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A Jets Fan's Six Step Guide On Surviving The Blues

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:03:54 -0500

A Jets Fan's Six Step Guide On Surviving The Blues:

Highlights

Change the subject whenever possible, to the Knicks.

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Don’t wear green, and definitely don’t wear your Mark Sanchez jersey.

Un-needed Stress Count

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:57:28 -0500

I put so much un-needed stress on myself by trying to read every RSS article in Reeder and listen to every podcast in iTunes.

Let’s check in on what today’s un-needed stress count is…

Ok, so 481….

plus 294….. (let’s not count those iTunes U episodes)

= 775… yikes!

If I could get myself to just press “Mark As Read” and “Mark As Played”, I’d probably feel less stressed. But, let’s be serious… I’m not going to be doing that anytime soon.

The only thing I have going for me right now is that my email inbox is at zero.

So, I just found out that Scarlett Johansson is playing Black...

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:41:55 -0500

So, I just found out that Scarlett Johansson is playing Black Widow in The Avengers…

UPDATE: Turns out that she was also Black Widow in Iron Man 2… Guess who hasn’t seen Iron Man 2 yet? Hint: It’s me

Liquipel Could Make Your iPhone Waterproof

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:09:55 -0500

Liquipel Could Make Your iPhone Waterproof:

This is awesome.

I’ve been looking for a way of storing my iPhone in the toilet overnight. Keeping it on the nightstand has become a total hassle!

SNL Tim Tebow “Lord And Savior Jesus Christ” Sketch

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:50:01 -0500

SNL Tim Tebow “Lord And Savior Jesus Christ” Sketch

Apple Is Replacing Faulty First Gen iPod Nanos With Current Gen Models

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:37:24 -0500

Apple Is Replacing Faulty First Gen iPod Nanos With Current Gen Models:

Guess who’s getting a free iPod in the mail?

Panning for Gold

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 08:39:10 -0500

morrisonfilm:

I got to thinking recently. Why pay $10 or whatever a month for Spotify or Rdio when I’ve got 30GB of music on my hard drive that I never listen to? The problem is I open up iTunes, scan through the list of artists and think “I hate all this crap.” But here’s the trick: I don’t hate it all. I just forgot about all the good stuff.

So I started an insane project. I am rating every single song in my iTunes library. The short version of this story is that I’m having a blast and finding a ton of great music I had lost touch with.

I love projects like this. While I think Shawn may be insane for doing this, I am also intrigued and may even do this myself.

I currently subscribe to Spotify for $10 a month, which I have often thought of downgrading or canceling all together and getting back to the iTunes model of music. Maybe this is the kick start I need.

Tweetbot vs. Twitter's Official App

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 08:49:00 -0500

Tweetbot vs. Twitter's Official App:

Dan Frommer:

Thanks to a price cut to $0.99 and the new Twitter launch on Thursday, Tweetbot has been shooting up the iPhone App Store charts, according to App Annie.

I installed Tweetbot as soon as it was released, but then eventually went back to using the official Twitter app. The switch was mainly because Tweetbot made it so simple to view to lists, that I actually was paying less attention to my actual timeline. Most would consider this a nice feature, but to me it was causing me to use the service in a way that I wasn’t happy with.

Then, immediately following the most recent update to the official twitter app, I quickly moved Tweetbot back to my home screen…

(via DF)

Peyton Manning Could Be A Jet

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 08:32:22 -0500

Peyton Manning Could Be A Jet:

Brian Costello:

Right now it’s a dull whisper, but it’s sure to become a full-fledged scream should the Jets’ season end with anything short of a trip to Super Bowl XLVI — fans and NFL analysts calling on the Jets to pursue Peyton Manning.

Forget it.

All I think of when I hear this is Brett Favre.

We’re seeing proof of what Peyton Manning can do for a team by sitting on the sideline this year. The Colts are currently 0-13.

Upgrade your low-bitrate music files using iTunes Match

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:36:41 -0500

Upgrade your low-bitrate music files using iTunes Match:

morrisonfilm:

Works perfectly.

I’m glad that this works well for most people. But for me, I had at least one album that was upgraded to the censored version. I’m hoping that this will be addressed and resolved in the future.

I enjoy that The Weather Channel’s iPad app feels the need...

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:24:00 -0500

I enjoy that The Weather Channel’s iPad app feels the need to announce that it is on an iPad in the app name.

Bug Or Feature?

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 08:53:38 -0500

The tab bar is still showing through in the background behind the modal view controller.

Hint: I can not reproduce this.

Paper Bag Council (Taken with instagram)

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:24:08 -0500

Paper Bag Council (Taken with instagram)

SNL Seinfeld Crime Scene Sketch, with Charlie Day and Jason...

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:13:00 -0500

SNL Seinfeld Crime Scene Sketch, with Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis

Wrong number text.

Sat, 29 Oct 2011 17:56:17 -0400

Wrong number text.

UPS Guy With A Sense Of Humor

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 09:36:00 -0400

UPS Guy: Sign here, please.
Me: I've been on the edge of my seat waiting for this all morning.
UPS Guy: And, here it is... your new Microsoft Zune.

iPhone Naming Sequence

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:52:36 -0400

The first iPhone was called iPhone. The next one was iPhone 3G, which meant never calling anything iPhone 2. The iPhone 3G was then followed, not by iPhone 4 or 4G, but by iPhone 3GS.

When Apple decided to release the next iPhone after the 3GS, the logical name was iPhone 4. Not only did it sound good as a follow up to the 3GS, but it was also the 4th model of iPhone.

Now Apple is releasing an iPhone 4S, but it is actually the 5th iPhone model that has hit the market. So, when the next iteration is ready to be announced in a year or so, calling it iPhone 5 sounds like it makes the most sense, except it is really the 6th iPhone. But, calling it iPhone 6 just wouldn’t sound right as the next model to follow up an iPhone 4S. I assume they will still just call it iPhone 5, and follow it with an iPhone 5S, and then maybe just start referring to them as iPhone again. Nerds can announce that their’s is an iPhone mid-2013, but maybe at that point we can just settle on calling the product iPhone.

He’s walking like he’s such a tough guy! A tough guy with a bear...

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 05:13:00 -0400

He’s walking like he’s such a tough guy! A tough guy with a bear coat, that is…

Samsung Doesn't Copy Apple

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:09:24 -0400

Samsung Doesn't Copy Apple:

Fantastic

(via DF)

Blink 182's New Album, Neighborhoods

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 05:51:00 -0400

I bought the new Blink-182 album yesterday, and have listened to it seven times already. Each listen sounds better than the last.

It’s exactly where you would expect a new album to be in the evolution that has been Blink-182. Neighborhoods is a collaboration we have not heard from them yet. A mix of old Blink, Angels and Airwaves, Boxcar Racer, and even +44. Not to mention Travis’s drums, which are better than ever.

At times, it feels as if two separate bands decided to put their songs on a single album, yet those two bands just happen to make music that goes really well together. It does seem that Tom had a greater influence on the album, as most tracks have the Angels and Airwaves/ Boxcar Racer ring to them, and fewer have the +44 sound. The simplest tell for Blink-182 has always been who takes the lead on vocals. That person usually had the majority of the input on a song. This remains true on Neighborhoods.

Here’s a list of vocal parts per track.

Tom
Tom lead with Mark chorus
Tom and Mark back and forth
Tom lead with Mark back up
Tom
no vocals
Mark
Tom
Mark lead with Tom back up
Tom
Mark
Tom lead with Mark back up
Mark
Tom

Granted, I bought the deluxe version of the album. I normally don’t do this, but when it comes to this band, I just can’t help but to get my hands on every piece of their music that I can. Had this not been a vocal list for the deluxe version, Mark would have lost two of his lead songs, leaving the tally at seven songs for Tom, two for Mark and one with no vocals.

This is the second album I have purchased since subscribing to Spotify, as it is not available via the subscription service.

My favorite tracks so far are Natives and Kaleidoscope. Both of which are songs where either Mark or Tom sings the verse, and the other member sings the chorus. I have always been a sucker for that particular vocal arrangement in a Blink-182 song.