Ultra Slacker

July 1, 2010

Futurama pokes fun at Apple with eyePhone.

In the third episode of the new season, Futurama pokes fun at Apple with the eyePhone. Mimicking real life, the episode “Attack of The Killer App” shows:

People are lining up to buy the eyePhone.
People don’t care if it costs a lot of money.
People don’t care if there’s no Carrier choice.
People don’t care if the battery doesn’t hold charges.

By the way, Planet Express Crews also figured out that the eyePhone also makes calls.

Other tidbits from the episode:

The Real Housewives of Sim City
Mentos
Twit-worm
Spybot
Susan Boils that sings show-tunes.

July 1, 2010

Microsoft, I Hate You!

One more reason why Microsoft’s Windows Genuine Advantage is annoying and bad.

WGA, not to be confused with Writers Guild of America or World Canadian Bureau, is simply annoying. Microsoft does not trust Windows users. In this case, Windows XP was factory pre-installed by Gateway before Windows Vista days. Microsoft Security Essentials was installed previously and passed WGA. So suddenly this meesage came up on not one but two computers. The second one was purchased from Dell with Windows XP pre-installed in March 2010.

June 29, 2010

Oh Your God! Google is rolling out Froyo for Nexus One.

Is this for real? Google is finally saying something about Froyo update for Nexus One. Starting Monday June 28th, 2010 Google is rolling out Android 2.2, codenamed Froyo to Nexus One users.

I, am iPhone4-less, is si excited and repeatedly hitting the system updates on my Nexus One. Where is it Google?

From the announcement:

In order to access the update, you will receive a message on your phone’s notification bar. Just download the update, wait for it to install, and you should be all set. This update will be rolled out gradually to phones – and most users will receive the notification by the end of the week . We hope you enjoy these new features.

OK, I want my Froyo now……..