Disclaimer: This is, by no means, a thorough and detailed post on every pro and con in the ‘great debate’. It’s merely a pointer in the direction of a valuable source that avoids some of the bias.
When your friends or colleagues ask you why you have chosen Android over iOS, these videos are particularly descriptive.
I thought I would write a review on Samsung’s venture into the ‘phablet’ market. A term I am not all that keen on, but which seems to have been coined for the hybrid phone/tablet genre of device. My own personal revolution is being waged to rename this wedge of the market as ‘tablone’. I digress though.
There are many, many reviews out there for the Samsung Galaxy Note (hereafter referred to as GNote), and my intention is not to regurgitate the same information that can be found by a simple Google search. As informative and valuable existing reviews are, so many of them are written from a specifications perspective, or from the viewpoint of someone who has had the device for 24 – 48 hours. These are great for the prospective buyer looking for ‘the facts’, but they often don’t go a little deeper into how the device performs on a day-to-day basis. My intention is to focus more on the GNote in the context of a user. What’s the reality of carrying around a 5.3″ screen? Is the S Pen really that useful?
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Posted in IT/Gadgets - Android, IT/Gadgets - mobile phones
Tagged 5" screen, android, galaxy note, samsung
#thewalkdownunder
Last weekend I participated in an incredibly fun, social and engaging event that even taught me a thing or two. Oh yes, apparently one can learn and have fun at the same time!
The fabulous, diverse, weird and wonderful users of Google Plus gathered in cities across Australia at what can only be described as the most unholy hour on a Saturday morning (6:30am) with one common interest; photography. A nationwide photowalk for all interest and skill levels. Professionals carrying gear one can only assume they sold their mothers to afford, amateurs with their pride and joy camera, kids with mum and dad’s hand me down point and shoot, and keen ‘phoneographers’ who enjoy snapping with their uber smart devices. There were tripods, lenses, filters, flashes and little gadgets that I’m sure have names but I’m sure I don’t know what they are.
Posted in General
I think it’s important that people are aware of, and understand, this concept of filter bubbles. Take ten minutes and watch the below video.
I don’t think we need to be panicking, I don’t think this is the worlds end and we need to be picketing in the streets, but it is important and it a good reality check for us all. The information we are getting is tailored and filtered. We need to keep searching, we need to keep an open mind and seek out the resources that help shape our thoughts and actions.
Source: TED – Eli Pariser: Beware online “filter bubbles” – http://www.ted.com/talks/eli_pariser_beware_online_filter_bubbles.html
Posted in General
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I couldn’t help myself but to share this story. I honestly sobbed tears of laughter as I read it. You know from the get go that things aren’t going to go too well for this bloke, but you keep reading as he slowly edges closer to the precipice.
Thanks to my Google+ friend Paul for re-sharing this gem of a story. A real laugh out loud moment.
Enjoy!
Pocket Tazer Stun Gun, a great gift for the wife. A guy who purchased his lovely wife a pocket Tazer for their anniversary submitted this:
Posted in Humour
You can’t help but appreciate this ad and the writers behind it. They really hit the nail on the head.
I can’t help but laugh at every line, but I would have to say the ‘barista’ comment is pure gold!
The Samsung Galaxy S II ad has gone, and for good reason … it’s funny!
Posted in General, IT/Gadgets - mobile phones
Oh dear! It’s been a whole week since I blogged, which would normally be just fine; however, when one travels there is so much that whiz’ by in that time.
Since I last blogged I have travelled from Suzhou to Shanghai, I have shopped, I have wandered down the Bund, I have haggled myself into some bargains, I have bought a new carry-on suitcase to transport said bargains (I out grew the backpack *sheepish grin*). I have folded, layered, squished and sqeezed everything into my bag, sat on it and forced the little zips to close one more time, and I have held my breath at the check-in counter at Shanghai International Airport (Hongqaio) hoping that my bag comes in underweight. Suprisingly, and despite the now ‘too heavy to lift’ swelling mass, it came in 10kg underweight. DAMNIT! So much more shopping to be had and no more time.
Most notably I CAME HOME!
Posted in Travel - China 2011
Another day in Suzhou, another site and another garden. I am most certainly not complaining though. Suzhou is a lovely town (by Chinese standards, somewhat larger than that by Australian standards). Although many of the historical canals have been filled in, paved and made into roads, the remaining canals still weave around the city. It’s a beautiful break from the pavement, and the overhanging trees are a nice change from the bland concrete walls.
On the list for site seeing next was Tiger Hill; gardens, waterways, temples and courtyards. Most notably though, Tiger Hill is known for the leaning pagoda on the top. The Yunyan Pagoda (or Huqiu Tower) was built during the Five Dynasties period (907 – 960). Over the years (quite a few years one must concede) some of the support colums have degraded and the tower now leans in the same way as the famed tower of Pisa.
Posted in Travel - China 2011
Suzhou is a big change from the crazy chaos of big city Beijing. As much as it has been nice to be in the city where it’s easy to find taxis, tourist advice and a variety of food, it is great to downsize a little, slow down the pace and enjoy the relative change of pace.
Suzhou was once known as the Venice of the East because of the myriad of canals that flowed through the city. Unfortunately a lot of the canals have been filled in an paved over as roads. The cultural revolution didn’t help and the once sweet village was modernised, industrialised and grey-ised. Having said that though, some canals still remain and the city is dotted with many peaceful, calming gardens.
Posted in Travel - China 2011
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