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!