Some Thoughts on MobileMe

Now that I have an iPad, iPhone, and two macs I am realizing just how difficult it is to keep all of my data synced together and accurate across all the devices. For instance if I change a calendar date on my iPhone in order to get everything synced to that change, I need to sync my iPhone to my MacBook, then sync it to my iPad and then send the info to the iMac. It might not seem like a big deal, but over time it starts to get really monotonous having to sync and re-sync all these devices manually. This is where MobileMe comes into the picture, it automatically syncs data across all of my devices. Plus the find me feature for the iPhone is really cool. Almost is reason enough to get the service alone. The only bad thing is it cost $99 per year. Kind of a ridiculous price for convenience. I did have the service a while back because I was opted in for a cheaper rate for some reason by apple. So I had it for a year, and I did like it I just really had no use for it at the time. The only real big issue I remember having was the photo sync feature in iPhoto. It almost never worked and when it did it usually resulted in corruption of my files. Now this might be because my iPhoto is continually acting up( I think I may have corrupted a library file or something). But the online viewing experience was phenomenal. I used to put my college photos on the web so my family could view them. But overall I was happy with the service.

It just seems like MobileMe is kind a simple solution to some of the issues that arise while having multiple mobile apple products. It is a good attempt but the service needs to become way more extensive in order to compete with the new droid syncing and streaming services and the new Microsoft kin project. I have hope for the service improving in the future because since apple is selling more ipads then they are selling macs, I think this service is going to become extremely vital to their product line.

Speculation part: rumors have it that apple is planning on releasing a streaming function for iTunes. Now if they add this to MobileMe then that is reason enough for me to buy the service.

Update: i am just going to wait until WWDC to see if they improve the service. i am assuming they are going to since they pretty much need to in order to stay relevant. than i might buy it.

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iPad Blogging

Being my first blog post from my brand new iPad I am still getting used to this soft keyboard. It is actually very nice to use. One of my original peeves was the non tactile feeling and sound. Well with the clicking that I have turned on it actually satisfies the sound need. The feeling though is still kind of odd, but is something I have no problem getting used to. The keyboard is very spacious and I make very little mistakes. Since I don't actually use the standered way of typing on a regular keyboard. I usually just stare at the keys anyway, with the soft keyboard I am required to stare at the keyboard. So my typing speed has transferred. Also the auto correct works rather well. More reviews to come soon. I plan on blogging a lot more often now that I have an app that makes it so much easier.



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Favorite 20 Albums?

20. The Stranger - Billy Joel

19. Beautiful Lie - 30 Seconds to Mars

18. Boston - Boston

17. Heavier Things - John Mayer

16. Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd

15. Beautiful Letdown - Switchfoot

14. Hybrid Theory - Linkin Park

13. A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar - Dashboard Confessional

12. So Much For the Afterglow - Everclear

11. Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine

10. The Sufferer and the Witness - Rise Against

9. Mmhmm - Relient K

8. Narrow Stairs - Death Cab for Cutie

7. The Black Parade - My Chemical Romance

6. Love - Angels & Airwaves

5. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd

4. Don't You Fake It - Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

3. End of Silence - Red

2. The Battle of Los Angeles - Rage Against the Machine

1. We Don't Need to Whisper - Angels & Airwaves

Windows Terminal?

i am using a public terminal to type this with.

the entire purpose for getting on this windows machine at work is so that i could print off my pay stub. but they have it locked down so i cannot even save a document to the desktop to allow me to email it myself. i would try my flash drive but it is in my locker downstairs and i don't feel like walking all the way down there just so when i try it i am not able to access it. the reason i would need to email it to myself is because there is not a printer connected to either of these terminals because of the simple fact that people would destroy their ink reserves here at the hospital.

there used to be the library here that had printers, that associates could enter using their ID badges. since they renovated it, they have blocked out anyone who is not a Doctor from using the library. apparently the doc's were getting pissed they had to share their library with the other staff from the hospital. i would try and get my pay stubs at home but their website only works in IE, which is beyond stupid. i have a mac and there is not an IE for Macintosh. so i am restricted to a windows machine to check my pay stubs. they don't even allow for FireFox to access their website. what a brilliant idea Promedica web programmer.

so now i have to attempt to connect a printer to my windows partition on my mac just so i can print out a pay stub. kind of lame that the security on these terminals is so extreme. why not just allow for desktop saving of documents, but when the machine logs off it restores to the default empty desktop. this way i at least could email myself the saved HTML of the websites that contain my pay stubs.

i went to put a picture on this post and apparently i am not even allowed to open a new window. how lame is that. also i just found out i cannot create a document in google documents either. i fail to see the reason for those two things to be disallowed.

also, this keyboard fucking blows.

Only The Best Searches

Only The Best Pictures

People?

I will never understand the need for people to bother other people. I
am sitting next to the window on my lunch break eating my turkey
sandwich. I am trying to enjoy my break. The room has a huge capacity
and is barely filled with people. So these two people decided to come
and sit directly behind me. What the fuck is wrong with you people.
Their are plenty of seats. If you wanted to sit next to the window
there are plenty of window seats too. Worst of all the damn lady is
talking about some giant needle her husband had put in his chest here
at the hospital. Seriously people what is wrong with you.

Update:

they both received phone calls from unnecessarily loud cellphones, and are both talking on their phones in two seperate pointless conversations....I moved across the room.
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Dweebed?

Update on Dweebed:

we have been kind of keeping Dweebed on the back burner for a while for a couple of reasons. Steve has had a lot on his plate and has been really busy with all his stuff and since he does like 90% of the work on the site i have been unable or really not willing to try and add some stuff to the site. we are working to bring a new design to the site and change a few things to hopefully attract some more people to the site.

Old Google Searches?

one of the more frustrating things about searching for information on the internet is when for instance a piece of information is widely excepted and therefore is the only thing one can find. am example of this is today i wanted to try and figure out a way to stream music from my itunes to my iphone(should already work, but doesn't for some dumb reason). almost everyone says to try SimplifyMedia. well thats fantastic except for the fact that the company has removed the app from the appstore and stopped supporting the app for their servers. the public announcement goes like this,

"After developing the technology behind Simplify Media for over 4 years, it is time for us to take it in a new direction. In order to focus on this transition, we will no longer be offering the current software to new users. Today we are removing the Simplify iPhone applications from the App Store, and new account creation will be disabled shortly after that. However, existing Simplify accounts and clients will continue to work fine."

so since most of the internets say that i should use an app that no longer exists, there is no other viable option available, since everyone agreed that was the best way. its not like someone is going to go around the web and inform everyone to update their 3 year old blog posts that the app doesn't exist any longer. so now the giant series of tubes that is the internet are all clogged with inaccurate data leading me to just give up on yet another technology adventure.

Blog Post?

i wish i could write a book. i feel like i have some great ideas, but whenever i start to write, i am like "this is terrible, a 5 year old could type something up that is more coherent". so i inevitable give up and feel like a failure for even trying. so ya. wish my xbox wasn't broken.

also for the very few who visit this site, i also updated my site to a more pleasing color and template. now people wont get nauseated while reading, or look away and see those squiggly after marks from looking at mono-colors too long.