Glen Brammell

Did you ever notice how helpful those Windows error messages can be? They are not as helpful as the Mac messages, but this would be an improvement. I sometimes move files to different folders and then the shortcuts don’t work any longer – it gets frustrating – why can’t Windows shortcuts keep track of where the file moved to?

Nothing like a walk through the mall to feel that you are a technology dinosaur. All the teenagers and punk clerks at the trendy stores have the latest cell phones and make mine look like an artifact dug up from an archeology dig.

I went to the Apple Store in Green Hills Mall and decided to take a look at the new iPhone 4 to see if that i something I should get. The salesperson was very helpful, showing me all the different iPhone features and capabilities. I’m not sure it is worth $800, but it is a very cool phone.

Besides all the thousands of apps you can get for the iPhone, you can do even more great things on your home computer, like custom making videos and using an iPhone 4 Video Converter to upload them to your phone. This makes Youtube look prehistoric.

Also got a kcick out of the iPhone 4 Ringtone Maker so that just about every person on my contact list can have their own special ringtone for their incoming calls. Not sure I want to give each one their own ringtone, but then again, why not? Its part of the fun of having the latest and greatest cell phone.

My cell doesn’t do much for me besides take incoming calls. If I got an iPhone, I could do so much more. Everyone has heard about all the fantastic apps you can get. But what about some of the other really cool features, like multi-tasking and the facetime?

I have used video conferencing before and have tried Skype, too. But the iPhone facetime is the best feature, in my opinion. I like being able to see the other person and talk at the same time. That is the selling point that got my attention.

Now I just have to figure out if the price is worth it. In today’s tough times, $800 is nothing to sneeze at. There are a lot of more important things that might need that $800. And then again, maybe not.

Feeling a little down and grumpy, so I went on Youtube and started listening to old songs. Some of them are vaguely familiar and some I’ve never heard before. It started with a Celine Dion song from back in 1990 and somehow morphed into a duet by Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn – and I don’t even like country music much. The duet is called “You’re the Reason Out Kids Are Ugly.” It’s a really funny noveltys ong from the 1970′s that I am sure my parents listened to and got a good laugh from the lyrics.

That’s part of the fun of Youtube – you never know where your listening buffet will take you.

Wish I could see my mom this year for Mother’s Day, but work is crazy busy and they wouldn’t let me have any time off for a quick trip out of town. Knowing that I wouldn’t be able to go, I decided to send her some flowers and I found a good deal online.

Thanks to my sister who gave me the tip about checking for online coupon codes before ordering anything online. I typed in flowers discount code into the search engine and I got a deal that saved me money off the cost of the flowers and also gave me free delivery.

Turns out that I saved so much money with the coupon code that I was able to upgrade the arrangement I had picked out and sent her an even bigger bunch of flowers. That worked out great, and I’ll call her on Mother’s Day, too, to wish her a Happy Mother’s Day on the phone.