Monday, April 23, 2012

How About Them Flyers?

Well, I can breath easier now. The Flyers have eliminated the Penguins in the first round of the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. Just would to express how happy I am. That's all. ~Thanks for Stopping By~ Luke

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Apple time

Its April, although the rumors started months ago, Apple's next iPhone is on the way? Is it? Is it really? It was like clock work after the 2007, 3G, 3GS, 4. The announcements were guaranteed in June at the WWDC event and we would see the phone soon after. AT&T exclusivity coming to end would change that. Verizon receiving the iPhone in Feb. 2011 threw a wrench into the space time continuum and change the market. Sprint now joined in this race to gain more customers makes all the rumors and "leaked" pictures become frivolous. 

"Apple with a revolutionary product coming this way in 8 months" For some reason I just don't believe they can do anything to "WOW" consumers anymore. Not with the same phone coming out year after year and slapping an S on it saying its the latest and greatest. Time will tell. Apple has a track record for making great products, but has the competition gotten the upper hand on Apple? It will be interesting to see. I just don't think they will change their esthetic anytime soon. 

~Thanks for stopping by~
Luke

Saturday, April 14, 2012

Semester

Semester is almost done, and I have so much to do. Time is of the essence.....when I get around to it. My wife and I are moving to a new condo. Packing and money savings are a blast. Now I have final project to concentrate on. Its very stressful, but when is enough really enough?

I'm 33, I have grown up stuff to do. I'm not a fresh out of high school kid. I digress; hope everyone is well. 


~Thanks for stopping by~
Luke

 

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Ice Cream Sandwhich

ICS on my galaxy s2, "officially unofficial" is the best way to explain it. I grabbed the leaked ROM of ICS for my phone today and installed it(seeing how AT&T is dragging on the push of it officially.) I read all the warning signs of it unrooting my device, so I was shocked when a lot of the things I have known to love were gone. (Titanium Backup, AdFree etc.) So far so good, but was it worth it?

Ice Cream Sandwhich is very crisp, and very responsive. Minimal lag is where I feel it shines though. The multi-tasking I was expecting to be a hiccup, but it came through and response very well. Losing the things I really liked with the root access was a bummer, but it was made up in the polished design of the UI. Lacking the on-screen touch buttons for home and back was also a disappointment, but ultimately can live without.

All in all, I like what has been done with the Android 4.0.x OS, but I think a lot of people are going to be disappointed when they find out that ICS on their phone isnt going to look like a Galaxy Nexus as Samsung would have you believe. 

If you are an AT&T customer and have a Samsung Galaxy S2 and want to get ICS a little early, head over to galaxys2root.com and the fine folks that have helped me with my transition to the Android world coming from Apple will help with video tutorials and a comments section from other peoples experience.

~Thanks for Stopping By~
Luke