Archive for March, 2009

At long last, a major revision and update of TurnKeyPublisher.com has been implemented.

With the release of my newest book, TurnKey Publishing, the website update and revision was overdue. There is a link to Amazon.com to order my newest book.

With the rollout of the revised website and upcoming TurnKey Publisher titles, you will notice more frequent updates and changes in the weeks and months to come.

It has been over a month since I upgraded my “old” Samsung cell phone to the Blackberry Pearl 8220 Flip Phone.  I wanted to give the phone a good workout before I posted any comments.  I have literally waited years for this type of phone to come out.

For years, I have been looking for an “affordable” flip phone that I could synchronize my Microsoft Outlook information with my PC.  I also wanted a phone that I could install a memory card to store extra files and a built-in MP3 player to play music or audio recordings I might want to listen to.

The fact that this phone also has built-in Wi-Fi connection is a nice bonus.  I can actually get quite a few extra minutes out of my phone per month by simply using the Wi-Fi connection.  The sound quality is pretty good and I don’t even notice the difference from being on the T-Mobile network.

The phone actually has a lot more goodies like being able to read Microsoft Word and Excel files and play video files.  There is a built-in calculator, stop watch, alarm clock, and all kinds of sound effects to choose from.

Currently, I don’t have the Blackberry service activated to receive emails and I am not sure I want to.  I love technology but I am not sure I want to be THAT connected just yet.

My one small gripe is mostly a cosmetic one.  I wish the edges of the flip screen side had more of a curve on its edge.  It is a bit too “sharp” for my tastes.  No, it won’t cut you if you slide your finger on the edges but I was used to my prior phone which was small, compact, and slid in and out of my pocket really well.

Overall, the Blackberry Pearl 8220 Flip phone is a real winner and a keeper.

I have been following the news on Microsoft Windows 7 and installed it on a backup machine to see what the hoopla was all about.  It has gotten a lot of positive buzz on the Internet and I wanted to see if there were truly any differences.

Although I did not find dramatic differences, the subtle changes are nice.  I especially like the fact that Windows 7 will be less bloated than Windows Vista.

I have personally been using Windows Vista for a little over a year now and I have grown to like it now that I have an Intel Quad-Core PC that can run it well.  Prior to that, it was not good and it was best to stick to Windows XP.

All indications point to a late 2009 release and I will be ready for it.  If it stays faster than Vista, I am upgrading my desktop and notebook computers.

Today was a crazy day. Since I moved to Georgia in 1997, I have never seen this much snow. The snowfall and snow flurries I saw today were scenes I only saw when I visited places like Wisconsin, Minnesota, New York, and Colorado.

It was just crazy seeing my car buried in the snow. I know my Northern friends thinks this is funny since they get this type of snow almost everyday during the winter. But for us down here in the South, it is unusual.

It was so unusual, I decided to become a CNN iReporter and submitted my videos and photos to CNN’s iReport. Surprisingly, it has received many views.