Posts by jarret:
Mobile Applications – WP7 vs. The World
I was doing a little thinking this morning about the mobile space and WHY people choose one device over the other. I hear all the time that people choose Apple's iPhone over Windows Phone 7 because there's more apps and games available in the Apple Store than there are in the Windows Marketplace. The selling point is that Windows Phone 7 lags far behind in their marketplace because WP7 only has just over 30,000 apps in the marketplace, while Android and iOS boast in the hundreds of thousands. I'm ...continue readingChanging My Tune
When it comes to sports, and especially hockey, I’ve always been pretty opinionated. I’ve followed the NHL as far back as I can possibly remember. I used to have hockey cards pinned up on the kitchen wall. I used to know the name of every player in the league, what team they played on, and their stats for the last several years. As a hockey fan, I’ve always been a Wayne Gretzky, Detroit Red Wings, and Edmonton Oilers fan. Maybe you’ve heard the buzz around Winnipeg lately, you might have figured …continue reading
Windows 8: “Changing Everything”
Just a short entry, but earlier today, I watched the keynote address at Microsoft’s Build Conference, focusing on the upcoming Windows 8, due next year. Color me VERY impressed. What we saw was just a developer preview, but Microsoft delivered on what I’ve been saying all along. Ever since Windows Phone 7 came out, I’ve been saying that Microsoft should bring the phone’s Metro interface to Windows and focus on the touch experience, and that’s exactly what they’ve done. I’ll be installing …continue reading
More Than Meets The Eye
AKA: my Transformers: Dark Of The Moon review! Stephanie and I went to see the third installment of the Michael Bay Transformers movie franchise last night. After the first two, I’ve been eagerly awaiting this final movie, as it’s been touted as the “end of the trilogy”, and I wanted to see what Michael Bay and Co. had come up with. But, before I let you know what I thought of everything, I have to issue the following SPOILER ALERT! That’s a HUGE spoiler! Actually, here’s the REAL …continue reading
A Little More On Dash
Just a little more on puppy Dash! We’re finding more and more as we work with Dash that he’s a super intelligent dog. With every new trick or process we’ve taught him, he picks it up and it becomes routine in just minutes. Sit, down, wait, and touch (nose to hand) were all accomplished in record time. When we’re preparing meals for our dogs, they are told to sit and wait while we get their kibble into bowls. They then don’t eat until we tell them to “take it”. Sometimes, our girls get …continue reading
Finding A Forever Home
If any of you know Stephanie and I, you know that we’re big softies for four legged creatures. We currently have two dogs and three cats of our own, and all of them have been rescues. We’ve also had another dog and three other cats that have spent their lives with us, and they too have been rescues. There’s something about cute little fuzzy friends that are just too much to resist. We’d talked in the past about fostering other dogs on a temporary basis until they could find their forever homes …continue reading
The Next Version Of Windows
Yeah, I’m a geek. First, a massive post on Windows Phone 7, and now one on the core Windows operating system. Microsoft posted a video on Twitter of a sneak preview about what’s going into the next version of Windows: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p92QfWOw88I I’ve been talking for months – after I got my Windows Phone 7 device – about how cool it would be if Microsoft put the Metro interface of the phone OS into its desktop OS, and by golly, that’s *exactly* what they’ve done. Except, it’s …continue reading
Ginormous, Humongous, Monster, Out Of This World Windows Phone 7 Review!
Alright folks… put your feet up on the desk, get comfy with your computer or device and grab your beverage and comfort food of choice, cause this is going to be a long one. This is the longest post I’ve ever made, so hopefully someone out there finds it of use. BACKGROUND Starting in early 2010, as my wife Stephanie got more and more excited at the prospect of potentially getting an iPhone, I found myself debating whether I would actually end up getting a smart phone at all. Now, for those …continue reading
Me? On iTunes? You Bet!
Alright everyone, I need to make an announcement. *stands up and addresses the crowd* My name is Jarret, and I’m a pro wrestling fan. I have been for an awful long time. I watch wrestling on television. I’ve participated in fantasy wrestling federations where we role-play as wrestling characters and developed our own wrestling tv shows. I’ve been to many live professional wrestling events, and for a while, I wanted to BE a pro wrestler, and even started training to do just that. <begin …continue reading
My Japanese Name
A fun little tool posted by A1-Wrestling.com member Niall on Twitter gives us our Japanese name. The website: http://rumandmonkey.com/widgets/toys/namegen/969/ My authentic Japanese name is θ€ε Fujiwara (wisteria fields) δΈη Kazuma (one reality). …continue reading