2010 In Review

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health:

The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads “This Blog is dying just like BSD per Netcraft’s confirmations. Please stop blogging then retire. Don’t use computers anymore.

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The Earth population is closed to 7 Billion people. This blog was viewed about 3.1415926535897932 times in 2010. If it were an item at Walmart, no one would even consider buying it.

In 2010, there were 12 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 14 posts. There were 10 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 1mb. That’s about a picture per month. What a joke!

The busiest day of the year was April 22nd with 5 views, yes 5 views. What a pathetic blog. The most popular post that day was Comedy Central does not approve Uncensored version of South Park Episode 201.

Where did they come from?

The top referring sites in 2010 were no one! Are you kidding me? No one links to this blog.

Some visitors came searching, mostly for sucky blog.

Attractions in 2010

These are the posts and pages that got the most views in 2010.

NONE WHATSOEVER!

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Dear WordPress, you don’t have to be so mean.

Upcoming Rambles: Microsoft Office 2011

After a few weeks of waiting, the official release of Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac arrived on my desk. I decided to refrain from installing Office 2011 until I had the ADATA S559 SandForce SSD in the MacBook Pro. That was Wednesday and Thursday. As of this writing, I have barely used Office 11 on this MacBook Pro. So, I’m not gonna even try writing any sort of reviews. Instead I’ll be writing some facts about it.

There are numerous versions of Microsoft Office 2011:

  • Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Business 2011
  • Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student 2011
  • Microsoft Office for Mac Academic 2011

Note: The screenshot was taken after Office 2011 was already installed on the system. The second time the installer runs, it says “Upgrade” on the install.

Core applications included in Microsoft Office 2011:

  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Outlook (not available in Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student 2011)

Other applications:

  • Microsoft Messenger
  • Microsoft Communicator
  • Remote Desktop Connection for Mac

Thanks to the SSD on the MacBook Pro, any Office 2011 applications launched almost instantly. So at this time I can’t really comment much about it. In a week time I’ll find out more.

ADATA S599 SandForce SSD and MacBook Pro.

The ADATA S599 SandForce SSD has finally arrived. I’m really thankful to Amazon.com customer service for rushing the second unit my way after the first one got lost in transit. I ended up with another unit which was purchased from Newegg.com.

Hard-drive installation on Unibody MacBook Pro is much easier compared to the previous MacBook Pro models. Eight screws on the bottom plate, two screws on the hard drive bracket and four screws on the hard drive itself. It took about 10 minutes for me to complete the swap, not counting the picture taking time.

Installing Mac OS X Snow Leopard on the SSD-equipped MacBook Pro went smoothly.

I am pretty impressed with the speed improvement. Mac OS X took about 14 seconds to boot. Most applications including Photoshop CS5, Word 2011 and iTunes 10 launch within one second.

I will post more about ADATA S599 SandForce SSD wihtin a week or so.

I also will review G-Skill Phoenix Pro SandForce SSD.

Apple TV, Day Zero.

I called numbers of Apple Stores around California regarding Apple TV availability and all but one store has Apple TV in stock. So I headed out to Apple Store Fashion Island in Newport Beach and to get one.

Apple Store Fashion Island has plenty of Apple TV in stock and numbers of customers are buying one or two.

Fast forward an hour later:

Apple Battery Charger is now available in Apple Retail Store.

This might sound crazy but I just picked up Apple Battery Charger at an Apple Retail Store. It is all for review.

I will be posting more about it. Is Apple crazy or are the consumers too gullible?

Is it possible this Apple branded Battery Charger a different kind of product?

Stay tuned!