I was driving home just the other day talking to my friend on my Cricket EZ and for the first time since I can remember I lost a call on a cell phone, it was just dropped. Well actually I have lost other calls when calling from 0 or 1 bar areas before, but that was not the case here. I’m driving along and my friend’s voice turns into digital gibberish. I say “Hello, you are breaking up,” because I’m so used to it being the other guy’s phone. Seconds after that I look down and the call timer shows the length of the call and suddenly 0 bars on a road I’ve made several calls from as I approach home - I call home before I get there to see if we need anything picked up.
I’d also like to add that I really miss my old cell phone also because I had an earbud/headset with it - I really need to get one. I hope the Cricket EZ headset/earbud is still $9.99, very decent price.
Has anyone had a Cricket EZ phone? I’ve been told by the sales people at the local Cricket store that they’re not very sturdy phone.
December 31st, 2008 in
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Now you can easily make a Google document out of one of your emails with Gmail’s new feature. After turning this new feature on (Gmail > Settings > Labs) when you have an email open you will see a new button labeled “Create a document” and you can make a Google document out of it.
So say you email the boss a list, a proposal or whatever and he or she finds it useful and says to move forward with it… great, just open that email, click the “Create a document” and you can edit, save and share it like any other Google doc!
Try it out for yourself, or click the link above to the Gmail blog for more info…
December 31st, 2008 in
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After playing through Dead Space on the Xbox 360 I’ve compiled a short mental list of tips:
- stalk, don’t walk; watch corners - you’ll live longer if you move slowly and intently as opposed to just running around
- listen - EA’s done a great job of making all kinds of sounds (immediate and environmental sounds) that sound like your about to get nailed by another Necromorph, get to know the sounds so you can tell the difference between someone suddenly breaking in on your radio and a necromorph howling as it barrels toward you (many time from behind)
- necromorphs set traps - get used to being attacked from more than one side, ask yourself questions like “Gee, why is that necro walking away from me?” and instead of thinking your exccellent shoting has actually scared them
- a necro on the floor isn’t always dead - they set traps and lay on the floor as if dead until you approach and sometimes will also play dead when you are shooting them
- read the walls, read the text logs, listen to the audios - for hints and information, for example, early on you’re given a sign on the wall, an audio log, and a radio message to shoot the necros limbs for a quicker kill
- reload - reload whenever feasibly possible, its better to relaod after every battle and at every chance during a battle instead of standing there and reloading while they tear you apart
- use your stasis - use your stasis to slow necros, especially if you are having difficulty killing them or there are too many of them coming at you
The bigggest tip is to save often and enjoy the game!
MORE DEAD SPACE
Dead Space on Wikipedia
EA’s Dead Space site
Dead Space blog
Playing through Dead Space on the Xbox 360 for a second time I noticed some writing on the wall in the lab, on the lower floor in the Bio Lab. They are written on the wall near the save point, looks like its written on the wall in black magic marker (human writing, these aren’t Necromorph translations):
- Lydia, If I don’t make it back take care of the kids for me. I Love You, Steve
- No God, Know Fear. Know God, No Fear.
- The prudent see danger and take refuge. The simple keep going and suffer for it.
- Run and hide! Don’t stay here. Its not safe here any more.
- They are watching. (This one is found to the left of the door near the save point)
Here are a couple of Dead Space tips I’ve mentally collected while playing through the first time on Easy.
NOTE: According to the game’s cover artwork this game is rated 18+ (UPDATE: Blog says rated Mature 17+ for Blood and Gore, Intense Violence and Strong Language)., a well-deserved rating considering the mature themes, pervasive gory violence, and incredibly intense blend of survival horror-action gameplay, an emotionally immersive musical score and striking sound effects.
MORE DEAD SPACE
Dead Space on Wikipedia
EA’s Dead Space site
Dead Space blog
Its the day before Christmas Eve and Google’s cooked up a little fun, they’ve posted a recent Gmail stuff-type list for the holidays. you know, new stuff they’ve added that they note, you will now have time to tinker with (like me, trying to get Google Sync working with my calendar).
Their wrap up mentions these new features, complete with links to vist on their site (click the link above to visit - link below link to articles on my blogs):
December 23rd, 2008 in
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