Technology has once again caused me to change my shorts. And the timing couldn’t be more ideal, with my renewed hunger for blogging and all things geek.

A mobile version of Wordpress has been released to the App store for iPhone / iTouch users. It’s free, surprisingly easy to use, supports photos, and I’m posting from it right now. Geekout!

This could mean many things for you, dear readers:

1: an influx of smog-ridden photos from Fresno coupled with on the spot rants.

2: hmmm.

3: more mental doodles. That’s good, yah?

Posted below are some screenshots. Mobile blogging types with their i-toy of choice can pick up Wordpress in the App store.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

iPods, iWeb, iPhoto, iLife, iMac. We get it, pretty much every new service, hardware device, or mainstream consumer software Apple designs is going to get a lower case “i” stuck in front of it. We’ve all come to terms with this and it hasn’t really been abused (much) by Apple - until now. 

I was browsing over to Apple’s MobileMe (.mac R.I.P.) support site to investigate why my email was locked in purgatory tonight, when i noticed this:

 

 

Really? A basic Apple account password retrieval form is now officially called “iForgot?” Ohhhhboy. I’m not really sure why this irks me to the core of my being - after all I’m a fairly diehard Apple fanboy - but it does. Immensely. It’s over the top, but not in a polished way. In a “let’s poll the 3rd graders for a clever name” way.

Has Apple done something minor like this that just pisses you off? Let me know in the comments. 

 

It occurs to me that maybe once in my internet existence have I publicly displayed pride in the awesomeness that is my daughter, Trinity. Time to remedy that, and I’ll warn you in advance: This isn’t your typical brooding/geekout/musicaholic post. It drips with cute, damnit. 

Aside from being cast two years running in the Great American Melodrama’s production of A Christmas Carol as the role of Tiny Tim, she’s slated to have her cute mug plastered on a billboard somewhere along Highway 41 for S&S Homes. 

So, I made this little slideshow for her, and thought I’d share it. The images are taken from a photo shoot earlier this year. Enjoy it or don’t, but I’m a proud Daddy.

MUSIC CREDIT: The old-school Insomnia Radio fans in the house will recognize this as “The Kids Just Wanna Dance” by Manda & The Marbles. 

EDIT: Grr. Google Video compression sucks. Will upload via Vimeo shortly…

 

I finally jumped on the Muxtape bandwagon. Given it’s simplicity and singular purpose, I’m not sure why it took this long. Regardless, I spent a few minutes this morning crafting a spur of the moment mixtape with my favorite theme: Mellow & Melancholy - but this time, updated with some (uh-oh) commercial bands!

Just click the tape to stream it’s goodness.

Yes, it’s true: You could say I’ve been hiding, although not from anything in particular. Just for the sake of being a recluse. I seem to have developed a distaste for all things “online social” over the past frew months, but I’d like to report I’m slowly kicking that state of mind in the ass. Slowly.

While I’d like to be blogging as regularly as Jill (aka Toastmaster), instead I’m becoming more and more comfortable with all manner of gamepads in my hands instead.

This deserves it’s own post (and it deserves it AFTER I’ve had my 1st cup of java, unlike this post), but I’ve been gaming ever since PONG - (and I’m talking about the 1st ugly Pong box - had it, loved it) so I tend to go through phases where I’m obsessed with virtual and interactive entertainment. Actually it may be more accurate to say that periodically I go through phases when I’m NOT.

What was I saying?

I’ve been thinking a lot about reviving these:

I know it borders on sick, but isn’t it worth launching a videogame network JUST because of those kick ass logos? (I’ll need one for the PS3 first…)

Well, it’s an early Saturday morning, and I’ve managed to let everyone know I’m alive, without actually posting any vital updates or important information whatsoever :-)

Seriously, tho: Miss you all, and I’ll be posting another somethin-or-two over the weekend.

J.