http://bastienkoert.net/wordpress Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:30:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Recently I upgraded to iOS4.0.2 when prompted by iTunes. 4.0.1 was finally settling down and battery life seemed better after my previous rant (turns out it was a misconfigured connection that would die gracefully) so I figured that upgrading would be okay. But I am stuck in the same rut, ... http://bastienkoert.net/wordpress/?p=149 I finally got to see the rerelease of Avatar last night. The 9 extra minutes were phenomenal, expanding the story and adding some exciting new footage. Yeah, I geeked out! I don't mind because it was fantastic. With a little luck and perhaps some sneaky moves, I might be able ... http://bastienkoert.net/wordpress/?p=148 So, I downloaded the iOS4 and installed on my iPod touch. It's the 2nd gen device and the OS is just a disaster. Battery life is abysmal, many apps just don't work ( not that it's Apple's fault ) but those devs have not had the time or inclination to ... http://bastienkoert.net/wordpress/?p=147 A few weeks ago I inheirited a older HP/Compaq laptop. It suffered from extreme slowness and the current owner couldn't get it to run any of his apps. I found this strange since it was a dual core machine running XP Pro. Upon learning that it was originally sourced from ... http://bastienkoert.net/wordpress/?p=146 On a recent trip to the USA, I arranged with Amazon.com to deliver the DVD/bluray combo as well as the book tie in for the movie called the Field Guide. Delivery was flawless despite the fact Amazon.ca charges significantly more for those two items than the US version. Since returning ... http://bastienkoert.net/wordpress/?p=144 So, a while ago I posted about Amazon Canada's and its ripping off of Canadians for books supporting the James Cameron movie Avatar. Well, that brain trust is at it again with the DVD release of the movie. In the USA, the movie is available for preorder as a two ... http://bastienkoert.net/wordpress/?p=138 [caption id="attachment_125" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Pandora Field Guide"][/caption]Due to an abundance of over-excitement about the movie Avatar, I find myself looking at the different offerings that tie into the movie. I've downloaded the script, found the book on learning the Na'vi language ( that might make me just a touch geeky!). ... http://bastienkoert.net/wordpress/?p=124 So Apple has announced the new iPad. I thought I'd add my comments and views to the general fray. I think it's gonna be an interesting device. One that is very geared to the general public that doesn't get or want to be bothered with all the normal hassles of ... http://bastienkoert.net/wordpress/?p=137 [caption id="attachment_119" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Avatar Movie"][/caption]Ok, I admit it. I can't get enough of the film Avatar. It's just so damn good, something in it just makes me want to keep seeing it. 4 times so far, and looking to see it in IMAX. [edit mar 7, 2010] so I saw ... http://bastienkoert.net/wordpress/?p=118 I recently replaced my six year old machine at work with a new Dell. Due to certain requirements, I've decided not to upgrade to windows 7, but I have been playing with some of the MS dev tools like the web platform installer and ms web developer express. Work is ... http://bastienkoert.net/wordpress/?p=117