I’m at home now, waiting on the handyman to put up a door, but I was browsing around on DeviantArt (as I am wont to do some days) and the site changed suddenly to a warning that my pc was infected! I haven’t downloaded anything so I knew that I was safe and I’m on a Mac, another reason I knew that I was safe. But what had me laughing was the next screen that popped up (and I had to take a screen shot):
Windows Security Alert on a Mac?
This makes my day 
(Ugh, I typed up this post once already, here goes number 2)
A little background before I start: I am still taking classes at the local college, trying to get my bachelor’s degree in business, and I take classes at night, mostly. Last night I was sitting in a class and the way the classroom is set up all the seats are connected to a long table (5 per table, 10 tables per class) and they swing out, which is a mess in itself. I think I have posted about this before but it always bugs me when someone sits and starts fidgeting. I know the professor may be boring but when they move EVERYONE on the row feels it. Now, this person wasn’t just moving around in her chair, no, she was rocking, which made me feel like I was on a boat. The end result? After class was over I had to get my sea legs back. I felt so seasick.
On a happier note — Amazon has just announced it’s newest venture AmazonWireless.com, where you can search for and buy cell phones and plans from the comfort of Amazon. They allow you to upgrade with a current plan or even buy a new plan. It seems like a pretty nice little site, they already take out the rebates so you get your phone at a low price (I checked smartphones on Verizon and all of them were under $200, which is comparable with buying online at verizonwireless.com). My plan is coming up for renewal at the end of October and I’ll see if I can use it to renew. Verizon may not let me since I was part of the Alltel merge but we’ll just have to wait and see.
On the topic of cell phones, my sister recently bought an LG EnV II and my dad asked if Mrs Fireshaper and myself used screen protectors on our phones. The reason he asked was because the guy selling them the phone told him that he would have to buy more than one screen protector for my sister’s phone and he was worried that they would wear out easily. I just recently changed my screen protector and I’ve had my phone for almost two years so I told him so but what I don’t get is why the rep at the Verizon store would lead him to believe that he was going to have to buy extra screen protectors with the phone. My phone came with a protector, I didn’t have to buy extras until now.
Lately I have been playing with the Android OS on my HTC Touch, with the help from the guys and girls over at the XDA-Developers forums and I’m so ready for an Android phone on the Verizon network. Android has become my newest favorite OS and it’s not just because it isn’t a Microsoft product (so don’t start on the whole Apple-fanboy thing, I like my Macbook, sure, but I don’t like the iPhone), there’s something about the OS that just makes Windows Mobile look archaic. Microsoft is promising that this is going to be remedied with WinMo 7 but that may just be too late.
As you all know I’m a fan of Plurk as well (I always choose the underdog) and I’ve been looking for a good Plurk app for Android. There’s one out there (Pludroid) but it’s just not up to par with all the other apps. I think some of that may be because there’s not an official Plurk API but I think it has to do with the app itself as well — it just doesn’t flow like all the other Android apps do. So I’m reading up on Android/Java programming, I haven’t touched the stuff for a few years now and I know I’m rusty. I never really liked Java though.
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