Got me an iPod Touch

Late last week I was able to get my iPod Touch and sync that baby up with all my music and what not. I can now see the appeal of the iPhone to many people since the Touch is just an iPhone without the phone component. I can use it for most of the applications …

Enter the ANDROID

Well a new player has come forth in the Smartphone world.  Google has released Android which is basically a Google Powered phone.  I've been reading around the net about this little gem and trying to see what threat it poses to any phone that I may potentially buy.Right now it seems that it is no …

More bail out maddness

It would appear that in the infinite wisdom of the government, it needs to use my tax money to start bailing out private companies left and right because they would totally kill the economy.  Well, if these companies are going to be bailed out by me and my tax money, whats in it for me?  …

Treo 800W for Verizon?

Well the rumor mill has it that Verizon will be getting the Treo 800W rather than the Treo Pro. The 800W is already out for Sprint and should be arriving in the next month or so. Thats going to be uber sweet. I was expecting the Treo Pro but that sucker is GSM and the …

iPod Touch for ME!

Today I decided to treat myself to a new iPod Touch. It's basically an iPhone without the phone component. It's only 32GB but it has some neat features that I'll take advantage of. It has wireless internet, access to the apps store, Nike+ sensor, and the best part is that it has a large screen. …

Another big bail out by the Fed

Well it seems that the Fed isn't done using my tax payer money to bail out companies in private industry. Now its AIG that needs some help and another $85 Billion of tax payer money in order to make sure it doesn't fail. This is starting to get a little crazy. My tax money is …

Bye bye Investment Banks!

Things got really interesting this past weekend.  The investment Bank Lehman Brothers is going down with a knock out blow to its balance sheet in the form of mortgage securities and Merrill Lynch is running for cover by getting bought out by Bank of America while it still has some value on the open market.  …

Creating the Big Bang!

Today the people in Europe, specifically at CERN, just flipped the switch on the new Large Hadron Collider.  So what exactly is this thing?  In a nutshell, go read Angels and Demon's by Dan Brown to find out... j/k.  What it really does is that its supposed to smash particles together to try and kind …

Housing Bailout

Late last night before bed and early this morning I saw all the crud about bailing out Fannie May and Freddie Mack.  For those of you that don't know who they are, shame on you!  They are the big mortgage lenders that banks count on for capital in case they need it.  The Fed's decided …

Entertainment and Politics Don’t Mix

Even though very few people read my blog, I just feel the need right now to vent a little. It's a Sunday night and I have to go to bed early but I thought that I would catch the MTV VMA's this year to see if it was any good. The past few years have …