Learning from a Dog?

Last night Carsen made a good observation. Jersey (Our dog) is always happy.

He is right, she is always happy to see us even if she has been in the trash. Sure, she knows punishment is coming, however the joy of seeing us out weighs the punishment. If you think about it, dogs are most happy when they are working (Playing fetch, rolling around or simply following me when I am mowing)

I remember Molly when she was getting old and things were much harder to do. The vet made a statement like "Dogs do not know or care they are getting old. They just want to do" We could all could benefit from that attitude.

How many depressed dogs have you seen? Dogs with ADD (They own it).

Tablet update

So I have had hands on experience with the
Toshiba Thrive
Samsung Galaxy 10"
Lenovo K1
Archos 101
iPad one and two
Viewpad 7"
HP Tablet
HP Slate

So to compare in order of least favorite to most favorite.

The Viewpad 7" It had Android 2.2. First of all any tablet should have 3.1 or better and the form factor of 7" is wrong. Was slow, wireless was terrible, no GPS. Would not buy this for no price.

The HP Slate. Expensive Windows 7 device with small screen. Worked well, however Windows 7 is not made for the touch screen interface. Again, the device is fine. Windows 7 on this, not so good.

HP Tablet. It WAS good. Lets face it, HP killed the OS and with that it has no future no matter what the price.

Archos 101. Great price and decent interface. However same problem with 2.2 Android as the Viewpad. If it would upgrade to 3.1 it may be ok. However I am betting that it would be slow and need more memory/processor.

From here on, I think that you would like these. There are variations of good.

Lenovo K1. It is running 3.2, has Netflix and other benefits. So first a couple of complaints in general with most of these tablets. Why do they all have some propitiatory connector to charge. Why not use USB Micro connector? (This tablet has that pin thing) They why do many of them not have flash memory slot (This one does not) Anyway on to the specifics of this unit. It is thick. Almost 1/2 inch. It is missing all other types of ports, (Although it has HDMI Mini) feels heavier than most even though it is not. I did the update out of the box to the most current version. It is slow. Does not compare to other tablets. The shell it has from the factory is poor and slow. Lenovo specific store? Why.

Toshiba Thrive and the Samsung tie in my mind even though they are very different. First the Thrive. It is thick, however feels right when you carry it. It has USB, Flash, HDMI (Full size) and decent camera's. It is fast and the cost is one of the best in the bunch.

Samsung. Major difference is it is thin. Still has that funky plug thing and no other ports. Feels good and well built. It is fast and has great interface.

iPad. I would say that even the iPad 1 is good in comparison to the rest. The 2 is in my opinion the best. It has the same port problem. Now we are coming down to the Android versus Apple discussion.

Apple;
Larger more complete store
All apps seam to start as Apple then become Android.
Stable

Android.
Not as stable
Playing catch up
Will get better.

Just my view. I know we have some followers that have played with these, maybe they have some input!

Puppy update

So I have had some questions on how Jersey is coming. Her official nick name is JZ. She is learning slowly. After having Molly around and already trained it is difficult to find the patience of training the new puppy.

She really is coming along quite well. She has not destroyed anything of significance, only limited digging in the back yard and she has learned the basic commands. (Sit, come, stay and such)

I took her on a walk tonight without a leash and she stuck by me pretty well. She knows her yard and does really well in not leaving.

So far, so good.

Debit or Credit?

Every time I use the Debit card they ask me this. What difference does it make other than I have to enter my PIN when I say Debit. I assume that Credit means that the company taking my payment has to pay a small percent to the bank. Do they pay both ways?

I don't care so stop asking me. I have to pay both ways unless someone has figured that out also.

(PS I am sure that Jenifer will tell me the difference once she reads this post. I will update everyone.)

Must trim back to grow.

A few years ago when we landscaped our yard, I remember the landscaper telling me about how to trim the bushes and trees. You have to trim these back for them to grow properly. Usually after trimming the bushes will look poor for a few days, then they will sprout new leaves and look much better in the end.

Careers may be the same way. I know that I have taken set backs many times. However after each one of these setbacks, I have learned important lessons and then come back stronger than ever.

Don't quit, grow back better!

Gamefly disappoints

As you know, I love Netflix. On their recent price change, I have no problem with (Sure I wish it would have stayed the same price) the value exceeds its cost by probably 2x.

After seeing all the advertising for Gamefly, I thought this would be great for the boys. They love video games and with fall coming this would be a good source of entertainment. One thing I missed, the shipping times are so long that the cost well exceeds the value. Sure, I live in a "Remote" area, however over a week in shipping (Mostly due to handling) does not meet my expectations.

Guess we will have to rent locally.

Trimming down the noise.

Over the last couple of weeks I have made it a point to unsubscribe to all the emails that come in that are not really important. It has been amazing the quantity of these. Newsletters, blogs and such (Not that you would ever want to unsubscribe to this blog). It has substantially reduced the inbox size. I would highly recommend this to anyone. I will tell you that it does add a couple of steps in the morning (The over night traffic to your inbox) however the rewards are great.