My buddy and former hardcore WoW raider Kyle (Nerv / Morphllng) has launched a new WoW ranking site: http://www.wow-ranks.com
Now before you try to rip into it as an unoriginal idea, read what he has to say. He is taking a complete look at characters and guilds instead of isolating PvP OR PvE prowess.
Don’t be alarmed! I am just testing this WordPress app for BlackBerry. Thanks for clicking though 
I am going to try and add a photo, but don’t know where it is going to show up… Apparently this app is still in beta and not as robust as the iPhone version…
I’m so used to just throwing tons of updates on FaceBook, so it’s weird to try and type a complete sentence. I know, I know… the Internet is dumbing us down.
I actually have wanted to blog extensively about the ‘joys’ of buying my first home, but that is going to require me to step back and take the emotion out of it (for now at least).
In the meantime, check out this article on wired. I have recently talked a friend into buying a big screen LCD tv. We were talking about purchasing a sound system, etc because I knew he would not be impressed by the sound. To make a long story short, he didn’t buy a sound system just yet. Enter – the article. My ’savior’. I have been planning on saving for an upgrade to my Vizio 720p 37″ LCD. I must now wait (or find a killer deal on a sound system on Craigslist). We’ll see.
Oh wait… it really did launch. So the question is: Was it worth the wait?
Well Day 1 already provided me with two apps I did not know about and I’ll briefly talk about them.
Shazam
Create and share music moments and stories. With Shazam you can identify music tracks, buy them, and share the tags with friends. You can also learn more about artists; find out what’s hot and grow your music collection.
With the launch of App World, they are offering a 60 day free trial. I have used it already like 7 or 8 times today. I used it with some obscure songs from a random mix cd my friend made me some time ago.
FlyCast
FlyCast delivers music, talk, weather, and traffic to portable devices. Introduced in January 2008, the network has grown very rapidly from 80 channels to well over 1000 in a nine month period, and more channels are added weekly.
The coolest thing I found about it was the local station availability. Also, you can choose to exclusively use WiFi or just ‘prefer’ it. I tested it out with a few stations and the app really runs well on my T-mobile Curve 8900 (over Wi-Fi… I refuse to try it w/out Wi-Fi).
Check it all out for yourself at BB App World here.
So Valentine’s Eve was pretty good to me. I had to work like any normal pre-holiday, but I finally decided to take care of a couple things.
The first would be giving into the marketing over at Capital One and their card Image Lab. I could never really figure out what I wanted on my card, so that’s why I’ve put it off so long. I wanted something no one would get. Something that would make cashiers double take on. The problem with all that is Capital One has a verification to go through. It cannot be too out of control (OOC) and it cannot be copyrighted.
I scrolled through the My Pictures folder on my home PC and as soon as I saw this picture I knew it was perfect. I resized it. Uploaded. Fit it on a test card. It was amazing. I had one of those Ralphie’s dad moments. It was my lamp, only better. Now I just had to wait for it to be approved. I got this email on my way home from work:
…this time it’s for real! I promise. I used to think I was in love with the BlackBerry Storm, but that was just a phase. The new BlackBerry Curve 8900 is the real deal. Check out the review over at CrackBerry and you’ll see what I mean:
http://crackberry.com/t-mobile-blackberry-curve-8900-smartphone-review
I’ve turned 28… got nowhere to run… Facebook is down… how could this… happen… to me?
If you don’t know about the oranges… you should probably consult our good friend google… Here are a few links though:
Ok, I’m not seriously emo… but I do love the oranges and it was too perfect an opportunity to use them once again!
Finally, the ’suspense’ is over Joshua Topolsky at engadget reports on Robert Gibbs’ press conference this afternoon right here. The quote he has from Gibbs is:
“The President has a BlackBerry through a compromise that allows him to stay in touch with senior staff and a small group of personal friends in a way that use will be limited and the security is enhanced to ensure his ability to communicate, but to do so effectively and to do so in a way that’s protected.”
On that link you can also see the video of the press conference (or just skip ahead to the announcement). The clear winner in this debate today would have to be Sectera Edge and all the free publicity it has received.
JR Raphael at PC World writes:
President Barack Obama may be getting a souped-up, super secure version of the BlackBerry called the Sectera Edge, recent speculation suggests. The NSA-certified device could allow Obama to fulfill his wish of staying connected, some suspect, while also addressing the numerous security concerns that come with the territory.
He goes on to explain how this would address the personal needs a Blackberry can provide:
The Sectera Edge offers one-touch switching between classified and regular “Joe Dialtone” mode, too — so if you ever feel like slumming it with the unsecured masses, you’re just one click away.
So is this thing really a Blackberry or what? The article goes on to say it runs on a Windows platform, so I guess that’s a no. It is compatible with T-Mobile and AT&T, but at a hefty $3350 price tag I doubt i will try to 1up any of my friends with this bad boy.
