If anyone is interested in creating wallpapers for the Droid, I’ve mapped out the layout of the icons, notification bar, and menu dock:
Also, here’s a really good resource for wallpapers, be warned though, some of the wallpapers here are a bit immodest. ::Howard Forums Android Wallpaper Thread::
Xerox is running a program called Lets Say Thanks. It allows you to select a card, fill out a form with your name and hometown and they will print it out and send it to our troops overseas. Even if you don’t agree with the war, supporting our troops and enhancing their morale is vital to their survival. Take 5 minutes out of your day and send them a card with this program.
The mission of Let’s Say Thanks is to provide a way for individuals across the country to recognize U.S. troops stationed overseas. By submitting a message through this site you have the opportunity to send a free personalized postcard greeting to deployed servicemen and women.
The postcards, depicting patriotic scenes and hometown images, were selected from a pool of entries from children across the country.
All you have to do is click on your favorite design and either select the message that best expresses your sentiment or draft a personal note. The postcards are then printed on the Xerox iGen3® Digital Production Press and mailed in care packages by military support organization Give2TheTroops®.
Xerox is committed to helping people across the nation express their gratitude to our troops overseas. The launch of this program is aimed at reminding them how much Americans appreciate their service.
via ::Let’s Say Thanks::
Thank you Troops!
The Gray family was in an accident this weekend. They lost their almost 3 year old daughter Helen. Brian has been released from the hospital. Kristy on the other hand has apparently broken her back. My heart cries out in prayer for this family. May God comfort them in their suffering and loss. Please add them to your prayer list.
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Since this is a blog, I suppose an update of sorts is needed. While it’s been a busy past few weeks not much has really happened.
I’ve needed a phone upgrade for about a year now. My xv6800 has been all but worn out. Sure a new battery would fix the 2 hour battery life, but it really wouldn’t fix the slowness, the GPS being locked out, or the randomly missed calls. Hint: the phone is supposed to ring when calls come in.
This caused a dilemma, I knew I wanted another smartphone, and I was pretty dead set against another Windows Mobile phone. Microsoft really needs to scrap the whole thing and start back at the drawing board if it wants to get in the game. What I wanted was the iPhone. Problem was I’m on Verizon and still had until January 2010 before I was out of the contract.
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Wow. For those of you who are not in the know, I’m hearing impaired. I’ve lived with a steady diet of closed captioning for most of my life. When the internet first came around it was primarily text and pictures which made the intertubes easy to enjoy despite the slow speeds. However with the advent of greater bandwidth came video blogs, and the mumblers of the internet were able to strike a heavy blow against those with my impairment.
Then Google came to the rescue.
They’ve developed technology that will automatically scan videos and allow me to view them with captions, whether or not people meant for it to be that way. And as they say in the article, since it’s computer-based, this also means that we will be able to use Google’s translators to have subtitles for videos in any language.
Now the technology is not perfect. In the article they have an example of how the transcription has gone hilariously wrong. Again, Google has provided a way to help with that as well. Upload a text file with the transcription already in it, and Google will use their technology to match your text file up with the timing of the speaker.
I’m so excited for this technology! I can’t wait for it to be fully implemented.
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