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Gmail, Google Chrome, Sony's New Walkman, Playstation Home, Full Moon

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I got to school early again today, for the third day in a row. It was pretty much the usual day, except for a couple of things. So, today, for Religion we did absolutely nothing, because my teacher, Mrs. Schaljo, wasn't feeling too well. For Advanced Functions, i had my test, which was pretty easy. For lunch, i had my laptop, so i read my Google Reader and starred things that i could possibly blog about. I also downloaded a couple of mixtapes, updated my podcasts and even updated my virus and spyware cleaners. Anyways, after 2 hours i was back in class. Chemistry class, to be exact and i had my Chemistry Quiz. It was pretty easy except for some Reaction questions. So, after school i went to my girlfriend's house (again =D) for a bit. I left at around 4, after helping her review some Psych stuff for her exam tomorrow. I took my bus home and eventually i had to leave for my cousin's, Aldric's, basketball game. It was at Sheridan College. They eventually lost, but it's okay because my cousin scored over 2 black guys. LOL. Go Aldric Go! Anyways, after that game i came home and now it's time to talk about some news, briefly.

So, Gmail had an update recently. Gmail now has a PDF viewer. I can now read those Diablo, Warcraft and, especially, Starcraft books in my Gmail without my computer getting all slow and stuff. That's pretty much all i had to say about that, so let's move on.
More Google news. So the Google Pack now has Google Chrome as it's default browser instead of, what it used to be, Firefox with Google Toolbar. You can still choose Firefox as part of it's installation, but it is now optional. Just wait until Google Chrome start's shipping with PC's like (maybe) Dell, woot woot. Hopefully, this will raise it's popularity even more, seeing how it has just come out of beta and is arguably the fastest browser out right now.
So, rumour has it that "Sony has plans to unveil its first touchscreen Walkman at CES." It may be coming in 2 versions, a 16 GB and a 32 GB sporting an OLED touchscreen. Looks like it will be competing with the iPod Touch, but it is Sony. This means that it will likely be overpriced (see Sony Vaio and a handful of TV's). Last but not least, there will be Wi-Fi and will have a built-in browser.
So, as i mentioned in one of my previous blogs, Playstation Home was released but off to a shaky start. This was due to an "overwhelming demand for the service as people access Home for the very first time since it became Open Beta and appeared on the XMB." So, after a day of Playstation Home, there are already perverts flooding the world. Watch the youtube.com video if you like, although it is NSFW (Not Safe For Work). Edit: As of 11:08 p.m. on Friday, December 12th the video has been removed from Youtube. If the video resurfaces i will link it in another post.
So, you should pull out your cameras, while you can. Why you ask? Well, tonight (December 12, 2008) you will see that the Full Moon is out. What makes today so important? Today is important because this is the biggest full moon we have seen in 15 years. "It should look about 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than this year's other full moons, according to NASA." So, yup, stay on the look out for that today, for those on the Northern Hemisphere.
Playstation Home Update: http://www.n4g.com/News-245596.aspx

Friday, December 12, 2008 | 2 Comments



Google Chrome!!, Playstation Home Released, WoW and College

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Ahh, my day was perfect to say the least. I got to school the same time as yesterday, 7:57 or something. I went to the library and when school was about to start i left the library. When i exited the library doors, there was Nikki waiting for me =). So, we went upstairs to my locker and she put her jacket and backpack in there. She stayed for my first period Religion class since we just wrapped boxes for a food drive. For second period though, she went to go study for her psych exam and i did my Math Review. For Lunch, i got to spend 2 hours with Nikki, woot woot! Anyways, yes, so for Chemistry we just copied notes. After school, was some sick chillage. The 3 best friends at Nikki's place. So, it was me, Nikki and Ashlee. Nikki was helping Ashlee study for her Chemistry Exam on Monday and i just studied for my Chemistry quiz tomorrow. Unfortunately, i had to leave early to catch my bus, but it's okay. I got home and read my Google Reader. Amazing friggin' news today to top off my perfect day =D.
Google Chrome came out of beta today! Sexyness. So, the new Google Chrome (Version 1.0.154.36) came out today. I will restart my browser after this blog, because i'm afraid that all of my tabs might not save. Anyways, Google's Official Blog states that there are '10 million active users around the world,' in just 100 days of being released. If you thought Google Chrome was fast before, it is much faster now. "Since the first beta, the V8 JavaScript engine runs 1.4 times faster on the SunSpider benchmark and 1.5 times faster on the V8 benchmark - and there is more speed to come." On their blog, they mention that they are developing extensions and support for Mac and Linux. I can't wait for the extensions to come out because i think that's when Google Chrome will be popular. Like, everyone should be using it by then. How can you not use Google Chrome? The sandbox technology is amazing. Running each tab as it's own application. Basically, if one tab crashes, you can just close that tab and the other tabs will be running perfectly fine. This is different from LOLinternet explorer, which will crash all of your tabs if one messes up. Anyways, we'll move along.
So, the Playstation Home open beta was just released today, finally. Apparently, it is having a shaky start. PSN was having downtime right before the launch happened and there are a number of complaints saying that some users can't get in because they're stuck on the Home beta screen. The author of a 1up.com article mentions that he got kicked off when he was trying to get into his virtual apartment. I really hope this works out for Sony. It's only the first day and, obviously, problems were going to occur. I hope all goes well and that i'll be cruising around Playstation Home by December 26 of this year.
LOL of the day. WoW (above picture) is one of the main reasons that people in the U.S. drop out of college. It's not really too surprising to me but, still, an article confirmed it. This was mentioned by 'Federal Communications Commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate.' She said it in a speech to the Practicing Law Institute last week. I was once addicted to WoW, but not to the point of not going to class. Dropping out of college for a game... pretty pathetic. But, ehh, there are those people out there.
3 amazing stories, summed up into 3 boring summarizations from me. Epic.
WoW: WotLK picture: http://wow-power.no-ip.info/

Thursday, December 11, 2008 | 7 Comments

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