tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86124696423002697392023-11-16T04:55:13.887-06:00Humble 'Ville<i>I don't claim to be humble. I only live near there.</i><p>
Notes from a <a href="http://www.louisvilleky.gov">Louisvillian</a> now living near <a href="http://www.cityofhumble.com">Humble, TX</a></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06753378396941700737noreply@blogger.comBlogger198125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612469642300269739.post-47973925815346210332013-01-02T09:10:00.001-06:002013-01-02T09:10:24.428-06:00Tips & Tricks Tuesday: Upcoming tasks, with a twistI'm a big user of RememberTheMilk (aka RTM) and a tip I shared on their forum last year was highlighted in their blog this week:<br />
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<a href="http://blog.rememberthemilk.com/2013/01/tips-tricks-tuesday-upcoming-tasks-with-a-twist/">Tips & Tricks Tuesday: Upcoming tasks, with a twist</a>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06753378396941700737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612469642300269739.post-85521409097310528402012-02-20T21:20:00.000-06:002012-02-20T21:20:44.163-06:00Good Cop, Dadaist Cop<a href="http://xkcd.com/1018/">Good Cop, Dadaist Cop</a>: <img src="http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/good_cop_dadaist_cop.png" title="NOW INVENT AN IMPOSSIBLE-TO-TRANSLATE LANGUAGE AND USE IT TO TELL US WHERE THE MONEY IS." alt="NOW INVENT AN IMPOSSIBLE-TO-TRANSLATE LANGUAGE AND USE IT TO TELL US WHERE THE MONEY IS.">Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06753378396941700737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612469642300269739.post-69768052028481406472012-01-08T16:15:00.000-06:002012-01-08T16:15:33.787-06:00Save $$$, Ooma's back at it...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/01/telo-january-7,-2009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/01/telo-january-7,-2009.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
I'm really surprised by the quick turnaround on their refer-a-friend promotion. This used to be a twice a year thing, but <a href="http://humbleville.blogspot.com/2011/11/ooma-refer-friend-program-is-back.html">it's only been a few months since the last time.</a><br />
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Also... the deal is different this time around. Previously the refer-a-friend code would get you a $50 discount off of the MSRP on an Ooma Telo. This time:<br />
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<blockquote>Get an awarding-winning Ooma Telo, FREE Ooma Bluetooth Adapter (a $30 value) and FREE shipping for $189.99</blockquote><br />
I may be off base here, but it looks to me like the base price off the Telo may have come down. I think this very well may be a better deal. <br />
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Also different... I have five codes to give out. Again, first come... first served:<br />
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<ul><li><a href="http://bit.ly/wNBNRp">IR3C2464</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bit.ly/yJNY5f">VJR68083</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bit.ly/zQhqj8">7Z3B2361</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bit.ly/zvR33t">2UNJ5101</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bit.ly/y7ZFAS">HJBV6742</a></li>
</ul>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06753378396941700737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612469642300269739.post-3974778161436044692011-12-14T09:22:00.001-06:002011-12-14T09:22:37.235-06:00Goldsmith Lane getting Bike Lanes<div class="Amp_Commentary_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Post_Text"><p>This is the part over between Bardstown Road and Bon Air.<br /><br /><br /><br />Saw this over on brokensidewalk.com. Every time I drove that stretch of Goldsmith I always thought that the road was really wide. Certainly wider than it needed to be. I have no idea why the road was ever built that wide in the first place, but this seams to me to be a pretty good use of the space.</p></div></div><div class=""><div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://brokensidewalk.com/2011/12/14/new-bike-lanes-installed-on-goldsmith-lane/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BrokenSidewalk+%28Broken+Sidewalk%29&utm_content=Google+Reader" href="http://brokensidewalk.com/2011/12/14/new-bike-lanes-installed-on-goldsmith-lane/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BrokenSidewalk+%28Broken+Sidewalk%29&utm_content=Google+Reader">brokensidewalk.com</a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://brokensidewalk.com/2011/12/14/new-bike-lanes-installed-on-goldsmith-lane/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BrokenSidewalk+%28Broken+Sidewalk%29&utm_content=Google+Reader"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div align="center" class="Amp_Content_Item_Image"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/clog_clip_cache/amplify.com/7D6B9DBB-7DCF-42E8-A639-75910F6780CE/445B8D20-0ED6-41A7-B59B-E461EF091C32" alt="New bike lane on Goldsmith Lane. (Courtesy Bike Louisville)" width="384" height="372"/></div><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://brokensidewalk.com/2011/12/14/new-bike-lanes-installed-on-goldsmith-lane/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BrokenSidewalk+%28Broken+Sidewalk%29&utm_content=Google+Reader" href="http://brokensidewalk.com/2011/12/14/new-bike-lanes-installed-on-goldsmith-lane/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BrokenSidewalk+%28Broken+Sidewalk%29&utm_content=Google+Reader">See more at brokensidewalk.com</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="Amp_Bottom_Wrap"> </div></div></div><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://bit.ly/vOMcCT">http://bit.ly/vOMcCT</a></div><br/>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06753378396941700737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612469642300269739.post-35907728832686697222011-12-14T08:44:00.001-06:002011-12-14T08:44:22.264-06:00You know this is going to work twice...<div class="Amp_Commentary_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Post_Text"><p>Excellent Penny Arcade today.</p></div></div><div class=""><div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2011/12/14/scalzification?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+pa-mainsite+%28Penny+Arcade%29&utm_content=Google+Reader" href="http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2011/12/14/scalzification?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+pa-mainsite+%28Penny+Arcade%29&utm_content=Google+Reader">www.penny-arcade.com</a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2011/12/14/scalzification?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+pa-mainsite+%28Penny+Arcade%29&utm_content=Google+Reader"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div align="center" class="Amp_Content_Item_Image"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/clog_clip_cache/amplify.com/898D4485-228F-4DAC-84CE-366EDB696012/5D273540-450E-494B-8F3A-34FD93B840EC" alt="Scalzification" width="384" height="192"/></div><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2011/12/14/scalzification?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+pa-mainsite+%28Penny+Arcade%29&utm_content=Google+Reader" href="http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2011/12/14/scalzification?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+pa-mainsite+%28Penny+Arcade%29&utm_content=Google+Reader">See more at www.penny-arcade.com</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="Amp_Bottom_Wrap"> </div></div></div><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://bit.ly/sEf4o2">http://bit.ly/sEf4o2</a></div><br/>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06753378396941700737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612469642300269739.post-60049518894364189882011-12-12T12:01:00.001-06:002011-12-12T12:01:46.975-06:00So you think this is automatic?<div class="Amp_Commentary_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Post_Text"><p>This is why engineers are important. <img src='http://arwild01.amplify.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /></p></div></div><div class=""><div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://xkcd.com/989/" href="http://xkcd.com/989/">xkcd.com</a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://xkcd.com/989/"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div align="center" class="Amp_Content_Item_Image"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/clog_clip_cache/amplify.com/46604CB6-5D41-4C67-902D-A028FE6ECEFC/D277F9A6-D144-4FD8-BB7D-DC6BB08AE930" alt="Cryogenics" width="384" height="349"/></div><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://xkcd.com/989/" href="http://xkcd.com/989/">See more at xkcd.com</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="Amp_Bottom_Wrap"> </div></div></div><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://bit.ly/vpEtYS">http://bit.ly/vpEtYS</a></div><br/>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06753378396941700737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612469642300269739.post-37779355192064625762011-12-12T11:52:00.002-06:002011-12-12T11:54:41.715-06:00When are the 12 days of Christmas?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRGIigBNPFueMQdVwO09T0FZVzaNxM5iGlvdmmEzXs8cwCWI35XaVly2_SIM5P-afJ1pMhnNs9SBiJ6kjVvlFj7E4YP-EtLuo8-_njevMk2xBjch1ErxL7k9ZN7jVEQdHbimAd_iNkvXV5/s1600/partridge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRGIigBNPFueMQdVwO09T0FZVzaNxM5iGlvdmmEzXs8cwCWI35XaVly2_SIM5P-afJ1pMhnNs9SBiJ6kjVvlFj7E4YP-EtLuo8-_njevMk2xBjch1ErxL7k9ZN7jVEQdHbimAd_iNkvXV5/s320/partridge.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><br />
So according to the song... there are "12 days of Christmas", when is the First day of Christmas?<br />
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December 12th? Wrong.<br />
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December 13th? Wrong.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>The "First Day of Christmas" is December 25th. Christmas Day. The twelfth day of Christmas is a little bit harder to figure out as it differs for different Christian traditions, but the twelfth night is always January 5th, which is immediately followed by the Feast of the Epiphany on January 6th. The Epiphany is the celebration of the wise men visiting the baby Jesus. Yes... the wise men took a while to get there. They did not show up on Christmas Day/Night as you might think.<br />
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I'm not a particuliarly religious person, so I don't know why this bothers me so much... I suspect it's the history buff in me more than anything.<br />
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The point is:<br />
<ol><li>The Twelve Days of Christmas occur after Christmas day, not before.</li>
<li>Don't take down your Christmas tree before New Years... it's still Christmas. Christmas run nearly a full week into January.</li>
</ol>For more info:<br />
<ul><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Days_of_Christmas">Wikipedia -- Twelve Days of Christmas</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feast_of_the_Epiphany">Wikipedia -- Epiphany (holiday)</a></li>
</ul>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06753378396941700737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612469642300269739.post-34335857721394795192011-12-09T06:04:00.001-06:002011-12-09T06:04:56.654-06:00The same thing can be said of "Classic Rock"<div class="Amp_Commentary_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Post_Text"><p>Click to read the fine print...</p></div></div><div class=""><div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://xkcd.com/988/" href="http://xkcd.com/988/">xkcd.com</a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://xkcd.com/988/"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div align="center" class="Amp_Content_Item_Image"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/clog_clip_cache/amplify.com/61244974-0CF7-4F91-A4C1-89555A48504B/83AB0EC9-1ACE-4964-B0BB-2358C103D083" alt="Tradition" width="384" height="269"/></div><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://xkcd.com/988/" href="http://xkcd.com/988/">See more at xkcd.com</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="Amp_Bottom_Wrap"> </div></div></div><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://bit.ly/tW51ws">http://bit.ly/tW51ws</a></div><br/>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06753378396941700737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612469642300269739.post-63955961994692260422011-12-08T20:24:00.000-06:002011-12-08T20:24:52.803-06:00Is it possible to love a man I've never met? (Sorry dear...)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.straitpinkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/charlie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="199" src="http://www.straitpinkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/charlie.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />
<blockquote><i>"What our fans have to understand is you have a coach and we’re trying to build a program, so when all the noise in the system and all the rumors start, just don’t even focus on it," Strong said. "Don’t even turn your attention to it. Nothing is going to happen."</i><br />
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<i>...</i><br />
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<i>"At some point, just trust me," Strong said. "I’m not looking for a job. I have a job. I’m the head coach at the University of Louisville."</i><br />
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<i>"Every time something happens, I’ve got to make a statement?" Strong said. "It probably makes other schools look good to say ‘Hey we’re pursuing this coach or we’re pursuing that coach.’"</i><br />
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</i><br />
<i>"I work for an unbelievable athletic director, I work for a guy who has given me everything I have asked for," Strong said. "You have so much support from the university, from the city of Louisville. Now all of a sudden, a guy who couldn’t get a job has a job and has some success -- why would we ever think now that he’s just going to chop it and leave?"</i><br />
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<i>"The University of Louisville is not going to become training ground for college coaches," he said.</i></blockquote>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06753378396941700737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612469642300269739.post-84298475677439114092011-12-07T22:23:00.002-06:002011-12-07T22:25:56.621-06:00Super Cheap apps on Android Market<div class="Amp_Commentary_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Post_Text">Meant to post this yesterday, and as it stands there's only a few more hours to take advantage of today's deals... to celelbrate the 10 billionth app download in the android market, google has reduced the price on certain apps to just 10 cents. 10 apps were offered yesterday and a different set of ten apps are offered today. Once you've bought an app (regardless of the price paid). You own the rights to use that app. Even if you uninstall it you can reinstall it later or reinstall it on any other android device tied to the same google account. Personally, I think is worth a dollar a day just on the off chance I decide I want the app later.<br />
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That said, my personal recommendation for today's apps:<a name='more'></a><br />
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<ul><li>Fruit Ninja: It's a simple, but adictive mobile game. Pretty popular on Android and iOS.<br />
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</li>
<li>Readitlater Pro.... this is a great app for reading web pages, particuliarly once you integrate it with Google reader. I screen articles all the time that I know I want to read later. I can flag them in this app (clearing my RSS feed) and then revisit the article. The best thing is that you can sync while you have a signal and then read the articles offline without a connection later. This is really handy for Wifi-only devices like my hacked Nook Color... or catching up on articles while sitting on a plane.</li>
<li> Beautiful Widgets... great set of widgets to customize your home screen with clocks and weather. Not my personal favorite app in this category, but quite good and quite popular.</li></ul><br />
No idea how many days Google is going to offer this promotion. So far they've gotten me for about $1.50. <img alt=":)" class="wp-smiley" src="http://arwild01.amplify.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" /></div></div><div class=""><div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First">Amplify’d from <a href="http://www.androidcentral.com/day-2-googles-10-day-10-cent-10-billion-app-download-celebration" rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://www.androidcentral.com/day-2-googles-10-day-10-cent-10-billion-app-download-celebration">www.androidcentral.com</a></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote cite="http://www.androidcentral.com/day-2-googles-10-day-10-cent-10-billion-app-download-celebration" class="Amp_Content_Item"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody>
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<tr><td><div class="TxtCntnt"><div id="AutoGeneratedID-1">We're on Day 2 of Google's 10-day, 10-cent, 10 billion app download celebration in which 10 apps will be sold for a dime.</div></div><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a href="http://www.androidcentral.com/day-2-googles-10-day-10-cent-10-billion-app-download-celebration" rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://www.androidcentral.com/day-2-googles-10-day-10-cent-10-billion-app-download-celebration">Read more at www.androidcentral.com</a></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table></blockquote></div><div class="Amp_Bottom_Wrap"></div></div></div><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://bit.ly/rHTMbt">http://bit.ly/rHTMbt</a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06753378396941700737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612469642300269739.post-25564033584350880702011-11-30T20:50:00.001-06:002011-11-30T20:50:17.095-06:00Not the right lesson<div class=""><div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://xkcd.com/984/" href="http://xkcd.com/984/">xkcd.com <em>via Google Reader</em></a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://xkcd.com/984/"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div align="center" class="Amp_Content_Item_Image"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/clog_clip_cache/amplify.com/ACE56F1E-DEA8-4BAC-A542-76DC8E0EC2DF/5869823B-897D-41AD-B30B-29793C634658" alt="The SLS head engineer plans to invite Shania Twain to stand under the completed prototype, then tell her, 'I don't expect you to date me just because I'm a rocket scientist, but you've gotta admit--this is pretty fucking impressive.'" width="384" height="141"/></div><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://xkcd.com/984/" href="http://xkcd.com/984/">See more at xkcd.com</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="Amp_Bottom_Wrap"> </div></div></div><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://bit.ly/sDwIW0">http://bit.ly/sDwIW0</a></div><br/>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06753378396941700737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612469642300269739.post-91982666807110866762011-11-11T08:47:00.001-06:002011-11-11T08:48:57.946-06:00Brian Cushing is a scary dude <br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.battleredblog.com/photos/a-few-nuggets-to-make-your-day" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="263" nda="true" src="http://cdn0.sbnation.com/photo_images/4660049/94489_Browns_Texans_Football.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">David J. Phillip - AP -- Image used <em>without</em> permission.</td></tr>
</tbody></table> No, that's not makeup. Can you image what his holloween costume looks like?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06753378396941700737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612469642300269739.post-11828976957955814282011-11-09T13:19:00.000-06:002011-11-09T13:19:05.904-06:00New Houston Campus VideoI saw this video a couple of weeks ago internally. Surprised to see that it made it's way onto youtube. Anyway... I'm sure some of my family and close friends are curious.<br /><br /><iframe height="270" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/KsGjX1hhf0k?fs=1" frameborder="0" width="480" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06753378396941700737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612469642300269739.post-38595549868851575592011-11-09T12:59:00.001-06:002011-11-09T12:59:01.065-06:00I'm the stick figure off screen to the right....<div class="Amp_Commentary_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Post_Text"><p>What else can I say.</p></div></div><div class=""><div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://xkcd.com/974/" href="http://xkcd.com/974/">xkcd.com <em>via Google Reader</em></a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://xkcd.com/974/"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div align="center" class="Amp_Content_Item_Image"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/clog_clip_cache/amplify.com/EE69A90E-EFB6-4857-B61A-43A656E1DC0F/79809B82-D09F-4935-986A-34FA141C3F69" alt="I find that when someone's taking time to do something right in the present, they're a perfectionist with no ability to prioritize, whereas when someone took time to do something right in the past, they're a master artisan of great foresight." width="384" height="161"/></div><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://xkcd.com/974/" href="http://xkcd.com/974/">See more at xkcd.com</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="Amp_Bottom_Wrap"> </div></div></div><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://bit.ly/sRweNv">http://bit.ly/sRweNv</a></div><br/>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06753378396941700737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612469642300269739.post-31425923743495976702011-11-06T20:14:00.000-06:002011-11-06T20:14:39.438-06:00Ooma Refer-a-Friend program is back<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/01/telo-january-7,-2009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/01/telo-january-7,-2009.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Unlike last time where I probably spammed this out more than most want... I've been sitting on these for a couple of weeks now. It's not because my feelings on Ooma have changed. Rather, I've just been really, really busy with work and I'm way behind in my email. :)<br />
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Anyway... Ooma's Refer-a-Friend program is back. You can get an Ooma Telo directly from Ooma for $50 off of the normal MSRP and I can get an Amazon gift card out of the deal.<br />
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I really like my Ooma. I've had it over a year now and it's more than payed for itself several times over. I still occasionally get calls from my cable provider trying to talk to me about their telephone service and how I can get a great deal on it... I then inform them my VOIP provider costs me $0.00 for unlimited local and long distance. At that point, most of the soliciters acknowledge that they can't beat it and thank me for the time. :)<br />
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I have three referal codes. The first come, first served:<br />
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<ul><li><a href="http://bit.ly/uEnyoq">U2JR5607</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bit.ly/uV2I1D">36QI6044</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bit.ly/uzOd11">772N2225</a></li>
</ul>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06753378396941700737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612469642300269739.post-4034983154554720392011-10-26T22:10:00.001-05:002011-10-26T22:10:42.289-05:00Another Worthwhile Free Amazon Android App<div class="Amp_Commentary_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Post_Text"><p>You've got 2 hours. This guys endorses it and it costs you nothing, why not "buy" it so you can try it out later?</p></div></div><div class=""><div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2011/10/26/officesuite-pro-5-is-free-app-today-at-amazon-get-it-now/" href="http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2011/10/26/officesuite-pro-5-is-free-app-today-at-amazon-get-it-now/">blog.the-ebook-reader.com</a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2011/10/26/officesuite-pro-5-is-free-app-today-at-amazon-get-it-now/"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div class="TxtCntnt"><p>Want to write ebooks on your <a rel="nofollow" href="#" id="itxthook0"><span id="itxthook0w0">Android</span><span id="itxthook0w1"> </span><span id="itxthook0w2">phone</span></a> or tablet? How about editing Excel and PowerPoint files. With OfficeSuite Pro 5 you can do just that and more, and today it is <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051UP5NQ?ie=UTF8&ref=mas_faad">Amazon’s free paid app of the day</a>.</p><br /><p>OfficeSuite Pro 5 normally costs $14.99, so this a free <a rel="nofollow" href="#" id="itxthook1"><span id="itxthook1w0">app</span></a> that you definitely want to get, even if you don’t have an Android tablet or phone just yet.</p></div><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2011/10/26/officesuite-pro-5-is-free-app-today-at-amazon-get-it-now/" href="http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2011/10/26/officesuite-pro-5-is-free-app-today-at-amazon-get-it-now/">Read more at blog.the-ebook-reader.com</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="Amp_Bottom_Wrap"> </div></div></div><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://bit.ly/ufn9DO">http://bit.ly/ufn9DO</a></div><br/>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06753378396941700737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612469642300269739.post-82045465668351523712011-10-17T09:13:00.001-05:002011-10-17T09:13:37.793-05:00Android users... go get "Read it Later Pro" right now<div class="Amp_Commentary_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Post_Text"><p>I was intending to post about this.... but why write my own content when I can just leverage someone else's. <img src='http://arwild01.amplify.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> <br /><br /><br /><br />In all seriousness... I broke down and bought "Read it Later Pro" about a month ago in the Android Market and it's a great and really useful app. Certainly worth the purchase price and even better being free.<br /><br /><br /><br />Yup free.<br /><br /><br /><br />Today only in Amazon's Android App Store. <br /><br /><br /><br />Even if you decide to un-install it. Once you own the app (regarldess of what price you paid)... your account knows that you own the rights to the app and you can re-install it later. So go pick this up now and debate later whether or not it works for you.</p></div></div><div class=""><div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://feeds.the-ebook-reader.com/~r/feedburner/cmWU/~3/Q-Q7lYtpd88/" href="http://feeds.the-ebook-reader.com/~r/feedburner/cmWU/~3/Q-Q7lYtpd88/">feeds.the-ebook-reader.com <em>via Google Reader</em></a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://feeds.the-ebook-reader.com/~r/feedburner/cmWU/~3/Q-Q7lYtpd88/"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div class="TxtCntnt"><h2 id="AutoGeneratedID-0"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.the-ebook-reader.com/~r/feedburner/cmWU/~3/Q-Q7lYtpd88/">Read It Later Pro is Amazon’s Free Android App Today<div></div></a></h2></div></td></tr></table></blockquote><div class="Amp_Content_Hr"></div><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://feeds.the-ebook-reader.com/~r/feedburner/cmWU/~3/Q-Q7lYtpd88/"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div class="TxtCntnt">If you’ve been living under a rock for the past six months you might not know that Amazon gives away a free paid Android app everyday. Today Amazon’s free app is Read It Later Pro, an app that allows you to save web pages to read later on various devices, “a DVR of the web” [...]</div><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://feeds.the-ebook-reader.com/~r/feedburner/cmWU/~3/Q-Q7lYtpd88/" href="http://feeds.the-ebook-reader.com/~r/feedburner/cmWU/~3/Q-Q7lYtpd88/">Read more at feeds.the-ebook-reader.com</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="Amp_Bottom_Wrap"> </div></div></div><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://bit.ly/rriEFQ">http://bit.ly/rriEFQ</a></div><br/>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06753378396941700737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612469642300269739.post-71810555572201676822011-10-14T11:57:00.000-05:002011-10-14T11:57:14.916-05:00Please don't share this with your (or my) kidsIt feels wrong to like this.<br /><br /><iframe width="480" height="270" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6-A5_kT5mYY?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowFullScreen=""></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06753378396941700737noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612469642300269739.post-51918094265789411712011-10-14T11:42:00.002-05:002011-10-14T11:48:12.973-05:00Battle Damage<div class="Amp_Commentary_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Post_Text"><p>Personally, I had spent my (not-quite-so) hard-earned allowance on <a href="http://www.poeghostal.com/2011/03/reviews-battle-armor-skeletor-masters-of-the-universe-classics.html">Battle Damage Skeletor"</a>.</p></div></div><div class=""><div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2011/10/14/maybe-not-every-toy?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+pa-mainsite+%28Penny+Arcade%29&utm_content=Google+Reader" href="http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2011/10/14/maybe-not-every-toy?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+pa-mainsite+%28Penny+Arcade%29&utm_content=Google+Reader">www.penny-arcade.com</a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2011/10/14/maybe-not-every-toy?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+pa-mainsite+%28Penny+Arcade%29&utm_content=Google+Reader"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div align="center" class="Amp_Content_Item_Image"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/clog_clip_cache/amplify.com/7E258DD4-AD77-49DD-90D1-EC5509C14564/657FAF0A-658F-457F-AFCA-2850520A637B" alt="Maybe Not Every Toy" width="384" height="192"/></div><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2011/10/14/maybe-not-every-toy?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+pa-mainsite+%28Penny+Arcade%29&utm_content=Google+Reader" href="http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2011/10/14/maybe-not-every-toy?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+pa-mainsite+%28Penny+Arcade%29&utm_content=Google+Reader">See more at www.penny-arcade.com</a></span></td></tr>
</table></blockquote></div><div class="Amp_Bottom_Wrap"> </div></div></div><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://bit.ly/oud9Xc">http://bit.ly/oud9Xc</a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06753378396941700737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612469642300269739.post-28223061461253956442011-10-12T00:01:00.001-05:002011-10-12T00:01:27.131-05:0018 hours to go on latest Humble Bundle<div class="Amp_Commentary_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Post_Text"><p>Humble Bundle's latest offering will be expiring in much less than a day. The Humble Bundle is a periodic "pay what you want" offering for games. This time around the Bundle isn't quite as impressive, but that said, I've heard some great things about Frozen Synapse. <br /><br /><br /><br />Since it's pay what you want (with a portion or even all of your donation going to charity), it's really silly not to check this out.</p></div></div><div class=""><div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://www.humblebundle.com/" href="http://www.humblebundle.com/">www.humblebundle.com</a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.humblebundle.com/"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div align="center" class="Amp_Content_Item_Emb"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8bH7Cooa5zs?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" height="329" width="400" wmode="opaque" quality="high" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="transparent" ></embed></div><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://www.humblebundle.com/" href="http://www.humblebundle.com/">See more at www.humblebundle.com</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="Amp_Bottom_Wrap"> </div></div></div><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://bit.ly/revVSu">http://bit.ly/revVSu</a></div><br/>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06753378396941700737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612469642300269739.post-1118124909895117852011-09-28T08:10:00.002-05:002011-09-28T08:11:28.513-05:00Android 201: clearing settings<div class="Amp_Commentary_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Post_Text"><p>A little more advanced tip over at androidcentral.... if you have a mis-behaving app on your android phone, the solution is to often clear cache or data.... here's how to do it.</p></div></div>Read more after the break...<br />
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<tr><td><div class="TxtCntnt"><p id="AutoGeneratedID-1">Apps sometimes can misbehave. Before you go reaching for that task killer (<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.androidcentral.com/ram-what-it-how-its-used-and-why-you-shouldnt-care">don't do it!</a>) here's something else to try. Above is the screen you'll see if you go to Settings>Applications>Manage appliations and tap on an app. You've got a bunch of buttons and numbers. The top buttons are pretty self-explanatory -- force stop makes an app quit. Uninstall either uninstalls an app -- or if it's permanently loaded onto the phone (like the Android Market should be), you'll have the option to uninstall updates.</p></div><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://www.androidcentral.com/android-201-how-and-when-clear-app-cache-or-data?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+androidcentral+%28Android+Central%29" href="http://www.androidcentral.com/android-201-how-and-when-clear-app-cache-or-data?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+androidcentral+%28Android+Central%29">Read more at www.androidcentral.com</a></span></td></tr>
</table></blockquote></div><div class="Amp_Bottom_Wrap"> </div></div></div><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://bit.ly/r1DZ8E">http://bit.ly/r1DZ8E</a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06753378396941700737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612469642300269739.post-6163130218902749752011-09-25T22:42:00.002-05:002011-09-25T22:44:19.569-05:00Monkey Simulator Reproduces Shakespeare<div class="Amp_Commentary_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Post_Text"><p>When I took simulations, I just wrote a program to simulate running a bank of elevators in a high-rise building (I can't wait for an elevator now without contemplating what the control software was having that elevator car do based on the time of day). <br />
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Anyway... this guy decided to write a simulator to simulate a monkey typing on a typewriter.... then ran millions of them until he successfully reproduced Shakespeare.<br />
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He's hoping to keep running until he reproduces all of Shakespeare's works.<br />
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Of course, once their done... what's he going to do with all of those virtual monkeys. Maybe it's time to start seeking new funding for the <a href="http://www.theonion.com/articles/super-monkey-collider-loses-funding,1113/">Super Monkey Collider</a> (I'm sure scientists would be equally interested in the effects on virtual monkeys as on real ones).</p></div></div>Read more after the break...<br />
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<div class=""><div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://www.jesse-anderson.com/2011/09/a-few-million-monkeys-randomly-recreate-shakespeare/" href="http://www.jesse-anderson.com/2011/09/a-few-million-monkeys-randomly-recreate-shakespeare/">www.jesse-anderson.com</a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.jesse-anderson.com/2011/09/a-few-million-monkeys-randomly-recreate-shakespeare/"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div align="center" class="Amp_Content_Item_Image"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/clog_clip_cache/amplify.com/B389CDAD-1C3E-43D9-826F-EDB1A392C9FB/8C38BD22-FA78-4564-90DC-6544D9F8EA5C" alt="A Few Million Monkeys Randomly Recreate Shakespeare" width="185" height="141"/></div></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="TxtCntnt"><p id="AutoGeneratedID-1">Today (2011-09-23) at <strong>2:30 PST</strong> the monkeys successfully randomly recreated <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1137">A Lover’s Complaint</a>. This is the first time a work of Shakespeare has actually been randomly reproduced.  Furthermore, this is the largest work ever randomly reproduced. It is one small step for a monkey, one giant leap for virtual primates everywhere.</p></div><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://www.jesse-anderson.com/2011/09/a-few-million-monkeys-randomly-recreate-shakespeare/" href="http://www.jesse-anderson.com/2011/09/a-few-million-monkeys-randomly-recreate-shakespeare/">Read more at www.jesse-anderson.com</a></span></td></tr>
</table></blockquote></div><div class="Amp_Bottom_Wrap"> </div></div></div><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://bit.ly/pewiDg">http://bit.ly/pewiDg</a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06753378396941700737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612469642300269739.post-71961333566058906142011-09-25T01:07:00.002-05:002011-09-25T01:12:46.249-05:00Epic Touch 4G Useful tips and tricks<div class="Amp_Commentary_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Post_Text">As some of you may know, I picked up the (completely unreasonably named Sprint Samsung Galaxy S II, Epic 4G Touch last weekend after my Sprint Epic 4G suddenly refused to boot while I was travelling.<br />
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I had been looking forward to the Epic 4G Touch since before the name was known (anybody else recall the <a href="http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/07/15/sprint-branded-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-within-poses-for-mr-blurrycam/">"Within" code name</a>?), but I wasn't really planning to rush out and buy it... I was thinking I would at least wait a month, but I guess all I needed was a little nudge.<br />
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I'll have to say so far, I really like it. Frankly, while I was strongly biased towards phones with keyboards (my three previous phones in chronological order was a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlackBerry_Curve">Blackberry Curve 9330</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_SPH-M900">Samsung Moment</a>, and, of course, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S">Epic 4G</a>). However, I was beta-testing <a href="http://www.swype.com/category/about/">Swype</a> on my Moment, and it came pre-loaded on my Epic and was my everyday keyboard. Only on rare occasions did I ever bother to open the physical keyboard. I won't lie, if there was a "Galaxy S II" on Sprint with a keyboard, I would have felt quite conflicted... but as there isn't... I think I've learned that I might actually be happier without it.<br />
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See... the Epic 4G Touch is <b><u><i>THIN</i></u></b>. Just a hair thicker then three eighths of an inch. It's also incredibly light at 4.6 ounces. A keyboard would have just made the phone bigger and heavier.<br />
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Oh yeah, the 4.52" screen is gorgeous, and according to <a href="http://www.greenecomputing.com/apps/linpack/">LINPACK</a> the phone is more than 4 times faster then my Epic. Best of all, the battery life has been pretty good. I've actually managed to go a whole day without charging... which for Android (and a phone addict like me that's on it way too much... is actually quite good).<br />
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Anyway... I'm not intending to do a full review here, but rather to post to some useful links and info that's been popping up on Android Central's forums. If you want to read their review.... <a href="http://www.androidcentral.com/sprint-epic-4g-touch-review?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+androidcentral+%28Android+Central%29">go right ahead</a>.<br />
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The excerpt that I'm highlighting below is about how to customize the phone's lock screen... which is not a "stock" Android feature. At the risk of being a parent, I decided to use a photo of my kids for my lock screen:<br />
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<div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/humbleville/6179855517/"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6160/6179855517_eb403d8045.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Some other interesting articles popped up as well:<br />
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<ol><li>The first, again excerpted below, is <a href="http://forums.androidcentral.com/sprint-galaxy-s-ii-epic-4g-touch/121195-how-customize-epic-4g-touch-lock-screen.html">exact instructions on customizing the lock screen</a>.<br />
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<li>The second <a href="http://forums.androidcentral.com/sprint-galaxy-s-ii-epic-4g-touch/118540-25-reasons-consider-sprint-epic-4g-touch.html">highlights some of the unique features of the phone</a>. For example, I had no idea it supported USB host until I read this post. Lots of useful info if you're curious about the phone.</li>
<li>The third, is <a href="http://forums.androidcentral.com/sprint-galaxy-s-ii-epic-4g-touch/120334-epic-4g-touch-getting-started-tips-tricks-faqs-tutorials.html#post1274642">a report from a user showing that he managed to get 30 hours of battery life out of the phone.</a></li>
</ol></div></div><div class=""><div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First">Amplify’d from <a href="http://forums.androidcentral.com/sprint-galaxy-s-ii-epic-4g-touch/121195-how-customize-epic-4g-touch-lock-screen.html#post1282597" rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://forums.androidcentral.com/sprint-galaxy-s-ii-epic-4g-touch/121195-how-customize-epic-4g-touch-lock-screen.html#post1282597">forums.androidcentral.com</a></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote cite="http://forums.androidcentral.com/sprint-galaxy-s-ii-epic-4g-touch/121195-how-customize-epic-4g-touch-lock-screen.html#post1282597" class="Amp_Content_Item"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody>
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<tr><td><div class="TxtCntnt">To customize the lock screen on other phones can mean needing to root the phone or install third-party software. Samsung has made it easy to customize the Galaxy S II Series right out of the box.</div><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a href="http://forums.androidcentral.com/sprint-galaxy-s-ii-epic-4g-touch/121195-how-customize-epic-4g-touch-lock-screen.html#post1282597" rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://forums.androidcentral.com/sprint-galaxy-s-ii-epic-4g-touch/121195-how-customize-epic-4g-touch-lock-screen.html#post1282597">Read more at forums.androidcentral.com</a></span></td></tr>
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<div class=""><div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://www.androidcentral.com/android-101-how-mark-spam-gmail?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+androidcentral+%28Android+Central%29" href="http://www.androidcentral.com/android-101-how-mark-spam-gmail?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+androidcentral+%28Android+Central%29">www.androidcentral.com <em>via Google Reader</em></a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.androidcentral.com/android-101-how-mark-spam-gmail?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+androidcentral+%28Android+Central%29"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div align="center" class="Amp_Content_Item_Image"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/clog_clip_cache/amplify.com/8E4B125D-321A-4C20-917B-391E093AC337/9351D266-7553-4D2A-A39A-182719285004" alt="gmail spam" width="225" height="375"/></div></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="TxtCntnt"><p id="AutoGeneratedID-0">Three things in life are certain: Death, taxes and e-mail spam. Here's how to take care of it in Android's gmail app.</p></div><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://www.androidcentral.com/android-101-how-mark-spam-gmail?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+androidcentral+%28Android+Central%29" href="http://www.androidcentral.com/android-101-how-mark-spam-gmail?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+androidcentral+%28Android+Central%29">Read more at www.androidcentral.com</a></span></td></tr>
</table></blockquote></div><div class="Amp_Bottom_Wrap"> </div></div></div><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://bit.ly/qEXCdl">http://bit.ly/qEXCdl</a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06753378396941700737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612469642300269739.post-71033103201545097332011-09-21T22:37:00.002-05:002011-09-22T22:44:35.110-05:00More Android 101: Bluetooth<div class="Amp_Commentary_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Post_Text"><p>Android Central offers up tips on pairing bluetooth devices. I'll have to agree with their synopsis... it's pretty easy but not all phones and devices are created equal.<br />
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My first phone routinely had Bluetooth problems and my second phone (A Samsung Epic) would sometimes fail to negotiate A2DP. Restarting Bluetooth on the phone and reconnecting to the device would usually solve it.</p></div></div>Read more after the break...<a name='more'></a><br />
<div class=""><div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://www.androidcentral.com/android-101-how-pair-bluetooth-headset-0?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+androidcentral+%28Android+Central%29" href="http://www.androidcentral.com/android-101-how-pair-bluetooth-headset-0?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+androidcentral+%28Android+Central%29">www.androidcentral.com <em>via Google Reader</em></a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.androidcentral.com/android-101-how-pair-bluetooth-headset-0?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+androidcentral+%28Android+Central%29"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div class="TxtCntnt"><p id="AutoGeneratedID-0">Pairing a Bluetooth device with your phone is a relatively simple affair.  These instructions were written using the Samsung Infuse 4G and Jawbone Icon, but the steps should be just about the same for any Android phone or tablet, and the instructions that came with your headset will fill in the rest of the details.</p></div><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://www.androidcentral.com/android-101-how-pair-bluetooth-headset-0?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+androidcentral+%28Android+Central%29" href="http://www.androidcentral.com/android-101-how-pair-bluetooth-headset-0?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+androidcentral+%28Android+Central%29">Read more at www.androidcentral.com</a></span></td></tr>
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