In this video, I unbox my new iPhone 3G! Thanks to the community (jim48116 and other dona
In this video, I unbox my new iPhone 3G! Thanks to the community (jim48116 and other donations), my wife and I now are proud owners of the iPhone 3G. To get the iPhone we had to go through more than we anticipated. We called the Apple Store in our local area to make sure they had them in stock. We were pleasantly surprised to find that they had all models! When we got to the Apple Store, we were shocked to see a fairly long line to get the iPhone. After standing in line for about an hour and a half, we were told we couldn't get the iPhone from the Apple Store since I had an old business discount on my plan. Note, this was an plan that was discontinued when I got my first gen iPhone, but my account was STILL flagged as having the discount. We then went around the corner to an AT&T store, and had it promptly removed. Thanks to the nice Apple rep (Clayton Hackett @ Apple Store St Johns Town Center, YOU ROCK BUDDY), we didn't have to stand in line again. He re-processed us and we came home with our iPhones. Our initial impressions of the iPhone 3G are fairly positive. My wife instantly noticed the speed increase on the ride home. She also liked that the iPhone felt lighter. We will use these and report our findings to you all in time. Look for a full review soon. Thanks for watching!
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In this video, I talk about jim48116's idea of creating a ChipIn! widget to get me and my
In this video, I talk about jim48116's idea of creating a ChipIn! widget to get me and my wife an iPhone 3G upgrade. Jim approached me yesterday on live.bwana.tv and asked if it were possible to setup a fund raiser to get it done. I was a bit hesitant at first since I rarely ask for anything in return for the things I do, but I decided to do it anyway to see what happens. Seconds after I posted the ChipIn! Widget, Jim donated $50!!! Jrblaze in the chat room asked if my wife would be jealous if I got an upgrade and she didn't. Well... yeah she would. So Jim suggested I increase the amount of the ChipIn! widget to account for both of our upgrades. Soon after, Jim donated ANOTHER $50!!! Amazing. So if you want to donate to the iPhone 3G upgrade for Bwana fund, go to this link: http://bit.ly/bwanaiphone3g . From there, you can donate however much you want via paypal. ChipIn! will track how much has been donated and how much is left. Again, I'd like to thank Jim for his generous donations and also thank all of you for listening and subscribing, whether you donate or not.
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In this video, I give my thoughts on Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony's keynotes at E3 2008.
In this video, I give my thoughts on Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony's keynotes at E3 2008. I was saddened by the lack of substance in each of the keynotes. I wrote about this last year on bwana.org and hoped things would improve this year. Unfortunately, all of the presentations were yawn fests. Rather than repeat last year's negative tone, I tried my best to find the positive things of each keynote. For Microsoft, I was impressed by their dashboard update and avatar system, and obviously I was floored by Final Fantasy XIII's move to the Xbox 360. For Nintendo, Wii motion Plus and Wii Music were positive highlights, while Sony's PSN video offerings and announcement of MAG. I'm hoping next year's E3 will be much better than this poor offering.
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In this video, I discuss Sony's new video content on the Playstation Network. Sony announ
In this video, I discuss Sony's new video content on the Playstation Network. Sony announced availability of this content at E3 2008, and made it available the same day. The video content includes Movie and TV show rentals and purchases. The price ranges match those of the Xbox Marketplace and AppleTV. Sony is also allowing transfers for content to the PSP!! I believe this is a step in the right direction for Sony to bring PSN's video on demand offering to a new level.
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In this video, I give my initial thoughts on the iPhone 2.0 software. If you recall, I wa
In this video, I give my initial thoughts on the iPhone 2.0 software. If you recall, I was excited about the new firmware (v2.0) moreso than the new iPhone 3G hardware. My excitement was well warranted as the iTunes App Store is absolutely amazing! The applications are abundant (there are plenty of free ones out there) and while I've only spent $5, I have almost 5 pages of apps! Some of my favorite apps are Pandora, Remote, Tap Tap Revenge, and Tuner, to name a few. Overall, I think Apple hit a home run with iPhone software 2.0. I feel like I have a new device without spending a dime!
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In this video, I give my thoughts and a brief walkthrough of Kwippy. Kwippy is a micro/na
In this video, I give my thoughts and a brief walkthrough of Kwippy. Kwippy is a micro/nanoblogging platform which mimicks a lot of the features of Twitter. What separates Kwippy from the crowd is their lack of 140 character limitation, IM status support, comment notification system, their openness regarding the system's architecture. I have been a Kwippy user for only a day now so I'm not the expert on what it can and can't do. I have noticed some issues that may deter other users and I have shared those with the author of the application. Kwippy is currently invite only and I have less than 20 invites remaining. If you wish to give it a try, let me know via the comments here and I'll send you an invite as soon as I can (if I have some remaining). Enjoy the video!
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In this video, I talk about how to utilize FriendFeed's room feature to add a forum elemen
In this video, I talk about how to utilize FriendFeed's room feature to add a forum element to your existing podcast. FriendFeed released a new feature that allows audio sharing right on the FriendFeed site. This gives your user community a one stop shop to consume and solicit feedback regarding your podcast. I have setup a room for my Bwana.org Radio podcast and I hope it gains traction. I can see a ton of potential with this solution. Enjoy.
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In this video, I discuss the newest Twitter clone, Identi.ca. Here's a quote from Bwana.o
In this video, I discuss the newest Twitter clone, Identi.ca. Here's a quote from Bwana.org regarding it: "Today, I joined Identi.ca. Is it YATC (Yet another Twitter clone)? Sure seems like it on the surface. Identi.ca offers a timeline view identical to Twitter, limits your updates to 140 characters, and it offers Jabber/Gtalk posts and updates. If that ain't a Twitter clone, I don't know what is. [...] The software that runs Identi.ca, called Laconi.ca, allows users to run their own federated instance of the software. This has made advocates of a federated Twitter, like Dave Winer, very excited about the possibilities. I have went on record to say that a federated architecture is not also guaranteed to produce a successful Twitter, as there have been many stable non-federated messaging systems. They all had a sound design. I'm not saying it won't work, I'm stating that it's not a silver bullet. Either way, it's happening now that Identi.ca has entered the space. With juggernauts such as Winer "excited" about it, it can only be a good thing for developer momentum." If you're interested in Identi.ca, sign up today at http://identi.ca. Enjoy!
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Added: 2 weeks ago
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In this video, I discuss the tool Apture. Apture aims to provide rich multimedia tools fo
In this video, I discuss the tool Apture. Apture aims to provide rich multimedia tools for your blog or webpage. These tools enable you to create rich popup windows that can contain videos, wikipedia articles or other embedded content. To use Apture, is simple: You first install the appropriate blog plug-in, log in to apture, then edit and annotate your blog. It's that simple! I was able to add several youtube videos for Team Fortress 2 weapons on my Pyro patch post on Bwana.org. It took no more than 5 minutes to greatly enhance that post. If you are a blogger and want to do this for your blog, sign up for Apture at www.apture.com. Enjoy!
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