Josh Miller aka “Ramen Junkie”. I write about my various hobbies here. Mostly coding, photography, and music. Sometimes I just write about life in general. I also post sometimes about toy collecting and video games at Lameazoid.com.
Josh Miller aka “Ramen Junkie”. I write about my various hobbies here. Mostly coding, photography, and music. Sometimes I just write about life in general. I also post sometimes about toy collecting and video games at Lameazoid.com.
I think I’ve finally got something I like after rearranging my little icons all over the place back and forth. I still have not figured out how and if I can rename the single folder I’ve placed on the screen. Thankfully the pre-installed apps, while not uninstallable, are removable from the main screens.
Of note on tests and discoveries. At one point I accidentally triggered something called “Car Mode”. I’ll have to look into how this happened and it took me a second to figure out how to get OUT of “Car Mode”. This mode is a simplified interface with larger icons for things like voice dial and Maps. Essentially the idea is you’d put the phone on some mount and interact with it minimally while driving.
As for battery life, I removed it from the charger this morning at around 6:30 when I woke up and plugged it in to charge off my laptop at around 2:30 PM when it alerted me that it was getting low. Eight hours isn’t too bad though It looks like I’ll want to invest (eventually) in a second charger for the desk at work.
I’ve been getting notifications about tying together “friend accounts”. Irritatingly it seems to have doubled up my twitter followers. i wish it would just take the obvious ones and pair them for me. Guess what phone, Twitter.com/XXXX is the same person as Twitter.com/XXXX.
The music player works so far. I had little trouble with everything it played on random except for MP3s from an Allison Iraheta album I got from Amazon. Everything else came from Amazon so I’m not real sure what the malfunction is. I’ll probably just recopy these tracks and see if that fixes it. The last.fm scrobbling works great.
I’m not real sure I like the built in FriendStream app. It combines Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr together. I like the Idea but I find it a bit cluttered and hard to follow. Also I can’t open links directly in it without going to a secondary screen. Finally I wish it would “remember” where I had left off instead of jumping to the newest items every time it comes up. I’d rather scroll up into new stuff then scroll down and figure out where I left off.
Today’s installed apps… (I plan to get more detailed on a lot of these later)
Amazon.com – In case i feel the need to shop while mobile. not that i couldn’t go to the website.
Barcode Scanner – This seems useful and it seemed to sort of work on the only barcode I found handy on some granola bars, though it said they cost 40 bucks a box, which is WAAAAY off.
Google Earth – Mostly a novelty.
Google Sky Maps – Because stars are fun.
WCIA’s Mobile App – I saw a short clip promoting this on a local television channel and figured hey, sure. I have not tested it a ton but if the School closings tab works it’s worth keeping around. Too bad we’re probably beyond school closing season.
A Handful of Games – I’ll get into this aspect another time.
I also installed another NoAgenda app then proceeded to completely uninstall all three of the apps. None of them do the most basic thing desired of playing the most recent episode of the show. I also exported my iTunes Podcast list to the Podcatcher App I’[d installed yesterday. Basically, now i can download the show (among others) direct to the phone, who needs some lame program.
Josh Miller aka “Ramen Junkie”. I write about my various hobbies here. Mostly coding, photography, and music. Sometimes I just write about life in general. I also post sometimes about toy collecting and video games at Lameazoid.com.
After much debating on which Android phone would be the one i wanted for my carrier (AT&T), I had finally narrowed it down to the Captivate, which my brother has and enjoys, or the iPhone 3GS, which many people have. Then it was announced that AT&T was getting a second Droid phone that was worthwhile (the first being the Captivate), with the HTC Inspire. The price was right between my two dilemma price points and it was “newer” than the captivate, though i have not yet compared the actual specs. Anyway, it was getting a lot of positive buzz up tot he launch so I went with it. I went with it on it’s launch day, February 13th, 2011.
Unlike any iPhone launch, there was not a line outside the store. In fact no one seemed to be promoting the device device in the stores though I’m not sure any of the other customers I overheard were looking for this style of device to begin with. The store where I had mine had the display model unceremoniously dumped on the counter near the other Droids since the display was only designed to hold 3 phones. According to the store clerk i was the first person in the area to own one” which is probably true considering what a bustling center of technological activity Central Illinois is, This is ESPECIALLY true in the manufacturing town of Decatur, home of Mark Whitacre.
Anyway, after 3 hours in the phone store, i had my new phone? Why 3 hours? Well, that’s a longer story but basically, my wife and I were getting upgrades for her and the kids’ phones. Also we made some adjustments to our minutes that I’ll probably touch on in a later blog post.
I’m not going to do a full review or anything yet, I’m sure I’ll get to that eventually. I’m satisfied with it a lot at the moment. We’ll leave it at that.
Zero day App Installs:
Angry Birds – i know nothing of this game other than it’s name, I figured I should see what the hype is all about.
Final Fantasy VII Soundboard – There didn’t seem to be a real Final Fantasy game available but I did find this nifty musical soundboard.
Foursquare – Because I really should get around to annoying my friends online with pointless “check ins” constantly.
Google Goggles – Take a picture, do a search, I tested it with a book cover with good results, I’ll try it out more and give more thoughts later.
last.fm – i think i can play music off of this but mostly I want it to Scrobble what I am playing. I’ll have to get back on how that works out.
NoAgenda App – I was hoping I could get the shows with this but it doesn’t seem to do that. Mostly it’s just a sound board (In the Morning!).
Nook – So i can read my nookbooks when my Nook it’s available/convenient.
Pandora – Because I like music.
Portal Soundboard – The Cake is a LIE!
Posterous – So i can get my mobile photo blog back in gear. Also my FoodBlog.
Remember the Milk – So I don’t forget… something….. I can’t remember now….
Skype – because it seems useful but i never use it.
SSH Droid – Because SSH is for Nerdy Linux hacking and whatnot.
Team Fortress 2 Soundboards for all 9 Classes – Because ENTIRE TEAM IS BABIES!
TWiT.TV – So I can get all my TWiT.tv shows in one place.
Google Voice – voice transcribed voice mails sent to my emailbox are better than regular voicemails.
Wardrive – I plan to map out all of the wifi hotspots I come across.
Yelp! – I like this service and figured this will make using it easier.
Josh Miller aka “Ramen Junkie”. I write about my various hobbies here. Mostly coding, photography, and music. Sometimes I just write about life in general. I also post sometimes about toy collecting and video games at Lameazoid.com.
Published: 2006 | Pages:192
My Rating: 4/5
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Published: 2007 | Pages:216
My Rating: 4/5
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Published: 2009 | Pages:184
My Rating: 4/5
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Published: 2010 | Pages:245
My Rating: 5/5
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Published: 2004 | Pages:168
My Rating: 5/5
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Published: 2005 | Pages:200
My Rating: 4/5
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Published: 1990 | Pages:1053
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Published: 1996 | Pages:208
Description: In this book you’ll learn how to crash your computer almost as well as Windows does, remove computer screws embedded in your forehead from pounding your head in frustration, avoid vendors who advertise “Incredible Bait and Switch Deals!”, and learn if your Software Licensing Agreement carries more obligations than a favor from Don Corleone.
Published: 2000 | Pages:256
My Rating: 3/5
Description: “Too often, writing about the online world lacks emotional punch, but Katz’s obvious love for his ‘lost boys’ gives his narrative a rich taste.”— The New York Times Book ReviewJesse and Eric were geeks: suspicious of authority figures, proud of their status as outsiders, fervent in their belief in the positive power of technology. High school had been an unbearable experience and their small-town Idaho families had been torn apart by hard times. On the fringe of society, they had almost no social lives and little to look forward to. They spent every spare cent on their computers and every spare moment online. Nobody ever spoke of them, much less for them.But then they met Jon Katz, a roving journalist who suggested that, in the age of geek impresario Bill Gates, Jesse and Eric had marketable skills that could get them out of Idaho and pave the way to a better life. So they bravely set out to conquer Chicago—geek style. Told with Katz’s trademark charm and sparkle, Geeks is a humorous, moving tale of triumph over adversity and self-acceptance that delivers two irresistible heroes for the digital age and reveals the very human face of technology. Praise for Geeks“Ultimately, Geeks is not a story about the Internet or computers or techies. It is a story about personal bonds, optimism, access to opportunity, and the courage to dream.” — Salon“An uplifting and hugely compassionate book.” — Philadelphia Inquirer “A story of friendship, optimism, social despair, and an updated version of that American icon, the tinkerer.” — USA Today
Published: 1957 | Pages:1168
My Rating: 1/5
Description: This is the story of a man who said that he would stop the motor of the world and did. Was he a destroyer or the greatest of liberators?Why did he have to fight his battle, not against his enemies, but against those who needed him most, and his hardest battle against the woman he loved? What is the world’s motor — and the motive power of every man? You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reason behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the characters in this story. Tremendous in its scope, this novel presents an astounding panorama of human life — from the productive genius who becomes a worthless playboy — to the great steel industrialist who does not know that he is working for his own destruction — to the philosopher who becomes a pirate — to the composer who gives up his career on the night of his triumph — to the woman who runs a transcontinental railroad — to the lowest track worker in her Terminal tunnels. You must be prepared, when you read this novel, to check every premise at the root of your convictions.This is a mystery story, not about the murder — and rebirth — of man’s spirit. It is a philosophical revolution, told in the form of an action thriller of violent events, a ruthlessly brilliant plot structure and an irresistible suspense. Do you say this is impossible? Well, that is the first of your premises to check.
Published: 1996 | Pages:178
My Rating: 4/5
Description: Millie McDeevit screamed a scream, so loud it made her eyebrows steam.She screamed so loud, her jawbone broke,Her tongue caught fire, her nostrils smoked…Poor Screamin’ Millie is just one of the unforgettable characters in this wondrous new book of poems and drawings. Here you will also meet Allison Beals and her twenty-five eels; Danny O’Dare, the dancin’ bear; the Human Balloon; and Headphone Harold.Shel Silverstein, the New York Times bestselling author of The Giving Tree, A Light in the Attic, Falling Up, and Every Thing On It, has created a poetry collection that is outrageously funny and deeply profound. So come, wander through the Nose Garden, ride the Little Hoarse, eat in the Strange Restaurant, and let the magic of Shel Silverstein open your eyes and tickle your mind.
Story List
– Advice- Allison Beals and Her 25 Eels- Alphabalance- Bad Cold- A Battle in the Sky- The Bear, the Fire, and the Snow- Best Mask?- Big Eating Contest- Bituminous?- Blood-Curdling Story- Body Language- Camp Wonderful- Carrots- Castle- Cat, a Kid, and a Mom- Cat Jacks- Cereal- Christmas Dog- Clean Gene- Complainin’ Jack- Cookwitch Sandwich- Crazy Dream- Crystal Ball- Danny O’Dare- The Deadly Eye- Dentist Dan- Description- Diving Board- Don the Dragon’s Birthday- Eggs Rated- Falling Up- Feeding Time- The Folks Inside- Foot Repair- Forgetful Paul Revere- The Former Foreman’s Story- Furniture Bash- Gardener- Glub-Glub- The Gnome, the Gnat, and the Gnu- Golden Goose- Hand Holding- Hard to Please- Haunted- Headless Town- Headphone Harold- Help!- Hi-Monster- Human Balloon- Hungry Kid Island- Hypnotized- Ice Cream Stop- Imagining- In the Land of…- James- Kanga Ruby- Keepin’ Count- Keep-Out House- Little Hoarse- Little Pig’s Treat- Long-Leg Lou and Short-Leg Sue- Long Scarf- Lyin’ Larry- Mari-Lou’s Ride- Medusa- Mirror, Mirror- Mister Moody- Molly’s Folly- Monkey- Morgan’s Curse- Mummy- Music Lesson- My Nose Garden- My Robot- My Sneaky Cousin- The Nap Taker- Needles and Pins- New World- No- No Grown-Ups- No Thank You- Noise Day- Nope- Obedient- Ooh!- One Out of Sixteen- People Zoo- Pinocchio- Plugging In- Poison-Tester- Porky- Quality Time- Reachin’ Richard- Red Flowers for You- Remote-a-Dad- Rotten Convention- Runners- Sack Race- Safe?- Scale- Screamin’ Millie- Settin’ Around- Shanna in the Sauna- Sharing- Shoe Talk- Short Kid- Show Fish- Sidewalking- Smile Makers- Snowball- Somethin’ New- Sorry I Spilled It- Spoiled Brat- Stone Airplane- Stork Story- Strange Restaurant- Stupid Pencil Maker- Sun Hat- Sybil the Magician’s Last Show- Tattooin’ Ruth- Tell Me- They Say I Have…- Tongue Sticker-Outer- The Toy Eater- Three O’clock- Three Stings- Turkey?- Unfair- Use for a Moose- The Voice- Warmhearted- Wastebasket Brother- Weavers- Web-Foot Woe- Weird-Bird- We’re Out of Paint, So…- When I Was Your Age- Why Is It?- Woulda-Coulda-Shoulda- Writer Waiting- Yuck
Published: 2007 | Pages:702
My Rating: 4/5
Description: Now Pulitzer Prize–winning author Tim Weiner offers the first definitive history of the CIA—and everything is on the record. LEGACY OF ASHES is based on more than 50,000 documents, primarily from the archives of the CIA itself, and hundreds of interviews with CIA veterans, including ten Directors of Central Intelligence. It takes the CIA from its creation after World War II, through its battles in the cold war and the war on terror, to its near-collapse after September 11th, 2001.Tim Weiner’s past work on the CIA and American intelligence was hailed as “impressively reported” and “immensely entertaining” in The New York Times.The Wall Street Journal called it “truly extraordinary . . . the best book ever written on a case of espionage.” Here is the hidden history of the CIA: why eleven presidents and three generations of CIA officers have been unable to understand the world; why nearly every CIA director has left the agency in worse shape than he found it; and how these failures have profoundly jeopardized our national security.
Published: 1980 | Pages:566
My Rating: 2/5
Description: Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found hereWho is Jason Bourne? Is he an assassin, a terrorist, a thief? Why has he got four million dollars in a Swiss bank account? Why has someone tried to murder him?…Jason Bourne does not know the answer to any of these questions. Suffering from amnesia, he does not even know that he is Jason Bourne. What manner of man is he? What are his secrets? Who has he killed?
Josh Miller aka “Ramen Junkie”. I write about my various hobbies here. Mostly coding, photography, and music. Sometimes I just write about life in general. I also post sometimes about toy collecting and video games at Lameazoid.com.
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