Ok! Not late!

Thw title says it all! Not late with the new post like I thought I would be! YAY! I picked up Super Mario Galaxy 2 [SMG2] like I had planned, and it is every bit as AWESOME as I thought it was going to be! I’ve gotten to the second “world” already (“worlds” in SMG2 are groups of galaxies. Kinda weird, I know). Every level has such brilliant design, I wish that they all had more power stars (goals)! And using Yoshi is as much fun as it looks in the trailers and videos! It was pretty hard to put the game down, but I know myself and I needed a break for a little while.
My wife and I have been spending a little while each day these past fews days cleaning the apartment. The reason being simply that we’re having friends over for a party tomorrow, celebrating the end of school for my wife and the end of the semester for our friend! We’re pretty excited, especially since it feels like it’s been forever since we’ve hung out with any of our friends. But, that’s life for you when you become an adult (stupid responsibility!). We’ll grill some food, play some games and enjoy some awesome fellowship with great friends!
And, being the Google (almost) fan-boy I am, I can’t go without talking a little bit about the Google I/O this past week. There is SO much that happened that I don’t think I’ll cover it all here. Instead I’ll focus on the part that got me most excited, the Android Froyo (2.2) update! So many NEEDED updates for Android so it can continue increasing it’s share in the smart-phone market (both here and abroad). First the Just-In-Time [JIT] compiler, it speeds Android devices up 2x-5x! More security options to protect the data on the device. Flash 10.1 built into the browser. Wireless tethering, this could be carrier dependant as some carriers *cough-Verizon-cough* may choose to disable this feature. Crash reporting on apps, if an app “Force Closes” (read: “crashes”) you have the option to send an e-mail detailing what went wrong in the app so the developer can fix it. Next, there are 2 updates to the Android Market. First, Google added an auto-update option to the market. This allows any updates that become avalible to download automaticly for apps you’ve allowed to auto-update. Second, Google added an “update all” to the [my] Downloads page in the market. If you look in the market and notice you have a dozen updates you only need to hit one button and they’ll all update. Finally (and the coolest part of all) Android can save and run apps from the Micro-SD card now! I know I’ve been waiting for this one for a while now, and I’m not alone in that! Even better news! HTC (manufacturer of phones such as the myTouch 3G Slide and the Nexus 1) has stated that ALL their 2010 phones will update to 2.2 by the end of the year. Of course, I realize this very well may not happen as soon as their hoping. One very cool thing for any Nexus 1 owners out there, you’ll be getting Froyo any day now if you don’t already have it! Yup, the update for the Nexus 1 has already started rolling out! For those who don’t know, the reason the Nexus 1 is getting Froyo first (and already) is simply that updates come straight from Google and don’t have to go though a carrier or manufacturer first.
WOW! That’s a lot more “geek” than I normally put here, but as I said I am a Google (almost) fan-boy. Well, that’s all I got for now. Have a great week!

Ahhh…

A day off. It feels like it’s been a crazy week, but only work…. huh. A few bits of news though, I GOT MY NEW PHONE! It’s a myTouch 3G Slide and it’s just as cool as I thought it would be! First thing I gotta say about it, multi-touch is awesome! Using it in the browser and to switch from screen to screen is so nice! And speaking of screens, I’ve gone from only 3 packed with apps to 7(!) with my apps nicely spread out so I can still see my background image. The phone also has a feature called “Modes,” these modes are different backgrounds, app short cuts, widegts and ringtones that you can custimize and set depending on where you are and what you’re doing. So you can have a mode for working, one for being at home and maybe another for hanging out with a group of friends. It also has touch-to-focus, simply what you touch on the screen in the camera it focuses on (FANCY)! It runs android still (like my previous phone, the original myTouch 3G) but version 2.1. And on top of android the phone runs HTC’s proprietary sense UI, or to be exact a new version of it called expresso. I never thought I’d like something layer on android but I’m loving sense/expresso (being my first expirience with it) a lot. I tried Motorola’s Motoblur and wasn’t a huge fan, and don’t even get my started on Samsung’s touch wiz (not good)! Man, I could go on and on! But I’ll drop that topic and stop boring you, dear reader. However I’ll be continuing my geeky news as I preordered Super Mario Galaxy 2, it’s Mario in space (the sequal)! The first was one of the best games ever on the Nintendo Wii, I’m looking forward for the sequal to be even better! It launches a week from today. That being said, the post next Sunday may be late…. or on Monday….. maybe Tuesday…
Oh, and we started our connect group last week. And no one showed up. We only had one person sign up anyways. However, none of the connect groups filled up this semester, it is the summer after all.
Till next time reader! Have a great week!

Return of the Debo

Uh-oh! Looks like I’ve gotten a little behind again. Shame on me! Well, I do have an excuse in this case. Had some problems (now fixed) with my internet and was focused on an interview I had a few days ago. The problem with the internet stemmed from the fact that my high speed modem died. We had a eulogy for it after it was replaced by AT&T and all is well in the Debo house now. As for the interview, it was actually about a week ago. The interview went well but I was up against people with multiple years of management experience. And as it is with being a manager, you need experience as one to become one. They liked me, but thought “I wasn’t there yet.” Oh well, hopefully next time.

I saw Iron Man 2 this past Saturday with my wife. While I’ve read/heard mixed reviews, personally I thought it was GREAT! The action was better, the characters were more accurate to the source material and the final battle wasn’t as anti-climatic. I definitely liked Don Cheadle better than Terrence Howard in the role of James Rhodes/War Machine. And Robert Downey Jr. continues to completely embody Tony Stark/Iron Man. I do sort of wish that there wasn’t so much time spent on unifying the Marvel Comics movie properties (and in that vein, if you do see the movie dear reader, make sure you stay through the credits!).

Now to the “BIG NEWS!” I can finally talk about the phone I’ll hopefully be getting soon! The phone is the myTouch 3G Slide, the continuation of T-Mobile’s myTouch 3G franchise. The device runs on a ARM 11 600 mhz  processor with 512 mb in both RAM and ROM (to give you an idea how good these specs are, the iPhone 3GS also has a 600 mhz processor but only has 256 mb of RAM)! Comes with a 8 gb micro SD card and SWYPE preloaded! All that along with HTC’s new version of their proprietary Sense UI called Expresso. There’s plenty of other info about the phone online but here’s a link to some info: http://www.tmonews.com/2010/05/t-mobile-mytouch-slide-previewed/ Funny thing is you can already bid on a couple myTouch 3G Slides on eBay. Gotta love it.

Anyways, this should be the start a return to regular updates to this wonderful blog. As always, thanks for reading, I truly appreciate it! Till Sunday then!