Too Complicated?

Is the iPod's UI becoming too complicated?

Good look at it from Gizmodo...HERE

Apple saves the day...again

The music industry has been on an interesting roller coaster over the past decade, with obstacles such like Napster, P2P, and even indie labels. But in over the past 2 years or so, Apple's role has been overlooked.

The music industry had no technique to deal with file sharing until Apple stepped in and taught them how. The iTunes store, along with the fear of viruses/poor quality files, has significantly reduced the amount of file sharing through mediums such as Limewire, and the original Napster. Other than bit torrents(not quite as user friendly), file sharing mediums have been weeded out. Although they are making bank on the media they sell, Apple deserves a hat tip from every major label in the recording industry.

Campus Safety Alert...

I got my first "Campus Safety Alert" today. It took not even 48 hours for the first crime on campus to take place. This has been an issue since I first stepped on campus almost 3 years ago. Steps have been put into place to try to fix the issue like the S.A.F.E. program. I saw quite a drop in email notifications in the second semester of last year, but it looks like the criminals have short term memory loss thus far. There are a few measures I think that the city/school/residents could take beyond what they are attempting right now:

• City/School - Better lighted streets. The street lighting in the campus neighborhood is terrible and can be improved greatly.
• Residents - Stop being stupid when it comes to night transportation. There are a lot of naive students around campus who think that they won't be a victim. It doesn't take much to call B.O.S.S. or walk with other people.

Lockdown

Lockdown is a free solution to going to the bathroom while working on your computer in the library. Essentially, if somebody touches your computer while it is activated it does 3 things:

• Sets off Alam sound
• Takes a snapshot (and emails it to a specified address if you want)
  
• Locks down the computer

So next time you set up camp on the 3rd floor and get that sensation, you may not feel the need to pack everything up and take it with you.

R.U.M.O.R.

iPod nano update coming in September...according to Digg's, Kevin Rose.

RoadTripin2!

Day 1:
We spent the night in Downtown Nashville. After talking to the experts of the area (the HIE desk attendents) we landed a limo for the night at no cost. I'd say the trip was starting off pretty good. After a little Soul Train, we headed downtown. I really enjoyed Nashville’s strip. I would definitely recommend anybody looking for a fun big city night to head to Nashville. I would recommend stopping by "The Stage" for a great atmosphere and some live music.

Day 2:
Consisted of driving 12 hours after our later than anticipated start to the day. The 12 hour drive turned into 13 after hitting some traffic near the Tennessee & North Carolina border.

Day 3:
A day at the beach on the Outer Banks of N.C. Disappointing nightlife though. The town was dead. We weren't expecting a ton, but we were hoping that our ridiculous 45 minute trek would result in more.

Day 4:
A day at the "Drive-On" beach with the locals. We met some locals the night before and headed up to a really cool Drive-On beach. We saw some dolphins/whales off in the distance, and ate some fresh Chesapeake Blue crab with them that night in an immaculate vacation home.

Day 5:
A disappointing stop in Va. Beach. The town just isn't what any of us remember/expected. The beach is nice and accompanied with some nice hotels, but the rest of the town just felt like a bargain surf shop. I wouldn't recommend Va. Beach for much. We then drove through Norfolk, which was really cool, on our way to our final destination of West Virginia to stay by a friend in the Appalachians.

Day 6:
A standard day of sightseeing in D.C. I was impressed with how clean the downtown area was. I know it is the nation's capitol, but it still takes quite a bit of work to keep a city clean.

Day 7:
NFL Hall of Fame in Canton, OH. Now I can say, "I was there". That's about all I got out of it. We spent the night in Columbus. We found a real cool sports bar overlooking 10 or so volleyball courts participating in Thursday night league.

Day 8:
Back to Brew City.

Over all, I'm glad I went and really enjoyed the company. It was the perfect get-away to get motivated for classes.

RoadTripin!

I'm headin' East with three buddies for the week. I hope to "logg it and blogg it". See you soon.