Posts Tagged With: review
· October 3, 2008 at 4:00 am · Hot Web Topics, Personal
Well, after complaining a lot – I finally got my SumoSac I ordered a few weeks ago. It took about a week to get here, which is not too bad. The people at SumoLounge.com though really need to work on their customer service. The day after I posted my previous thoughts on the shipping problems, I called them up to see if I could figure out where my package was.
The nice lady on the phone told me that it had not yet been shipped, and it might still take 4 to 5 more days. “Ok, fair enough” I thought to myself. At least now I know when to expect it. Well, about an hour later, I finally get a response to one of my week old e-mails. They tell me my order is out for delivery right now. So now I was left with, it’ll be here in another week or in a few hours. I am happy to say it was the “few hours” on which was correct.
Back the the chair though, the SumoSac has to be the most comfortable one I have ever sat in. Instead of beads, it is filled with foam. If it gets too dented up, all you have to do is fluff it like a huge pillow and then plop back down onto it. It’ll be interesting to see how long it stays fluffy – into the next few years. As for right now though, I am really happy with the purchase. I just wish their customer service department would get an overhaul.
· August 28, 2008 at 4:36 am · Odds & Ends
Typing this as, well, I type I can tell you I am a Kubuntu user. Over the past few weeks, I have been trying to get it just the way I want it. Was I successful? Well as somebody who has used just Windows all his life, it wasn’t easy - but it is now done.
Firefox is installed, Pidgin is up and running, so I now know I can at least do my day-to-day work done on here.
What is the Most Frustrating Thing About Kubuntu?
Well for me, my cries are pretty anal. I don’t like that windows do not remember their locations when you close and reopen them. Instead they just rotate corners they launch from. I guess this will take some getting used to.
What do I like the most about Kubuntu?
The biggest positive is hard to put my finger on. I like the basic look and feel of it, even more so than I liked Ubuntu. Ubuntu just never felt right to me when using it, but Kubuntu does the trick. Guess that makes me a fan of KDE over Gnome? Hope that is right, getting the “lingo” down is another challenge for another post.
Feel like trying a new OS? So if you have looked the other way with Linux distros in the past, give Kubuntu a shot.
· July 12, 2008 at 8:28 am · Online Tools
I was really behind Odeo years ago, thought it might be one of the break out podcasting web sites out there. Of course, then came iTunes and all the podcasting related sites just kind of got twisted in a tornado of, "what was that you do again?". Odeo is back though, with a fresh new look and I have to say it does look really pretty.
They have added a lot more video content - so they have both the video and audio aspects of podcasting covered now. Also the new design is pleasing to the eye and very functional. One little pet peeve for me was that it doesn’t keep me logged in. Each time I visit the site I have to login again.
Checking out my own page on there for the Web Hosting Show - I see another nice new addition. They actually updated the RSS feed! Before this redesign, it hadn’t been combed in a few months, so happy to see they are updating the podcast feeds they are watching because without it - well, you don’t have much of a podcasting service without freshness.
All in all, I wish the new Odeo the best of luck and who knows, if they can keep the feeds update this time around I might move my own subscriptions over there soon.
· July 9, 2008 at 5:51 am · Hot Web Topics, Online Tools
It is official, I spend too much time checking Plurk. This is why you should too!
The Rewards of Being a Good Plurker
The "rewards" feature of Plurk is very interesting too. You can get a little star by your name if you achieve a certain goal. Also, certain customizations (such as page styles) are not available to you until your Karma number has reached a certain point.
Go Out and Do Something Creative!
A great inspiration as well is the status messages you can pick from. You have:
freestyle, loves, likes, shares, gives, hates, wants, wishes, has, will, asks, was, feels, thinks, says, and is
Speaking of inspiration, seeking that great conversation starter?
- Messages of "good morning" seem to go over well with your following…
- Random messages really do the trick, create snippets from your brain do wonders too.
- You can’t forget the plugs for your own site content or interesting links you have found on the Web.
- Plurk is much more social than the other status and micro-blogs out there. Many more replies here and much more feedback to be had if you just ask.
Share Your Photos and Videos with Everybody!
You can share photos too, just make sure that link your posting ends with a .gif, .jpg or .png. Plurk will automatically generate thumbnailed images for you and open them up inside of Plurk when somebody clicks on them. The same is done for YouTube videos too.
What Makes Plurk So Different?
The timeline is what sets Plurk apart from the competitors. This gives you a unique view of all the messages from your friend that may seem a little odd at first, but you quickly catch on. You also have the option to view all the new message, or mark all messages as read.
Maybe it is just me, but Plurkers seem to be a lot more friendly too. They are all looking for replies of their own, so they might be more willing to stop by your personal Plurk page and say, "Hello!". Looking for a friend? Feel free to click here and add me!
When push comes to shove, Plurk really is becoming a favorite stop for me (or several stops depending on the speed of the day) and I wish them the best of luck in the future.
· March 25, 2008 at 6:04 am · Online Tools
From time to time, I’ll go to the video game review sites like Gamespot and others to see what is new in the world of video games. Unlike the other areas of tech I seem to be involved in, video games are purely for pleasure and nothing else.
The problem comes in when you want to just get some reviews. You have to battle through popup ads, pretty graphics and ten page articles. If you don’t have much time, and you just want to know how good a game it try No Fuss Reviews.
This site will deliver you what you want, need and love most about video game review sites the easy to read thumbs up or thumbs down. Type in any game title and then the console that it is on and you can get a simple one through ten review of the game.
Another neat feature is, let’s say you don’t know what the title is exactly but you know it is for the Wii and it has "Mario" in the title. just type in Mario, select Wii on the side and it will give you all the Wii games with Mario in the title.
· February 16, 2008 at 9:53 am · Online Tools
I got an invite to Netvibes Ginger release a few days ago, and I have to say after playing with it for a while it is an awesome upgrade to an already awesome start page solution.
There are tons of positives. The overall loading seems to be faster than the previous version. Also adding content to the page is a lot easier thanks to the new top dashboard-like area:
The public "Universe" is cool too - as now I can push out my own customized page on Netvibes for the public to see. To check out the one I created while testing, go to:
http://www.netvibes.com/cheasym
Here is another shot of host Netvibes looks with a little personalization and flair added to it. This shot is very colorful but in all honesty you can customize almost every aspect of how it looks and they even have 2 new themes to use too.
I could only find one negative. The new social aspects of it, that is the only area where I am not so sure about yet. Maybe because I don’t have any friends using it yet (might be better to test it with a few good buddies). Not sure if I want to manage yet another collection of friends.
Final thoughts on Netvibes Ginger is that it is a winner and another nice reason to use Netvibes as one of your start page solutions. They are really trying to move beyond being just a start page though and are evolving into a place where they hope you will hang your had and stay a while.
