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Sadly it does not appear that I will make to Summerfest this year. Unless I can make a switch of days/nights with the kids and partake of the fest next weekend. That's always a possibility. There's just something about drinking $7 beers and people watching on a hot day near the smelly lake that can't be beat.At the end of the night, and after four too many beers, I made the Summerfest equivalent of a booty call: I headed over to the M&I Classic Rock Stage to catch the end of Loverboy’s set. I wouldn’t seek out a Loverboy concert under normal circumstances, but that’s the beauty of Summerfest—it provides ample opportunity to see bands you’d only want to see after marinating in alcohol for several hours.
Aren't iGoogle, My Yahoo, and Netvibes called portals?
Well I use/have all 3 of them.
- iGoogle - Because it's Google (and google search is it). Most of the my RSS feeds are in there somewhere. And blogs and iPhone news. The widgets for Yahoo Mail and Gmail won't work from my work.
- My Yahoo! - I've had this one forever. There are quite a few news type things in there. I used to use Yahoo Calendar, so it's displayed there. Now I'm using Google Calendar (which I'm not displaying on iGoogle because everytime it refreshes a proxy warning pops up). I can look at my Yahoo mail and Gmail for messages.
- Netvibes - I just recently started using this one. I can get to multiple Gmail accounts (which I was having problems with in My Yahoo). I also like that it's got a nice twitter widget which allows me to see almost everything I could through twitter.
I just wish that one of these did everything.
Here's a summary from iPhone Matters (with my picks in bold):
Over at iSmashPhone, they’ve provided a list and details of 40 cool new things to do with iPhone 3.0
1. Forward or Delete Individual Messages*
2. Email up to 5 photos at a time
3. Shake to undo and redo typing
4. Shake to shuffle
5. Copy/Cut/Paste
6. MMS*
7. Landscape Keyboard
8. Double click home button
9. Call history log*
10. Hold link in safari to copy/open in new page
11. Auto Fill Usernames/Passwords
12. Type new message while previous is still sending*
13. Spotlight Search
14. Voice Memos#
15. YouTube
16. Safari
17. Moving app across pages
18. Parental Controls
19. Share Contacts
20. New App Store View
21. Note Syncing With iTunes
22. Encrypt iPhone Back Up
23. Mail Search
24. Notes Search
25. iPod Search
26. A2DP Bluetooth
27. Turn By Turn Navigation
28. Tethering
29. In App Purchasing
30. Peer-to-Peer Connectivity
31. Find My iPhone and Remote Wipe (Mobile Me Users Only)*
32. Force Quit An Application
33. Retry failed text message (exclamation point next to text)*
34. Movies, TV Shows, Podcasts, and Audiobooks downloadable over 3G (no size max - this has been disputed in their comments)*
35. Playback audiobooks in variable speeds
36. Calls from non-contacts include city and state of origin (or city and country)*
37. Swipe to delete note in Notes
38. Album Art Displayed While Charging (instead of battery logo)
39. App Counter
40. Unlock and Jailbreak iPhone 3.0
* Not available on iPod Touch
# Requires external microphone on iPod Touch
Sounds interesting, looks like it will be available tomorrow (6/5) from Amazon for $3.99. Might be worth that price.
Pearl Jam performed a new track “Get Some” from their upcoming release, apparently titled Backspacer, last night on the first episode of The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien. The band did not appear in any skits, and performed the track below to end the show. Check out Conan even holding up some album or single artwork!
originally found on two feet thick
