Dane Cook at Hollywood Improv

I stopped by Hollywood Improv earlier tonight, and there was a huge line for 10:00 PM show. Aparrently Dane Cook headlines tonight. I believe that they are filming the show.

The last time I saw Dane Cook at the same venue he put everyone to sleep. Yeah, most people started getting sleepy around midnight on Wednesday.

iPhone Applications: Amazon Mobile

“Good news, everyone. Now you can spend your money on Amazon even faster with the new Amazon Mobile app on the iPhone.”

This 1.0 release is still missing tons of Amazon.com feature, notably the MP3 download.

“This mobile application does not currently support digital downloads. Add this item to your Wish List and you can view and purchase it from your computer.”

Now, if only Apple would PLAY FAIR, then they should let Amazon Mobile download MP3 straight to the iPhone.

Canon Vixia HG10 Raw AVCHD Sample

It took me a while to get to it, but here it is as promised, Canon Vixia HG10 raw AVCHD sample. The jitters in the movie is from the vibration of the car and the speakers as I placed the camcorder on the dashboard. The Image Stabilizer in this camcorder does work some wonders.

http://37prime.com/CANON_HG10.zip

Inside the ZIP file, there is an mountable ISO file.

For Mac OS X users, if the ISO does not mount, use Toast or any other programs until I upload a DMG file.

I will be posting Canon Vixia HG20 raw AVCHD sample soon.

UPDATE (2009.02.01):
I’ll be posting Canon Vixia HG21 raw AVCHD sample instead.

December, Slow Tech, Huge Comedy Month

Here we are at the last month of 2008. It has been an interesting year for the tech industry. Google has finally released its first operating system; for mobile phone. Apple is going full speed ahead with the iPhone 3G, and the rest of industry trying to match it up. Microsoft is finally responding to Apple’s “Get A Mac” ads, by admitting that all that Apple has been poking fun at are true. Yahoo! is looking down a barrel of a gun playing Russian Roullette, “Buy me still, buy me not.”

Let’s see what else went on in 2008 so far. Obama successfully utilized the Technology (read: Internet) in the Presidential Campaign. The Stock Market took a nose-dive. Metallica released “Death Magnetic” in September. Axl’s Guns N’ Roses “Chinese Democracy” is actually released. Wall-E is AWESOME! BlackBerry Storm is unlike any other BlackBerries, it is more iPhone-like with a twist. AVCHD camcorders are gaining ground. Apple ditched FireWire on its new Unibody Aluminum MacBook. Futurama goes High-Def with “Bender’s Game” Blu-Ray.

OK, I’ll add whatever above later.

The point is that that December is usually a slow month for Technology. So I’m focusing on some other things such as the Holiday and Comedy.

The three comedians I’m working with will be having some big shows in December.

Jill-Michele Meleán is having her JillyOnline.com show at the Hollywood Improv on December 9th, 2008.

Darren Carter will be performing in Sacaramento, California and Milwaukee, Wisconsin this December. Check his Web-Site or Blog for dates.

Carlos Alazraqui will be storming Cobbs Comedy Club December 12th and 13th. The week before Christmas, Carlos will be doing huge shows at Hollywood Improv. Mark your Calendar, December 19th and 20th, 2008.

Troubleshooting WordPress Instalations

I upgraded WordPress installation to version 2.6.5 shortly after it was released. Thanks to “WordPress Auto Upgrade” plugin, the process couldn’t get any easier.

All was well until I found out that I have lost the “visual editor” somewhere along the upgrade. I found the solutions in WordPress.org forums. I finally got the visual editor working again.

In addition to that I found out another solution to a different problem. I have initially installed a WordPress blog using Yahoo! Web-Hosting control panel. After an upgrade to version 2.5, I still couldn’t log on to the blog isn’t WordPress iPhone App. It turns out that some extra blank lines in one of Yahoo!-provided plugins caused the error. So if you’re using a Yahoo!- installed WordPress blog, you might want to edit out the blank lines at the end of “Customizable Permanent Link” plugin. Check other plugins too if necessary for the blank lines at the end of the file.