Live iPhone musical performance – Kids by MGMT played on iPhones and iPod Touches
This is pretty cool. I just downloaded Ocarina which is one of the applications that allows you to use your Iphone like a wind instrument. Totally Mentalist!
March 19, 2009
environmentalgraffiti is kewl! March 13, 2009
Cool photos of Beautiful Microscopic Images from Inside the Human Body
http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/images-inside-human-body-images/8292
This site also got me thinking that the one reason I might wait to buy an iphone is this: If Mac rumors has it right, there might be a solar enabled iphone. Holy shit! A mini green machine!
According to the site MacRumors, Apple have apparently filed a patent application to investigate the use of solar cells in their mobile devices, including the iphone and portable computers.
I Really Like working with Sony Digital Imaging Products! December 8, 2007
So I was curious about how can compress images so they will show up on my screen faster? Anyone got any advice?
San
an apple a day April 14, 2007
how bout ‘dem apples.
i’ve been a bit lackadaisical about my blog. I have been reminded this week, this week that has been graced with a FRIDAY, the THIRTEENTH, that people do read blogs. And people read MY blog. Imagine my excitement that three different people from different faraway places posted comments about Mr. AppleCap Ralph, the South African Cowboy who I met on a plane last year. Apples 2 Apples. I like to eat, eat, eat, eat, apples and knowledge.
And for this reason, last Sunday I went to mass for the first time. My friend Michaela had invited me a to a boozy brunch, and mentioned that she would be going to St. Xavier, a Jesuit church in my very own neighborhood, Chelsea. So I jumped at the chance to attend, to gain further insight into Christianity, a religion that dominates in America, and influences so many decisions from school prayer, to the “in god we trust” imprinted on our dollar bills. And I brought my friend Marlon to church with me. He was staying with me since he’s making the transition from Miami to NYC. Marlon hadn’t been to church in 10 years, and honestly I felt a bit weird that instigating the return, since he had converted to Islam. For most of my life, I have enjoyed getting Christmas presents, and eating chocolate bunnies and assorted Cadbury products on Easter, in addition to getting days off for Roshoshana and Yom Kippur. The thing about religion that appeals to me is the ritual of it all. I am a creature of habit, and there is something reassuring that come December, there will be Christmas and Hannakuh, and in April there will be easter and bunnies, and Marc Jacobs will give the gift of re-living the childhood encounter with snazzy, stylin, life-size, chickadees that dance and allow me to take photos of them, an experience I never had because growing up I never had religion.
Also appealing is the notion of doing good and that there are these universal laws like the following loose set of commandments I remember:
you shouldn’t kill people
you should lie
you shouldn’t cheat thy neighbors by stealing their lamb
you shouldn’t sleep with your brother’s wife, or wife’s brother and vice versa
Where does religion stop and where does superstition begin? April Fool’s Day–an excuse to play tricks on people? Easter, cadbury eggs and searching for hidden eggs, and resurrection of a man that was dead. Friday the 13th, totally manufactured fear of an arbitrary date. Zombies, a genre in which the dead resurrect and come to haunt us like the scary dancers in MJs Thriller. MJ initials of both Marc Jacobs and Michael Jackson. OK, it’s obvious that I don’t know where I am going with this, so I will end my post …HERE (.) Fullstop.
I love you all like I love Jacque Torres Chocolates and Cadbury eggs!
xoxo
San Tong – No middle name, no middle initial
s. african cowboy apple-head February 1, 2007
ON MY WAY TO ATLANTA YESTERDAY…
When I got on the airplane, the man in 37G was trying to stuff a tripod and overstuffed suitcase beneath the seat. My eyes were immediately drawn to his grey skull cap with the familiar and almost comforting apple icon iron- on patch on the side of his beanie. He later revealed that his wife cuts them off the t-shirts he wears for work–he has so many of them– and makes hats with them in different colors for each day of the week. Isn’t that the cutest!! This man had a stark white fu man chu stache that adorned his long face. I was not at all bothered by his compendium of gear and equipment, and in fact was excited to find a fellow machead, and an easy lead in to why he was overflowing with applegear. Our initial exchange was curt because I have a habit of falling asleep the minute a plane takes off.
We spoke enough for me to find out his name is Ralph and he was on his way to the motherland of south africa where he had not been back to for 10 years. Also he works at a new jersey apple store. That explained why he kept whispering into his big black ipod. I was surprised, not only that not one flight attendant questioned his tripod, (especially in this day of heightenened securityin the “age of terrorism” paranoia, but that he was also talking to himself– doing a dictapod while on the plane. His hat, which gave him away to not just myself, but another stray traveler who saw him, was the first hint. Then there was also the SUPPED up ipod, with an attachment that allows him to record his audio dictation for his podcast. He said he was documenting his reunion with S. Africa. He grew up in Jo’berg. Turns out Mr. Mac expert purchased his first mac a mere 6 years ago. He didn’t even know about the famous 1984 superbowl commercial Apple debuted. To this day it is still the most successful superbowl ad campaign-and mmost eceomical too. This spot only ran once during the some of the most-coveted on-air timeslots: 1984
Whoa…this was 23 years ago…
But like many of apple’s astute decisions and business maneuvers, they gambled right on a concept commercial that gained more buzz that year than any other commercial that year. Ralph told me that 3 years ago he was offered a job at an apple store because of his continued zeal for the product. Every apple support person knew the african cowboy who was trying to figure out how to use his mac. He is now the #2 seller of products at his store in NJ, but as he me reminded me more than once, the staff does not work on commission. They are knowledgable because they know
and love the product. So I prodded him on the features of the much anticipated release of the iphone which will be avail in may, that steve jobs just announced a week ago at the mac expo. Nothing on that front, although he told me that the latest little SHUFFLE comes in color. It is now more like the size of a starburst trumping the last micro-iteration of the now ubiquitous pod, which is longer like a stick of gum (sans color). Apparently a new airport base station will be 5 times faster and have a syncing system which will allow for wireless access of external drives. In addition, the new operating system, LEOPARD (Purrrrrrr)will be out soon, as will the ITV. Ralph has 6 ipods with various music and films. He does photography and digital art and at 69, he teaches classes at the store, and seems to love it. If a old dog can learn new tricks, then my gnawing suspicion that it IS possible for MY dad to come around to embrace technology. Once he gets the bug, the possibilities are endless. Until then I suppose I will have to communicate with my dad the old fashioned way thru landlines an snail mail. I told the african cowboy that I was already suffering from separation anxiety from my laptop, and of my mental preparation in allowing myself time away from staring into a computer screen. Whether work or play, it
seems like that is the state of being that monopolizes the majority of my waking life. And since I am now in the habit of blogging my every every move and nonsense thought, it’s a wonder I have time to live life and have actual real life events to blog about. PS: even though I was without laptop, even talking about it helped ease my withdrawal symptoms. For the record, I did have my nano with me. In anycase, I was relieved to find my neurosis is not a singular condition- that other people, like my fellow traveler suffer from a similar affliction. What’s more, according to him, the apple chain has surpassed old navy to be the fastest growing chains in the US. Turns out, we are NOT alone, my friends. What’s even more is that we’ve come along way since 1984 when apple began ’la revolucion.’ Ralph gave me his card, and I wrote down my website for him. I told him I’d continue to ply him for MAC tips and the latest scoop on gadetry. And so it goes, I think I made a friend in person with whom I will hopefully continue to be friends with in the web-O-sphere. Macheads are everwhere, and our comrades and growing exponentially. I realized today that apple is a way of life. LIVE IT! -San
there was that time when i was trapped in the apple June 22, 2006
fakecake in a glass cube
You may ask yourself, what does this mean??? Such philosophical questions prompted by emails pop into my little head ALL the time…..
Yours truly, aka “Fakecake” to be doing a live realtime blog this week for the suicidegirls website starting tonight. Timing could change again, but I will keep you posted. (www.suicidegirls.com)
I have carte blanche in terms of content, except I cannot mention SPIN magazine. Not sure why, but I plan to find out. You may ask, is San a suicidegirl? The answer is no. I will be a “geek editor.” What does THAT mean? I suppose you’ll have to check out the blog to find out.
I’ll be in the new 24 hour the apple store.
Welcome to the world of MAC…
steve jobs invites you to ENTER:
It’s kind of a David Blaine thing that I’m doing…I’ll be a squatter in the new apple store uptown (nyc) and blogging real time for as long as I can last trapped in a glass store (like Blaine’s stunt, but cooler and without the water)… until I run out of food or they call security on me. Wish me luck…and I’m holding my breath the entire time!!!!
HOW??
WIKI….Guess you have to keep going…
I broke in while they were cleaning…well it is 24 hours, so anyone can go at anytime…but let’s not get to technical about it…-fakecake
first it was like my home office…
it got crowded…
and the video game freaks kept getting in my way…
then the computer leaked strange fluid resembling anti-freeze, like radioactive kryptonite in acid neon green dripped out of the computer and into my mouth..
and poof. it was like that scene in Heathers, that 80s flick.
I passed out from the gaseous green, and someone else had to take over the blog. to greener pastures. ce la vie.
Sanster, the fakecake-walk.
24 hour party people…in the apple store June 5, 2006
fakecake in a glass cube
http://suicidegirls.com/news/geek/16706
You may ask yourself, what does this mean??? Such philosophical questions prompted by emails pop into my little head ALL the time…..
Yours truly, aka “Fakecake” to be doing a live realtime blog this week for the suicidegirls website starting tonight. Timing could change again, but I will keep you posted. (www.suicidegirls.com)
I have carte blanche in terms of content, except I cannot mention SPIN magazine. Not sure why, but I plan to find out. You may ask, is San a suicidegirl? The answer is no. I will be a “geek editor.” What does THAT mean? I suppose you’ll have to check out the blog to find out.
I’ll be in the new 24 hour the apple store.
Welcome to the world of MAC…
steve jobs invites you to ENTER:
It’s kind of a David Blaine thing that I’m doing…I’ll be a squatter in the new apple store uptown (nyc) and blogging real time for as long as I can last trapped in a glass store (like Blaine’s stunt, but cooler and without the water)… until I run out of food or they call security on me. Wish me luck…and I’m holding my breath the entire time!!!!
HOW??
WIKI….Guess you have to keep going…
I broke in while they were cleaning…well it is 24 hours, so anyone can go at anytime…but let’s not get to technical about it…-fakecake
first it was like my home office…
it got crowded…
and the video game freaks kept getting in my way…
then the computer leaked strange fluid resembling anti-freeze, like radioactive kryptonite in acid neon green dripped out of the computer and into my mouth..
and poof. it was like that scene in Heathers, that 80s flick.
I passed out from the gaseous green, and someone else had to take over the blog. to greener pastures. ce la vie.
Sanster, the fakecake-walk.
June 13, 2006 in Current Affairs |
Smokin’ Aces… January 26, 2007
San’s Entertainment Weekly E-Newsletter Doo dad:
Smokin Aces was Smokin’ (PS: I can write a negative review of it later.)
Just saw it. Alycia Keys and Common are amazing in this film. If you like Hollywood endings, fast paced editting, Lake Tahoe as a setting, and Jeremy Piven: then go see this film. As you might have guessed it, the latter plays the character of the mastermind prick, who everone in the mafia world is after. The cast includes Ray Liotta, Ben Affleck, and has the same mobster feel as “Ocean’s 11″ or a heist-film attitude as like “Locks, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels.” It’s worth checking out to see the crazy punk-ass assasins.
PS: there is a comic as well: http://www.smokinaces.net/comic/