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Why I’m not upgrading to the official 2.2
Sep 1st
So the official OTA 2.2 Droid Incredible Update is finally live.
But I’m not upgrading.
So to install this, I would have to unroot my phone. There is no way to root this version of 2.2, so I won’t be able to use my beloved Wireless Tether.
Now I already have a leaked version of 2.2 so I get everything of 2.2 other than the 720p video recording, but I get my wireless tether. So it really becomes a tradeoff between the wireless tether and 720p recording. Now I know that 2.2 has the built in 3G mobile hotspot, but that holds me at 2GB and costs me another $20/mo. Riiiight.
So I’ve decided to stay how I am with a partial 2.2 update and stick with my Wireless Tether until they find a way to easily root this version of 2.2.
P.S. Sorry for the lack of posts, I have a few more coming soon. 
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
Jul 30th
So all of the posts here have personal meaning to me. They are a reflection of my thoughts. All of them are important.
But if you look here, you’ll notice that all of them are at least a paragraph long.
Some of my thoughts are just as meaningful but don’t have that much to elaborate on. As an example, here is one of my thoughts that is important and relevant to this blog: “The Droid X is simply too big and isn’t confortable to hold. That’s why I prefer my Droid Incredible.” Now this is meaningful but what else is there to say? That would look kinda funny in a post where the title takes up more space than the post itself.
So that’s why I have created a new site for the posts that are just too small to fit (oxymoron anyone?) on Good Morning Geek. And just because the posts are shorter doesn’t mean they have any less meaning!
You can check out these posts at maxswisher.com. Please check over there along with Good Morning Geek!
Thanks!
Max
BlackPad. What now.
Jul 29th
So all of the other smartphone companies are drooling over the sales of the iPad. So they are all trying to make their own tablet.
But it seems that they all have to take their name (or part of it) and put PAD at the end. That will be two more products that people are going to be commenting on their revalance to a female hygiene product. That’s just what we needed.
So first we have the iPad.
Then we have the palmpad.
And now watch out for the BlackPad by our friends RIM!
They should’ve called it the blackbook are blacklet or for heavens sakes the Blackberry 6″.
So RIM hasn’t officially confirmed that the blackpad exists, but RIM has indeed bought the domain BlackPad.com. I think we all know where that leads.
Apple Store FAIL
Jul 27th
So I recently took a wonderful eleven day vacation to Japan. It was great. I found some new things about apple in Japan though.
Turns out that in Japan, what you would call “Airport” is called “AirMac”. I thought this was a spoof until I looked online at the japanese apple site.
I happened to also come across one of those certified apple resellers that isn’t really an apple store but sells al appe products. And a look behind the counter made me LAUGH!
SEE IT?!
Palmpad?
Jul 19th
You have to be kidding me.
So a few months ago, you may have noticed that palm was dying in the dust, and one of the most unexpected things happened: HP bought palm. When you look back on it, it was smart. The Windows 7 slate wasn’t performing well at all, and palm was a dying company with some really great technology.
We all knew that a slate with webOS was on it’s way. But what I’m trying to point out is it’s physical appearance and the name. It seems like HP might just be copying apple.
First, look at that picture. How can you tell me that doesn’t look much like a sideways iPAD? It just happens to be running an interface identical to Palm’s webOS.
Second, the name. Another PAD?! It seems like this:
iPhone–>iPad
Palm Pre–> Palmpad
But there’s one difference: Only one of those pads was an original idea, not a copycat.
But I’ve asked about the slate before. I had a chat with the CTO of HP, Phil McKinney and I joked that I had almost brought in my iPad to take notes (that would have been a lolz), and I also said that I would have brought my slate. He confirmed to me that the launch would indeed be in 2010. And I was definitely curious when people said that the slate was vaporware. Also, Phil had never said a thing about Palm. That came as a complete surprise. But here we have it, the no-longer vaporware previously known as Slate, now known as the Palmpad. I’m still a little unhappy about the name because it is a complete copycat…
New view on apple
Jul 13th
I used to dub apple as the greatest of all. But my view is changing as apple begins to turn into the evil empire.
If you look at some of the press you will see how apple us taking a very bad response to this iphone for antenna problem. They have been saying nothing to the press and they are not anything their problem. This is kind if odd for a company so focused on its reputation and good press.
So here what I now say: apple has some of the best computers and electronics and design basi (plural of basis?) But as a company are entirely evil.
On the good side is google, but o don’t really dub apple and google in the same field other than mobile operating system (where I dub android better, more on that later) so I cant really call them head on competitors. But I praise google for being so open. I mean I even have a google socket on the back of my macbook and iPad.
So I guess I like them both.
As far as pcs go, I’m less crazy about mac. I man, people have their reasons, but overall I still dub apple as the best overall computer creator.
Short break
Jul 3rd
I’m going to discontinue posting to the blog for two weeks to allow some more ideas to accumulate to publish about.
Thanks!
That concludes this postapalooza…
Jun 27th
Our first postapalooza lasted from June twelfth to the twenty fourth! We had a total of twenty three posts!!
This postapalooza ended because I missed a day among all of my travel to Japan. If you think I missed a day or doubleposted, its just because of the time zone change.
Another reason is because I ran out of things to blog about. That’s why id like to have your suggestions. Click the suggestions tab on the left and suggest something that goes along these guidelines:
Technology related
Won’t cost me more than $5 (if its an iPhone or iPad app)
Thanks! I’ll try to make a postapalooza happen every quarter. 
