exciting, just all the regular features you’d find in any smartphone these days. Thats all this really is, a big smartphone…thats not even a phone, or particularly smart. I’ll leave you with this image…
iPad Vs Blu-Tack
For more information check out:
The iPhoneBlog – Complete Specs
TheiPhoneBlog – What We Didn’t Get
Apple – iPad
I’ll most likely be writing up a Blog post tomorrow with my feelings on this seriously hyped device (assuming it gets announced today) but for now, here’s what we already know…
Here’s another massive image for your enjoyment.
15 things about coffee...
Off I go to the Kitchen…
I couldn’t resist putting this up on here. Its a short Video showing Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, signing someone’s Apple MacBook. Good old Steve, love him.
If the rumours are true about Apple bringing Bing to the iPhone as its default search engine, Ballmer and Jobs might soon be the best of friends.
Seesmic have been around a while now and just released a new Desktop application, Seesmic Look. Seesmic recently took a short break from Desktop applications and branched out into mobile apps, which are reasonably decent although not the best on their respective platforms.
Seesmic Look
Seesmic have claimed they are trying to bring twitter to the masses with this new program and whilst I’m not so sure they will do that, it really is a beautiful application and it really showcases what good developers can do with WPF on Windows. The UI is sleek and shiny, everything moves so smoothly. Its easy to use and you don’t even have to log in to Twitter to use many of its features.
Seesmic Look
At the end of the day though, it is still Twitter and despite looking gorgeous, its not going to change how people use Twitter. To get the full benefit, you still need to log in to get your Timeline, DM’s, etc. The only feature that is really new is the playback feature and the way trending topics are shown when you first load Look, using the new Playback feature (Which is very pleasing to the eye). Its definitely a step in the right direction for Twitter clients and its by far the best I’ve seen or used to date and will now become my main client on my desktop.
Seesmic Look
So well done Seesmic, despite my few criticisms, you have create a wonderful way to interact with Twitter. You should definitely give it a try if you use Twitter, you will most definitely find yourself amazed at how pretty it is and how easy it now is to view tweets. I should quickly say, it did freeze once of twice for my on Windows 7, but its been pretty stable otherwise.
Seesmic Look
Loving this image that has been created to show how huge Twitter has become…
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Source: http://www.cartridgesave.co.uk/news/if-you-printed-twitter/
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Most of you who read this probably know by now about the little accident I had in the snow last week. Not the yellow sort of accident, the car crashy sort of accident.
I hit a sheet of ice on my way to work and slid into a wonderfully placed bollard. My car was left in a drivable condition (once the spare wheel was on) but I still managed to do £2500 of damage. So I’ve been stuck at home for the past week with no car, because between my insurer and the repair centre its taken them a week to get me a courtesy car. I finally got one today so I’m back at work and I’m back blogging!
I got a brand new Ford Fiesta as my courtesy car, which I’ll write a little review of once I’ve had some more time in it. Unfortunately, I forgot to take any pictures of my car, so I don’t have anything for you to look at (I was a little distracted to remember to take pictures). Everything is back to normal now (besides the little incident with the police – more on that when its sorted out) and I have no injuries, gotta love the Bravo’s 5 Star safety rating.
Stay safe and if you see somebody driving a silver Fiesta at 10mph, its probably me. Or a granddad.
