Wordpress from Android

Just testing the Wordpress app for Android.

Seems pretty similar to the app for the iPhone.

Another great solution for mobile blogging.

New WordPress iPod App

Just downloaded the updated version of the Wordpress app for the iPod Touch.

I must say that it’s pretty amazing. It’s got a great interface, especially when adding categories to a post.

Highly recommended.

Testing wptogo

Just a quick test of wptogo for the Droid.

Seems to work pretty well, and I’m finally starting to get used to the physical keyboard on the Droid, so that’s a plus.

Ped Egg

I don’t usually put too much stock in infomercial products, but I used one this weekend that really works as advertised.

During the winter, my feet get cracked like crazy (nasty, I know). They were especially bad this weekend, so my sister-in-law suggested I use her Ped Egg. The one part of the Ped Egg is basically a miniaturized cheese grader for your foot. It did it’s job, but it definitely didn’t feel that great.

The part that really helped was the buffer. It basically sanded the rough spots off my foot. I just took a look at my feet tonight, and all the cracked skin is completely gone.

Ped Egg definitely has my endorsement.

Awesome Road Sign Hack

You’ve heard about the zombies and raptors ahead, but this sign is the best.

Awesome iPhone Drawing

Check out this video of a Disney artist drawing on his iPhone. Pretty amazing.

The Wii Experience

I had been hoping to play the new Nintendo Wii ever since it was released in November. This weekend I finally got my chance, and the Wii did not disappoint.

My friend, Dave, had bought two Wiis when they first came out – one for a friend, and one to sell eventually. He brought the system over on Friday night for us to give it a try, and it was awesome.

Now the Wii will never match the processing power of the XBOX 360 or the Playstation 3, but Nintendo has never tried to market it that way. In fact it seems they have gone out of their way to make sure people know that is not the focus of the console. The focus is most definitely the revolutionary style of gameplay.

Within minutes of hooking the machine up, I was working on my forehand in tennis on Wii Sports (the free collection of games that comes with the Wii). Wii Sports is definitely addicting, and it was definitely a smart move on Nintendo’s part to include such a fun collection of games with the machine. We also spent time bowling, golfing, playing baseball and boxing.

I guess I should point out that with the Wii you actually swing the remote. It has an accelerometer and is motion sensitive. When you bowl, you actually making a bowling motion. When you golf, you do your best Tiger Woods impersonation and hope you hit that little ball straight down the fairway.

Boxing is probably the most vigorous game I’ve played so far. Some people will say that it’s not true to life, and it’s not completely, but you definitely get some exercise throwing jabs and hooks.

The selling point for Danielle was the fact that you can download games for older systems (NES, Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64, Sega Genesis, etc.). Her favorite game of all time – Toe Jam and Earl, was just recently added for download, so we purchased it last night and were playing it late into the night.

More fun Wii stories to come, I’m sure, and hopefully I’ll get some video up here.

Lovely Rita and the iPhone

So, today was the announcement of the long-anticipated iPhone. In the midst of all the hoopla, it seems that some people are missing something pretty significant.

For a little background information, apparently the Beatles started a recording studio or company called Apple Records which then sued Apple Computer a while ago, I believe over the use of the Apple name. Apparently part of the settlement was that Apple Computer would never get in to the music business. Well along came iTunes, the iPod, and the iTunes Music Store, and now you have a problem. Recently Apple Records sued Apple Computer again, but I believe the judge ruled in favor of Apple Computer.

Fast forward to today. Steve Jobs, master of the product demonstration, unveils the iPhone, which looks amazing, but it is out of my price range and only works on Cingular. Interestingly Steve chooses to play “Lovely Rita” from the Beatles album, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. It seems that nothing Mr. Jobs does happens without massive amounts of planning.

As far as I know, the Beatles catalog isn’t available anywhere (legally) for download. It seems strange that they wouldn’t license it somewhere. They could be making a substantial amount of money out of the deal.

Some frantically went to iTunes in search of the Beatles catalog, but alas, it was not there, and might not be there for some time. This move by Apple Computer (which by the way changed its name to just Apple, Inc. today), seems to be a foreshadowing of Beatles goodness to come through the iTunes Music Store.

Today’s announcement was sort of a bummer for me. I was looking for a new iPod that was widescreen and had a touch screen, and I got that, but in the form of a phone. Don’t get me wrong, the phone looks AMAZING, it just wasn’t what I had hoped for.

Dear Apple, I would like an at least 100GB iPod with a large screen, a touch screen, and maybe even some Bluetooth if you can squeeze it in there. Thanks!