tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66664152009-04-03T20:07:01.434-05:00A simple blog about my life, plus my opinions about various things.hoshiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04349274711446461374noreply@blogger.comBlogger145125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666415.post-82525032375633174162009-03-18T00:32:00.001-05:002009-03-18T00:35:33.635-05:00

Last week Apple released the 3G iPod shuffle.From reading news stories and reviews, it seems that some things have changed. Among the good changes are the improved sound quality from the 2G iPod shuffle. Using the stock Apple earbuds, I can hear a audible hiss. It's annoying, but nothing major. In any case, this is a plus. I also like the "VoiceOver" feature that reads song/artist titles and

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This time of the year is the time for transitions to take effect. As I think back over the last election, I'm glad the right man will become President and the right woman will become Governor. While the road will be rough and rocky, I feel both President-elect Obama and Governor-elect Perdue will do the job they can.Yesterday was another day of changes. Congress was sworn-in and Roland Burris,

hoshiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04349274711446461374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666415.post-85887526676521975492008-09-23T06:13:00.000-05:002008-09-23T06:16:39.092-05:00

I was bored Sunday morning. To cure this, I decided to watch a few informercials. I saw one for a eight CD set of songs from the 50's called Oldies But Goodies. The informercial was hosted by a guy named Bowzer (who was annoying to say the least) and Julie Lancaster. (BTW, if anyone is reading, who are these people?). The deal offered throughout all of this was 158 tracks on ten CDs for "five

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Yesterday Apple released new iPods. On the whole this is a part of the natural progress the iPod has made for all of these years.First off is the new iPod nano. Its now available in nine (flashy) colors and compared to previous model it is rounder and thinner than before. On the color end, I like these choices better. While last years colors were sober, this year I can actually tell which color

hoshiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04349274711446461374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666415.post-17942659623809240192008-06-11T05:39:00.002-05:002008-06-11T18:49:10.383-05:00

It's been awhile since I blogged. I know. The wiki has kept me busy. I also have discovered a site called Rate Your Music. Until I tagged and claimed the CD's I have, I never realized how many I had.A few things have happened, so let's dive in:On Monday Apple announced the new iPhone. From everything I read, the thing seems to be faster and come with GPS. Compared to current models, it's cheaper

hoshiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04349274711446461374noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666415.post-35800635923186336842008-02-25T03:11:00.000-05:002008-02-25T03:12:33.158-05:00

Over the last week something great has happened. Until last Sunday, Kosovo was a autonomous province of Serbia under temporary UN administration. This week Kosovo has began a new life as a free country! As we speak, the US and a few other countries have recognized Kosovo as a country. Serbia and Russia is upset, with Serbia telling their ambassador to come home as a protest. There was also an

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Last night was the Grammys! To my pleasure Amy Winehouse racked the the awards winning Best New Artist, Best Song, Best Record, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, and Best Pop Vocal Album for Back to Black. Her problems aside, Winehouse deserves to do well! With the crap coming out now, she has the talent to back up her efforts. After first hearing Rehab, I was a bit skeptical. I then brought the

hoshiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04349274711446461374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666415.post-54171064682487473852008-01-20T08:35:00.000-05:002008-01-20T08:40:21.908-05:00

Besides the iPod, iTunes, Apple TV, and iPhone updates, there has been two new things falling from the tree.First the fruit company introduced the Time Capsule. This device is intended to be used for wireless backups. While this is good, I have questions on how secure the device is. In saying that, this could get folks to backup more.The best thing to come out of MacWorld is the new MacBook Air.

hoshiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04349274711446461374noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666415.post-58154082729384299412008-01-16T06:27:00.000-05:002008-01-16T06:32:31.343-05:00

This time of the year is the time when the fruit company bestows upon us new things from above.First off, iTunes now has video rentals. They should go from US$ 2.99 for old releases to US$ 3.99 for new ones in the standard DVD quality. HD quality will be a dollar more. However it seems there are two catches. The rentals will be available a month after the actual DVD itself is released and the

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Over the last few months it seems Hannah Montana (for those not in know, Hannah Montana revolves around a teen girl who has a double life as a pop star; for details, see the the wiki) has been popular. From all of this popularity, things have happened. First, it was the furor over ticket sales in October. Now there is a new one: yesterday it was reveled that a six year old claimed her father died

hoshiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04349274711446461374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666415.post-86922371115045501442007-12-14T07:52:00.000-05:002007-12-14T08:02:20.896-05:00

My iPod mini is two years old! Since that time, I've been keeping an eye on what Apple does next. Along these lines, Apple made some good updates over the last few months.The first two updates are to the video iPod and nano; it's known as the iPod classic. Compared to last time, the classic tops out at 160GB, which is totally amazing. Also the interface has been redesigned and cover flow has been

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The last few months have been interesting, Apple wise. The iPhone was released in June. After this, groups such as the iPhone Dev Team began hacking and unlocking the iPhone. Because of this, Apple warned folks not to unlock or hack with the iPhone, saying that the phone could no longer work. This warning proved itself true as iPhones were bricked. After all this, I felt Apple could have handled

hoshiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04349274711446461374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666415.post-17976758984976169882007-07-25T04:51:00.000-05:002007-07-25T04:53:00.112-05:00

Sorry for no posts. The wiki has kept me tied up. I hope to post more soon.

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Boris Yel'tsin died yesterday. For those not in the know, Yelt'sin was thr first President of a free Russia who brought in political and economic reforms to Russia (for more about Yel'tsin, go here). While Yel'tsin was not perfect, he lead Russia though a time when leadership was needed. An example is his economic reforms of 1991-92. While they were tough on Russian society, it is what Russi

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Recently Apple announced that they had sold 100M iPods.I'm proud of them achieving this feat. In my mind the iPod has changed the way people view music. I can relate to this. Before I got my iPod, I had a Creative NOMAD II. To use that player, one would launch the software and upload files to use. On the player, there were no playlists - just a list of songs. In short, the Creative player was not

hoshiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04349274711446461374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666415.post-1170579594203004342007-02-04T03:58:00.000-05:002007-02-04T04:01:19.763-05:00

Recently a coach in Maine was sacked for telling his players to "check their manhoods" as a form of encouragement. In reply to the request, all but one of the players did as they were told. In making the request, the coach said the purpose of the game was to determine which team had the biggest sensitive part of the male anatomy. Defending himself, the coach claimed this was common talk in locker

hoshiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04349274711446461374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666415.post-1169107555862736672007-01-18T02:48:00.000-05:002007-01-18T03:05:55.876-05:00

Last Friday, a woman in California died in a "Hold Your Wee for a Wii" contest. The object of the contest was to drink as much water as possible; the winner would get a Nintendo Wii game system. Since all of this happened, things have started rolling. The show, "Morning Rave" was suspended, then canceled and the staff fired. Now tapes (listen here) have been leaked that suggest the DJs knew about

hoshiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04349274711446461374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666415.post-1168329639366717902007-01-09T02:59:00.000-05:002007-01-09T03:00:39.380-05:00

Texas pizzeria chain Pizza Patrón has decided to accept the Mexican Peso (MXN) alongside the US Dollar (USD) . This decision to accept MXN was based on a desire to cater to their Hispanic customers who compise 60% of their base.While I understand this concern. I feel that this will last as long as people pay heed to it. After that, the program will go into the shade as people move on. I also fear

hoshiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04349274711446461374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666415.post-1167559846007779882006-12-31T05:09:00.000-05:002006-12-31T05:10:46.030-05:00

Sorry for the lack of posts. I've been busy. I'll hope to post more in the New Year.

hoshiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04349274711446461374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666415.post-1163757223548295362006-11-17T04:47:00.000-05:002007-01-09T03:02:27.683-05:00

The mid-term elections have come and gone. Everything about them has been written. For fuller coverage, see CNN. What follows is my thoughts about it all.In Congress, the Democrats performed very, very well. The party has about 229 seats and the GOP has about 200 seats in the House of Representatives. In the Senate, the tally is 49 seats each for the Democrats and the GOP. There are also two

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Yesterday Apple along with a host of other companies such as Motorola, The Gap, Armani, American Express and Converse have pitched in to help sell red-colored products for (PRODUCT) RED. This is a program were each company that participates gives a portion of profit to a charity that makes HIV/AIDS drugs more affordable for folks in Africa. On the whole I support this effort, and others like it

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Last week, the ABC show The Path to 9/11 was a big deal. Before it aired, former Clinton officials criticized it. After watching the film, I can see why they are upset. This movie made Clinton and anyone associated him with look bad, really bad. In comparison, Bush and his people come off as indifferent. Besides that, I found the movie tedious and boring to the extreme. If this film was a

hoshiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04349274711446461374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666415.post-1157939512795661482006-09-10T20:50:00.000-05:002006-09-10T20:51:52.810-05:00

It appears that our friends in Serbia (née Serbia and Montenegro/Yugoslavia) are deciding whether to name a street after Slobodan Milošević. For those you whose history is lax, Milošević was the person who basically instigated wars for Serb control in Croatia, Bosnia, and Kosovo in the 90's along with a dash of ethnic cleansing along the way. With a record this sick, why would anyone in their

hoshiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04349274711446461374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666415.post-1155971491206971972006-08-19T02:03:00.000-05:002006-08-19T02:11:31.220-05:00

In the past few days, an interesting story from Illinois has arisen about everyone's favorite music/video player. When I was in school in the 80's and '90s, I never 'valuables' to school if I could help it (in saying this, there were times I carried my electronic bible with me). It appears that today's kids haven't learned this. This leads us to this story. In the story, one kid lent another her

hoshiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04349274711446461374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666415.post-1154771129285754982006-08-05T04:44:00.000-05:002006-08-05T04:45:29.300-05:00

Recently I read an article on the BBC news website that tells the story about how a group of churches in England got tripped up by an update to Norton Anti-Virus. According to the story, the update flagged a piece of the 'Virtual Liturgy' software as spyware. While Symantec has fixed this, it makes me wonder if Norton is still to be trusted or not. In any case, Norton Anti-Virus isn't the same

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