When the iPhone came out, seasoned smart phone users were a little shocked at the lack of any cut and paste options. The Apple faithful didn't seem to mind very much, but the hardcore techies had more than a little fun at Apple's expense. Keep in mind that the Treo and the Blackberries of the world had had this feature for a few years when the iPhone debuted.
When the Palm Pre was announced, they made a big deal that the Pre would include a Cut and Paste function from day one and a big sigh of of relief came from the Palm faithful.
Meanwhile, Apple released a new software update in June and Cut and Paste has finally made it to the iPhone. iPhone users were now on a par (with regard to text handling) with the rest of the world.
Now the tables have been turned. Apple took their time and did it right. The iPhone's Cut and Paste functionality is a 2x4 across the faces of the other phone vendors. Despite drawing first blood, the Pre's Cut and Paste option falls miserably short of the iPhone. Palm should take careful note and make an update of their own as soon as possible.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Kara & the Jonas Brothers
Kara just returned tonight from a weekend in Charlotte, NC. She went with her Aunt Jennifer to see the Jonas Brothers in concert. Jennifer scored seats in the 6th row, so Kara had probably the best concert seats she will ever have. She also had the opportunity to see Jordan Sparks (of American Idol fame).
Kara has yet to get her "travel legs" yet because the 9 hour trip each way was basically her limit for a day. When asked how the trip home was, all she said was "it took forever".
Kara has yet to get her "travel legs" yet because the 9 hour trip each way was basically her limit for a day. When asked how the trip home was, all she said was "it took forever".
Monday, August 17, 2009
VIR Day Two
DMG really screwed the pooch on this one. All weekend the published schedule was an approximation at best, and the situation simply went into overdrive today. The superbike race started 2.5 hours later than than scheduled. Having seen all the sites the day before, Austin and I simply sat most of the day.
Superstock Race: A little bit of a crashfest and Austin certainly enjoyed the action here, but the highlight of the race was seeing Roger Lee Hayden backing in right at us on Turn 5. He was trying an overtaking maneuver that didn't quite work, but to see him save the bike after a slide like that was simply magical.
Superbike Race: Josh Hayes and the Yamaha R1 proved that Saturday was no fluke. Josh gapped the field and ran away with the win. Interestingly enough, when I was explaining the difference in sound produced by the different engine types and configuration, Austin pointed out the strange sound of the R1. I had missed it, but the R1 has a really unique sound for an inline four cylinder engine. It sounds very twin-like and was my first experience with the new Yamaha uneven firing order. It obviously works because Spies has taken that bike to a new level. Yamaha is really sitting in the cat bird's seat this year, especially in international competition.
Superstock Race: A little bit of a crashfest and Austin certainly enjoyed the action here, but the highlight of the race was seeing Roger Lee Hayden backing in right at us on Turn 5. He was trying an overtaking maneuver that didn't quite work, but to see him save the bike after a slide like that was simply magical.
Superbike Race: Josh Hayes and the Yamaha R1 proved that Saturday was no fluke. Josh gapped the field and ran away with the win. Interestingly enough, when I was explaining the difference in sound produced by the different engine types and configuration, Austin pointed out the strange sound of the R1. I had missed it, but the R1 has a really unique sound for an inline four cylinder engine. It sounds very twin-like and was my first experience with the new Yamaha uneven firing order. It obviously works because Spies has taken that bike to a new level. Yamaha is really sitting in the cat bird's seat this year, especially in international competition.
Saturday, August 15, 2009
VIR Day One
Austin and I arrived last night after the track closed,so we went straight to the hotel. Austin was itching to go to the opening of the District 9 movie,so we had a late dinner and saw the movie. I thought the trailer was much better than the actual movie, but Austin loved it.
This morning we headed to the track and caught the first Superbike race.
Today's highlights:
- The women who are dating, married to, or otherwise attached to motorcycle riders are crazy hot. Guys like us attract the hottest women. In fact, the only types of guys that do better than us as a group are rich guys, really good looking guys, funny guys, and guys in positions of power.
- Attendance looked down this year as well as the number of vendors.
- I went to the 'Arai Guy' who has been at every race I have ever attended, but they did not have the Hopper Monster helmet for me to look at. This turned out to be my good fortune as you will see later.
- Saw the new Nicky Hayden Ducati 848 replica. True fans will remember that Nicky ran this paint scheme at Laguna this year. Eye Candy doean't begin to describe this bike. I was very impressed that Ducati is selling this bike for only $500 more than the standard model. It looked to be worth it, because you got more than a paint job as this version comes with some Superbike spec internals, i.e. internal aluminum cam chain.
- Talked to Earl Hayden again and we had a discussion about the MotoGP Brno qualifying. Earl said that he had already seen the qualifying and didn't want to ruin it for me. I told him that I would prefer to tell everybody that I heard the results from him. So, according to Earl, Nicky qualified 8th. Mika Kallio is stepping into the other factory bike in Stoner's absence. This is important because Nicky and Mika are auditioning for the second factory bike next year. Mika has been ahead of Nicky on both practice session so far, but it seems that Nicky pipped him in the Q session after Mika crashed. A little race within the race to keep an eye on.
- Stopped at a small local cycle shop's booth and saw that they had the Arai Hopper Monster helmet in my size for a very nice price. I asked to see the helmet and they dropped a hundred off the helmet on the spot. I ended up getting last year's model for almost half the price of a 2010 model. Makes no difference to me as I will gladly take the older version with the savings.
- If we believe him, this is Mat Mladin's last race weekend, so it was good to see him on the track again. He was soundly beaten by Josh Hayes, but I am betting that he was points racing today and will let it all hang out tomorrow now that he has clinched the title.
- It's times like this that I wish I had a better camera.
- During the stunt show, I caught a T-Shirt from the air cannon. This marks the second item I have won from the Stunt Show. In 2007, I caught a hat thrown into the crowd.
This morning we headed to the track and caught the first Superbike race.
Today's highlights:
- The women who are dating, married to, or otherwise attached to motorcycle riders are crazy hot. Guys like us attract the hottest women. In fact, the only types of guys that do better than us as a group are rich guys, really good looking guys, funny guys, and guys in positions of power.
- Attendance looked down this year as well as the number of vendors.
- I went to the 'Arai Guy' who has been at every race I have ever attended, but they did not have the Hopper Monster helmet for me to look at. This turned out to be my good fortune as you will see later.
- Saw the new Nicky Hayden Ducati 848 replica. True fans will remember that Nicky ran this paint scheme at Laguna this year. Eye Candy doean't begin to describe this bike. I was very impressed that Ducati is selling this bike for only $500 more than the standard model. It looked to be worth it, because you got more than a paint job as this version comes with some Superbike spec internals, i.e. internal aluminum cam chain.
- Talked to Earl Hayden again and we had a discussion about the MotoGP Brno qualifying. Earl said that he had already seen the qualifying and didn't want to ruin it for me. I told him that I would prefer to tell everybody that I heard the results from him. So, according to Earl, Nicky qualified 8th. Mika Kallio is stepping into the other factory bike in Stoner's absence. This is important because Nicky and Mika are auditioning for the second factory bike next year. Mika has been ahead of Nicky on both practice session so far, but it seems that Nicky pipped him in the Q session after Mika crashed. A little race within the race to keep an eye on.
- Stopped at a small local cycle shop's booth and saw that they had the Arai Hopper Monster helmet in my size for a very nice price. I asked to see the helmet and they dropped a hundred off the helmet on the spot. I ended up getting last year's model for almost half the price of a 2010 model. Makes no difference to me as I will gladly take the older version with the savings.
- If we believe him, this is Mat Mladin's last race weekend, so it was good to see him on the track again. He was soundly beaten by Josh Hayes, but I am betting that he was points racing today and will let it all hang out tomorrow now that he has clinched the title.
- It's times like this that I wish I had a better camera.
- During the stunt show, I caught a T-Shirt from the air cannon. This marks the second item I have won from the Stunt Show. In 2007, I caught a hat thrown into the crowd.
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