Just when I thought I could hold off getting another phone, Apple sends out it’s 4.0 upgrade. And boy is it a disappointment on the 3G. Significant slowness and lag, make the phone practically useless. I was hoping to put off getting the iPhone 4 until Verizon gets its act together and starts carrying it. But no dice. I may jump on the Droid bandwagon. Anyone else make the jump? What’d you think?

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Here’s the universal link for the free single of the week (the kind you find at Starbucks).

Free Download: Single of the Week. Only on iTunes

You will have to scroll down a bit and look for the ‘Free Single’ badge.  The bury it a little to keep you guessing!

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Try out Twitter Pro for the iPhone/iPod Touch – The best twitter app out there!

Most of you may be familiar with these shortcuts, but you never know.

I found a few I never knew were so popular.

Here goes:

1 = one, won

2 = to, too, two

4 = for, four

4ward = forward

4U = for you

ab or abt = about

B = be

b4 = before

b/c = because

BFN = bye for now

bgd = background

BR = best regards

BTW = by the way

chk = check

cld = could

clk = click

da = the

deets = details

DM = direct message

EM/eml = email

EMA = email address

fab = fabulous

fav/fave = favorite

F2F = face to face (as in meeting someone in person)

FYI = for your information

fwd = forward

GR8 = great

IC = I see

IM = instant message

itz = it is

IRL = in real life

JK or j/k = just kidding

JSYK = just so you know

IMHO = in my humble opinion

K = okay

kewl = cool

L8 = late

L8er = later

lmk = let me know

LOL = laughing out loud

LMAO = laughing my ass off

mil = million

Njoy = enjoy

OH = overheard

OMG = oh my god/gosh

peeps = people

pple = people

props = proper respect

plz = please

R = are

ROFL = rolling on the floor laughing

RT / Retweet = when you repeat a tweet from someone else

RU? = are you?

shld = should

thx/tx = thanks

TIA = thanks in advance

tweeps / tweeple = peeps / people (on Twitter)

TY = thanks

ttyl = talk to you later

ttys = talk to you soon

TYT = take your time

TYVM = thank you very much

Tweetup = an in-person meet up of Twitter members

U = you

u’ve = you have

ur = your

V2V = voice to voice (as in chatting on the phone)

w or w/ = with

w/e = weekend

wazzup?/whaddup? = what’s up?

wld = would

wth = what the heck

wtf = what the f***

woz = was

w00t! = an expression of joy/excitement!

yep/yeppers = yes

yr = your

YW = you’re welcome

YVW = you’re very welcome

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People want their iPhones to be fast on your network. It’s simple! iPhone. Fast network.

This is why you’re loosing market to the Droid. Faster network.

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Here’s a great new software that will allow you to make any ringtone you want and never pay for a ringtone again:

Click Here!

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Tech Guide For Travel has recently done an interview about Travelholic Confessions. The site is run by Anil Polat, and boasts that it “…is a place where you can let your inner travel geek out and learn more about the tools that make being a digital nomad fun.”  Enjoy the site!

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There’s a lot of buzz in the Mac world about how the Intel-powered Macs can run Windows (often better than PCs can run windows).  All the new Mac users love to just jump in.  I’ve jumped in too, and I have to say the built-in Boot Camp option is not my favorite way to go.  I’ve become a HUGE fan of Virtual Box by Sun Microsystems for its simplicity, open source standards, ease of use and installation, and price (FREE!).

What virtualization products don’t really understand is that most applications have crossed over to Macs.  Most of the time I need a Windows box, I need it for a short period of time and I’m not really ‘moved into’ it.  It’s for one-off tasks that require the occasional PC app that hasn’t crossed over.

Like most people, once I’ve moved over to a Mac, I’m out of my PC. I don’t need a PC most of the time, and I am less inclined to buy and support an additional app for the occasional need of a PC.  This is what makes Virtual Box so great:

• It’s Free and open source
• The Virtual Hard Drive is open source
• You can do just about everything you need with a virtual machine
• You can run unlimited virtual machines as long as you have enough system resources
• It’s a small app, loads fast, boots fast
• It has drivers for great integration with Linux, and Windows

Here’s a download on a few other multi-boot options and why they may not be for you:

• Why I don’t like Boot Camp:
  • Partitioning: Apple thought those of us who moved over from the PC world would hate it if we couldn’t cling on to our own bad habits. So Boot Camp partitions your hard drive so that you can boot directly into your XP image and act as if you never bought a Mac in the first place.  While this may be necessary for a few of you out there, for most of us, we really don’t need a Windows machine to such an extent that we have to sacrifice a portion of the hard drive for the occasional need of a PC.  Should you no longer need the XP partition, it’s a pain to get rid of it.
  • Limited Use: Boot Camp is limited to a few variations of Windows products.  On the Apple Support Site, the following is explained to us:  “Important: Boot Camp is designed to support only Microsoft Windows Home Edition and Professional with SP2 or later, and Microsoft Vista. The required Macintosh-specific drivers provided by Apple are only intended for these releases.”
  • Windows 7 support has yet to happen: Here is an update for Windows 7 support. Oh and by the way, once the release is out, you still can’t use your Windows 7 if you bought your Mac before 2007.
  • Booting is confusing and a pain for a novice.
• Why I don’t like VMWare Fusion:
  • It costs $80-100.
  • If you’re going to spend money, this is your best option.
  • Future upgrades after 12 months cost more.
• How about Parallel Workstation?
  • Cost is about $80
  • Not all upgrades are free
  • If you really care about running a dual platform day in and day out, this may be a good option.

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