How mysterious should someone be? Is it refreshing or a turn-off when someone truly is an “open book?” I’m sure it depends on the situation/relationship. I would love my lawyer or business partner to be an open book with all matters concerning our business relationship but I don’t really want to know why he no longer sleeps with his wife. Unless it’s because she thinks he’s an awful lawyer.
I said the quote above last night and it seems to click with me. I like that. Someone should be 80-90% open book. Don’t want to be shady like you’re hiding a majority of your life. That said, don’t let me read the book of your life cover to cover in the first week I know you. So to the person I said that to, thumbs up. =)
Any horror stories with someone being too mysterious or too giving of information?
Check out TuneGlue. Type in artist you like in the top right, hit search. Then click the small radial button by their name and hit expand. Rinse and repeat with the artists that appear. Interesting.
The iPad reminds me of the original iPhone release. Neat but was so fundamentally broken that it should not have been releases and did not deserve the high price. The baby non 3g iPad however is an interesting option for people who do not have a kindle but WANT one. The Kindle DX is around $400 and for an extra $100 you can get the iPad. Not awful.
My final conclusion is that the vast majority of people should wait for the next iPad iteration that will be sure to have a camera, better battery life, slightly speedier processor and a more stable/robust OS.
For those spicy early adopters out there…have fun with your iPad. My review unit won’t arrive for 2 months so i’ll have to see for myself what I’m missing.
Personally, I’ll just plan on buying my iPhone 4G on verizon in September.
(Update: maybe there is some hope for the iPad 3G…still has to use the awful ATT service but at least it can grab some non-wifi data)
Sigh. So as feared Apple has released a giant iPhone called the iPad. Super. That’s really all you need know. It’s a giant iPhone, running nearly the same exact operating system, with nearly the same exact form factor (albeit jacked up in size).
Actually, it’s not a giant iPhone because it only has WIFI. So…it’s a giant iTouch. The main reason why the iPhone is so powerful is the fact that all of its apps can update themselves via a cellular 3G network. So wherever you are, bam, your apps can you use the power of the Internets (plural intended cause it sounds more fun). The iPad, dare I say it…sucks.
The ONLY thing that makes me interested in this thing is its battery life. Having 10+ hours of video playback is tasty. That said…is it worth it to buy this thing?
If you already have an iPhone I would have to give it a resounding NO.
If you already have an iPhone AND a Kindle…an even louder NO.
If you do not have an iPhone NOR a Kindle, yet you have an iTouch and a trust fund…then, maybe, go for it.
If you do not have an iTouch, Kindle, nor iPhone and you have a trust fund…go crazy. Enjoy your large iTouch/the iPad.
Please stop the kissing face picture pose. I know it makes your face look thinner, lips fuller, and maybe even shows a jawline, but it’s getting silly at this point. Just smile, or don’t smile, or make really any other face you want except the kiss-pucker.
No more hands on the hip, taught by Cosmo pose. It even sometimes looks silly on the models so…there we go.
I know, none of my business. They are your photos. That said…stop it.
Raise your hand if you’ve ever cooked before. Ok, now put that hand down on your mouse and click here to buy the Thermoworks Thermapen. See, wasn’t that easy?
If you need more convincing just accept the fact that every time you cook something be it on the stove, the grill, or oven, crazy things happen (scientific term). Temperatures are never the same, meat is never cooked the same, etc. The ONLY reliable way to tell if a piece of meat is done is with the temperature. Temperature, unlike many things in life, cannot lie. That chicken just hit 165 degrees in the oven? Bam, yank it out and enjoy it cause it’s done. One of your friends wants a medium rare hamburger and your other “friend” wants it sacrificied beyond well-done? No prob.
This thermometer is instant fast, splash proof, durable, comes in damn near every color and dead simple to use. Just buy it. Stop thinking that it costs $100. It’s worth it, you will have it for decades.
A little trick for all you GMail lovers out there using Firefox (you should be using Firefox, or at least Chrome).
So, why do you need this trick? Say your browsing along on your favorite website and you see a link to contact someone. That email address highlighted in blue and underlined is ever so inviting but when you click it, what happens? Some useless Outlook/Mail application pops up. Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to click that link and have Firefox automatically open GMail and compose a message? Yes, yes it would.
Steps:
1. Make sure Firefox is fully updated (if not, click here to download latest)
2. go to Tools > Options, select the Applications tab
3. search for mail
4. select Use Gmail from the list of actions associated with the mailto protocol
5. click OK to save the settings.
