Awesome Xperia X1 Website

I joined an awesome Xperia website last night. It's about time, I've been lurking on it for a quite awhile now. The link is "http://www.inxperia.com/" ~ touted as "Where Xperia Enthusiasts Meet". Awesome site, great layout, cool colors - have been adding my own posts now. Hope the site doesn't lose popularity once the phone comes out. This website is a must-see for anyone who is interested in learning more about the Sony Xperia X1. So much good information, links to photos, videos, demos, etc. Good group of people with great commentary. Trust me, I've kept up with this phone & this site continues to stay the most current. My posts are under "Pammydi", and of course I have a picture of Boo Boo in my profile, lol.

Work just told us we're getting a bonus. I am saving this towards the Xperia. I've been watching it for well over a year now, drooling...drooling...drooling...this is THEE phone of all phones. I would be hard pressed to think another one will be better. Of course technology always improves but this one combines the beauty, resolution, and touch screen interface of the iPhone AND the QWERTY keyboard of the Crackberry. The best of all worlds in one device. Luv it! :-)

Last Semester!!!

OMG do I have Senioritis. This is it, the last one, providing all goes well...I'll have that M.S. in Forensic Sciences. I will be accepting prayers and donations, lol.

Blogger Buddy

Here is an afterthought I did not discuss in my previous post. I'll be keeping up with this on more of a regular basis since installing a Vista widget called "Blogger Buddy". As much as I am disconcerted over Vista, I actually do enjoy the widgets ;-) - they're pretty convenient. So, with Blogger Buddy a small window remains within the gadget bar and it simply provides an open text area for you to write into (as I am doing this very moment), and then an option for "Post" and "Preview". Pretty darn simple. There are options for your choice of font & the addition of a picture or a link. Not a bad little app.

The other app I also like works with "Tracking the Eye"; a hurricane & tropical storm tracking program. This widget currently has Tropical Storm Fay listed on the widget in my gadget bar. All I have to do is click on it and I will be directed to the "Tracking the Eye" software program, which will open up and display the storm system and it's path (all in real time), with many other delectable visual functions. A few years ago I remember you had to subscribe to the service, which I did, living in Florida and being the nerd that I am. However, it does not appear that you need to do that now to enjoy the functionality of the program that one would want to use. This is good, considering the price of gas, and everything else going up (except for my salary!) I wasn't planning on subscribing to it this year. I think it's called "Hurricane Tracker" when you search the Vista Gadgets. I can't believe I'm saying something positive about Vista. Actually, Vista is very visually appealing, which is what sucked me into it to begin with. The added security functions, with myself being the sole user of my PC, are really quite a bit much. One shouldn't have to fish through books on the OS learning how to tweak settings. I have enough going on in my life besides having to dink around with that. But from the aesthetic perspective, Vista does get two thumbs up from me (and two toes up from Boo Boo!).

Tropical Storm Fay...

Well, Boo Boo & I survived the TS ~ it got a bit windy and we had massive amounts of rain...amazingly enough my backyard did not flood....like it did in 2004 when we had Hurricanes Charley, Frances, and Ivan pass through. I actually got called out at work even though many of us had been put on administrative leave due to the storm. What bad guys do during inclement weather like this is beyond my comprehension. They won't put their badness to rest for anything sometimes. Errrr....

Now, it's peaceful out and the grass appears to have sprouted an additional 5 inches within a day. I guess my lawn guy is going to be happy about that!

(yes...I am capable of blogging about something other than geeky tekkie topics...) ~~~ wait! withdrawal symptoms appearing...fortunately my cell service remained active, but I did lose power for a short period of time, and prior to that lost the internet connection (horrors!) for just a bit. Since I have my crackberry, I was still connected... *phew*....maybe I should reactivate Boo Boo's crackberry, lol.

Sony Xperia...Where For Art Thou?

Sony Xperia...Where Are You????

Okay, latest I read online was that it's release was going to be in September, actually mid-September. Then I read a post that stated the release date would be October 13th. I am such a patient person, if you knew me...you would realize how true that is...but when it comes to gadgets....OMG, forget it! Patience goes right out the window, lol.

Good-bye iPhone!

Yep, that's right, you heard me say that correctly. The iPhone is history, well, at least for me. It has become history primarily for two distinct reasons; the first - I am tired of not being able to use the iPhone for what I would consider a "functionally serious" phone...I know, I know ~ the graphics are amazing and being a photography nut I love the resolution. However, you cannot open up a "mime" format email - which is pretty common, and this defeats the purpose of being able to read email on the fly and not have to be connected to a desktop pc or a laptop. Also, I really, really miss a tactile QWERTY keyboard. As a former Blackberry and Treo user, that is just what I'm used to. Steve Jobs kinda missed the boat by not producing an iPhone with a slide out keyboard. Old habits die hard, what can I say. The touch function on the phone is almost too sensitive...many times you're scrolling through the address book only to tap on the wrong address and begin calling the wrong person - predictive text, another issue. Yes, you can disable it, but not like you can on other phones. It can only be disabled word by word; the suggested word will pop up and then you have to hit the little "x" to get it to go away, I've had many a word that got texted that was quite unintended as in "OMG, that was embarrassing!" and...with web surfing, again the touch screen being so sensitive, when all you want to do is to view another part of the page, it's easy to tap something that is another link and there you go, surfing to another page that you didn't want to go to.

Okay, second main reason why it had to go...as careful as I have been I managed to drop it more than once, the last time being on the tile floor in my den. *ouch* That did in the receiver I do believe, as I was not getting any reception ANYWHERE. Okay, so fine, it's a nice iPod Touch basically, and no - it won't go up on Ebay since, hey, it is a gadget that was a part of tekkie history. One day I'll be 90 showing grandchildren the gadget that secured a place in the technology history book.

What's next you wonder? I'm currently back to the Crackberry again - not wanting to invest a lot right now - got the Curve with the rebate, so all in all, it wasn't too horribly pricey. But why in the world would I not want to splurge on my next phone? Because the Curve is not my next phone Grasshopper. I'm waiting and drooling and have been saving and saving and saving for the --> SONY XPERIA. If you haven't heard of it, Google it - check it out, this will be the iPhone killer.

I realize it's been awhile, but I'll play catch up later. I will post on the features of the Xperia and by the time I'm done with it, you'll be in line for one, too. I'll also comment on the new "Mobile Me". I think they want too much for the subscription (Steve Jobs just might be involved, surprised?) but I will ponder it considering what it can do and it will be oh, so convenient. More on Mobile Me later...supposed to be an app released this month (that would be July of 2008 depending on when you're reading this). I'm a smart-butt tonight, huh? Not sure why, LOL.

Zedge.com - this is a must-go-to site for all your ringtone needs and the best part, it's free! So download like a fiend now before they start charging for them. Yes, duh, I have all the CSI theme songs, Law & Order, etc. and with the Crackberry I'm no longer restricted from personal ringtones like I was by the iTunes monopoly that limited the fun on the iPhone. I had been using 3rd party ringtone software for the iPhone, but with the last firmware update, the software become obsolete.

Just when I thought I was done blogging for 2-nite...if you're using a Crackberry there is an iPhone-esque theme you can download. Very cool app, has the classic iPhone clownfish for the background photo & you can choose whatever icons you like. The icons look exactly like iPhone icons. Very nice interface. Also downloaded Google Maps. Okay, I'll admit it - GM's was way more cool on the iPhone, but it still works great on the Crackberry. The Crackberry is fun to use again ~ love the Blackberry Messenger feature...almost like having your little warm, fuzzy group of "friends" like on My Space. Admit it - you like that.

Oh, and Boo Boo is doing fine. He will jump up on command and land on you wrapping his front legs around your neck to hug you, and he has figured out how to turn on the TV set. Yes, he watches it (I knew what you were thinking). Now I'm used to it. It was odd at first studying late in my home office and suddenly hearing voices coming from the living room or coming home walking inside the house to hear the TV on when I knew I had turned it off before I left. Well, Boo Boo's Crackberry is not activated, so can you blame him for wanting some entertainment?