Woody's Word's

Check out what I drew on Doodle Buddy for iPad

2010-04-30T19:04:00.000-06:00

I just drew this on Doodle Buddy for iPad. With Doodle Buddy you can create awesome drawings on tons of backgrounds and even use cool stamps. Doodle Buddy is also available for iPhone and iPod touch. Check it out at www.pinger.com.

Check out what I drew on Doodle Buddy for iPad

2010-04-09T16:55:00.001-06:00

Leave Tiger alone!

2010-02-27T20:53:00.001-07:00

Tiger Woods likes women, Tiger likes sex, Tiger likes sex a lot, Tiger is a bit of a pervert, Tiger let his desires get the best of him, Tiger made some mistakes. Tiger would agree with most everything that has been said about him and he is obviously embarrassed by the unveiling of his personal life.

Now that everyone has taken their shots at Tiger it is time to step back and put this story in perspective. There is not a man I know of who has not made a mistake, or two, or even a dozen, or more. Every man I know also makes his mistakes even though he knows in the back of his mind his mistake could destroy his family, ruin his reputation and embarrass his friends. With that being said can we be reasonable when it comes to Tiger and let him try to repair his relationship with his family in some privacy.

Tiger should be wealthy enough that he can take some time away from his career and concentrate on his family. However at some point he will want to return to golf, and we should welcome the most perfect part of Tiger Woods back to the game. Tiger Woods public persona is guilty of nothing more than disappointing his fan base, and those fans should be able to choose how much or how little they support him. Also Tiger should be able to market himself in whatever way he can in order to return to the golf sensation he once was.

We are all damaged human beings and we all should take some time to study the Bible and learn from its lessons of forgiveness. Those who continue to criticize Tiger or others, may find themselves navigating through a situation much like Tiger.

Mayor Rivera are you listening?

2010-02-21T02:16:00.001-07:00

If you're a resident of Colorado Springs you know the economy has hit the city hard. You also know that the Mayor and City Council have done a terrible job navigating us through these tough times. Below are some ideas that might help the Council come election time.

1. Hire part time employees to dump trash and give them no benefits.
2. Street lights were put in for a reason. Sure there are some areas where we have an excess of lighting, but get a plan together before going out and randomly shutting lights off.
3. Why can't the small neighborhood parks be turned over to the neighborhood developers to maintain?
4. 20% pay cut to all city employees earning over 75 thousand a year.
5. Sell off enterprises there is no need for the tax payers to operate golf courses, hospitals, etc
6. Lowest possible tax rate and fees to any business willing to move into, remodel, rebuild an abandoned location.
7. As and encouragement to tourism no sales tax to anyone who can show proof of residence in another state.
8. Lowest possible tax rate to industry. Industry brings workers who buy homes, food, clothing, etc. We need more than just the military to maintain our economy.

What is an iPad?

2010-01-31T13:33:00.001-07:00

Is the iPad revolutionary? Is the iPad a disappointment? Does the iPad fall a bit short of expectations? Is the iPad a serious gaming device? Will people prefer ebooks on a bright color screen? Is the iPad a netbook or notebook competitor? There are a hundred more question to be answered over the next few months.

My first impression of the iPad is that it is expensive and came nowhere near meeting the high expectations that have built up over the past months. That first impression was based on news clips, I had not watched the full presentation. So now after a few days have passed I sit down to hear the full presentation and my opinion of the iPad was changed dramatically but not in the way some might expect.

I think the iPad's success may come as a gaming device. Gaming and video were the areas that really impressed me and I will not be surprised to see the ipad's niche become gaming giving Sony and Nintendo some strong mobile gaming competition.

Of course there are other strong points of the iPad that cannot be underestimated.

Brushes for example was one of the more interesting programs. Brushes is a painting/drawing application that put in an artist's hands could be extremely interesting. The brushes demonstration actually made me wish that I could draw something other than stick figures.

Iwork with Pages, Keynote and Numbers will certainly spark some interest. Phil Schiller brought together a great presentation of iWork for iPad. I was really impressed with the ease of the automatic text wrap around in Pages. And the price of $9.99 each seems like a tremendous deal for the power in these apps.

Video and photography surely will look just as awesome as Mr. Jobs stated. I am sure that using the dock while playing a photo slideshow will make an ipad the best digital photo frame out there.

Music since the first iPod has been Apple's stronghold and I have no doubt that the iPad will continue that stronghold if not enhance it.

The data plans with AT&T at 29.99 unlimited plan and 14.99 are reasonable especially without being tied to a contract.

Working with the applications from the App Store will please those who have purchased many iPhone apps already. So it looks as though the App Store will grow from simple applications to a software super store. Microsoft meanwhile is probably thinking why didn't we do that, while Google is thinking why didn't we do that better.

That is the good and great of the iPad, but what about the bad.

The lack of a card reader in my opinion hurts the iPad. After all Job's trumpeted the how great the iPad displayed photography yet a simple card reader that you will find on all digital picture frames was left off the iPad.

Kindle killer? Not so sure that the iPad is the device I would want to read on. People spend so much time on their computers that I am not sure they will take to reading on a bright screen after spending their workday staring at their computer screen. Maybe I am wrong here but the Kindle with its electronic paper should have little worries about an iPad competitor.

Price plus data plan makes the iPad a fairly expensive device when most family's are struggling through a tough economy. Not many people are going to be willing to pay for internet service for their home computer, the a data plan for their phone then add on another data plan for this middle of the road device.

Virtual keyboard works for the iPhone not because it is liked it works because it is accepted on a mobile device. For the iPad I don't think virtual keyboard will enjoy the same acceptance.

Is the iPad your Mom's new computer? Is the iPad nothing more than an expensive digital photo frame? Is the iPad a new eBook reader? Is the iPad a television? Who knows but time will tell what exactly the iPad is but one answer we do know is that Apple has once again pushed technology ahead.

Art Of Another Time?

2010-01-24T20:31:00.001-07:00

Does the world look better in black and white? I set down to go through photos making edits as necessary, occasionally I begin toying with the settings to an extreme. Almost always I come up with an incredible black and white image. Well maybe I should say I come up with a black and white image that looks incredible to me. I understand that most people prefer color and see black and white as an art of another time.

However the B&W photography of today is not the same as in your Grandparents time. Cameras and imaging software of today are so powerful that they can capture the brightest of whites and the darkest of blacks within a single image along with every shade in between. When I process many of the photos I have taken I usually end up deleting near half. Once in a while I take those photos I would ordinarily toss and see how they come out as a black and white photo. I have learned over the years that I usually find a gem without color.

Over the next year I hope to do more with B&W. I plan to upload many of the photos to Flickr and to my website. I hope you will take some time to explore B&W and maybe give it a try with your photography.

A Father's Eye's

2010-01-09T00:14:00.001-07:00

Geniuses 4-7
4 "You won't die!" the serpent replied to the woman.5 "God knows that your eyes will be opened as soon as you eat it, and you will be like God, knowing both good and evil." 6 The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it, too. 7 At that moment their eyes were opened, and they suddenly felt shame at their nakedness. So they sewed fig leaves together to cover themselves.

As I read through the Bible I make note of things that draw my attention, and this story of Adam and Eve begs a question. Verse 6 ends with these words (" she wanted the wisdom it would give her"). Wisdom that the forbidden fruit would bring to Gods creation's. So the question is, what is wrong with wisdom? The human race since its beginning has been in search of wisdom. So we have to wonder if not for the forbidden fruit would God have given us wisdom instead of a desire to gain wisdom.

I look at this verse in 2 different ways, first as a man attached to no one and alone in the world with my thoughts. As a man I want knowledge and wisdom now, I am impatient and I have a desire to try all things without worry. The second way to look at this question is as a father, and from that view I want to shield my son from gaining too much knowledge to quickly. I want to protect my son's youth and innocence for as long as possible. That is not too say that I want to keep wisdom from him, but I do want to match his wisdom with his maturity.

I believe the story of Adam and Eve needs to be read through the eyes of a father because when you read these words with a different understanding you will find a loving father broken hearted that his children's innocence has ended.

2009-07-16T19:13:00.001-06:00

As our unemployment rate flirts with 10% I have to wonder about a few things

1. Why do we accept the idea that illegal immigration is a good thing and has not directly contributed too many of our current economic woes.

2. Many women want to be in the workforce and God bless them that do want participate in the workforce. However shouldn’t we keep in mind the best times in our country were when families had a choice of the wife being a homemaker or a bread winner?

3. As we continue to increase the retirement age shouldn’t we remember words such as respect your elders. Those words make me wonder how respectful it is to plant an elderly person on a stool at the entrance of Wal Mart for an 8 hour shift.

4. Is it really wise that our current job market is so strained that youth looking for a summer or an after school job is just plain out of luck in many cases.

5. Is it wise that we put up with elected officials serving out their term from their death bed because the party they associate with may lose power if they step aside?

Those are just a few questions I am pondering, and as we deal with a difficult economic situation many of the answers will be hard to find while some answers are extremely simple.

Here are my simple common sense answers.

1. American citizens above all else! Immigration laws must be enforced so we are not giving an American job to a foreign citizen.

2. If you want to do business in America you must produce in America. Companies that send their plants overseas should sell all their products overseas also.

3. Give families the support they need to make a strong household. By support I mean tax breaks, school choice, and community enhancements, etc.

4. Eliminate the capital gains tax! It is call the free market for a reason and those who participate in the purest form of capitalism should not be penalized for their successes.

5. Phase out Social Security as we know it and replace it with a program that mandates all workers must invest 10% of their income in an investment of their choosing. The investor should be free to change the investment as they desire but are restricted from removing the monies until retirement.

6. Lower the retirement age, not raise it. Those that want out need to get out making room for the youth coming into the workforce.

Many will say how could we ever pay for all of that. Consider that when a company eliminates higher salaries they make more money. With this money the corporate tax rate will generate more revenue. That coupled with the elimination of the capital gains tax which will grow businesses and encourage more investment. This will go a long way toward putting the country in a good standing, but of course none of this will work without extreme cuts in spending that have been out of control for most of modern time.

1 yard from glory

2009-07-05T00:17:00.003-06:00

As a professional athlete retires and fades from the glory surrounding the sport he participated in the athlete also fades from our memory. Usually we do not know or really care about our athletic heroes after sport endeavors. The athletes quickly fade from our memory, while the game winning shot, hard hitting tackle and the Hail Mary pass remain etched in our minds forever.
The only time we open up the past is when we give pause to honor the passing of the athlete who once astounded us by their playmaking abilities, on field courage and heroics. Well today is one of those unwelcome days when we pause to honor the memory Steve McNair.
For me McNair was not a great QB but he was a very solid player and I have great respect for the way he played the game. He was always a leader, always willing to share the spot light and never the troublemaker. McNair did not have the Super Bowl successes of Tom Brady, Dan Marino, John Elway, etc. What McNair did have was a successful career year in year out. In 13 seasons McNair threw for a very respectful 31,304 yards and 174 touchdowns. We tend to measure QBs by their passing yardage and touchdowns and forget about the yardage gained off of a QB scrambles (674 rushing yards for McNair) and the pain they played through.

Steve McNair shot to death July 4, 2009

I think, I believe, I know

2009-04-28T18:55:00.001-06:00

Recently the outbreak of Swine flu has me thinking about immigration. I think our open door policy on our borders has done severe damage to our economy. I think our health care industry has also suffered greatly due to immigration. I think we do not do enough to keep drugs from entering our country. I think it is a bad idea when American business turns to illegal immigrants to fill jobs. I think we should do a better job of getting legal immigrants to assimilate into our culture. I think it is wrong for public education to teach foreign languages, I think that hiring an illegal immigrant should be a felony offense. I think I would be happy to have my taxes increased if the increase went to secure our borders and to deport all illegal immigrants. I think immunity is a lazy way to approach the problem, even though illegals are currently in our country they are still illegal.

It may surprise you to know that I am in favor of immigration but legal and thought out immigration. I believe foreigners should be able to study in our colleges and universities. I believe that great young minds should be welcomed to collaborate within the industries of our country. I believe that those who want to escape oppression should be welcomed to assimilate into our country. I believe that we should be accepting of those who value our laws, our ideals, and our compassion.

I know America is a land of immigrants who worked hard to build the truly greatest nation known to man. I know my country is a place of compassion, caring, and kindness. I know I am free because of the blood of my forefathers. I know my country is on the wrong course economically, morally and in issues of national security. I know things will be corrected because I know America.

I am absolutely sure that if you do not agree with the statements above you are not an American!

10 years after Columbine

2009-04-19T16:57:00.003-06:00

Below is a link the a story from the Denver Post 10 years later, Columbine remembers
Stories by Kevin Simpson | Photos by Cyrus McCrimmonhttp://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_12174127?source=rss

I took the time to remember back to Columbine and from my memories came the question what has changed in the last 10 years. Sadly we have learned little and done even less to prevent tragedy's like Columbine. Some schools have taken measures to protect our children and those schools should be commended. Most though have done little but pay lip service to parents concerns over their child's safety while at school. Don't agree or believe me take a look at your child's school when at recess or ask to see an emergency evacuation plan, ask what happens in the event of a Bomb threat, spend some time around your neighborhood school and count how many times you see police patrolling the area. If you do all or even some of these things you will come to agree that most schools have done little to protect our kids from another Columbine. However if you still believe that schools are safe do a Google search of school shootings since Columbine and you will certainly come to agree that there is still a problem.
What is the solution, I don't know for sure but I have a few ideas just like most of you. I will share my thoughts with my son's school and I hope you will do the same.

Drafting McDaniel's Saviour

2009-04-19T16:24:00.004-06:00

Who knows what the Broncos will do. However I think their are 2 offensive players worth taking if they fall to 12. QB Mark Sanchez is young, healthy and very accurate. Drafting Sanchez would calm many fans after the Cutler debacle.
The other player worthy of the 12 pick should never fall this far but if WR Michael Crabtree were to slip it would be a great pickup of Denver. Picking up Crabtree would send notice to Brandon Marshall, get your head straight or your on your way out. If Marshall were to listen Denver would have possibly the best WR trio in the NFL.
Should these 2 be gone the Broncos need to retool on defense and there is plenty of talent out there. With the 2 first round picks it should be simple to score big in this draft.

Reunions

2009-03-22T13:08:00.001-06:00

We all have the desire to reignite friendships from our youth and occasionally we find ourselves taking extraordinary and expensive steps to find those friends. Nobody capitalizes on this like classmates.com, and when I say capitalize I mean rips people off. Classmates could be happy with profits from advertisements and not use a subscription based site but they insist on doing both. What does not make sense in how they compete with sites like Facebook, My Space and other social sites that are free to use and really do as good of a job if not better job than Classmates at enabling people to reunite through the web. Classmates seem to get its base to buy into their subscription service through many schools reunion committees. Many of these committees lack the tech knowledge to organize a reunion without a lot of help. So as your reunion approaches watch for the classmates.com connection and if your school uses Classmates suggest some alternatives. Facebook is 1 alternative but there are many, including starting your own school web page.

Enjoy your reunions being and actual reunion or an online reunion!

Will the Iphone replace the Kindle

2009-03-08T13:04:00.003-06:00

Great news the Kindle 2 is out! How exciting! WOW! I am so excited and I just can't hide it.
We’ll wait a minute what’s that - Amazon just released an Iphone Kindle application. So I am confused the Kindle 2 just came out but it still costs a fortune around 300 bucks, so why don't I just use the free Amazon Kindle app on my Iphone.
Well that is entirely possible except the Iphone application at this time is a bit scaled back. The App does not allow you to access newspapers and magazines at this time. The App is not as full featured as Stanza and does not perform near as well. The App does not allow you to purchase from within the app, you must go to the Kindle store then the application syncs your store purchases.
Even with these bad points there are some exciting moves with Amazon allowing the Iphone to access the Kindle store content. The Iphone is a solid reader, Stanza makes this point. Amazon obviously wants a part of the Iphone market so newspapers and magazines should not be far behind. Another factor is that print media desperately needs options for delivering their subscription content. The Kindle is a solid device for delivering this media but its cost makes it prohibitive for most.
The end of the Kindle may be near who knows, we can only predict what makes sense. And common sense says that the world is looking for a single device solution to their daily needs. No matter what happens I think the Kindle store should be the beginning of something special now that Amazon has allowed outside hardware to access the content.

American people vs Dr. Kamrava

2009-02-14T22:54:00.003-07:00

Do you recognize the name Dr. Michael Kamrava? If you are a hard working, common sence, pull yourself up by the boot straps kind of person the mention of this man's name should make you angry. See Dr. Kamrava is a fertility doctor. What is wrong with that you might ask. Well the good Doctor has 9 very famous patients. Thats right Nadya Suleman and her octuplets. Much anger has came from this situation and most of the anger has been directed toward Suleman and rightfully so. However skating through this with little to no scrutiny has been Dr. Kamrava. My opinion of the doctor is that he has acted irresponsibly . So lets hold him responsible for some of this stupidity. How about a law suit, since you and I will support this family for the next 20 years or so lets sue the Doctor for the trouble he has dumped in the lap of the American taxpayer.
American people vs Dr. Kamrava sounds like a good idea to me.

Bush’s biggest mistake!

2009-01-25T16:00:00.001-07:00

Our former president did many things wrong and many things right however one mistake may define his presidency. The terrorists held within the confines of Guantanamo Bay were only an issue to the human right activists that confused the issue of criminals vs. enemies of the state. Now that President Obama has stubbornly decided to stick to his campaign promise of closing Guantanamo Bay Americans are wondering what we are going to do with these terrorist. Some rumors have detainees headed to Colorado, California, and Kansas. Forget the destination because one thing is clear. Americans with the exception of Pennsylvania congressman John Murtha do not want foreign terrorists in their neighborhoods. President Bush was wise to keep these detainees at a distance from America's shores, and he did so for a reason. We all know that there is a possibility, if not probability of terrorist cells still living within our borders. What happens if these terror cells become active with the purpose of breaking out the prisoners once held safely beyond our shores in a Guantanamo Bay Prison? Congressman Murtha believes holding these terrorist will be a boon to the Pennsylvania economy. Maybe the congressman is right, but would you want your family members to live or work near this facility? We as a nation, but especially Congressman Murtha and President Obama need to remember 9/11 and the damage that these terrorist are directly responsible for.

Now for President Bush's biggest mistake, the Guantanamo prisons should never been held as long as they have been held! Had President Bush gathered available information from these prisoners then scheduled their trials followed by swift execution. These prisoners and the Guantanamo issue would be out of sight out of mind.

Good times – Bad times

2009-01-11T18:36:00.001-07:00

2008 closed with many wondering if 2009 would bring the great depression of our time. While the economy is terrible for most of us, could it be that these bad times may really become the good times of our lives.

Could bad economic news force us home to spend quality times with our families?

Could the bad economy give us a greater appreciation for the things we have?

Could the bad economy force corporations to examine their business model more closely and possibly improve it?

I am not trying to be overly opportunistic it is not in my nature to think positively. However I am pointing out that throughout history we have learned lessons from the times we live through. I am not panicked over our present day, although I am concerned. It is difficult to except change of any kind especially for me. However I am comforted by remembering stories of World War 2 and the Great Depression that were repeated by my elders as I was growing up. As a young person those stories annoyed, and bored me. Now as an adult I understand they were more than stories, they were lessons that I am glad I listened to.

Audible

2008-12-04T23:18:00.000-07:00

There are some great things on the internet, for me audible.com is one of the best. I never can find the time to sit and read a book. However it is easy to jump in my truck and take a drive while I listen to a great book from Audible.
A couple of my favorite books so far have been How Ronald Reagan changed my life by Peter Robinson. Fleeced by Dick Morris, and yes I even listened to The Audicity of Hope by our President elect. Next week I hope to start The Preacher and the Presidents a book about Billy Grahm and his influence on the Presidents over his lifetime.

Bad new about a good guy!

2008-12-04T23:16:00.000-07:00

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Report: Former Wake Forest, NBA star Rogers paralyzed in ATV accident

ESPN.com news services

Former NBA and college basketball star Rodney Rogers is paralyzed as the result of an all-terrain vehicle accident, his college coach told the News & Observer of Raleigh-Durham, N.C.

Rodney Rogers was one of the NBA's best sixth men and a respected 3-point shooter during his 12-year pro career.
Dave Odom, who coached Rogers when he earned All-America honors at Wake Forest and was the 1993 ACC Player of the Year, said Wednesday that his former star is paralyzed from the shoulders down, according to the report.

"Say a prayer for Rodney and his family,'' Odom said, according to the newspaper.

Rogers, 37, who had a 12-year NBA career and won the league's sixth man award in 1999-2000, was riding in the woods in rural Vance County, N.C., last week when he fell off the vehicle, according to the North Carolina Highway Patrol, the newspaper reported. He was recently transferred from Duke Hospital to the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, which specializes in rehabilitation for people with catastrophic injuries.

A Durham native who starred in high school football and basketball, Rogers had returned to his hometown and was working for the city public works department as a heavy machinery operator. He was promoted to a supervisory position six months ago, according to the report.

He was also volunteering as a girls' basketball coach at a Durham middle school and had set up a computer lab at a city public housing complex, according to the report.

His agent and lawyer, James "Butch" Williams, described Rogers as "an outdoorsman, plain and simple," according to the report. "He hunts, motorcycles, rides horses. He loves big trucks," Williams said.

Rogers, who was financially set, took the job with the Durham DPW because he liked working with heavy trucks, Williams said, according to the report.

"Rodney isn't the type to sit around twiddling his thumbs. There aren't any jobs he considers too small for him," Williams said, according to the News and Observer. "He started his own trucking company and was usually the lead driver. He'd be out there driving to the quarry at 3:30 in the morning."

Michael Balzarano, who oversaw Rogers at the Durham DPW, said Rogers was not working for the city as a lark until he got bored.

"I didn't even know he had lots of money. He is very friendly, very concerned, very conscientious," Balzarano said, according to the report. "We chose him because of his ethics and his attitude. He was highly motivated. He was promoted to supervisor six months ago."

Rogers entered the NBA as the first-round draft choice of the Denver Nuggets in 1993. He played for the Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers, Phoenix Suns, Boston Celtics, New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets and Philadelphia 76ers until retiring after the 2004-05 season. He reached the NBA Finals with the Nets in 2002-03, and his trade to the Celtics during the 2001-02 season sparked Boston on a run to the Eastern Conference finals.

In 12 seasons Rogers averaged 25.3 minutes and 10.9 points per game and shot 34.7 percent from 3-point range.

Music and more

2008-10-17T20:38:00.002-06:00

When my grandmother passed away a couple of years ago it was a difficult time for all of us. Dealing with death is difficult enough but for us I think the death was much easier then dealing with the process of dying. I can’t explain my feeling’s as I watched her pass, trying to be helpful yet succumbing to frustration and even anger. It was a very confusing and difficult time in my life.

Around that time Kenny Chesney had released his album The Road and The Radio. I found myself enamored with many of the songs on this album. Repeatedly I sit listening to this album over and over because the music seemed to take me away from the problems I was dealing with.

Funny thing is that I never really cared for Chesney and his music until that album. Now though I am a fan and have probably bought every song he has ever recorded, including his newest album Lucky Old Sun.

One song from the new album that stands above the others is The Life. What a song! The song speaks of everything I, like most family men think about. Doing what we want, Getting away for a while, laughing, joking, simply just being a man

I then step back to reality and attempt to find simple answers to complex questions. When can I retire or will I ever have the chance to retire?

How can we afford this or that?

Will the never ending list of things that are broken ever end? Will my family be able to survive if something were to happen to me?

Is cholesterol really that bad Doctor? By the way Doc do you think Viagra will work for me?

Is 40 the end?

Is 50 the end?

Is 60 the end?

70?

Is this ever going to end?

You may find answers to some, maybe even all of the questions you ask but you will not like all the answers. So go back to work, get away and enjoy yourself when you can. What is important though is take some time for yourself every day, an hour or so, and do what you want to do even if it is just listening to the same song over and over. Remember even God rested!

2008-10-06T20:35:00.001-06:00

As the election quickly approaches it seems more difficult to get
behind a candidate. Both Obama and McCain bore most of
us. Democrats worry that Obama might be a radical,
while some liberals wonder about Obama and racism.?
Conservatives on the other hand are preparing to support a very
moderate, possibly liberal candidate. Most conservatives are are
reconciling themselves to reduced roles in a McCain
administration. I am wondering where are
the conservative leader's. Speak up Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Kemp, Mr.
Buchannan the country needs to hear from you.

My Top IPhone Application's

2008-10-06T17:09:00.003-06:00

These are the best of the IPhone apps I have used.
1. Sportacular - Wow this app should just be built in to the IPhone. It always delivers sport's scores and news perfectly.

2. Stanza - Want to read books on the IPhone? Stanza makes the Iphone work like a small Kindle. The program really works good and I couldn't find anything negative to say about it.

3. Pandora - Many would put Pandora first and I might except for one thing that I find very annoying. Pandora can only be used by itself, you cannot check the weather, work with your Calendar, etc with Pandora running.

4. Shazam - Program the listens to the audio playing and tells you the artist name and song name. Really an impressive program it will not tag everything but what it does get is amazing.

5. Midomi - Tough to decide between Shazam and Midomi I picked Shazam because it seemed to recognize more and a bit more accurate. But that is just my opinion try both programs and see which works best for you. Midomi allows you to sing a song into the mic.

6. Now Playing - Movie times seem to be very popular applications. Now playing seems to be the best that I have tried. There may be a better app out there but it would be hard to replace this one.

7. Manual for the United States - Just a nice simple app. Everyone should have these document's readily available.

8. Wikipanion - Remember the days of the encyclopedia. All the wasted money spent on all those books that just sit in the corner and collected dust. The tech age has brought us the digital encyclopedia. Wikipanion is a great app to access answer's that previous generations could only find by blowing off the dust.

9. Tilt Meter - A level on a phone who ever thought of this. Seems to be accurate also.

10. Truila - Looking for a house this app is a must have. Even if your just curious how much your neighbor wants for his home
try Truila.

Hot air balloon

2008-10-06T00:52:00.001-06:00

Every Labor Day weekend Colorado Springs host the Colorado Balloon Classic. The show is great for young and old alike. The photo above was taken 2 years ago as this colorful balloon slowly passed above us. The Balloon Classic is a must see for those interested in photography.

Could the IPhone be for you?

2008-10-06T00:40:00.002-06:00

Recently I took the plunge and switched from Verizon to AT&T to get an IPhone. Unsure if the iPhone would be right for me after years of using Windows mobile, I was so impressed with the Iphone's potential that I had to make the switch. Many of my family, friends, co workers question my need for a "smartphone" but I contend that once you turn over your daily planning to a smartphone you will never be able to turn away. The IPhone expands on the idea of smartphone by incorporating so many applications into 1 device. My iPhone has even made me reconsider my need of a laptop.
Admittedly the iPhone is not perfect however it is for the time being the king of the market. If your looking for a new phone look at the IPhone first, you might be surprised how well suited it is for you.